The Protege Podcast

This podcast is a fantastic talk with the brilliant, Alex Condliffe.

He's a diploma graded pianist who has been in production and sync licensing for 4 years. His music has been included on feature films such as the Netflix release, 365 DNI and trailers such as  Beautiful Boy and Andi Mack. We also talk about how Alex gained over 2 million streams on Spotify and 1.5 million views on Youtube, with just ONE track.

We talk about:

-How to make yourself indispensable, thus getting you a continuous stream of work.
-How going through his instrument grades has had a positive impact on his composition
-The world of writing K-pop, Edm and Hip Hop
-How knowledge of classical music can impact all genres!
-Production music tips
-Composition tips
-How Alex got 2 million + streams on Spotify and 1.5 million views on youtube on just ONE track.

For more information about Alex, please visit https://www.alexcondliffemusic.com

Check out https://protege.school/ to try a free music production course from Protege.

In this session of Composer Stories, Guy is joined by Michael Maas. 

Michael Maas is an incredible composer and sound designer. He’s got a huge list of credits that include: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Antlers, Hobbs & Shaw, Blade Runner 2049, Star Wars: Han Solo.
 
He seems to have an incredible passion for sound design and creating unique and often creepy soundscapes using everyday house hold items. He’s an incredible talent and we can’t wait to share this podcast with you! 

In this episode, Guy and Michael talk about:

• Michael’s background
• His boy bands years!
• In depth Sound Design Techniques 
• The importance of being a reliable composer 
• How to hold on to good working relationships

For more information about Michael, please visit https://www.michaelmusic.de

Check out https://protege.school/ to try a free music production course from Protege.

In this session of Composer Stories, our own co-owner, Vikram Gudi, talks to Chase Casanova. He goes into incredible detail about his daily task of picking the right music to be pitched for trailers, advertising and TV. He talks about his work as a producer and his own film company. 

Podcast breakdown:

• Chase goes deep into his story about how he became a music supervisor and producer 
• Find out how's best to contact music supervisors, producers and library owners 
• Mark Woollen's role in the trailer music world 
• Chase's process behind writing library music briefs 
• The importance of picking the right music for a trailer
• He goes into detail about his own film production company 

https://www.instagram.com/forthestory.films/
https://www.markwoollen.com

Check out https://protege.school/ to try a free music production course from Protege.

In this session of Composer Stories, Guy is joined by Michael H Lee. 

He has recently won a Music and Sounds award for his work on the Disney trailer, TOGO. Based in Vancouver he has had an incredible career for someone who's relatively young in this industry. We talk about live instrumentation and how to get the most out of your work day. we touch on location and whether it matters. 

We finish the podcast with some incredibly useful insight that you don't want to miss. 

Podcast breakdown:

• Does location matter 
• Working for multiple Libraries 
• The heavy demand of Custom 
• How to progress in the Library and Trailer music world  

Check out https://protege.school/ to try a free music production course from Protege.

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In this session of Composer Stories, Guy is joined by Lincoln Jaeger. 

Lincoln has had a whopping 99 trailer placements during his time in the industry and he doesn't look like slowing down any time soon. Some of his placements include Jungle Book, It, US, Life, Joker and Mandalorian. 

We talk about his introduction into Library Music and he gives some priceless tips on how to make the jump from composing great music to getting consistent placements.   

Podcast breakdown:

• The importance of Live instrumentations
• How to make the most out of your opportunities 
• How to use Library music and Trailer music to your advantage 
• How to avoid burnout 
• Catalogue is key 
• Working hours 
• How many publishers should you write for? 

Check out https://protege.school/ to try a free music production course from Protege.

For more information on Lincoln, visit:

https://www.facebook.com/lincolnjaeger

In this session of Composer Stories, Guy is joined by Ross Harris. Ross has stacked up session work as a drummer with Craig David, Busted and Ella Henderson. He's also had placements with his songwriting on shows such as Love Island and The Greatest Dancer. 

We talk about our history, how important it is to sustain a certain level of professionalism and how you can get placements while also releasing music commercially. 

Ross has been contact and worked with some of the biggest names in music. We go deep into what to expect when you meet your idols and how to build your relationships within a business marketplace. 

Podcast breakdown:

• Ross's musical history
• The advantages of going to University in London to study music
• His session work and how that works alongside being a songwriter
• Giving yourself time to finish projects effectively 
• How just showing up and getting the job done goes a long way 
• What to do when you meet your idols
• How to build connection sin the right way

Check out https://protege.school/ to try a free music production course from Protege.

For more information on Ross, visit:

https://www.facebook.com/RossHarrisMusic/

In this session of Composer Stories, Guy is joined by Martyn Corbet. Martyn is a huge talent in the trailer music industry and his giant credit list includes Captain Marvel, Game Of Thrones, Abominable and Us. 

We dive into what it is to be a working composer, how it can work alongside live performance, getting the most out of your home studio and acknowledging the peek work hours in the day for you. 

We also cover how to get the best out of your home studio, something we haven't spoken about on the Composer Stories before. 

Podcast breakdown:

• How education can help you start your path.
• How react to publisher's feedback in a positive way.
• The skills required for Custom work.
• The skills required for Library music. 
• How to separate the different processes that are involved in finishing a track (Sketching, Writing, Mixing and Mastering) 
• Basic mixing techniques 
• What time of the day should work work?
• Work/Life balance 

Check out https://protegefreeweek.com/ to try a free music production course from Protege.

For more information on Martyn, visit:

https://www.facebook.com/martyncorbetmusic/

http://www.martyncorbet.com

Check out https://protegefreeweek.com/ to try a free music production course from Protege.

In this session of Composer Stories, Guy is joined by the one and only Vikram Gudi.  Vik is the co-founder of Protege and Split music and the founder of Elephant Music and Mammoth Audio.

Guy and Vik discuss:

• Vik’s companies 
• Composers rights 
• What is copyright 
• Being aware of you income streams 
• What are Royalties 
• Responding well to feedback 
• You’ve got what it takes as a composer, now what? 

Check out https://protegefreeweek.com/ to try a free music production course from Protege.

To read the full transcript, click here.

For more information on Vik, visit:

http://www.elephantmusic.net

https://protegefreeweek.com

https://mammoth-audio.myshopify.com/

Joel Dollie is an incredible mixing engineer specializing in orchestral mixing.  He recently mixed the BBC Symphony Orchestra demo for Spitfire Audio.

In this episode, Guy and Joel talk about:

• In depth mixing techniques 
• Multiband Compression 
• Phase Issues 
• Dynamic EQ 
• Basic EQ’ing techniques 
• Where instruments sit in the mix
• What makes Hybrid trailer music so hard to mix 
• Saturation

To read the full transcript, click here.

Check out https://protegefreeweek.com/ to try a free music production course from Protege.

For more information on Joel, visit:

https://amzn.to/2WoOLUd 

https://joeldolliemixing.com/learn-orchestral-mixing

Murugan Thiruchelvam has a background as a video game composer who then expanded into library and trailer music.
He did sound design on Game of Thrones, has music placed on American Dreamer, On the Record and the Good Liar promos.

Guy and Murugan discuss:

• Music for Video Games
• Sample Libraries 
• Working in Ableton 
• Building trust with Publishers 
• Getting the most out of your creativity 
• Go to sample libraries 

To read the full transcript, click here.

Check out https://protegefreeweek.com/ to try a free music production course from Protege.