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Diving into the day-to-day details of a composer: what they do, how they do it, and why. Nadia, the host, is a composer for film and media and a graduate from Berklee College of Music. She shares tips on how to compose, music theory, her experiences, and interviews other composers to give you an insider's view on composing professionally.
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Join me on an incredible interview with Michael Sweet, a video game composer and sound designer. He has a wealth of knowledge in music, sound, and the video game industry, sharing his trove of experiences and advice for others. You won't want to miss this! To keep you informed about the music industry, including new music releases and opportunities for composers, sign up for the newsletter below: Sign up for the Newsletter Here! And have anything you want to share? You can send your new music...
Erich Stem is a composer of stunning music for orchestras and ensembles, as well as a professor of music composition at Indiana University. Join us today as we discuss how he goes about writing music, his balance between composing, teaching and family life, and his advice for composers on things like putting your focus in the right places and different avenues you can take to make money. Erich's Website: https://www.erichstem.net/ Sign up for The Composer's Life Newsletter: Click H...
Richard Carrick is the chair of the Composition Department at Berklee College of Music. He has a versatile background both in the countries he's lived in and the career he's had as a composer. Listen to find out where music has taken him and how he's created opportunities for himself! Check out his website and music: https://www.richardcarrick.com/ Berklee Interviews is a series of interviews with professors, chairs, and professionals from Berklee College of Music. Sign up for our b...
Want to learn about weird rituals and habits composers of the past used to follow? Listen to find out more. Watch the music video from my E.P., The Storm: click here Sign up for the newsletter: click here Watch the YouTube Video (of me trying out these weird rituals for a week): click here Thanks for your support of the show :)
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Listen to the second half of the interview with Sheldon, and hear his fresh take on life, music, and his advice for budding film composers. Berklee Interviews is a series of interviews with professors, chairs, and professionals from Berklee College of Music. Sign up for the newsletter: Click Here
Listen to Sheldon's fresh take on life, music, and his advice for budding film composers. Berklee Interviews is a series of interviews with professors, chairs, and professionals from Berklee College of Music. Sign up for the newsletter: Click Here
Tim Huling is a multitalented and skilled musical creative, with deep knowledge and experience in music composition and orchestration. Listen to hear his story, why he loves music, and advice he has for people who want to get into film scoring. You can listen to his music here: http://nystrommusic.com/NM/I.htmhttps://soundcloud.com/tim-huling/sets Berklee Interviews is a series of interviews with professors, chairs, and professionals from Berklee College of Music. Sign up for the newslet...
Listen to find out why Claes Nystrom was given an Emmy for his incredible part in what the Department of Homeland Security deemed to be the first threat in cybersecurity to any democracy.... Plus, his whole career in music, his approach to composing for film, and a lot of other tips about being a composer through his own story. Website: http://nystrommusic.com/NM/I.html North Tuned Piano Series: https://soundcloud.com/nystrom-music/sets/claesnystrom-coremusicagency SoundCloud: https://sou...
Why does Emmy Award Winner Claudio Ragazzi want to compose for Teletubbies? Find out now by listening to his interview. Website: https://www.claudioragazzi.com/film-tv IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0706420/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7x9gv5rJtLNiMQ0JmeMCuk Berklee Interviews is a series of interviews with professors, chairs, and professionals from Berklee College of Music. Sign up for the newsletter: Click Here
Part two of an interview with award winning film composer and TV composer Blair Mowat, recently nominated for a BAFTA for his score for ITV's Nolly. Blair Mowat has composed over 200 scores for films, theater, and television, with clients ranging from The English National Ballet and The Royal Shakespeare Company to the likes of BBC, SKY, and ITV. He is a BAFTA-nominated, award winning composer with over 15 years’ experience and is considered a fast-rising star in the industry. His work...
An interview with award winning film composer and TV composer Blair Mowat, recently nominated for a BAFTA for his score for ITV's Nolly. Blair Mowat has composed over 200 scores for films, theater, and television, with clients ranging from The English National Ballet and The Royal Shakespeare Company to the likes of BBC, SKY, and ITV. He is a BAFTA-nominated, award winning composer with over 15 years’ experience and is considered a fast-rising star in the industry. His work includes Cl...
An interview with Emmy award winning film composers Robert Lydecker and Kevin Lax, who recently co-scored the new film Orion and the Dark out on Netflix. Join us as we discuss what drove them to pursue film scoring, behind the scenes on working with directors, and their thoughts on the industry. They also give plenty advice for people interested in pursuing film scoring. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Robert Lydecker is an Emmy-winning, ...
Today's episode is allll about the seventh mode, Locrian. Listen to hear how to construct it, songs based in this mode, and a composition created live. For more help to understand Locrian, you can visit this page: https://www.nadiamair.com/post/using-modes-to-compose-locrian This link will take you to video examples, the songs mentioned in the episode, and a pdf of the Locrian scale in every key and starting on every note. IN OTHER NEWS... Here's the new website for the podcast!!!! www.na...
Hi there, Thank you so much for your support and for listening to today's episode. It is sixth in a mini-series about modes, where I break them down and then compose with them! This one is all about Aeolian. To get more help with it, here's a written article that contains visuals, music examples, video explanations, and a pdf of all the Aeolian scales: https://www.nadiamair.com/post/using-modes-to-compose-aeolian There's only one more episode le...
Hi there, Thank you so much for your support and for listening to today's episode. It is fifth in a mini-series about modes, where I break them down and then compose with them! This one is all about Mixolydian. To get more help with it, here's a written article that contains visuals, music examples, video explanations, and a pdf of all the Mixolydian scales: https://www.nadiamair.com/post/using-modes-to-compose-mixolydian Hope you got something...
Hello everyone! Thanks for listening to today's episode. It is fourth in a mini-series about modes, where I break them down and then compose with them! This one is all about Lydian. To get more help with it, here's a written article that contains visuals, music examples, video explanations, and a pdf of all the Lydian scales: https://www.nadiamair.com/post/composing-with-modes-lydian Hope you got something out of the episode, and thank you for your continued support! Sign up for ...
Hello everyone! Thanks for listening to today's episode. It is the third of a mini-series, in which I talk about each mode, how to build their scales, and how to use them when composing! To get more help with the concept, here's a written article that contains visuals, music examples, video explanations, and a pdf of all the Dorian scales: https://www.nadiamair.com/post/composing-with-modes-phrygian You are welcome to email your composition to me, using my email address: nadia...
Hello everyone! Thanks for listening to todays episode. It is the second of a mini-series, in which I talk about each mode, how to build their scales, and how to use them when composing! To get more help with the concept, here's a written article that contains visuals, music examples, video explanations, and a pdf of all the Dorian scales: https://www.nadiamair.com/post/composing-with-modes-dorian You are welcome to email your composition to me, using my email address: n...
Hello everyone! Thanks for listening to todays episode. It is the first of a mini-series, in which we talk about each mode, how to build their scales, and how to use them when composing! To get more help with the concept, here's a written article that contains visuals, music examples, video explanations, and a pdf of all the Ionian scales: https://www.nadiamair.com/post/composing-with-modes-ionian You are welcome to email your composition to me, using my email address: nadiammair@gma...
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