[Fmpro] Composer's sidelife out of film

[David Tkaczuk]

Personally, I think it is increasingly important that composers
approach the business as broadly as possible. We just talked
about "downtime" and the nutty steps that we all go through
during these stressful periods.

In addition to composing, I record people in my private studio,
write & co-write songs/arrangements for singer-sonrwriters (amateur
and pro alike - some amateurs are far better at their craft than so called
"pro's"), do jingles, teach little fingers how to play, etc...

but, I don't necessarily see how that would be "more attractive" to someone
who writes all day every day other than it makes you perhaps fresher -with
better/different perspective -and maybe less cabin crazy ?

I'll ad golf to the list of extra-curricular activities. Where else can you hold
a director/producer/music supervisor captive for 4-5 hours ?

Dave
D&D Music
www.d-dmusic.com

Marinho Nobre wrote:

> I've been hearing for quite sometime from agents to directors
> and producers, that film composers who pursue paralel activities
> in music (if there is even time...) do get an extra point on their favor
> when it comes to getting commissioned to score a film.
>
> Composers who can also write songs, then those who write
> concert classical music, those who have their own musical act
> and the ones who write and arrage music for Opera and Broadway
> shows, and teaching music at credible schools just to name a few...
>
> I would definitely imagine they would become more of an
> atractive asset to filmmakers, rather than say, the guy who
> just sits at his computer workstation...
>
> Any Thoughts ? Any other side activities I didn't list ?
> Would this be a good stepping stone for film composers
> to reach out and  match the increasing success songwriters
> are having with their placements on film ? Or just the greatest
> formula ever to make the best use of downtime ? (or both !)
>
> I do find this truly interesting and say... Broader...
>
> Marinho Nobre
> Music for Motion Picture
> score at marinhonobre.com
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