As an avid Macintosh user who spends a lot of each day working at a computer, I’m always on the lookout for affordable software that can help me streamline my work process. Tonight I found a video utility that was useful, and decided to invest the $9.95 they wanted to purchase it. I used Paypal for payment, as I usually do for these types of purchases, and was astonished to receive this by email after I had already paid for the software and was awaiting the license: Read More→
In recent weeks I’ve traveled to Australia, Beijing, Los Angeles and New York, and have noted a significant increase in the “world view” in terms of how composers, songwriters and musicians worldwide see the world of film music, and how they are structuring their careers to take advantage of new global opportunities. Read More→
While there is a great amount of discussion and debate about digital audio workstation programs like Logic and Digital Performer, I’ve received a number of email asking what software I use for different kinds of day-to-day tasks, so I thought I’d share some experiences and recommendations about some Mac programs that I find indispensable for my daily work. Read More→
There has been a lot of discussion on industry forums and discussion lists about “retitling” deals with music libraries, where a composer will license a musical work to a library which retitles the work and collects publishing royalties on placements of the work that the library generates.
The writer still gets writers performance royalties from these placements, but far more importantly, the writer retains the copyright to the music. That, to me, is a very important factor that can make retitling a far better option for composers than other deals where the composer is forced to give up copyright for life, hoping that the music library will generate placements. Read More→
A recent lawsuit filed by a college graduate who claims that her college didn’t do enough to help find her a job makes me wonder how many music students are spending a lot of money training for full-time music careers that are simply not viable for the vast majority of graduates. Read More→
