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Musicians and video makers alike could learn plenty from a new generation of online artists like Robin Schmidt, who expand and fund their work through social media and ‘crowd funding’.
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Musicians and video makers alike could learn plenty from a new generation of online artists like Robin Schmidt, who expand and fund their work through social media and ‘crowd funding’.
To reach the top as a composer for the media, what you really need is ‘people skills’ — and the patience of saints.
Remasters and remixes are proven means of exploiting old records — but as the recent success of music-based video games has shown, there might be more mileage in un-mixing them...
No‑one makes demos any more — it’s just that any music we make is treated like a demo.
When is a studio not a studio? When it’s a venue, a nightclub, or a yogic meditation centre... We talk to some recording facility owners who’ve found more diverse ways of using their space.
Today's composers are expected to be available around the clock — and around the globe.
The mass migration from physical music sales to digital downloads means it's now harder than ever to find out who worked on a release — or to be sure your own work is properly acknowledged.
Title? Composer for the media. Job description? Squaring the circle...
This month, our US correspondent speaks to producers and engineers who have had to broaden their horizons in order to keep up with the ever-changing music industry.
Online delivery means fewer ways for things to go wrong, but it also makes media composers more faceless than ever and robs us of some vital excuses.
Energy drinks makers Red Bull and sportswear company Converse have both recently opened their own recording studios. But what does this mean for artists and smaller recording facilities?
What would happen if composers were paid to pitch their ideas? It might just be the end of Western civilisation...
Two grassroots organisations show how their focus on the local music scene is helping studios survive in the new economic climate.
Where there's a newly independent republic struggling to establish itself on the world stage, there's an opportunity...
The only way to make money as a media composer is from publishing — but greedy production companies are targeting our back end with a vengeance.
CD technology? Eight-note polyphony? Things were getting pretty exciting back in 1985.
Its lovely to be appreciated — up to a point...
You might think that being a TV composer is a life of parties, beautiful women, fame, glory and dongles, but the reality is rather different. This unique chronological study plots the lifespan of a typical project.
Some broadcasters will stop at nothing to save money, even if that means blatantly ripping off composers. So always look at the small print before you leap.
The musical challenges involved in composing for TV can be intimidating enough, but its the legal documents that are truly scary.