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Jonny Armandary

Advice, tips, and techniques on film / TV / game / media music composition, production, and industry. Featuring industry guests offering insights into their processes. Brought to you by Jonny Armandary of soundtrack.academy

  1. #41 Gunnard Doboze: Write As Much Music As Humanly Possible

    09/17/2020

    #41 Gunnard Doboze: Write As Much Music As Humanly Possible

    This week’s guest is the wonderful Gunnard Doboze. Gunnard has scored some of the most challenging type of documentary subject matter that you’re likely to come across as a composer. Projects like: Septem8er Tapes, about the search for Osama Bin Laden in the wake of 9/11, Saving Face, about a plastic surgeon helping victims of acid attacks in Pakistan, and State of Control, where two documentary filmmakers become targets of the Chinese regime. I really wanted to interview Gunnard to find out exactly how he tackles documentaries that have such dramatic and emotional storylines - and I absolutely love how he describes his approach, which you’ll hear in the episode. Gunnard also has some really interesting methods when it comes to his workflow, so this really is a must listen episode if you’re still trying to find your flow, and want to learn how to deeply connect with challenging subject matter. Three things I think you’ll really takeaway from this episode include: 1. How to make your music become a character in the documentary 2. Working with non-linear timelines and the challenge of last-minute edits 3. Mixing as you go to inspire creativity in the composition process If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I would really appreciate it if you left a review to help more people find out about it. I’ll even give you a shoutout in the next episode! Follow Gunnard on Twitter, hear his music on SoundCloud, and visit his website for more.

    58 min
  2. #40 Steven Melin: Pick ONE THING And Do It Consistently For At Least 6 Months

    08/20/2020

    #40 Steven Melin: Pick ONE THING And Do It Consistently For At Least 6 Months

    If you recognise the name “Steven Melin” it could be from one of many different places! Steven is primarily a video game composer - and in the show you’ll hear us chat about niching down into specific topics like he’s done - but he’s also an author, online instructor, YouTuber, Podcaster… …you name it, he’s done it! One of the really wonderful things about Steven is that through all of his musical projects he’s always maintained a “Family First” focus - which is the title of his bestselling book, Family-First Composer. His approach to everything he does has been to support his life as a father, foster parent, and husband. I’ve followed Steven for a while and one of the things that I’ve been fascinated by, and the reason I wanted to get him on the show, is his approach to business and marketing as a composer. You might have heard me talk in the past about all the the marketing books and strategies I’ve studied to help me build soundtrack.academy - and I’m always wondering how those books can be applied to composition. Well, Steven has dived head first into implementing and experimenting with a lot of these strategies - many of which I’d just assumed wouldn’t really work in the composing world. So if you’re looking for some new strategies to market yourself as a composer, then this episode is a must-listen for you! Here’s three things you’ll learn: Exactly how Steven has built a team of music assistants, and why that’s essential for growth as a composer Why starting fast and changing slowly can help you build a pyramid of skills that support your main goal How you can increase your income by five-hundred percent without ever having to ask “what’s your budget?” again! If you enjoy listening to the podcast, I would really appreciate it if you left a review to help more people find out about it. I’ll even give you a shoutout in the next episode! And to learn more about Steven and how to become a video game composer, check out Steven’s website, and his (super resourceful) YouTube channel. Start with his “10 Steps To Become A Game Composer” video to see what he’s all about. You can also get his Family-First Composer book on Amazon (UK / US).

    1h 9m
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Advice, tips, and techniques on film / TV / game / media music composition, production, and industry. Featuring industry guests offering insights into their processes. Brought to you by Jonny Armandary of soundtrack.academy