Challenging yourself to re-arrange a piece of music is a good way to practice your composing...
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19. Beatles Composition Techniques
If you were asked to channel The Beatles and write a new song in their style, how would you do...
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Sometimes you have to expand your horizons as a producer and just experiment with as many...
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I often start a song idea on guitar, but sometimes I add so many layers I have to pick and choose...
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When I’m composing at the piano, I often start by playing chords over and over until a melody...
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15. Film Scoring with Classical Themes
Sometimes the best way to tug at people’s heartstrings through a film score is by using familiar...
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I started a stock music project that was part joke, part business venture, and part musical...
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Musical chills have been on my mind lately, since I listened back to a past song of mine and got...
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I just got a new orchestral sample library, and I’m really enjoying messing around with these...
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I had the privilege of watching Rich Vreeland (aka Disasterpeace) give a live music production...
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This episode comes from my interview on Tom Snively’s podcast Inside Video Game Music. I thought...
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If you can create authentic-sounding chiptune music, you’ll have a leg up in the video game...
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8. Music Theory in Sound Design
I sometimes wonder how much sound designers think in terms of music theory. For example, I’m...
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As a producer, one of your main jobs is deciding when to add and when to subtract. In this...
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Sidechain compression. You may not know the term, but you’ve definitely heard the results of this...
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One of my secret weapons in my productions is randomness. I often try to set up a system that...
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How do you start an electronic track? With a synth sound? With a sample? In this episode, I talk...
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Have you ever tried making a song that has both a swung section and a straight section? In this...
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I love making ambient music, because it feels like the equivalent of finger painting – you can...
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If you’re like me, you’ve probably stumbled upon a song that made you think “Hey, this would be...
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