How do you stay motivated when you're getting started in the music licensing business? How do you maintain focus and keep the passion alive when you're new in a super competitive and challenging industry?
Those are the questions I tackle in today's video, featuring a conversation I had recently with guitarist and composer Dario Forzato.
Dario's CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Include:
• Music composer for the feature film “Scrambled”, written and directed by Frank Reina
• Winner of Best Score at the LA Shorts Awards for “A Very Lovely Dress”
• Music composer for the feature film “Sharkskin”, written and directed by Dan Perri
• Music supervisor for the theatrical dance show “Pearl”, directed and choreographed by Daniel Ezralow, which premiered at The Lincoln Center in NYC
• Composer and performer of the theme song for Ubisoft video game “Rocksmith”
• Additional composer for documentaries “The Advocates” and “We Are Not Princesses”
• Additional composer for many major network TV shows such as Emmy-Award Winning Docuseries Born This Way, Wicked Tuna, Undercover Boss, 24 Hours To Hell And Back, and countless others
• Founder and Creative Director of NextGen Media, a collective of composers and producers which provide music for visual media
• RapScallions’ song “California Brain” which Dario co-wrote is featured in Ubisoft’s “Rocksmith” and “Rocksmith 2014” which sold 6+ Million copies worldwide
• RapScallions’ single “Can You Feel It” which Dario co-wrote has been played in their arenas by top sport teams such as LA Kings, NY Rangers, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, and many others
Check out part of my conversation with Dario Forzato here:
