The Portfolio Composer

Jason Graves is a two-time British Academy Award-winning composer renowned for his textural concept scores and innovative orchestration in cinematic games such as The Dark Pictures Anthology, Moss, Tomb Raider, and more. His repertoire is truly diverse, from aleatoric and sweeping orchestral journeys in space, to haunting and immersive soundscapes in historical, gothic and supernatural worlds, to manipulating ancient instruments in a Stone Age natural environment and whimsical waltzes for an intimate pastoral palette. This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.steinberg.net/tpc for a free 30-day trial version.

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Composer Jason Graves discusses the long-term thinking required to build and sustain a successful composing career.

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Matt Morton is an award-winning composer, multi-instrumentalist, and engineer/producer from Columbus, OH. He started on the guitar at age 9 and went on to learn the bass, piano, drums, mandolin, cuatro, charango, ukulele, banjo, and cello. His feature-length scores include the multiple award-winning Apollo 11, Dinosaur 13, and Scaring the Fish. This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.steinberg.net/tpc for a free 30-day trial version.

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Composer Matt Morton discusses the power of teaching to grow as a composer, the role of the composer as producer, wearing multiple hats, and why you should form an LLC.

Websites:

• www.mattmortonmusic.com

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This episode was edited by Studio184.

Anxiety is a pernicious bedfellow. So many of us—especially creatives—live it with constantly. It will eat you up inside. You don't have to live this way. Here's a short lesson on how. This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.steinberg.net/tpc for a free 30-day trial version.

Join The Portfolio Composer community and support the creation of the platform on Patreon. Just $1/month to enable the creation of more great content to help you build your career!

Anxiety is a pernicious bedfellow. So many of us—especially creatives—live it with constantly. It will eat you up inside. You don't have to live this way. Here's a short lesson on how.

Help composers find the podcast by giving The Portfolio Composer a review on iTunes!

Christopher Tin is a two-time Grammy-winning concert, film, and video game composer. His works have been performed at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Disney Concert Hall, and many other venues. His recent Kickstarter campaign became the highest grossing Classical Music campaign of Kickstarter history. His albums have peaked at #1 on the Billboard Classical Charts, and he was collaborated with a wide range of artists from numerous genres, from Lang Lang to BT. This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.steinberg.net/tpc for a free 30-day trial version.

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Part Three of the Kickstarter Miniseries: Christopher discusses having a team, rolling out rewards, booking Abbey Road, and the bottom line.

Websites:

• christophertin.com

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This episode was edited by Studio184.

Christopher Tin is a two-time Grammy-winning concert, film, and video game composer. His works have been performed at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Disney Concert Hall, and many other venues. His recent Kickstarter campaign became the highest grossing Classical Music campaign of Kickstarter history. His albums have peaked at #1 on the Billboard Classical Charts, and he was collaborated with a wide range of artists from numerous genres, from Lang Lang to BT. This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.steinberg.net/tpc for a free 30-day trial version.

Join The Portfolio Composer community and support the creation of the platform on Patreon. Just $1/month to enable the creation of more great content to help you build your career!

Part Two of the Kickstarter Miniseries: Christopher discusses money, his target fundraising amount, and choosing the appropriate rewards.

For information regarding the FREE digital world premiere of To Shiver The Sky on Saturday, August 29, 2020. visit this Washington Performing Arts page.

Websites:

• christophertin.com

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This episode was edited by Studio184.

Christopher Tin is a two-time Grammy-winning concert, film, and video game composer. His works have been performed at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Disney Concert Hall, and many other venues. His recent Kickstarter campaign became the highest grossing Classical Music campaign of Kickstarter history. His albums have peaked at #1 on the Billboard Classical Charts, and he was collaborated with a wide range of artists from numerous genres, from Lang Lang to BT. This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.steinberg.net/tpc for a free 30-day trial version.

Part One of the Kickstarter Minisieris: Christopher discusses why he chose Kickstarter, the importance of placing your audience first, and what funding and audience support looks like in our current music economy.

For information regarding the FREE digital world premiere of To Shiver The Sky on Saturday, August 29, 2020. visit this Washington Performing Arts page.

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This episode was edited by Studio184.

Ben Lovett is a current American recording artist, film composer, songwriter, and producer from Georgia. He is the founder of the record label Lovers Label. His non-film compositions are released under the names LOVETT and Lovers & Friends. He has won several awards, including Best Score for "The Last Lullaby" and Best Score for "Ghost of Old Highways." This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.steinberg.net/tpc for a free 30-day trial version.

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Composer Ben Lovett discusses the importance of not letting a lack of knowledge stop you, how COVID-19 is affecting the film industry, and his latest film, "Stuffed."

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• Ben's portfolio
• Avoiding jobs
• There is no divide between the personal life & the professional life
• Being a philosophy major
• Creating opportunities
• It's about who know who you are
• Maintaining rights
• Playing the long game
• Luck
• Having the right mindset
• COVID-19 & the entertainment industry
• Stuffed
• Living in Asheville, NC
• California Gig Law

Websites:

• benlovett.com

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This episode was edited by Studio184.

Conductor Ingrid Martin discusses her new online resource Conducting Artistry and why it's so important to get to know the people who will choose, conduct, and perform your music.

Ingrid Martin is an Australian conductor. She is passionate about helping conductors be better leaders, musicians, and educators. With degrees from universities in Australia and the U.S. and many years on the podium she has created an online resource to help conductors called Conducting Artistry (conducting artistry.com).

This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.steinberg.net/tpc for a free 30-day trial version.

Join The Portfolio Composer community and support the creation of the platform on Patreon. Just $1/month to enable the creation of more great content to help you build your career!

Conductor Ingrid Martin discusses her new online resource Conducting Artistry and why it's so important to get to know the people who will choose, conduct, and perform your music.

Help composers find the podcast by giving The Portfolio Composer a review on iTunes!

This episode was edited by Studio184.

Drum & Lace is an Italian composer and performer that creates music for film, tv and media. Her live performances oscillate between electronica & chamber music, often with spatial audio elements. Ian Hultquist is an American Film Composer who has made a name for himself scoring films, tv and documentaries for Netflix, HBO, CNN and NatGeo. Together they have co-scored projects such as HBO doc At The Heart of Gold, and most recently the AppleTV+ Original Series Dickinson. This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.steinberg.net/tpc for a free 30-day trial version.

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This episode is sponsored by nkoda, the home of digital sheet music. Try nkoda for free!

Composers Drum & Lace and Ian Hultquist discuss the business of collaboration, the California AB5 bill, and building trust.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• Ian & Sofia's portfolios
• Composing for the fashion industry
• Getting into movies
• Dickinson
• Collaborating
• Studio design
• Building trust in a collaboration
• The business of collaboration
• CA tax & employment law
• Web presence
• Being gracious to people
• Knowing your composer community

Websites:

• drumandlacemusic.com
• ianhultquist.com

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This episode was edited by Studio184.