Category: Columns
Becoming A Full-Time Composer: From A To F#
Becoming a full-time composer can mean a lot of different things to different people. It can mean spending all of your time at a piano, composing dozens of pieces of...
I have a dream…: How to become a Hollywood Composer
“I have a dream….”, although I’ve heard this one before, it certainly was the trigger for my project to leave Europe and to give it a try in the United...
Fear, Failure…and The Twilight Zone
Last year I did some leadership training. One night we were asked, “What would you do if failure were not an option?” The exercise is designed to heighten our awareness...
Why Hans Zimmer Got The Job You Wanted (And You Didn’t)
I worked for Hans Zimmer for about 8 years, 5 of which were in a studio at Remote Control, his facility in Santa Monica. Since leaving Remote, many people have...