The recording session for “Ex-Mas Eve”, the Romantic Comedy, is pushed back to the next available Saturday. In the meantime, really focusing on making sure everything is in order with music preparation in the Orchestral score and for the individual players. Copying in the music notation program is a very focused effort for the eyes […]
Read More »One week and a half to the recording session with orchestra in Seattle for the Romantic Comedy several composers, including myself, have been working on… Wow –
Read More »‘Animal Control’ a 10 minute short about three young adults – that’s all I’m going to say….;-) The music is ALMOST locked to picture – just standing by for some last comments and hopefully not much tweaking…. It is mostly a virtual instrument score. There is solo trumpet and live guitar in a couple of […]
Read More »Today, and for the next several days, I will be completing musical cues for a Romantic Comedy and an independent short. The next musical project in the works is for an original jazz ensemble piece entitled “Ain’t No Walk In the Park”. It’s for a tentet including a 6 piece brass section! A challenge that […]
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Read More »How are composers unique in music today? How does a composer become different in today’s musical society and still remain accessible? Many film composers have a studio full of virtual sounds, which are awesome, and have spent a small fortune building their libraries and learning production to create mock-ups that sound as close to the […]
Read More »Thursday – More coffee then chores! I’d rather be composing but these thing need to get finished, which they never are anyway! Somehow they just keep happening! It is an enjoyable break at times, and once I begin it’s rather relaxing. The plumber is coming later and I have a music meeting – how do […]
Read More »My sons band “The Great Tortilla Heist” is holding their CD release event in Lancaster this evening. Most of the members are originally from this area. So glad they are pursuing their careers and bachelor degrees! Very very proud of this group of young men! The music is ‘ska’ oriented but has rock and jazz […]
Read More »Just had a whirlwind of a few days immersed in musical gatherings and workshops/seminars. It’s been so wonderful to connect with other musically creative people and feel incredibly lucky. This week will be a delving into cues for the Romantic Comedy film with new valuable insight from other film composers which I garnered at the Sundance Film […]
Read More »Today I would like to thank my children! Without them I wouldn’t be a Mom – and an imperfect one at that! Thank you for understanding that I have other ambitions and supporting my pursuits. Thank you for helping fold the laundry, cooking dinner and other chores! Thank you for being thoughtful when I’m under […]
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