Composing

Sooooooo....in 2022, we found out that my Dad was terminal with esophageal cancer. I'd always wanted to produce a doc about Dad b/c he's such a larger than life character in REAL life. So, I did. It was a literal race against time but I was determined to get it done. While gathering the assets for D...

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“Sometimes, opportunities hover around you. They scream, ‘TAKE IT’, but then the fear of having to make choices comes into play. That little voice that tells you can’t, or shouldn’t. Ignore that. Grab it with both hands and see where it takes you.” —Rosalind Winton (editor, poet, song lyricist, and...

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Maurice Vaughan

3 months ago

Great title, Fran Harris! Take Charge Tuesday. You got me pumped up to work on my projects! Looking forward to the AMA!

Ashley Renee Smith

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- Maurice Vaughan
3 months ago

Love it! Thanks for sharing, Fran!

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- Elena Maro
4 months ago

You're welcome, Randy Calligan.

Elena Maro

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- Maurice Vaughan
4 months ago

See you in the Introduce Yourself Lounge, Randy Calligan . Happy networking!

Joel Irwin

In my 'day job', I am a wedding videographer. Most of the videos (not mine) are 'cinematic' meaning they are essentially short films that most of the time do not use the actual audio but rather overla...

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Duane Carlton Merritt

From my experience working on feature films, a lot of it is really about networking and even cold emailing at times, especially if you have a website with a portfolio on it.

Pat Alexander

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- Duane Carlton Merritt
3 months ago

for fun to practice my editing, i used to go download a bunch of random footage from pexels and just cut it together lots of which ways with different music just to see how it feels

Linwood Bell

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- Elena Maro
- Maurice Vaughan
3 months ago

Andy was the best. Honest and good to a fault. Little known fact about him...he made that record for Instant Funk, " I Got My Mind Made Up". recorded it in his basement on a Teac model 5. Got a gold record for it.

Alexander Benra, there was a similar conversation about pseudonyms and stage names that took place in the Acting lounge recently. It may provide even more perspective for you: https://www.stage32.com/...

Pamela Jaye Smith

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- Alexander Benra
- Maurice Vaughan
3 months ago

Interesting question. For prose writers it seems more common to have different names for different genres.

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- Pamela Jaye Smith
- Maurice Vaughan
3 months ago

Thats true, Pamela Jaye Smith! A lot of well-known authors write under different names when they stretch out into different genres or audience demos.

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- Linwood Bell
- Maurice Vaughan
3 months ago

Branding is really important these days across media. If you use the same name everywhere, you might be surprised who might like your jingles. Don't think there's anything wrong with trying to be anonymous if you're doing contract work you're not super proud of just for a payday

Sam Sokolow

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6 months ago

Elena is great. This is a must read for composers. Thanks for sharing, Navid Lancaster.

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6 months ago

Sam Sokolow , film scoring is a profession where you will find something new to learn almost every day and I am more than happy to support this fantastic communi...

Kerry Kennard

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3 months ago

She's great; she'll answer your emails when she's not busy making great music. :~). Thank you Elana. I finished reading this Blog today. Good information, especially three years ago (2020), it is still applicable today (2024).

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- Maurice Vaughan
3 months ago

Thank you so much, Kerry Kennard . Thank you for reading this. Glad that you found the blog helpful. I am happy to help whenever I can, it is just impossible to manage all the messages right away and...

I love that you took things into your own hands and created something to honor him. I think thats really beautiful, Fran Harris!

Sorry to hear of your dad's passing. My dad died almost 30 years ago, so know what you're going through and what perspectives come out from learning what Life means. I'm glad also you're able to write...

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- Kerry Kennard
3 months ago

My condolences to you and your family, Kerry Kennard.

Thank you Maurice Vaughan - it was a while ago. I appreciate the condolences

You're welcome, Kerry Kennard.

Maria Restivo Glassner

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- Nick Phillips
3 months ago

I can't wait to see this!

I'm in!

Marrianne Rayhill

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- Pat Savage
3 months ago

I love Ennio Morricone's compositions. His timeless musical masterpieces scored the music to my favorite film, CINEMA PARADISO.

Alexander Benra

Deborah's Theme from "Once upon a time in America", allways waters my eyes (is that an English expression? I guess you know what I mean)

Miquiel Banks

Yeah, I did a quick search, not playing here. Would love to go see this in the theatre.... Hopefully, it will show (at least somewhere) near me.....Thanks for sharing.....

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- Maurice Vaughan
3 months ago

Awesome! Thanks for spotlighting this member's great work, Linwood Bell! Your work is great, Michael!

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- Michael Roth
3 months ago

That's great, Linwood Bell! The power of Stage 32 and Introduce Yourself Weekend! I'm gonna check out "The Web Opera."

Michael Roth

Thank you so much Linwood - and also Elena, Alexander, Maurice and very much Ashley for having a look at THE WEB OPERA and all the kind words. It's a project that means a lot to me, musically and poli...

posting some images for those who might be curious -

and another

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- Maurice Vaughan
3 months ago

Thanks for sharing, Linwood Bell . It is always interesting to hear composers talk about their work flow!

This is awesome! I'm a big Ludwig fan, I think he's so cool!

Hi Savannah! So nice to meet you. Nice track....is that you singing?

Savannah Gates

Hey Linwood! I'm on keys, horn, and background vocals. My fiancé and co-producer, Melissa Collins, is lead vocalist. She's a beast with quite the stylistic range.

Thanks for reaching out!

Savannah Gates You both sound great! I was watching last week's episode of True Detective and a tune came on with a female singer and I thought, " they could have used Savannah's stuff here". It's nic...

Ah! I love that! Howl long have you two been working together?

Many years. It all started when I first got into the jingle business. The first couple years I could only do maybe 40/45 in a year and felt like I was really busy. I wont post any here, but in my Intr...

Alex, it's great to have you here. Thank you for joining in!!

Welcome, Alexander Benra !

Congrats to Rosalind and A.J. on their project! I wish them a huge success with it!

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- Ashley Renee Smith
3 months ago

Such an inspiring blog! Thank you so much for sharing, Maurice Vaughan :)

Thank you for sharing, awesome stuff!

You're welcome, Pat Alexander. It's a great blog for people to go back to when they're feeling discouraged or unmotivated.

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