It doesn’t matter what kind of artist you are — a weekend-warrior cover band, a multi-platinum singer-songwriter, or a composer, or an instrumentalist — because musicians everywhere are coming to terms with the wrench that Covid-19 has thrown into their livelihoods. The majority are dealing with big losses in income due to the lack of touring and related merch sales, live events, and other in-person opportunities.
So how can an artist grow new income sources? There’s a strategic way of doing it that most people in the industry don’t...
So how can an artist grow new income sources? There’s a strategic way of doing it that most people in the industry don’t...
- 11/6/2020
- by Craig Dodge
- Rollingstone.com
It’s Deane’s final episode before Brian takes the wheel as the SCOREcast Podcast Show’s new host, but before he bows out the boys have one final heart-to-heart on balancing a personal life with a professional business one, solving real problems in real-world production situations, Alexandre Desplat’s recent Oscar® win, and all the cool stuff that went down at the 2018 Namm Show and 12th annual SCOREcast Namm Dinner.
This episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show is sponsored by 99 Dollar Orchestra, a fantastic new remote recording ensemble offering sessions in Lisbon, Los Angeles, and at Abbey Road in London. For a limited time, as a listener of SCOREcast you can get a 30% discount off your order by entering coupon code SCORECAST30 upon checkout at 99DollarOrchestra.com.
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This episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show is sponsored by 99 Dollar Orchestra, a fantastic new remote recording ensemble offering sessions in Lisbon, Los Angeles, and at Abbey Road in London. For a limited time, as a listener of SCOREcast you can get a 30% discount off your order by entering coupon code SCORECAST30 upon checkout at 99DollarOrchestra.com.
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- 5/2/2018
- by SCO Editorial Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
As Deane winds down his tenure as co-host with Brian (two episodes left!), the boys revisit the long-debated controversy of composers working for free and the recent trend of composers paying out of their own pockets to score films just to build their professional portfolios. Deane and Brian also look at the recent repeal of net neutrality in America and give their initial thoughts on the newest entry to the Star Wars pantheon, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, scored by the legendary John Williams.
This episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show is sponsored by 99 Dollar Orchestra, a fantastic new remote recording ensemble offering sessions in Lisbon, Los Angeles, and at Abbey Road in London. For a limited time, as a listener of SCOREcast you can get a 30% discount off your order by entering coupon code SCORECAST30 upon checkout at 99DollarOrchestra.com.
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Shownotes Life Itself – Roger Ebert documentary F.
This episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show is sponsored by 99 Dollar Orchestra, a fantastic new remote recording ensemble offering sessions in Lisbon, Los Angeles, and at Abbey Road in London. For a limited time, as a listener of SCOREcast you can get a 30% discount off your order by entering coupon code SCORECAST30 upon checkout at 99DollarOrchestra.com.
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Shownotes Life Itself – Roger Ebert documentary F.
- 12/25/2017
- by SCO Editorial Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
SCOREcast’s new managing director Meena Shamaly sits down with “Genius” and “The Lego Batman Movie” composer Lorne Balfe for a deep dive into Lorne’s illustrious career scoring Hollywood blockbusters like “Ghost In the Shell”, “Terminator: Genysis”, and the Nolan Batman trilogy, as well as network television and multiple triple-a video game franchises. SCOREcast founder Deane Ogden also chats with Output CEO Gregg Lehrman about Output’s newest offerings in the studio furniture space. At the top of the show, Deane tackles the elephant in the room — Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse allegations that rocked Hollywood last week and how they impact those of us working in the film and television music industries.
This episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show is sponsored by Output, makers of the new Platform studio workstation desk. Check out Platform, as well as Output’s entire line of incredibly unique and must-have sample libraries,...
This episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show is sponsored by Output, makers of the new Platform studio workstation desk. Check out Platform, as well as Output’s entire line of incredibly unique and must-have sample libraries,...
- 10/17/2017
- by SCO Editorial Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
In this SCOREcast “betweenisode”, Deane Ogden hangs out with Son Thomsen, Rob van den Berg, and Ken Black of Sonokinetic, to talk about their newest monster, Tutti Vox. Hurry over to Sonokinetic.net to take advantage of introductory discount pricing on the Tutti Vox cinematic choir and to check out extensive walkthrough videos on the product.
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- 7/2/2015
- by SCO Editorial Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
In this “betweenisode” of the SCOREcast Podcast Show, Deane Ogden chats with Neil Goldberg of Heavyocity, makers of the new sample library Gravity, and gets a peek under the hood of their company and products. Visit Heavyocity.com for a special discount off Gravity until June 26, 2015.
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- 6/20/2015
- by SCO Editorial Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
In this episode that’s been three years in the making, Deane and Brian go full-tilt boogie and spend a morning at Greg Curtis’ The Bridge Recording Studio in Los Angeles talking with four of La’s finest top-call recording musicians. Hollywood Studio Symphony greats Amy Tatum, Belinda Broughton, Phil O’Connor and Rick Baptist discuss the art, craft, discipline, strategy and struggle of becoming a successful recording musician and offer a host of tips and tricks to composers who are writing and producing for live orchestra. This is a value-packed two hours that you don’t want to miss. Get out your notepads for this one, chillins… things are about to get truly epic.
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Shownotes The Bridge Recording Studios, Glendale, CA — La’s busiest and finest boutique scoring stage, owned and operated by Greg Curtis On The Hit with Deane Ogden podcast — Deane Ogden...
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Shownotes The Bridge Recording Studios, Glendale, CA — La’s busiest and finest boutique scoring stage, owned and operated by Greg Curtis On The Hit with Deane Ogden podcast — Deane Ogden...
- 8/28/2014
- by SCO Editorial Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
None of us are the same.
You’ll never have to worry about competing with John Williams. I know what you are thinking: “No kidding, dude!”
No, I mean it. John Williams will never sound like you can. He’ll never sound like me. He’s not able. You might say, “Um, Deane, excuse me, but John Williams is arguably the single greatest composer living today. He can do anything.” To which I would respond, “Yes he is… and no he cannot.”
John Williams can never be Deane Ogden, or James Newton Howard, , or John Debney, or Brian Ralston, or Alexandre Desplat, or Sharon Farber, or Chris Young, or Adrian Ellis, or Hans Zimmer, or Brian Satterwhite, or Richard Bellis, or Tim Montijo, or Alan Silvestri. As long as he has written for the screen, as hard as he might try, as much as he may study, he’ll never get there.
You’ll never have to worry about competing with John Williams. I know what you are thinking: “No kidding, dude!”
No, I mean it. John Williams will never sound like you can. He’ll never sound like me. He’s not able. You might say, “Um, Deane, excuse me, but John Williams is arguably the single greatest composer living today. He can do anything.” To which I would respond, “Yes he is… and no he cannot.”
John Williams can never be Deane Ogden, or James Newton Howard, , or John Debney, or Brian Ralston, or Alexandre Desplat, or Sharon Farber, or Chris Young, or Adrian Ellis, or Hans Zimmer, or Brian Satterwhite, or Richard Bellis, or Tim Montijo, or Alan Silvestri. As long as he has written for the screen, as hard as he might try, as much as he may study, he’ll never get there.
- 6/9/2014
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
In this special episode of the SCOREcast Podcast Show, Deane Ogden sits down with Rob Van den Berg and Son Thomsen, co-founders of Sonokinetic — makers of the popular Tutti, Vivace and Da Capo sample libraries — to talk about their design philosophy, what they have coming up, and how they deal with their critics. Rob and Son also give SCOREcasters an exclusive peek into their next major release, Minimal.
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- 8/26/2013
- by SCO Editorial Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
SCOREcast 37: State of the Industry
Original Air Date: May 22, 2013 Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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In this edition of the SCOREcast Podcast Show, we take a look at the state of the film music industry including a wrap up of the recent developments on bringing recording back to Los Angeles, Disney’s acquisition of LucasFilm, and an interesting discussion about the differences between a composer and a film composer. All that plus a tribute to the last great American film critic, Roger Ebert, who played a huge role in advancing not only the art of film but also the appreciation of it.
Original Air Date: May 22, 2013 Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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Episode Description
In this edition of the SCOREcast Podcast Show, we take a look at the state of the film music industry including a wrap up of the recent developments on bringing recording back to Los Angeles, Disney’s acquisition of LucasFilm, and an interesting discussion about the differences between a composer and a film composer. All that plus a tribute to the last great American film critic, Roger Ebert, who played a huge role in advancing not only the art of film but also the appreciation of it.
- 5/22/2013
- by SCO Editorial Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
SCOREcast 36: Charlie Clouser
Original Air Date: December 6, 2012 Special guest: Charlie Clouser
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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In our last show of 2012, Deane and Brian visit at length with Charlie Clouser of Nine Inch Nails fame and composer for the “Saw” franchise and the just released “The Collection”. Charlie goes deep into his composing and production process, his studio rig, and also answers SCOREcaster questions on how he got into the business and how he chooses his projects. The boys also continue their discussion on the effort to preserve work in Los Angeles and take time with Charlie to cover some year-end Top Picks.
Original Air Date: December 6, 2012 Special guest: Charlie Clouser
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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In our last show of 2012, Deane and Brian visit at length with Charlie Clouser of Nine Inch Nails fame and composer for the “Saw” franchise and the just released “The Collection”. Charlie goes deep into his composing and production process, his studio rig, and also answers SCOREcaster questions on how he got into the business and how he chooses his projects. The boys also continue their discussion on the effort to preserve work in Los Angeles and take time with Charlie to cover some year-end Top Picks.
- 12/6/2012
- by SCO Editorial Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
SCOREcast founder Deane Ogden announced today that London-based composer David Saunders will lead SCOREcast’s global community development program. Ogden said, “David is an exceptional leader, mentor, composer and communicator and I couldn’t be happier with him joining our Core team. In the six years I’ve worked with SCOREcast, I’ve never been more confident in an appointment as I believe David possesses the utmost personal integrity, huge respect in the community, and an understanding of what it takes to encourage that same sense of contagious unity across all SCOREcast borders.”
Saunders accepted the position over two months ago, but has worked behind the scenes with SCOREcast community chapter leaders in America, the United Kingdom and Germany to revamp methods of maintaining health and progress in all SCOREcast forums, meetups, and global events. 2013 will see him working with new community leaders in Asia, North America and Europe to develop additional chapters.
Saunders accepted the position over two months ago, but has worked behind the scenes with SCOREcast community chapter leaders in America, the United Kingdom and Germany to revamp methods of maintaining health and progress in all SCOREcast forums, meetups, and global events. 2013 will see him working with new community leaders in Asia, North America and Europe to develop additional chapters.
- 11/9/2012
- by SCO Editorial Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
SCOREcast 35: Michael Barry & Michael Patti
Original Air Date: November 7, 2012 Special guests: Michael Barry & Michael Patti
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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In our 35th episode, Deane and Brian speak with Michael Barry and Michael Patti, co-founders of Cinesamples, about the recent decision by the American Federation of Musicians union to deny contracts for sample library production. The discussion covers the plight facing Los Angeles-area recording musicians, the volume of work that is leaving town for overseas venues, and what is being done as a grassroots effort to turn that tide.
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Original Air Date: November 7, 2012 Special guests: Michael Barry & Michael Patti
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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In our 35th episode, Deane and Brian speak with Michael Barry and Michael Patti, co-founders of Cinesamples, about the recent decision by the American Federation of Musicians union to deny contracts for sample library production. The discussion covers the plight facing Los Angeles-area recording musicians, the volume of work that is leaving town for overseas venues, and what is being done as a grassroots effort to turn that tide.
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- 11/8/2012
- by SCO Editorial Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
SCOREcast 34: Peter Rotter
Original Air Date: October 12, 2012 Special guest host: Peter Rotter
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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Back from summer hiatus, Deane and Brian ring in six years on the air with premiere Los Angeles contractor Peter Rotter, whose mile-long résumé features the majority of the last decade’s biggest films. The guys also discuss the shutdown of Sibelius’ UK development offices by music technology giant Avid, as well as a recent Canadian supreme court ruling that targets the future of royalty payments for musicians and composers.
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Original Air Date: October 12, 2012 Special guest host: Peter Rotter
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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Back from summer hiatus, Deane and Brian ring in six years on the air with premiere Los Angeles contractor Peter Rotter, whose mile-long résumé features the majority of the last decade’s biggest films. The guys also discuss the shutdown of Sibelius’ UK development offices by music technology giant Avid, as well as a recent Canadian supreme court ruling that targets the future of royalty payments for musicians and composers.
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- 10/13/2012
- by SCO Editorial Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
I was talking with a friend, who, on behalf of his brother, was asking for advice on getting into the industry. Specifically, his brother is the musician in the family while my friend is a more traditional businessman who sells product. My pal asked me, “How do you determine what to charge? I know that in my industry I have to do an analysis of what a product costs me to produce and how much profit margin I need to make to survive. If a music mix takes a certain number of hours and you can determine its cost to show the client, why can you not get people to pay for that?” This inevitably led to the train of thought that you charge what you are worth — a topic we have discussed here at SCOREcast many times in the past. But upon further discussion, I determined that in advising...
- 9/21/2012
- by Brian Ralston
- SCOREcastOnline.com
The Aurora tragedy has sent shockwaves through the filmgoing community, and has almost silenced the filmmaking one. The senseless act that ended the lives of twelve innocent moviegoers and violently and unnecessarily interrupted the lives of dozens more is a staggering and sobering realization that, when you really get honest about it, nowhere in the world is a safe place anymore. Bad things, horrible things, will happen in public places, and will not necessarily be done in the dark alleys and forgotten corners of your city in quite the way they perhaps unfold onscreen in movies like The Dark Knight Rises.
The hours following the tragedy simply had me at a loss for words. There was nothing to say. There was no hopeful thing to utter, no inspirational quip that would take any of the sting away. The atmosphere, both in reality and online, was just too damned dark and...
The hours following the tragedy simply had me at a loss for words. There was nothing to say. There was no hopeful thing to utter, no inspirational quip that would take any of the sting away. The atmosphere, both in reality and online, was just too damned dark and...
- 7/21/2012
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
SCOREcast No. 33: “Women in Film Music” Composer Roundtable Originally Recorded: March 20, 2012 This Episode: Composers Sharon Farber, Marie-Anne Fischer, Tina Guo, Ceyda Pirali, and Pinar Toprak Host: Deane Ogden SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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Deane Ogden sits down with five of film music’s most successful female composers for a discussion on the business.
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Deane Ogden sits down with five of film music’s most successful female composers for a discussion on the business.
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- 3/23/2012
- by SCO Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
SCOREcast’s 33rd episode of the podcast show with Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston tapes Tuesday, March 20th with an all-star panel of female composers. The esteemed panel will include composers Pinar Toprak, Ceyda Pirali, Marie-Anne Fischer, Tina Guo, and Sharon Farber.
Please tweet your questions for the panel using Twitter hashtag #SCO33, or leave your question in the comment section below this post.
SCOREcast Episode #33 will post this week on iTunes and here at SCOREcastOnline.com.
Please tweet your questions for the panel using Twitter hashtag #SCO33, or leave your question in the comment section below this post.
SCOREcast Episode #33 will post this week on iTunes and here at SCOREcastOnline.com.
- 3/19/2012
- by SCO Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Namm 2012: Sonokinetic Vivace
Original Air Date: January 19, 2012 This Episode: Sonokinetic Vivace—A Talk with Sonokinetic’s Rob Vandenberg
Host: Deane Ogden
Special Guests: Rob Vandenberg
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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In this second episode of SCOREcast’s “Developer Series” podcasts for Namm 2012, SCOREcast founder Deane Ogden chats with Sonokinetic founder Rob Vandenberg about his newest creation, “Vivace”.
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Original Air Date: January 19, 2012 This Episode: Sonokinetic Vivace—A Talk with Sonokinetic’s Rob Vandenberg
Host: Deane Ogden
Special Guests: Rob Vandenberg
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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In this second episode of SCOREcast’s “Developer Series” podcasts for Namm 2012, SCOREcast founder Deane Ogden chats with Sonokinetic founder Rob Vandenberg about his newest creation, “Vivace”.
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- 1/19/2012
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
SCOREcast 32: Tom Salta
Original Air Date: November 22, 2011 Special guest host: Tom Salta
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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We are celebrating five years on the air with a special visit from veteran video game composer extraordinaire Tom Salta. Tom stops by to chat with the boys about scoring games, the state of the game industry, the tools he uses, why he hates listening to film and game scores, and his work as alter-ego Atlas Plug. Deane and Brian also give an update on SCOREcast’s plans for the 2012 Namm Show in Anaheim, and talk through all of the killer details surrounding this month’s SCOREcast 5th Anniversary celebration. It’s a whopping 2-hour episode that is chock-full of anniversary goodness, and definitely one that you don’t want to miss!
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Original Air Date: November 22, 2011 Special guest host: Tom Salta
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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We are celebrating five years on the air with a special visit from veteran video game composer extraordinaire Tom Salta. Tom stops by to chat with the boys about scoring games, the state of the game industry, the tools he uses, why he hates listening to film and game scores, and his work as alter-ego Atlas Plug. Deane and Brian also give an update on SCOREcast’s plans for the 2012 Namm Show in Anaheim, and talk through all of the killer details surrounding this month’s SCOREcast 5th Anniversary celebration. It’s a whopping 2-hour episode that is chock-full of anniversary goodness, and definitely one that you don’t want to miss!
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- 11/22/2011
- by SCO Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
SCOREcast No. 31: Total Request (Sorta) Live!
Originally Recorded: October 1, 2011 This Episode: Your questions answered from Twitter, Facebook and Google+
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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In this episode, the boys answer your questions in our very first social media-centric episode of SCOREcast. Nothing is sacred—topics include samples versus live instruments, composer copyright issues, dealing with your first film project, handling directors, where to live when starting a film scoring career, and much, much more. We’ll also give you a sneak peek into what we have planned for SCOREcast’s 5th Anniversary, and how you can get the full scoop coming up on what’s ahead for the website and podcast. Check it out!
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Originally Recorded: October 1, 2011 This Episode: Your questions answered from Twitter, Facebook and Google+
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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In this episode, the boys answer your questions in our very first social media-centric episode of SCOREcast. Nothing is sacred—topics include samples versus live instruments, composer copyright issues, dealing with your first film project, handling directors, where to live when starting a film scoring career, and much, much more. We’ll also give you a sneak peek into what we have planned for SCOREcast’s 5th Anniversary, and how you can get the full scoop coming up on what’s ahead for the website and podcast. Check it out!
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- 10/28/2011
- by SCO Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
SCOREcast No. 30: The Gloves Come Off
Originally Recorded: June 10, 2011 This Episode: Hollywood composer agency shake-up; Cinesamples’ Cinebrass; Composer union latest
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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The boys are back, they’re mad as hell, and they’re not gonna take it anymore!
In this episode, things get pretty heated as Deane and Brian hash through some controversial topics including the new composer agency at Wme, UJam’s songwriting software being actively endorsed by the Zimmer camp, and a recap of recent unionization news. Finally, in a segment that will be valuable to most people struggling to get started in the business, Deane and Brian dissect a real-life scenario regarding the right way to begin a professional media composing career. Add to that a look inside the creation of Cinesamples’ Cinebrass library as...
Originally Recorded: June 10, 2011 This Episode: Hollywood composer agency shake-up; Cinesamples’ Cinebrass; Composer union latest
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
iTunes RSS Link
Episode Description
The boys are back, they’re mad as hell, and they’re not gonna take it anymore!
In this episode, things get pretty heated as Deane and Brian hash through some controversial topics including the new composer agency at Wme, UJam’s songwriting software being actively endorsed by the Zimmer camp, and a recap of recent unionization news. Finally, in a segment that will be valuable to most people struggling to get started in the business, Deane and Brian dissect a real-life scenario regarding the right way to begin a professional media composing career. Add to that a look inside the creation of Cinesamples’ Cinebrass library as...
- 7/11/2011
- by SCO Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
“What? You’re moving to Los Angeles to do What?”
That was the reaction from the majority of my Oregonian friends when I unveiled my plan to come to Hollywood and score films full-time. To this day, I catch shit from my friends up north for “going California”. They don’t understand how I could just voluntarily forfeit the simple life of Oregon to live and work in one of America’s busiest and most expensive cities… not to mention in an industry that serves up entertainment and fictional escapism as its mainstay product. (We won’t mention the fact that they flock to the cinemas in droves on weekends to sample what we are serving up. We’ll just pretend we don’t know about that little tidbit.)
I love this city. I’ve been here for over a decade now. Although my work over the years has forced...
That was the reaction from the majority of my Oregonian friends when I unveiled my plan to come to Hollywood and score films full-time. To this day, I catch shit from my friends up north for “going California”. They don’t understand how I could just voluntarily forfeit the simple life of Oregon to live and work in one of America’s busiest and most expensive cities… not to mention in an industry that serves up entertainment and fictional escapism as its mainstay product. (We won’t mention the fact that they flock to the cinemas in droves on weekends to sample what we are serving up. We’ll just pretend we don’t know about that little tidbit.)
I love this city. I’ve been here for over a decade now. Although my work over the years has forced...
- 7/8/2011
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
SCOREcast No. 29: Christopher Lennertz
Original Air Date: February 25, 2011 This Episode: Guest Host: Christopher Lennertz
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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Chipmunks, Spartans, and bunny rabbits——Oh my!! In our 29th episode, Emmy-nominated composer Christopher Lennertz (Alvin and the Chipmunks, Marmaduke, Hop!) stops in to hang out with Deane and Brian and talk about everything from scoring features, games, and television to didgeridoos and chocolate bunny rabbits! The boys also discuss a new film music financing model that is gaining traction in industry circles, and they continue the ongoing discussion of the proposed composers union in order to highlight a few very interesting recent developments. If this episode sounds like it is packed to the gills, that’s because It Is! Hunker down and take it all in!
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Original Air Date: February 25, 2011 This Episode: Guest Host: Christopher Lennertz
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
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Episode Description
Chipmunks, Spartans, and bunny rabbits——Oh my!! In our 29th episode, Emmy-nominated composer Christopher Lennertz (Alvin and the Chipmunks, Marmaduke, Hop!) stops in to hang out with Deane and Brian and talk about everything from scoring features, games, and television to didgeridoos and chocolate bunny rabbits! The boys also discuss a new film music financing model that is gaining traction in industry circles, and they continue the ongoing discussion of the proposed composers union in order to highlight a few very interesting recent developments. If this episode sounds like it is packed to the gills, that’s because It Is! Hunker down and take it all in!
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- 2/26/2011
- by SCO Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
SCOREcast Session: 2011 Namm Wrap-Up Episode
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Original Air Date: January 31, 2011 This Episode: 2011 Namm Wrap-Up Episode
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
iTunes RSS Link Program Description: In our very first SCOREcast Session episode, Deane and Brian go in-depth with their impressions from this year’s Namm Show. Utilizing a different format in this episode, the boys walk you through the hits and misses from the convention floor and also answer a few listener emails from last months regular episode. If you were at Namm this year, you’ll appreciate the more detailed descriptions of some of the items that were highlighted during our 2011 Namm Video Series. If you weren’t in Anaheim, get your notepad ready… You won’t want to miss some of these killer products coming out in 2011!
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Podcast Shownotes
Original Air Date: January 31, 2011 This Episode: 2011 Namm Wrap-Up Episode
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
SCOREcast announcer: Jeff Rechner
iTunes RSS Link Program Description: In our very first SCOREcast Session episode, Deane and Brian go in-depth with their impressions from this year’s Namm Show. Utilizing a different format in this episode, the boys walk you through the hits and misses from the convention floor and also answer a few listener emails from last months regular episode. If you were at Namm this year, you’ll appreciate the more detailed descriptions of some of the items that were highlighted during our 2011 Namm Video Series. If you weren’t in Anaheim, get your notepad ready… You won’t want to miss some of these killer products coming out in 2011!
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- 2/1/2011
- by SCO Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Take a grand tour of five hot new plugins at the 2011 Namm Show. In this episode of SCOREcastOnline.com’s show coverage, Deane Ogden hangs out with his pal Mike Babbitt from Ilio Virtual Instruments and gets the scoop on the very latest offerings from Synthogy, Overloud, Aas, Vienna Symphonic Library, and Ocean Way Drums.
Are you already a fan of Ilio’s collection of virtual instruments? Log in to the Comments below and let us know how you’ve used them in your work.
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- 1/18/2011
- by Randy Knaub
- SCOREcastOnline.com
In this first episode of SCOREcastOnline.com’s 2011 Namm Show coverage, Deane Ogden visits with Academy Award-winning film composer A.R. Rahman about his Namm Show Top Picks, and sits down with Mike Barry and Mike Patti, the creative wizards behind the Cinesamples brand of sample libraries, to talk about some of their premiere products for 2011.
Log in to the Comments below and let us know what you think about your experience with Cinesamples’ CineOrch and Deep Percussion Beds!
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- 1/17/2011
- by Randy Knaub
- SCOREcastOnline.com
SCOREcast No. 28
Podcast Shownotes
Original Air Date: January 11, 2011 Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
Guest Host: Richard Bellis
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
iTunes RSS Link Program Description: We’re ringing in the New Year with our 28th episode, and we’re mixing up the format… yet again! In this edition of the SCOREcast Podcast, Deane and Brian welcome Emmy-winning composer Richard Bellis along for the ride to talk about the state of the industry, how the Academy decides eligibility for the Best Score Oscar®, and what emerging technologies will carry forth into 2011 for media composers. Also, pay special attention for an “Easter Egg” in the final 1/3 of the show: A special shout-out to those of you attending the Namm Show this week in Anaheim, California. We are just full of surprises today on this show, so sit back, relax, smoke a cigar, and enjoy. (Okay, don’t really smoke a cigar!
Podcast Shownotes
Original Air Date: January 11, 2011 Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
Guest Host: Richard Bellis
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier
iTunes RSS Link Program Description: We’re ringing in the New Year with our 28th episode, and we’re mixing up the format… yet again! In this edition of the SCOREcast Podcast, Deane and Brian welcome Emmy-winning composer Richard Bellis along for the ride to talk about the state of the industry, how the Academy decides eligibility for the Best Score Oscar®, and what emerging technologies will carry forth into 2011 for media composers. Also, pay special attention for an “Easter Egg” in the final 1/3 of the show: A special shout-out to those of you attending the Namm Show this week in Anaheim, California. We are just full of surprises today on this show, so sit back, relax, smoke a cigar, and enjoy. (Okay, don’t really smoke a cigar!
- 1/11/2011
- by SCO Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
When stores or online shopping sites offer something at a “sale” price they always show the “regular” price for comparison. If there is no comparative regular price then the shopper perceives the value or worth of the item to be the price shown.
If the current composing community was comprised solely of a limited number of veteran composers, adjustments in the price of a film score—either due to the economy or because the composer just wanted to do a particular low-budget project—would be made based on a reduction of their regular price. However, with so many of the available composers being of emerging status or those just starting to build their career, and without a regular or established price or the representation to engage in negotiations, the price too often becomes whatever is perceived as a “competitive edge” (currently zero dollars with IMDb credit). This, then, becomes an...
If the current composing community was comprised solely of a limited number of veteran composers, adjustments in the price of a film score—either due to the economy or because the composer just wanted to do a particular low-budget project—would be made based on a reduction of their regular price. However, with so many of the available composers being of emerging status or those just starting to build their career, and without a regular or established price or the representation to engage in negotiations, the price too often becomes whatever is perceived as a “competitive edge” (currently zero dollars with IMDb credit). This, then, becomes an...
- 1/5/2011
- by Richard Bellis
- SCOREcastOnline.com
I always get a little bit reflective and introspective during the end of each year, and particularly during the holidays. I’ve spent a lot of time this week looking back at what we’ve accomplished together with this amazing global community of post-production professionals, and I’ve realized something: Since we are all in the thick of projects most of the time, it’s easy to overlook and forget about obvious blessings.
As we close out an incredible 2010 here at SCOREcast, I wanted to make good use of the rare downtime I have at the moment to update you all on a few great things that are happening around here, many of which were designed with You in mind for the upcoming year. I think these things are huge victories for the SCOREcast community that are worth celebrating and memorializing as we launch into what looks like a promising year for our industry overall.
As we close out an incredible 2010 here at SCOREcast, I wanted to make good use of the rare downtime I have at the moment to update you all on a few great things that are happening around here, many of which were designed with You in mind for the upcoming year. I think these things are huge victories for the SCOREcast community that are worth celebrating and memorializing as we launch into what looks like a promising year for our industry overall.
- 12/22/2010
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Dearest SCOREcast Army,
The quality of film music born out of the United Kingdom is legendary and needs no introduction. With several talented orchestras and many skilled composers, the UK has become a major player in the film music industry, and a go-to destination for realizing a film score with supremely talented musicians.
Today, I’m excited to announce SCOREcast’s very first organized international chapter, SCOREcast: London. Headed by London-based composer James Semple, SCOREcast: London will provide a local community structure for film music professionals who are working in and around the greater London area. With a strong following already in place—thanks to Semple’s former Composium group—SCOREcast: London will move ahead in 2011 with regular chapter meetings, organized events, and continued partnerships with the London Symphony Orchestra, English Session Orchestra, and a wonderful roster of studios in metropolitan London. Along side future SCOREcast chapters, SCOREcast: London will...
The quality of film music born out of the United Kingdom is legendary and needs no introduction. With several talented orchestras and many skilled composers, the UK has become a major player in the film music industry, and a go-to destination for realizing a film score with supremely talented musicians.
Today, I’m excited to announce SCOREcast’s very first organized international chapter, SCOREcast: London. Headed by London-based composer James Semple, SCOREcast: London will provide a local community structure for film music professionals who are working in and around the greater London area. With a strong following already in place—thanks to Semple’s former Composium group—SCOREcast: London will move ahead in 2011 with regular chapter meetings, organized events, and continued partnerships with the London Symphony Orchestra, English Session Orchestra, and a wonderful roster of studios in metropolitan London. Along side future SCOREcast chapters, SCOREcast: London will...
- 12/14/2010
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
SCOREcast No. 27
Podcast Shownotes
Original Air Date: December 12, 2010 This Episode: “The Long Winter”
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier (http://www.kejero.com) iTunes RSS Link
We Are Back! In our first show since January (holy freakin’ crap it’s been a long time!), we are excited to be back with a vengeance. The new dynamic duo of Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston will catch you up on all of the things that have taken place lately, including the winner of our SCOREcast Theme Contest from February, the latest in film music news and events, an update on the proposed Composers Union, and a preview of the upcoming Namm Show next month in Anaheim, CA. Get ready for an episode chock-full of goodies as we close an extremely busy 2010 and look forward to a full docket of SCOREcast episodes in 2011!
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Podcast Shownotes
Original Air Date: December 12, 2010 This Episode: “The Long Winter”
Co-hosts: Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston
SCOREcast theme composed by: Jeroen “Kejero” Rogier (http://www.kejero.com) iTunes RSS Link
We Are Back! In our first show since January (holy freakin’ crap it’s been a long time!), we are excited to be back with a vengeance. The new dynamic duo of Deane Ogden and Brian Ralston will catch you up on all of the things that have taken place lately, including the winner of our SCOREcast Theme Contest from February, the latest in film music news and events, an update on the proposed Composers Union, and a preview of the upcoming Namm Show next month in Anaheim, CA. Get ready for an episode chock-full of goodies as we close an extremely busy 2010 and look forward to a full docket of SCOREcast episodes in 2011!
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- 12/13/2010
- by SCO Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
This morning, we arrived at the Musicave to find numerous emails from Sco readers pointing to an article written by Drew McManus (if you are interested in “orchestra management”, but you don’t read Drew’s blog regularly, you should). Drew’s article calls attention to several controversial statements allegedly made by author Joe Horowitz concerning the plight of full-time work for orchestral musicians, and more specifically, the ongoing labor disputes in the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
But the giant elephant in the room is something that was recently discussed in a private community meeting that A-list Hollywood oboist Tom Boyd and Sco founder Deane Ogden put together in late September.
The original topic: How to get more film scoring dates to come back to Los Angeles.
The New topic: Does anybody care?
In the spirit of discussion which makes SCOREcastOnline.com what it is, we go to You—the actual people being affected here.
But the giant elephant in the room is something that was recently discussed in a private community meeting that A-list Hollywood oboist Tom Boyd and Sco founder Deane Ogden put together in late September.
The original topic: How to get more film scoring dates to come back to Los Angeles.
The New topic: Does anybody care?
In the spirit of discussion which makes SCOREcastOnline.com what it is, we go to You—the actual people being affected here.
- 12/1/2010
- by Jai Meghan
- SCOREcastOnline.com
First of all, don’t let the headline of this post freak you out. “All Good Things Must Come to an End” refers specifically to the self-imposed hiatus that the beloved SCOREcast podcast has been on for close to a year.
Gotcha!
In addition to the recent issues we’ve had with the RSS feed of the older podcast episodes (issues that are now fixed, by the way!), I’m sure you’ve noticed that we haven’t posted a new podcast episode since me and Randy Knaub’s wrap-up of the 2010 Namm Show back in January of this year. Many of you have written in from all over the world to ask the obvious questions: “Is it over?” “Is there ever going to be another SCOREcast podcast episode?” “Why did you stop doing the podcast?”
Well… I’m thrilled to report that we will be posting SCOREcast Episode 27 in the next few weeks,...
Gotcha!
In addition to the recent issues we’ve had with the RSS feed of the older podcast episodes (issues that are now fixed, by the way!), I’m sure you’ve noticed that we haven’t posted a new podcast episode since me and Randy Knaub’s wrap-up of the 2010 Namm Show back in January of this year. Many of you have written in from all over the world to ask the obvious questions: “Is it over?” “Is there ever going to be another SCOREcast podcast episode?” “Why did you stop doing the podcast?”
Well… I’m thrilled to report that we will be posting SCOREcast Episode 27 in the next few weeks,...
- 11/23/2010
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
As editor-in-chief of SCOREcastOnline.com, I get a Ton of email and communication from people wanting to help us do what we do even better. These people are often folks I do not know personally but most of them are self-proclaimed online blogging “experts” who are peddling a variety of different products guaranteed to keep SCOREcast stay chocolaty in milk. Recently, I received one such email (most of these could more accurately be describe as “spam”) that was an advertisement for a WordPress plugin which enables you to generate a content-specific headline based off of key words obtained from crawling your previous content.
Sounds like a Great deal, right? I’m a busy guy, our contributor staff are all busy people… wouldn’t it be great to be able to just punch up a quick headline that is more or less relevant based on which posts have historically been the most viewed?...
Sounds like a Great deal, right? I’m a busy guy, our contributor staff are all busy people… wouldn’t it be great to be able to just punch up a quick headline that is more or less relevant based on which posts have historically been the most viewed?...
- 11/13/2010
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
It took them a year, but the Society of Composers and Lyricists has come out in support of the proposed Composers Union, spearheaded by the Association of Music Composers and Lyricists (Amcl) and the Teamsters Union Local 399.
As Jon Burlingame first reported in Variety, the decision came down when the Scl board recently voted to endorse the effort.
The Amcl is expected to formally announce the Scl’s endorsement at their next organizing meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, at the Writers Guild Theater.
Since last April’s addition of several Amcl steering committee members (including composers Mike Post, Sean Callery, Rick Marvin, Richard Gibbs, and others), the Scl is the most recent organization to come out in support of the Amcl’s retooled campaign for a “benefits only” union for composers. Earlier this year, organizations including WGA, SAG, AFTRA, Afm, and the Recording Musicians Assn. (Rma) formally endorsed the effort by the Amcl.
As Jon Burlingame first reported in Variety, the decision came down when the Scl board recently voted to endorse the effort.
The Amcl is expected to formally announce the Scl’s endorsement at their next organizing meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15, at the Writers Guild Theater.
Since last April’s addition of several Amcl steering committee members (including composers Mike Post, Sean Callery, Rick Marvin, Richard Gibbs, and others), the Scl is the most recent organization to come out in support of the Amcl’s retooled campaign for a “benefits only” union for composers. Earlier this year, organizations including WGA, SAG, AFTRA, Afm, and the Recording Musicians Assn. (Rma) formally endorsed the effort by the Amcl.
- 10/29/2010
- by SCO Staff
- SCOREcastOnline.com
No, I’m not referring to Deane’s post from yesterday about Notational Velocity (although it was pretty cool!).
I have been given the rare opportunity to hijack the Open Forum Friday for today, so I figured since nobody else in town seems to be talking about it, I’d try to drag the topic of the proposed “union” back from the dead and see if there was still any blood to leech from it. (Speaking of leeching blood, who else is eagerly awaiting The Walking Dead on Halloween night?)
In all seriousness, there are interesting arguments both for and against a Composers Union in La. But is one even feasible? Is it worth it? Is it too late? Is it necessary? Are we longing for the past when we should be facing the reality of the future? These are all questions that are, frankly, still unanswered. God bless the guys on the dais,...
I have been given the rare opportunity to hijack the Open Forum Friday for today, so I figured since nobody else in town seems to be talking about it, I’d try to drag the topic of the proposed “union” back from the dead and see if there was still any blood to leech from it. (Speaking of leeching blood, who else is eagerly awaiting The Walking Dead on Halloween night?)
In all seriousness, there are interesting arguments both for and against a Composers Union in La. But is one even feasible? Is it worth it? Is it too late? Is it necessary? Are we longing for the past when we should be facing the reality of the future? These are all questions that are, frankly, still unanswered. God bless the guys on the dais,...
- 10/22/2010
- by Jai Meghan
- SCOREcastOnline.com
I had a conversation recently with a fellow film composer about “creative burnout”. This person isn’t feeling it anymore. He told me that the years of rejection and rewrites have eroded his ambition and he just doesn’t find it exhilarating the way he once did. I listened as he told me about gigs come and gone and what he loved about them versus the gigs of late and what he loathed about those. He talked about how things have changed in film music; how he felt it is no longer financially possible to record a decent orchestra, convince a director to go with a melody over a drone, or make it through an entire film without competing with needle drops for a money-grabbing soundtrack release. To be honest, his long tale of discontent made me very sad and a little uncomfortable. It was a dreary story.
“Basically,” he summarized,...
“Basically,” he summarized,...
- 10/11/2010
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
I’m continuing today with my “Caveats of Convenient Film Composing” series. While we often love to talk about what we do right most of the time, these few posts speak instead to some things that I’ve observed film composers doing wrong lately. Of course, that statement in and of itself is highly subjective, but I think there are some habits that are starting to trend that, while possibly not evident right away, will prove down the line to be detrimental to doing business as a film composer in our continually evolving market. I see this list of choices as “temptations of convenience”, and this series might also be called “The Seduction of the Easy Way Out”. In this economy and composing climate, I see a lot of composers taking these routes and while none of them are necessarily “bad”, I’ll try to make the case as to...
- 9/13/2010
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Well… can you tell we’ve all been slammed around here? July was a quiet month at SCOREcast due to all of us regular contributors being tied up on beefy projects that have required our 1000% attention. For August, however, we’ll be offering you all some surprises in the way of new content. Watch for some interesting new features coming in the weeks ahead!
For my part (and I’m writing this very far in advance of the publishing date… it’s July 18th!), I’m going to stray from our August focus on “Working as a Team” and devote a few posts to some of the things I’ve observed film composers doing wrong lately. Of course, that statement in and of itself is highly subjective, but I think there are some habits that are starting to trend that, while possibly not evident right away, will prove down the...
For my part (and I’m writing this very far in advance of the publishing date… it’s July 18th!), I’m going to stray from our August focus on “Working as a Team” and devote a few posts to some of the things I’ve observed film composers doing wrong lately. Of course, that statement in and of itself is highly subjective, but I think there are some habits that are starting to trend that, while possibly not evident right away, will prove down the...
- 8/10/2010
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
I’m going a little off-topic here, but bear with me…
If you are anything like I am, you have many different ways in which you create. I think it is safe to say that we are all musically creative. We write, arrange, sketch, play, edit, perform, design, distort, and produce audio for various formats and productions. In my own career, however, I also like to work on my website, which I take care of myself. I love to take certain segments of our podcasts and edit/tweak them as a temporary (and I let me stress the word temporary!) tangent from my current scoring assignment. Though I am in no way, shape, or form a graphic designer, I have a fairly evolved sense of design aesthetic, and I very much enjoyed creating my own logo for my company. I design and create my own demo materials, promotional literature, and to a more limited degree,...
If you are anything like I am, you have many different ways in which you create. I think it is safe to say that we are all musically creative. We write, arrange, sketch, play, edit, perform, design, distort, and produce audio for various formats and productions. In my own career, however, I also like to work on my website, which I take care of myself. I love to take certain segments of our podcasts and edit/tweak them as a temporary (and I let me stress the word temporary!) tangent from my current scoring assignment. Though I am in no way, shape, or form a graphic designer, I have a fairly evolved sense of design aesthetic, and I very much enjoyed creating my own logo for my company. I design and create my own demo materials, promotional literature, and to a more limited degree,...
- 7/8/2010
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Can you believe that July is already upon us? What happened to the first half of 2010?
This month at SCOREcastOnline.com, we are focusing on “Marketing and Branding.”
I’m excited about finally bringing this topic to the forefront of our discussions at Sco, as many of you have been asking us to cover this topic for a long time.
As a possible timely stroke of genius(!), we are hosting our first-ever Official SCOREcast Mixer here in Los Angeles on July 18th. We will release details on how you can be involved before the weekend, so stay tuned for more on this special event.
To kick off the month, we’ve already read two Killer articles on the subject. Last week, Heather Fenoughty weighed in with an incredible article about Personality Branding, where she essentially lays out how to best promote yourself and run your business through understanding your personality type.
This month at SCOREcastOnline.com, we are focusing on “Marketing and Branding.”
I’m excited about finally bringing this topic to the forefront of our discussions at Sco, as many of you have been asking us to cover this topic for a long time.
As a possible timely stroke of genius(!), we are hosting our first-ever Official SCOREcast Mixer here in Los Angeles on July 18th. We will release details on how you can be involved before the weekend, so stay tuned for more on this special event.
To kick off the month, we’ve already read two Killer articles on the subject. Last week, Heather Fenoughty weighed in with an incredible article about Personality Branding, where she essentially lays out how to best promote yourself and run your business through understanding your personality type.
- 7/1/2010
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
I received this question from a composer in Amsterdam who reads Sco. Instead of emailing my answer, I thought it would be a great topic to bring up here at SCOREcast:
“With all of the commitments you have pulling at you, how do you decide which projects to work on and which to leave on the table?”
Great question. Not an easy one to answer—because everyone is different—but an important one to answer, nonetheless. I’ll give it a shot.
We are all busy people. Some of us have two, three, four, ten, thirty things going at once. I’m scoring three movies simultaneously right now, I oversee SCOREcastOnline.com, I lead a successful, healthy, and happy team at Deane Ogden Music, my home life kicks ass, I rarely miss lunch with the woman of my dreams, and I still have plenty of time to play drums on people’s records.
“With all of the commitments you have pulling at you, how do you decide which projects to work on and which to leave on the table?”
Great question. Not an easy one to answer—because everyone is different—but an important one to answer, nonetheless. I’ll give it a shot.
We are all busy people. Some of us have two, three, four, ten, thirty things going at once. I’m scoring three movies simultaneously right now, I oversee SCOREcastOnline.com, I lead a successful, healthy, and happy team at Deane Ogden Music, my home life kicks ass, I rarely miss lunch with the woman of my dreams, and I still have plenty of time to play drums on people’s records.
- 6/12/2010
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
My assistant and I had a great discussion over an 11pm Taco Bell dinner last night (isn’t composing for Hollywood films just the most glamorous thing ever?). Our topic? Rules. We were talking, specifically, about the boxes we paint ourselves into as composers—those ways of doing that are now go-to methods for us. You know… methods and devices that have worked project after project, over and over, again and again.
At first, our conversation was about identifying these rules. Certain progressions that are used as devices for a particular filmic motion. Certain instrument choices that we might prefer over others. Particular ways of writing or orchestrating that we subconsciously move straight to without regard to how we might approach it differently this time around.
Next, we questioned, “Why do we enforce these rules on ourselves?” Is it laziness? Habit? Insecurity? Maybe it is based on historical success. Or...
At first, our conversation was about identifying these rules. Certain progressions that are used as devices for a particular filmic motion. Certain instrument choices that we might prefer over others. Particular ways of writing or orchestrating that we subconsciously move straight to without regard to how we might approach it differently this time around.
Next, we questioned, “Why do we enforce these rules on ourselves?” Is it laziness? Habit? Insecurity? Maybe it is based on historical success. Or...
- 6/7/2010
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Looking over this past month of articles about “Going Pro”, our SCOREcast contributors have pointed out some very interesting definitions of what it means to be professional in this business. Some have explained that professionalism is a state of mind — that one must think constantly about being professional in all situations, whether in business, personal life, or public life. Others have suggested that to truly be a professional, one must earn a living at what it is they profess to do. For example, you can’t really call yourself a professional composer if you’re not making money “composing”. If all you’re doing is sitting around and talking about “composing”, then you might be able to say your professional talker, but not necessarily a professional composer.
Ever have a season in your life where it just seems like everything has been a lesson? Maybe you look back and realize...
Ever have a season in your life where it just seems like everything has been a lesson? Maybe you look back and realize...
- 6/1/2010
- by Deane Ogden
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Welcome to the new and improved SCOREcastOnline.com!
Our inaugural year has been a total blast! I knew that if we could do something to more carefully connect our professional film music community, amazing things would happen. What I didn’t count on was this community getting behind SCOREcast in the way that it has. Kudos to each and every one of you for building this community and really making this professional film music family an amazing group to be a part of. This website is for You!
Our first year online has been spent on Google’s awesome Blogger platform. However, with the expanding number of community-members posting relevant commentary and rich content, our daily readership is reaching into the 40,000′s, and we needed to make a change… badly.
We are now self-hosting the site on our own servers and have migrated to the more robust WordPress platform. For the last six days,...
Our inaugural year has been a total blast! I knew that if we could do something to more carefully connect our professional film music community, amazing things would happen. What I didn’t count on was this community getting behind SCOREcast in the way that it has. Kudos to each and every one of you for building this community and really making this professional film music family an amazing group to be a part of. This website is for You!
Our first year online has been spent on Google’s awesome Blogger platform. However, with the expanding number of community-members posting relevant commentary and rich content, our daily readership is reaching into the 40,000′s, and we needed to make a change… badly.
We are now self-hosting the site on our own servers and have migrated to the more robust WordPress platform. For the last six days,...
- 5/10/2010
- by SCOREcast Online
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Normally, Lee Sanders would occupy this space with a few thoughts to get your noggin’ spinning about the way you conduct yourself in this business of film music. He’ll be back next week to challenge you with an all new Weekend Provocation.
Right now, though, I have a Huge announcement to make…
Last year, over Memorial Day weekend, we launched SCOREcastOnline.com. The idea for a SCOREcast website seemed like the obvious move in the natural progression from the SCOREcast podcast episodes, and felt like a necessary step toward our goal of bringing the professional film music community closer.
At the time of the launch, we weren’t sure if an Sco site would be a raging success, or go over like a lead balloon. I’m happy to report that because of your loyalty as subscribers, the word of mouth that makes our industry the great harbor that it is,...
Right now, though, I have a Huge announcement to make…
Last year, over Memorial Day weekend, we launched SCOREcastOnline.com. The idea for a SCOREcast website seemed like the obvious move in the natural progression from the SCOREcast podcast episodes, and felt like a necessary step toward our goal of bringing the professional film music community closer.
At the time of the launch, we weren’t sure if an Sco site would be a raging success, or go over like a lead balloon. I’m happy to report that because of your loyalty as subscribers, the word of mouth that makes our industry the great harbor that it is,...
- 5/8/2010
- by SCOREcast Online
- SCOREcastOnline.com
Normally, Lee Sanders would occupy this space with a few thoughts to get your noggin' spinning about the way you conduct yourself in this business of film music. He'll be back next week to challenge you with an all new Weekend Provocation.
Right now, though, I have a Huge announcement to make…
Last year, over Memorial Day weekend, we launched SCOREcastOnline.com. The idea for a SCOREcast website seemed like the obvious move in the natural progression from the SCOREcast podcast episodes, and felt like a necessary step toward our goal of bringing the professional film music community closer.
At the time of the launch, we weren't sure if an Sco site would be a raging success, or go over like a lead balloon. I'm happy to report that because of your loyalty as subscribers, the word of mouth that makes our industry the great harbor that it is, and quality,...
Right now, though, I have a Huge announcement to make…
Last year, over Memorial Day weekend, we launched SCOREcastOnline.com. The idea for a SCOREcast website seemed like the obvious move in the natural progression from the SCOREcast podcast episodes, and felt like a necessary step toward our goal of bringing the professional film music community closer.
At the time of the launch, we weren't sure if an Sco site would be a raging success, or go over like a lead balloon. I'm happy to report that because of your loyalty as subscribers, the word of mouth that makes our industry the great harbor that it is, and quality,...
- 5/7/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (Deane Ogden)
- SCOREcastOnline.com
As the first full year of SCOREcastOnline.com (Sco) draws to a close, I’ve found myself reflecting on all of the great things that makes our community of film music professionals shine. Much of it can be found in the hundreds of pages of articles, podcasts and tips that make up this online forum, but even more of it shows in the hearts and minds of You—the composers, orchestrators, writers, lyricists, executives, programmers, mixers, editors—all of you that work so hard to make this business a joy to be a part of and Sco the rich resource that it has become.
My goal in starting this website and podcast has always been to make our professional film music community “smaller” as we naturally grow “larger”. Over the past year, our website has undergone many alterations and we’ve experimented with various ways to communicate and interact as a community.
My goal in starting this website and podcast has always been to make our professional film music community “smaller” as we naturally grow “larger”. Over the past year, our website has undergone many alterations and we’ve experimented with various ways to communicate and interact as a community.
- 5/4/2010
- by SCOREcast Online
- SCOREcastOnline.com
As the first full year of SCOREcastOnline.com (Sco) draws to a close, I’ve found myself reflecting on all of the great things that makes our community of film music professionals shine. Much of it can be found in the hundreds of pages of articles, podcasts and tips that make up this online forum, but even more of it shows in the hearts and minds of You—the composers, orchestrators, writers, lyricists, executives, programmers, mixers, editors—all of you that work so hard to make this business a joy to be a part of and Sco the rich resource that it has become.
My goal in starting this website and podcast has always been to make our professional film music community “smaller” as we naturally grow “larger”. Over the past year, our website has undergone many alterations and we've experimented with various ways to communicate and interact as a community.
My goal in starting this website and podcast has always been to make our professional film music community “smaller” as we naturally grow “larger”. Over the past year, our website has undergone many alterations and we've experimented with various ways to communicate and interact as a community.
- 5/4/2010
- by noreply@blogger.com (Deane Ogden)
- SCOREcastOnline.com
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