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How to Attract Your First Clients - for Marching Arts Designers career composition design mindset work Nov 23, 2024

As a music designer for the marching arts, one of the most common challenges you'll faceā€”regardless of where you are in your journeyā€”is attracting more clients. Every designer must tackle this hurdle at some point in their career. In this post, I'll share several strategies to enhance your ability t...

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Creating Depth Using Panning design front ensemble mixing mockups Jun 16, 2021

Hello everyone, I wanted to share a quick tip on using panning on your mallet instrument tracks to create depth for your mockups.

I use this trick when I'm wanting to create dimension to the vibes and marimbas.

(PS. this works really well with vocals as well to create an interesting depth!)

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Mockup Magic Recap composition design front ensemble mastering mixing mockups programming May 16, 2021

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 5 day Mixing and Mastering workshop for Marching Arts Mockups!

We had 5 days of amazing discussions, training, community, and growth.Ā 

I was joined byĀ Fred Emory SmithĀ as we broke down our 7 step process for making a better Marching Mockup.

We really ...

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Sketch - Arcadia Winter 2021 - Part 1 arcadia composition design indoor percussion Apr 02, 2021

I wanted to share the initial sketch I made for the Arcadia High School Winter 2021 eShowcase submission - Part 1. I've been trying to start a lot of my projects recently with JUST piano sketches as an exercise for myself. Normally, I'd have Sibelius, Logic, and MainStage open when I'm starting a pr...

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