Welcome Lizzie, glad to have you join us! =)
Hi everybody - I previously had an account on here but no longer have access to the email address I had used so I set up this new account.
I am a hobbyist composer and love music as it helps me to de-stress from the rigors of life
I am always open to learning about composing but, I also believe that you can break the rules - if something sounds good and it doesnāt conform to the rules of classic composition, then so be it
I look forward to interacting with you all
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My name is Steven; my user/nickname is Weeeeve. Was a music major to start the 1980s, then dropped out and played professionally for the rest of the decade. Then attended UNT for 3 semesters as a jazz performance major, then played on cruise ships for two years. Finally decided to do something else for a living, and Iāve been an aerospace engineer for the last two decades. However, Iām still involved in music, either playing for church, or recording other people, or, in the last few years, writing my own music.
Happy to be in a community with other music lovers diving into the fun and complex world of composing and virtual instruments. Looking forward to growing together in our music.
Thanks,
Steven L
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Hi, My Name is Andreā (Knight Writr) Knight. I am from Jacksonville, North Carolina. I am a Hip Hop and R&B producer, and Iām studying to be an orchestra composer. I play Piano as my instrument of choice, and itās an honor to be among you guys. Thank you Mikael.
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From my teens, I knew that making music is what I wanted to do for a career. After a few setbacks, I started college as a music major, but later decided that it would be more practical to change my major to Computer Information Systems. While earning a living through software development, I managed to score a couple of student and indie films and license a handful of tracks through music libraries. Now in my 50ās, Iām ready to devote more attention to music composition.
Sometimes, I give more attention to researching and acquiring virtual instruments than using them.
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Hi there!
Iām Jerry Gerber from San Francisco. I earned my Bachelor of Music in Classical Music Theory and Composition from SFSU and began scoring for TV, films, games, animation, documentaries, dance companies, music libraries and other projects. I quit scoring about 25 years ago to focus on album production. Iāve released 15 albums which include 11 symphonies, many songs and short works and 3 (soon to be four) concerti. My studio includes the Vienna Symphonic Library Orchestral Cube and a lot of other tools and software.
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Hi everyone 
My name is Dom and Iām a pianist, music teacher and composer.
Iām originally from Brussels but I live in the UK in the Derbyshire area.
Like many musicians I have been locked down and just when this tricky situation started I had a friend of a friend in France asking me if could compose the music for her play.
I accepted and jumped into the world of Daw and virtual instrument. I had a few jobs composing for plays and one movie. The good thing with the lockdown is that I was able to do that hours everyday.
My goal is to improve my orchestration skills and mixing, balance, panning,ā¦
I recently started a YouTube channel for posting my original composition and mockup of famous orchestral work:
Today I have just posted one piece on this channel which was my very first composition with a daw:
Iām happy to be part of this community.
Thank you for your timeš
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Hi,
Iām Alwyn Carvalho, from India, Iām studying a few instruments including the violin, viola, cello, guitar, piano, cajon, etc. Iām trying to get more into composition and figuring out what works best to my ears.
I finished my MA in English Literature with a dissertation finding the parallels between Keatsā Odes and the Ninth Symphony of Beethoven. Iām greatly honoured to be a part of this forum as I have received much enlightening information from the posts written by Mike and others.
Hereās a cover Iāve made a while ago:
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Hi ā¦ my name is John. Iām very happy to have found the Professional Composers forum! So much insightful information from the composing community. And listening to the many excellent compositions reminds me of how much I have yet to learn. That of course is in part why I have joined this group.
I have been composing symphonic and soundtrack type music now for about 7 years now, slowly improving with time. Prior to that I was playing a lot of guitar and commercial type music. But I lost interest and did not find this to be as rewarding as composing for orchestral instruments.
My DAW software is Presonus Studio One 5 Professional. I also use Presonusā Notion 6 for notation. I use Notion 6 to notate my idea/rough composition and then port it to Studio One for finishing.
I just recently wrote Notion 6 .prules files for my sound libraries (BBCSO / Tableau Solo Strings / Others) so that I could use these libraries in Notion 6 rather than the stock sound samples that come with this notation application.
My music links are:
- Website: www.johnwaylett.com
- YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn7wkz2WEGwKjhMujvDyE_w/videos
My most recent compositions, āDancing on Airā and āThe Photographerā show a drastic improvement as compared to my earlier work. Through time I have posted all my compositions on my YouTube channel. This has provided me with a sense of how I am progressing from my earliest works to my most recent.
My hope is to meet other members interested in sharing ideas and learning about orchestral/soundtrack music composition and production.
Thanks,
John
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Hello everybody creating new ideas and wonderfull music.My DAW is Reason Propellorhead 4.0 and along with Launchpad49 from Novation and a whole of fantasy creating tracks and art.
Check me out on Soundcloud:[Stream Crystal Realms by I.A.M inspiratedartmusic | Listen online for free on SoundCloud]
I hope to learn here a lot and contribute where i can. See you later
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I realy enjoyed this masterpiece and get inspired by it. I am myself a multi-creative person with one life motto: Iāve never done it before, so i think i can do it!
Artist in storytelling, drawing and painting even printing and music composing. This will be my next step!
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Hi Dan Lis,
I am just astartercomposer and nowlistening to your work:
Symphony No. 3: Social Media, Self Help.
Realy inspiring.
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I am an American musician and writer based in Prague, Czech Republic. The best way to introduce myself and my music would be in the context of outsider art. I am a self-taught musician and noisician, if you will.
In college I focused on writing and literature. When I moved to Europe, I started bands and electronic music projects.
I ventured into formal composition very recently, during the pandemic. Using and adapting the concepts and techniques of found art, of randomness in source material, and of minimalism in structure, I started composing works ranging from electronica to classical ensemble pieces ā short, sparse pieces for piano; longer, more involved compositions for large ensembles; atmospheric, somewhat ambient creations for both electronics and classical instrumentation.
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Thanks for sharing.
I am gige , a computer engineer. Its my first post here.
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Hello! I would really enjoy saying Iām a composer of fine music or a multi-instrumentalist however thatās not the case. I am an entrepreneur who is passionate about finding opportunities and creating win-win propositions for everyone involved. The music industry has shown up on my radar representing an opportunity. I have been absorbing all the information I can find which has led me to your community.
As I read member introductions and listened to the music, I realized why I was led here. We need each other. You need to generate more revenue for yourselves and for me to capitalize on the industry opportunities I need to create some music. The most efficient way is to work together. Anyone who is open to discussing should reach out to me. I look forward to learning and creating with everyone.
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Hi. I am Cheyanna, often go by Anna for short. I started getting serious about composing in 2018. At that time, I had some successes, but also a lot of failures and I quickly realized my limitations. As I have continued to compose, I have gotten better and better at composing for larger and larger ensembles and now, I feel like the orchestra is one of the easiest ensembles to compose for, whereas 3 years ago, it would have been the hardest.
Iām not really composing for the money, as slow as I am, thereās just no way Iād make much money as a composer. I am wanting to get my pieces performed, but the whole maze that there is in first finding the performers and then contacting them, itās overwhelming. So about all I can do performance-wise at the moment is solo piano performance. And even then, Iām unsure of where to do it, because the place I used to do piano recitals at is out of business. And I always get really nervous and stressed out about whether Iāll make a mistake or not, like I know I can play it mistake free, but itās still stressful.
Iām just composing for the love of composing really. Itās the same reason I write a lot, itās the same reason I knit, is because I love doing it. And speaking of writing, Iām currently in the middle of writing a book about music theory. Iām going over everything I know about harmony and form in Classical Music in that book.
And speaking of Classical Music, thatās where I specialize as a composer. I have listened to Classical Music since I was a baby. Itās Classical Music that made me start playing the piano when I was 10. And itās Classical Music that made me start writing compositional drafts when I was 12. From that point onwards, I knew that I would specialize in Classical Music as not just a pianist, but a composer.
My compositional style is very much influenced by my favorite composer of all time, Beethoven. While yes, I sometimes write music in a more modernist style and I sometimes write music in a more Baroque style, my general style is more like the Classical and Romantic Eras. I use Musescore as my notation software when Iām composing. Hereās some of what I have composed over the past few years:
Canon in Bb - My first ever composition
March of Iwo Jima - My first major orchestral work to be finished (I had a tone poem started before then, but kind of just forgot about it)
And currently, Iām working on a few projects, one of which I will make a separate post about in the Composition and Production subforum.
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Nice to meet you.
My name is Toshifumi Abo. I am Japanese.
I donāt speak any English, so I wasnāt sure if should write my greetings here. I am writing here on a hunch.
There was a time when I used to compose game music for commercial and doujinshi software, but now I am just an ordinary old man.
I usually provide a bit of music material and
I compoced Vocaloid Songs in the Nico Nico Douga Vocaloid community and participate in the āOriginal Classica Premier Festivalā in the DTM Classicic community.
Sorry for the rambling.
nico video : Stradivarius - ćć³ćć³
youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu5CRFAGtiN0CsfbRv81UZg
SoundCloud : Stream Strad.Fenrir music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud
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Hello, my name is Ameer.
I have always loved classical music but have only written and performed in guitar based bands. However Iām writing my first score for a short film and wondered if this might be a good place to learn and share.
Thank you for the welcome.
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Hi Mike and everyone! My name is Dori and I have been composing music since the time when you had to go to a professional recording studio and play live. Fast forward until today, I learned the Mac computer, the Logic program, and I am now taking every course Mike offers, one by one.
Most of my music is on CDās and I donāt know how to get it to this site to share with you. So much to learn!
I admire all of you and share your passion for music.
Mike, I am so grateful every day for how much I am learning from you. Thanks so much to all of you!
Hi everyone, Greg here. Glad to join the community.
I improvise piano pieces inspired by 19th / early 20th century composers, though I often venture back and forth in time, inspiration-wise.
My music is often moody, it can often start a bit dark but it sees the light, eventually!
I donāt do this professionally and my stuff is mostly unscripted and unrehearsed, so be gentle please.
A peek at my latest tracks.
Looking forward to chatting with some of you.
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