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Send us a Text Message.Today I have a great conversation with close friend, and composer Greg Sims. We are talking about the importance of taking chances to move your career forward and what we’ve learned from our own experiences.Greg has taught me so many valuable lessons. One example is that there is not such thing as multitasking. Both Greg and myself took a lot of chances in our careers, chances that could have been disastrous, but looking back we were smart enough, semi fearl...

Send us a Text Message.Today I’m joined by Penka Kouneva. She explains to me, some of the intricacies and differences between writing music for film as opposed to writing music for a game. I was really surprised at how different they are. There are lots of opportunities composing music for games, and it's only expected to grow. So take a listen as we jump right into composing for games with Penka KounevaVisit GIG with Mike Redman @https://www.gigwithmikeredman.com/podcastsEmail me questi...

Send us a Text Message.Whether you're trying to license your music or someone else wants to license your music , licensing is something that every musician, publishing company, and record company needs to understand. Music specialist Suzanne Coffman and her company Music Rightz, and that's with a 'Z' , clears for everything from live events to TV , and film. Suzanne gives a great overview of some of the basics of Music Licensing, and why you should care abou...

Send us a Text Message.I don’t actually watch a lot of TV but I do love an entertaining , well written and produced show. I’m not sure how I stumbled upon White Lotus but it would be one of my top picks for a ‘must see’, they take chances. It has smart humor, and more over some of the most original, accessible, and inviting music on television. The composer behind the score is Chilean-Canadian film composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer or as I have come to know him ‘Cristo’ ...

Send us a Text Message.JDM Music + Sound is a well respected company located in the heart of LA. Primarily they create music for trailers, you've heard their work on Monkey Man, Wonka, Marvel Studios ‘Secret Invasion’, The Equalizer, The Brothers Son, Good Mother, Fast and Furious, Scream as well as a long list of other high profile film properties.Forging the path for JDM Music + Sound is composer and founder Joel Dean. I've had the pleasure of watching his career for several years as ...

Send us a Text Message.I had a casual conversation with legend Josh Rabinowitz, who Fast Company called the new music mogul the Cannes Music Jury calls, a musical genius.As many of you know, I made a great living, writing music, primarily for advertising, because that's where the real money was at the time. What you don't know is that I spent several of those years trying to get the attention of Josh. At Grey Advertising he was a legend, untouchable, probably because his time...