SOUND ON SOUND
Life as a jobbing musician has always been tough, but at least the risk of drowning isn't quite as high these days.
Making a good living from music isn't as hard as they say. Getting people to believe that you make a good living from music can be impossible.
We all like adding new technology to our studios, but progress comes at a cost.
Recent NSA wiretap transcripts have uncovered a transatlantic telephone conversation which could have disastrous consequences.
What's more humiliating than working for nothing? Jumping through hoops to work for nothing...
Do we make our own luck, or does our luck make us? Either way, you need to be prepared when opportunity comes along.
When clients have an instinctive reaction to the music they’ve commissioned, the original brief often goes out of the window.
The people who are paying us don’t always notice when we drop the ball — but it’s a matter of pride.
Stupidity is annoying, but at least it’s only a distraction. Isn’t it?
It’s time media composers stood up for themselves — and their art.