Marc Lawson interview
I find that the composer and sound design community is one of the most supportive I have seen in the music world. Get engaged in that community and you will find everything you need.
Brian Schmidt interview
Your music and compositional skills may get you your first gig, but how professional you are: how good you are to work with will get you your second (and third, and fourth....) one and make or break your career. Be professional.
Nikola Nikita Jeremic interview
Don’t try to be the next Hans Zimmer or John Williams and try to sound like them. Hans Zimmer is already the best at being Hans Zimmer, and John Williams is the best at being John Williams.
Terry Jones interview
It's important that you can do what you say you are going to do, so try not to oversell yourself if you've no chance of delivering on it as it will come back to bite you later!
Jure Peternel interview
Your limitations create your sound, that’s for sure. Be open minded, don’t be afraid to experiment and the most important, pleasure comes first!
Cleveland Bledsoe Jr. interview
Every project should be a learning experience, whether it is good or bad. I had a client who had nothing bad to say about a piece I wrote and I was blown away.
Jonathan M. Ochmann interview
“Those who read own the world, those who watch television lose it.” - Werner Herzog
Richard Chance interview
Composing for media is a high pressure job. It requires creativity on demand, on somebody else's deadline, and you need to make it sound as near to perfection as possible.
Tanuj Tiku interview
Don’t be afraid to say no to a project if it does not make sense to you. Follow your instinct. You may end up in a limbo on a bad project with random people.
Mark Petrie interview
Work on improving your production as much as your compositional skills… it’s at least half the job these days.