I am not sure why I have been in a reminiscing mood or why these memories are resurfacing but this one had my laughing out loud. This could fall into the realm of professionalism or just plain old rock and roll. Once upon a time, back when I was doing a lot of keyboard session work in the '80s and early '90s, I was asked to play keyboards for a well-established rocker who was trying to make a comeback with a new album and a show case for the label back when they did those kin

Once upon a time, I had to compose a piece of music in the style-vibe of "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straights. The client was a large national chain back in the day. Composing the music and making it sound similar in style to Money for Nothing was the easy part. Getting the lyrics to work in this style was a bit of a challenge. Getting the right vocal talent was a challenge. I typically don't sing on my work. I keep my singing to the shower unless all else fails. In this cas

As someone who has done a fair share of cinematic sound design and field recording, some of my favorites things about this type of work and craft is the sound of silence. Silence from humans. Sitting in a forrest, by a river, on a secluded beach...with almost no sound from humans...even if for only a minute or two to record that magic. What is this sound of humans? Traffic, airplanes, jet's, people, boats, chain saws, sirens, etc. In modern society we have what I call sonic d

Websters definition of professionalism: "the conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person." I would like to cover some points on the "conduct and qualities that characterize or mark a professional person". No one ever said the entertainment industry was easy...or professional. In fact, I remember something the legendary film composer agent/producer and industry pioneer Richard Kraft once said about the entertainment industry "if