The Trailer MUSIC Composer’s Podcast
TIPS, TRICKS and solo banter for us trailer music chaps
TMCP 019: I Just Can’t Be Bothered
TMCP 019: I Just Can’t Be Bothered
PodcastIt has all happened to us. We have composing to do, but we are in no mood to do it. What to do when that happens? Rich has some ideas on why this can happen, and offers some solutions. Transcript Hey guys welcome to session number 19 of the trailer music composers podcast. Ding. […]
TMCP 018: What Makes a Successful Trailer Music Composer?
TMCP 018: What Makes a Successful Trailer Music Composer?
PodcastIn this episode of the Trailer Music Composers’ Podcast, Rich talks about “success”: What is success in the trailer music world? How do you get there?Rich discusses a number of topics that are key to being successful, including:Quality work,Opening the “gates into the industry”Being a nice person, open to opportunitiesGratitude and perseveranceFinding the right publisher(s)Service […]
TMCP 017: How Espen Became A Trailer Music Composer
TMCP 017: How Espen Became A Trailer Music Composer
PodcastRich does something a little different in this episode: an interview with another composer. Espen Haagensli, a student of the Trailer Music School, joins Rich to talk about his musical path moving from a composing hobbyist to getting his first trailer placement. Espen’s story reveals some great advice for every aspiring trailer music composer! Transcription […]
TMCP 016: Creative Audio Production Using Simple Samples
TMCP 016: Creative Audio Production Using Simple Samples
PodcastFor this one I thought I would change things up a little. I am actually on my computer (shock horror) I wanted to show you how I mangle single samples to create tracks. Fun! Transcript Hey guys welcome to session number 16 of the trailer music composers podcast. Testing, testing, one, two, three. Music. One […]
TMCP 015: The Most Important Tool For Trailer Music Composers
TMCP 015: The Most Important Tool For Trailer Music Composers
PodcastIn this episode I talk about something pretty, pretty, pretty important. I’d love to write some more stuff here but I fear I would give away my “secret” tool. If you want to find out, you’re gonna have to listen ???? Transcript Hi guys and welcome to session number 15 of the trailer music composers […]
TMCP 014: Template Creation For Sound Design Cues
TMCP 014: Template Creation For Sound Design Cues
PodcastIn this episode I am answering a question from my community: “How do I go about creating a template for organic sound design track?” I love this question as it challenges some of my previous teachings about templates and workflow. Always good to challenge your own knowledge and practices. This one just goes into ANOTHER […]
TMCP 013: Dealing With Failure
TMCP 013: Dealing With Failure
PodcastIn this episode. I want to deal with failure…still dealing with the failure of this windy recording. I promise I will get a shield for my mic for future recordings haha :/ Transcript Hey guys welcome to session number 13 of the trailer music composer’s podcast. Could I have a little bit more mid in […]
TMCP 012: A Fable About Losing Your Music
TMCP 012: A Fable About Losing Your Music
PodcastJust a quick story about a little lesson learnt from losing your music. Transcript Hey guys welcome to session number 12 of the trailer music composers podcast. Let’s get started. Music. One with one microphone. Those cats are named after characters from film guy. Welcome to the trailer music composers podcast. Hey guys welcome to […]
TMCP 011: How Do I Know If My Track Is Good Enough?
TMCP 011: How Do I Know If My Track Is Good Enough?
PodcastIn this episode I answer the question “how do I know if my music is good enough?” This is a huge deal to lots of people as it can often get shrouded by your inner critic, so you may naturally find it hard to distinguish a “good” from “bad” track. I like to think I […]
TMCP 010: How To Write To Briefs
TMCP 010: How To Write To Briefs
PodcastIn this video I discuss something that is soooo often overlooked when it comes to becoming a professional composer for media – correctly responding to the brief. It doesn’t really matter how talented you are, if you cannot write on brief, your tracks will not be chosen. Simple. So I give you a little bit […]
TMCP 009: How To Find Your Niche
TMCP 009: How To Find Your Niche
PodcastOk. Firstly, if you are wanting to be a trailer music composer then your work is already pretty niche. Is that enough though? Can you niche down even further? If so how do you do that successfully and also stay true to what matters to you as a creative person? These are actually really important […]
TMCP 008: My Samples Aren’t Good Enough
TMCP 008: My Samples Aren’t Good Enough
PodcastWhen I started out I actually lost jobs because my samples didn’t sound “good” enough. Which sucked. Obviously. This, however, led me to falsely believe that getting more and better samples would make my work better. This is a challenging episode for me as I, like most of you, feel mildly obsessed with collecting sample […]
TMCP 007: How To Deal With the Inner Critic
TMCP 007: How To Deal With the Inner Critic
PodcastYou don’t become a professional trailer music composer without picking up a few tricks along the way. One of the most valuable ones is obviously knowing how to ignore/defeat/control the inner critic. We all have those little voices in our heads, usually saying mean things. The trouble always starts when you start to listen and […]
TMCP 006: How To Make Time To Write Music
TMCP 006: How To Make Time To Write Music
PodcastIn this episode I give you simple and effective tips to use to create time to make your music, even if you don’t have any. I started out as music being my ‘side hustle’. I would work to pay the bills during the day and come home and write my music in any free moment […]
TMCP 005: Why “Done” Is Better Than “Perfect”
TMCP 005: Why “Done” Is Better Than “Perfect”
PodcastIn this episode I cover a question I got from one of my students, which was; “Why is “Done” better than “Perfect”?” The reason they asked me this is because I say this quite a lot in my course videos. As a way to alleviate stress and worry about my cue not being good enough […]