> > Thanks to all of you for your replys! > > Up to now I've been using Linux mainly for learning > Csound and for > making electroacoustic "academic" music (as I'm > mainly a "classical" > music composer). I recently moved to Canada and > while waiting for my > immigration documents (and stretching my savings) > I've been thinking > about how am I supposed to make a living as a > composer. I was > considering to compose and sell some "commercial" > music (sorry for the > quoting but I just want to enfasize that I'm using > the therms in a > conventional neutral way without judging the value > of the different > music styles) for TV or film. I do not encourage the making of empty (exempt of personal expression), commercial music, but your better chance would be making music for porn movies. I do not intend to be vulgar or anything, really, but the job offers are plenty, well paid and very easy. It is simple like this: porn producers do not have the funds to by licensed music. It costs too much for the rights to use artists music and with the quantity of movies that come out every year... it would be ridiculous to spend so much money on music, which is not so important in those movies. So, they pay musicians to create simple tunes. With a Midi keyboard, you have enough to satisfy there needs (no puns intended : ) The songs are in background and never emphasized, never complicated etc... Please, do not take this as an insult, it is only the best way to get what you are asking for, a musical job, writing easy music (I do not judge this, my friend does that as work, and plays in a band the rest of his time). Movies and TV have loads too much money to pay anybody to make their music. You need a name, or a good degree from a good university, with good marks to get chosen by those big commercial companies. Getting into that world is either luck, good looks (beautiful sexy girl, with $$$ clothes, style etc... we all know that) or good contacts. Once in a while, they'll pay a really good musician, but you will never be free to play what you want. The world isn't easy, and there are just too many musicians out there to satisfy the demands. You'll have to fight alot if you want to get where you are aiming at. Good luck! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
