The Portfolio Composer

Amy Gordon is a composer, arranger, singer-songwriter, and vocalist in Los Angeles, CA. She is an active choral composer, including being the composer-in-residence for Nova Vocal Ensemble. Her music has been described as melodic and accessible, yet with surprising harmonic twists. This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.dorico.com/tpc for a free 30-day trial version.

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Composer Amy Gordon discusses the steps she's taken to build her composing business including creating an online store for her music.

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It's the fourth anniversary of The Portfolio Composer. And every anniversary I take a look back at the previous year's most popular episodes. These episodes are the most downloaded episodes of the previous year. This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.dorico.com/tpc for a free 30-day trial version.

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The Most Popular Episodes of 2019!

Most Popular Episodes:

• #10–Ep 211-Danny Bensi & Saunder Juriaans on Letting Go of Ego
• #9–Ep 210-Gabriel Mann on Being Invested
• #8–Ep 212-Dale Trumbore on Staying Composed
• #7–Ep 205-James Adler on Marketing A Winter Triptych
• #6–Ep 215-Pamela Z on The Five Jobs of a Successful Artist
• #5–Ep 213-Sean Beeson on The Six P's of a Career
• #4–Ep 202-Adam Lastiwka on Scoring Travelers and Finding a Mentor
• #3–Ep 201-Philip Sheppard on Bach, Audiences, and the Olympics
• #2–Ep 207-Scott Lang on Realizing You're an Entrepreneur
• #1–Ep 206-Alex Harwood on Making Yourself Discoverable

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Angela Myles Beeching is a music career coach who helps musicians get more of their best work out into the world — so they can finally become the artists they are meant to be. Ms. Beeching is the former director of career and entrepreneurship programs at Manhattan School of Music, Indiana University, and New England Conservatory. The third edition of her book Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music is out now. This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.dorico.com/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!

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

Music career coach Angela Beeching discusses the importance of mindset in building your career and the release of the 3rd Edition of her classic career book, Beyond Talent.

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Composer Simon Taufique teaches on the importance of identifying and filling the need behind the want, something he calls Emotional Insurance.

Composer Arturo Cardelús shares how putting his music on YouTube has led to scoring multiple movies and composing for some of the world's finest performers.

Composer Jennifer Thomas discusses the real numbers in streaming for independent artists and how she pays the bills with streaming royalties.

This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.dorico.com/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!

Composer Lillie Harris discusses the finer points of being a professional copyist and being The Green Copyist

Website:

• www.lillieharris.com

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This episode was edited by E.J. Sadler at Studio184.

Chad Hobson is a British composer with impressive credentials in film and award-winning television. His work in film includes a wide range of genres, from gritty urban dramas like Adulthood (Noel Clarke), Epic fantasy like Stardust (Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer), to most recently HBO's Leaving Neverland, directed by Dan Reed which chronicles the sexual abuse allegations made by two boys against music icon Michael Jackson. This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.dorico.com/tpc for a free 30-day trial version.

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Composer Chad Hobson discusses the importance of being comfortable, paying your dues, and finding freedom in the pressure.

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Herdís Stefánsdóttir is a composer of music for multimedia, a songwriter, and an electronic musician. Her compositional endeavors -- installations in museums, dance, theatre, and a successful electronic music duet she is a part of – are establishing her as an expansive artist. Herdís' first studio film was "The Sun is Also a Star", an MGM and Warner Brothers production. This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.dorico.com/tpc for a free 30-day trial version.

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The former opera singer Sune Hjerrild, had the vision of what is now Truelinked after experiencing how the disconnect between the 'four As' (Artists, Arts Organisations, Agents and Audience) of the classical music industry could sometimes cause havoc in an artist's career, and greatly impede the working process of arts organizations and agents. In 2013 Sune and his partner founded Truelinked that now employs 20 people and have clients all over the world. In 2018 the company acquired Operabase. This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.dorico.com/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!

Opera star and startup founder Sune Hjerrild of Truelinked discusses why it's important to consider all the stakeholders, using data to improve the opera industry, and necessary business skills for musicians.

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