resources
This is where I collect articles, interviews, news, tutorials, videos, etc. that I find interesting,
informative, entertaining, etc. It's searchable, so hopefully, you can find something useful here.
Most Recent
Interview with Alan Silvestri
An interview with The Avengers composer Alan Silvestri
How Do You Want That, Baked, Half-Baked Or Ready To Be Baked?
Composer and author Jay Asher overviews the many sample library companies in the context of how much, or how little, room sound comes built in.
Phase: Timing Difference or Polarity?
Randy Coppinger has written a detailed article covering the different problems associated with "phase issues" and potential solutions.
SoundCloud 101
A great write up from Scorecast Online covering the basics of Soundcloud, featuring technical details and individual user stories.
'Their movie trailer music is proudly commercial'
Two Steps From Hell, Future World Music, Audiomachine and other companies specialize in scoring for previews.
The DIY Musician’s Complete Guide to YouTube
"CD Baby’s DIY Musician Blog has posted a number of articles about how artists can use YouTube to promote their careers. Here are our favorite tips, tricks, tech-recommendations, and interviews, organized below by category, and compiled as The DIY Musician’s Complete Guide to YouTube."
What Directors Want From Their Composers
Composer Deane Ogden is in the middle of an illuminating series of blog posts called 'Essential Skills of a Modern Day Film Composer' which, as the title suggests, has the goal of identifying and improving the skills needed for getting and keeping work as a film composer.
