The Portfolio Composer

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Joel Corelitz is a composer who believes music has a soul. In this interview he shares why focusing on style is a dead end and why persistence is key.

Topics discussed on this episode:

• Transitioning from the conservatory to commercial music
• The wrong path
• Pretty, traditional, music is boring
• Wrestling with an art form
• Wanting to be an artist
• The role is to be in service to someone else
• Three ways to think about opportunities:
  • Passion projects
  • Good for career
  • Good for finances
• Knowing who you are as a person
• Style can be a dead end
• The commissioner needs something in return
• Music is an isolating career
• Be persistent & join the community
• Learn what to do in the valleys
• Give them a reason to work with you
• Don't be afraid to specialize, yet be a generalist
• Be a good listener

Website:

• www.jordancritz.com

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

Jordan Critz is an award winning composer and producer. His work has been featured on numerous recordings as well as film and television including Disney, National Geographic, Apple, CBS, PBS, ABC, NBC, ESPN, Lifetime, TEDx and more. Jordan believes that every melody tells a story. His goal in composing and producing is to craft the melodies and music to enhance the story that's being told by the artist or by the film director. 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 Jordan Critz discusses the importance of finding the sound you love and building a career in Nashville.

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Tony Manfredonia is a composer living in Petoskey, MI, providing a sensory experience through colorful orchestration and warm melodies. Recent performances include ensembles such as the University of Cambridge Concert Band and the Brazosport Symphony Orchestra. Composing soundtracks for video games, such as Call of Saregnar and Kharon's Crypt, he aims to audibly enhance each game world. Continually advocating mental health awareness, he musically expresses the inexpressible for those who don't have a voice. 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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Peter Nashel is a New York based composer who works extensively in television and film. His latest television work includes Netflix's Marco Polo as well as the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck produced Incorporated for SyFy. His recent film credits include Neon's I, Tonya directed by Craig Gillespie and Tom McCarthy's Win Win. He has worked with acclaimed director Alex Gibney on several documentaries, including Client 9. 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 Peter Nashel discusses his journey from performer to scoring movies including the highly acclaimed I, Tonya, the difference between amateur & professional, and turning on your business head.

Website:

• edwardjacobs.org

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

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 and educator Eddie Jacobs discusses his innovative NewMusic Initiative to help students learn the value and process of commissioning new music.

Website:

• edwardjacobs.org

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Robert W. Smith (b. 1958) is one of the most popular and prolific composers in America today. He has over 600 publications in print with the majority composed and arranged through his long association with Warner Bros. Publications and the Belwin catalog. Mr. Smith is the President/CEO of RWS Music Company, exclusively distributed through C. L. Barnhouse. In addition, he is currently teaching in the Music Industry program at Troy University in Troy, Alabama.

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Composer, educator, and business owner Robert W. Smith discusses the essential business skills composers need to learn and what it takes to build our composing and publishing businesses.

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Michael Hall is an internationally recognized soloist/teacher with over 40 compositions written for him, teaches at VanderCook College of Music, and is co-founder/Artistic Director of the Bandung Philharmonic—the first professional orchestra in Indonesia. As a soloist, Michael has appeared in Chicago's Orchestra Hall, Vienna, Reykjavik, Bangkok, Los Angeles, New York City, and Jakarta. He gave the US premiere of Chen Yi's concerto Xian Shi, and premiered Stacy Garrop's concerto Krakatoa in Jan 2018.

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Violist and new music advocate Michael Hall discusses why it is important to not play it safe and to create your own opportunities.

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Brooklyn born and bred artist Tamar-kali is a second-generation musician with roots in the coastal Sea Islands of South Carolina. As a performing and recording artist, she has defied boundaries to craft her own unique alternative sound. 2017 marked her debut as a film score composer. Her 'expressive and varied score swells around dramatic widescreen views of the Mississippi delta' [Variety], in Dee Rees' Mudbound a Netflix feature wowing film festival audiences and generating Oscar buzz.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Afro-punk
• Being an artist
• Wearing a lot of hats
• Bosses tell, leaders show
• You have to be a great leader as an independent artist
• Money
• You have to pay yourself
• Having a business brain
• Dee Rees
• Mudbound
• The work is the way
• You have to be creating
• The Law of Attraction
• Make sure the necessity of the work doesn't interfere with you as a person
• Create a harmonious environment
• Hiring the right people
• Having integrity and being responsible
• Don't feel desperate
• Share your resources

Website:

• www.tamar-kali.com

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Music supervisor Liz Lawson discusses the ins and outs of music supervision, the need to learn how to market yourself, and why you should always send links.

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Conductor Jordan Randall Smith is the Music Director of chamber orchestra Symphony Number One and Music Director of the Govans Chorale.

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Conductor Jordan Randall Smith joins guest host Anthony Lanman to discuss Symphony Number One, tenacity, making your own opportunities, and owning your contacts.

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