Composing / Arranging / Songwriting

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Everyone’s A Singer workshops & events
Promoting wellbeing through singing & music making
Everyone’s A Singer is an organisation that was established with the goal of promoting the benefits that singing and songwriting can have on a person’s wellbeing.

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Cristobal Tapia de Veer
Hollywood Composer & Producer
Cristobal Tapia de Veer has become a first‑call Hollywood composer — by ignoring Hollywood’s rules.

People Aug 2023
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Faking A String Section In Your DAW
Realistic Strings
We explain how to create MIDI string arrangements that don’t sound like MIDI string arrangements!

Techniques Jul 2023
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Faking A String Section In Your DAW | Audio Examples
Hear For Yourself
These audio files accompany the Faking A String Section In Your DAW workshop in SOS July 2023 issue.

Techniques Jul 2023
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Blake Slatkin
Songwriter & Producer
Songwriting today is about collaboration, capturing moments of inspiration and polishing them ’til they shine. Blake Slatkin is a master of the art.

People Feb 2023
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A Beginner’s Guide To Brass
Adding A Horn Section To Your Arrangements
Adding a horn section to your productions can bring everything from mellow melancholy to verve and excitement.

Techniques Feb 2023
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Orchestral Tools Virtual Orchestration series
New educational YouTube channel
Virtual Orchestration is a new series of educational videos dedicated to the art of composing with sampled orchestral instruments.

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Toontrack unleash EZKeys Fantasy
New MIDI pack for EZKeys
The latest add-on for EZKeys provides a collection of MIDI phrases and chord progressions aimed at creators of fantasy scores and soundtracks.

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Charlie Puth
Artist, Producer & Songwriter
To find himself as an artist, Charlie Puth swapped high‑profile co‑writers for fan reaction on TikTok. It seems to have worked...

People Dec 2022
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Notion Mobile from PreSonus
Cross-platform version of popular notation software
PreSonus have released Android, Chrome OS, Fire OS, Windows, and macOS versions of their award-winning Notion iOS composition tool.

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Trevor Horn
Adventures in Modern Recording: From ABC to ZTT
Producer and songwriter Trevor Horn has released a book detailing his long and successful career in the music industry.

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Rast Sound release Motif plug-in version
A generative music assistant for your DAW
Motif helps to create unique, multi-part melodies and progressions based on probability algorithms.

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Controlling Synths With Your Voice
Opening Up Your Creative Potential
We’re used to playing and sequencing synth parts in our productions, but why not sing them as well?

Techniques Sep 2022
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LANDR Studio announced
Online platform introduces all-in-one subscription service
LANDR Studio aims to provide users with everything they need to make, refine, share and monetise their music.

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Dave Porter: Scoring Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul
Sonic Palettes
Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould’s unique vision of Albuquerque required a unique approach to the score...

Techniques Aug 2022
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Spitfire Audio Bridgerton Scoring Competition
Win a mentoring session with Kris Bowers + Spitfire’s Everything Collection
The latest scoring competition from Spitfire Audio gives composers a chance to score a clip from hit Netflix drama, Bridgerton.

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Paul Englishby
Composer
Film composer, theatre composer, TV composer, ballet composer... Why be one when you can be them all?

People Jul 2022
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Film Music Contest 2022 - Open for registration
Instrumental Music - Music for Film, TV, Ads, Video Games - Film Scoring - Video Game Scoring
This year's Film Music Contest has launched, with registration now open for all categories.

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Max Richter
Composer & Producer
Blurring the boundaries between classical music and ambient electronica, Max Richter is one of the most prominent composers of his generation. As of now, he’s also a studio owner...

People Jun 2022
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Hannah Peel - Sonic Journey | Podcast
From LIPA To Game Of Thrones
Hannah Peel, composer, producer and broadcaster, talks to Caro C about her solo record career, including the shortlisted 2021 Mercury Music Prize electronic album, scoring music for Game Of Thrones and her many other diverse projects.

People May 2022
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Hildur Guðnadóttir & Sam Slater
Composing With Field Recordings
HBO’s Chernobyl exposed the horrifying story behind the 1986 nuclear disaster — and made a star of composer Hildur Guðnadóttir.

People Apr 2022