It can be hard telling a crew member what they did wasn't good enough.

Dan Brown Jr., a 5x Emmy Award-Winning composer, shares why expecting excellence from your team will help you create a commercially successful product.

Listen to learn why you should never have to apologize for expecting excellence from your team.

Key Points:
1:19 - How he got started
5:10 - When to hire a composer
8:00 - Time frame for coming up with original score
8:54 - Scoring Pay Scale
9:54 - What he looks for in music
13:41 - Advice to aspiring composers
15:44 - Process for hitting emotional beats
18:42 - Working on Walking While Black: L.O.V.E. is the Answer
20:30 - Designing a signature sound
21:58 - What instrument have you used not as intended
23:40 - Creating crime sound effects
25:16 - How to sell your sounds
26:28 - The difference between a good mic and a bad mic
28:05 - How can I help

Show Links:
CrimeSonics
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Walking While Black L.O.V.E Is The Answer
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