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How do you get involved with projects?
I usually get the gig right when the composer gets hired. I work for the composer and the composer works for the director/production company. It is usually during post-production when we are gearing up for either live scoring and/or mix sessions.
Do you see differences in lead times based on the projects?
It depends on what the gig is. Commercials are usually a couple days notice, sound design or final dubbing projects are a few weeks and film score mixing usually has a month or two lead time.
It's a little strange how different parts of the industry work. For commercials, music production companies don't usually know they really have the job until the project is basically done. They only get a few days to compose and put the music together. For final dubbing, or sound problem fixes, I get a lot of last minute calls saying they need some extra hands. It usually goes something like me asking when the gig starts and them replying "Right now!" For film scoring you get a good amount of lead time. Doing something like recording an orchestra can take a couple of months to plan and execute.
It sounds like you're always switching gears and working differently when it comes to sound. Do you have a "typical day"?
Every day is different and that is what I enjoy about my work. A typical mix day would be to start mixing in my studio from 10:00AM until the afternoon and have my clients come over for playbacks at 4:00PM. Then we do fixes and tweaks and wrap it up by 10:00PM. On a live scoring session day, I would get to the stage a couple hours before downbeat to check mics, Pro Tools, prerecords, video, then record live musicians all day, backup to hard drives and be done 7:00 - 8:00PM. There is nothing better than recording an orchestra. It keeps you on a high for days. I love the interaction of the musicians. I love that many of them have studied their whole lives to do what they do.
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http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/163/
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http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/138/
Austin Wintory scores first Jordanian film to record in Los Angeles, Sundance Film Fest selection Captain Abu Raed
http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/113/
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http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/75/
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http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/72/