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> I worked in Soho in PostPro (sound for adverts) for a while.
> I worked at soho studios, Londons most prestigious Post Pro studios.
> If you want any advice on getting work in this field just ask nicely and
> leave all your sarcasm at the door and Ill probably give you some really
> helpfull advice.

> Not knowing how old you are and what your career has done so far makes it=
a
> bit difficult.
> You need to understand that no Post Pro studio will take anyone on unless
> they have a proven track record from another studio. They like to take on
> runners, pay them a pitance and work them until they pass out or make it
> into transfer for training.
> I figure youre more into composing than engineerring though so I guess
> youre not ready to start making tea for engineers.
> If youre interested in getting your compositions heard then you should
> understand that the studios all have huge libraries of music. KPM is the
> largest provider and they send out CDs every couple of weeks to all the p=
ost
> pro houses. A friend of mine used to write for them but he got the job fr=
om
> his management company so Im not sure about contacting them directly.
> Anyway, they send out a brief and you fulfill it and send it back, they s=
end
> it back and say trim this... make that louder whatever. If they accept =
the
> track you get Ł500 plus the royalties if/when its used.
> They have a lot of people recieving their briefs so competition is pretty
> fierce.
> If you want an idea of the standards then check out www.myspace.com/losbe=
nos
> then click on John Pickup.
> He just got a contract to write some score for Channel 5. My MySpace is
> pretty poor, Im not realy into it but Johns Non Imperial March rules.
> A friend of mine wants to get into the same field and started his own
> company recently.
> http://www.coda-productions.com/
> His site isnt finished yet but apparently will be in the next week or tw=
o.
> Hes doing music for local dance/art companies in order to build a portfo=
lio
> and get work.
> Hes got the right idea and I think that you could do well on a local lev=
el
> as opposed to trying to go straight into swinging with the big dicks.
> Regarding making commercial music for a local market, I have a bunch of
> articles put away on an external drive about this but Im not sure where.
> You can definitely find them easily at http://www.soundonsound.com
> Try this link for starters
> http://www.soundonsound.com/index.php?section=3D%2F&url=3D%2Fsearch&Keywo=
rd=3Dmusic+for+television
> I just did a quick search from the home page. Its a good site easy to fi=
nd
> stuff.
> Heres KPMs address.
> http://www.kpm.co.uk/
>
> Hope thats usefull

> LosBenos wrote:
> > Not knowing how old you are and what your career has done so far makes =
it a
> > bit difficult.
> > You need to understand that no Post Pro studio will take anyone on unle=
ss
> > they have a proven track record from another studio. They like to take =
on
> > runners, pay them a pitance and work them until they pass out or make it
> > into transfer for training.
> > I figure youre more into composing than engineerring though so I guess
> > youre not ready to start making tea for engineers.
> > If youre interested in getting your compositions heard then you should
> > understand that the studios all have huge libraries of music. KPM is the
> > largest provider and they send out CDs every couple of weeks to all the=
post
> > pro houses. A friend of mine used to write for them but he got the job =
from
> > his management company so Im not sure about contacting them directly.
> > Anyway, they send out a brief and you fulfill it and send it back, they=
send
> > it back and say trim this... make that louder whatever. If they accep=
t the
> > track you get Ł500 plus the royalties if/when its used.
> > They have a lot of people recieving their briefs so competition is pret=
ty
> > fierce.
> > If you want an idea of the standards then check out www.myspace.com/los=
benos
> > then click on John Pickup.
> > He just got a contract to write some score for Channel 5. My MySpace is
> > pretty poor, Im not realy into it but Johns Non Imperial March rules.
> > A friend of mine wants to get into the same field and started his own
> > company recently.
> > http://www.coda-productions.com/
> > His site isnt finished yet but apparently will be in the next week or =
two.
> > Hes doing music for local dance/art companies in order to build a port=
folio
> > and get work.
> > Hes got the right idea and I think that you could do well on a local l=
evel
> > as opposed to trying to go straight into swinging with the big dicks.
> > Regarding making commercial music for a local market, I have a bunch of
> > articles put away on an external drive about this but Im not sure wher=
e.
> > You can definitely find them easily at http://www.soundonsound.com
> > Try this link for starters
> > http://www.soundonsound.com/index.php?section=3D%2F&url=3D%2Fsearch&Key=
word=3Dmusic+for+television
> > I just did a quick search from the home page. Its a good site easy to =
find
> > stuff.
> > Heres KPMs address.
> > http://www.kpm.co.uk/
> >
> > Hope thats usefull
>
> Thanks Los , this is all very daunting but extremely helpful . I will
> sit through this lot and set a battle plan . My cousin
> http://www.anthonyputsonmusic.com/ enjoys moderate success but dabbles
> in the Games music side of things , my passion is backing tracks but i
> do composed Originals . Ok so now its time for work , hey thank you for
> replying .

> After god knows how many years playing around with Cubase and all its
> tributaries i want to take this hobby a stage further , maybe TV and
> Radio . My question is whats the best way for me to do this , is there
> something or somebody , web site maybe , just a person i could send my
> work too . or is it a case of who you know , or alternately badgering
> local media companies until they arrange to meet me .
>
> I do not have any Uni qualifications , everything i do i learnt myself
> . Im also not a good reader , i would like to think that doesnt
> matter .......

> nosferatu wrote:
> > After god knows how many years playing around with Cubase and all its
> > tributaries i want to take this hobby a stage further , maybe TV and
> > Radio . My question is whats the best way for me to do this , is there
> > something or somebody , web site maybe , just a person i could send my
> > work too . or is it a case of who you know , or alternately badgering
> > local media companies until they arrange to meet me .
> >
> > I do not have any Uni qualifications , everything i do i learnt myself
> > . Im also not a good reader , i would like to think that doesnt
> > matter .......
>
> http://www.musicforthemedia.com/mftmv2/the course/overview.asp
>
> Andy D