PMG wrote: > > >>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... > Most composers are permanently Hungry! its part of the Life style. Good Idea about the porn, I never thougtht of this! ( honest!) Good any good contacts? Cheers Bob > 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 > -- Bearmusic hearmymusic.co.uk <http:www.hearmymusic.co.uk>
