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> 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