The course is being released tomorrow. The regular price is $77.00, but if you pre-order it today only, you can get the entire course for just $47.00.
All orders will be sent tomorrow morning, when the course is released.
If you miss the pre-order period, we'll be offering the course for $20.00 off the full price, for one week only starting tomorrow, when the course is released. After that, the cost goes up to the full price of $77.00.
How To Be A Full Time Composer is for musicians/composers who want to learn how to make a great, full time living (six figures plus), composing and writing music for television.
The course is led by composer Eddie Grey, who makes a full time living writing music for a variety of television
shows. Eddie's success as a composer has seen many high level placements, most notably the main title theme for DirectTV’s “Celebrity Beach Bowl”, the theme song for TLC's The Healer, as well as the theme for the “Fantasy Football Channel" on Direct TV. In addition to his work with DirectTV, he has placed numerous tracks on high rated television shows across a multitude of networks, including Lifetime’s “Dance Moms”, NatGeo’s “Wicked Tuna,” ABC’s “Bachelor in Paradise,”
Bravo’s “Millionaire Matchmaker” and CBS’s “The Young and The Restless”, to name a few. Eddie is also the head composer for "Born This Way" on A&E where he has placed hundreds of tracks over the last three seasons.
If you want to learn all the steps involved in how to build a career composing music for television, from start to finish, this course is for
you.
The topics we cover in the four hour audio/video course are:
Part 1 - Audio
•How to invest in the right gear
• Strength in numbers (assistants, co-writers, etc.)
• I almost gave up before I got my big break…
•“Getting Your Big Break” (Networking Strategies)
• howtolicenseyourmusic.com - Live Networking Events - You
are always networking
• Email Templates (Introduction, Follow Up, etc.)
• Accumulate Placements and Build a Client Portfolio
• The importance of a Logo and/or a Slogan
• Websites - Business Card
• Follow-Up - Being pleasantly persistent
•“Styles of Music I Make” (Self-Awareness)
• What kind of Composer are you? What are you capable of?
•Niche Composers (Beatmakers, Rock Guys, Classically Trained, etc.)
•Crossover Composer
Part 2 - Video
• What instrument drives your session?
• Guitar Oriented Composer
•Fishman Triple Guitar
• Piano Oriented Composer
•Chord Trigger
•Komplete Kontrol
• Scale Function
• Midi Oriented Composer
•Study your DAW
• Pad Oriented Composer
•Novation Launchpad
•Circuit
• Strengths and Weaknesses?
•Leader or Follower?
• Be a student of The
Craft
Part 3 - Video
•“Be a Master of Your Craft” (Composer Workflow)
• Session Templates
•Instruments you always use
• Settings you often utilize
• User Defaults
• Save Channel Strip Settings
• Screen Sets
• My sponsor “Kilohearts”
• Key Command
• Logic X
Remote App
Part 4 - Audio
• Write with the end in mind and use References
•Mastering the Mix (Levels/Reference)
• “A Day in The Life” (Composer Schedule)
• Ideal Day Design (S.S.P.R)
• Study Your D.A.W
• Sticking to Schedule
•Differentiate between the different phases of Composing
• Jam
• Compose
• Arrange
• Produce/Mix
• Master/Finalize
Part 5 - Audio
• Putting out fires
• Be Happy/Good Energy
•“Business Savvy” (Composer Income)
• Lower Income
•Stock Libraries
• Mid-Level Income
•Exclusive Publishers
• High Income
•T.V Production Companies
•Networks
•Private Clients (Teach)
•Produce Artist
Part 6
• “Final Thoughts” (Composer Mindset)
• Be easy to work with
• Talent is Secondary
• Be impeccably
organized
• Find or Hire a Mentor
• Never Give Up!!! Fight for Your Dreams
Bonus Videos
• Metadata Explained Video
•The Importance of a Show Reel Video
• Eddie's presentation about music licensing at the recent California Dreaming Retreat in September 2017 (80
minutes)
Here's a recap of what's included in the course:
-A 90 minute Audio section featuring Aaron Davison and Eddie Grey covering the course fundamentals.http://www.htlympremium.com/tv-composer.html
-Composer Worklow Video (30 min)
-The Instruments that drive your session Video (30 min)
-Metadata Explained Video (10 min)
-The Importance of a Show Reel Video (10 min)
-Audio Samples and where it's been heard (30min)
-Eddie's presentation about music licensing at The California Dreaming Retreat (80 minutes)
-PDF with links to
gear, pertinent websites, a few music libraries to start with and email template 