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"History Has Its Eyes On You" - Thoughts on the 2017 Oscar Awards

"History Has Its Eyes On You" - Thoughts on the 2017 Oscar Awards

Last night two incredible things happened! (which I could foresee happening thus why I’m writing my blog on a Monday instead of a Sunday.) The first was a more personal matter: I finally listened to the musical Hamilton for the first time from start to finish. All I can say is…. ohhhh damn. That was incredible. Although Mr. Lin-Manuel Miranda did not receive his fourth puzzle piece to the sought-after E.G.O.T. (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), I cheered him on yesterday evening d

Finding the DNA of a Theme

Finding the DNA of a Theme

Hello readers! Today, I'll be sharing my notes on the first two lessons of Hans Zimmer's Masterclass on Film Scoring. I began the class today, and felt that sharing the notes with you might be interesting. The topic discussed was "Themes" and Zimmer used examples from his Sherlock Holmes score and the Interstellar score. I have tried to organize the notes as best as I can, but if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me! INTRODUCTION Encouraging how not to do it

“She Persisted.” Thoughts on the 2017 Grammy Awards.

“She Persisted.” Thoughts on the 2017 Grammy Awards.

What. A. Night. At first, everything seemed… ok. Adele opened with “Hello” and seemed a bit nervous. The numbers were somewhat less exciting renditions of what I’ve heard on the radio lately. James Corden tried to be a cast member of Hamilton. Awards went to people who deserved to win them and people were pretty civil. Then there was that beautiful stumble for the George Michael tribute where Adele apologized and started over to make things right. People were offended or they

Entrepreneurship: The Blessed Chaos

Entrepreneurship: The Blessed Chaos

"Throw stuff until it sticks" "Explore every option" "Focus your effort" "Obsess over your craft" "Find a way in" "You could be at the top" "Keep doing what you're doing" "Change your goal" "What do you want?!" I've gotten a lot of advice over the last couple of weeks. In setting out to become a self-sufficient artist, I felt the best place to start was to meet with other artists in a similar situation and gain some insight. It has been wonderfully informative, and if you are