Scoring Requiem, Black Swan, and Moon: An Interview With Clint Mansell (Part 2)

“If you’re going to have a lot of music in a film, it’s got to really work, it can’t just be wallpaper, you know? It’s got to be a character in there.” This interview is a continuation of part one from November 26, 2013. Film music was always a sort of gateway to daydreaming andContinue reading “Scoring Requiem, Black Swan, and Moon: An Interview With Clint Mansell (Part 2)”

Deciding to Leave the Music Industry (And What To Take From It)

Here is an interview that answers the question: “why did you leave the music industry?” A few years back, when I started my blog, I was introduced to Alex McKenzie through my work with Doe Paoro. All I knew at the time was that he was a recording engineer at Converse’s Rubber Tracks Studio inContinue reading “Deciding to Leave the Music Industry (And What To Take From It)”

Creed Bratton: From His First Guitar to ‘The Office’ Finale. Telling Us About It.

“I gotta leave here in a little while to go do a soundcheck. But I’m just so close, I’m staying at the W in Boston and I just…I walk right across the street. Literally. Right across the street. I’ve never been at a hotel where I could walk right to the gig. It’s so amazing.”Continue reading “Creed Bratton: From His First Guitar to ‘The Office’ Finale. Telling Us About It.”

Look At Her Now: Amy Heidemann and the Music Business

“I still count Amy among the very small number of people in that town who did not make my life a living hell when I was growing up. She was always incredibly sweet and open to talking to me when our paths crossed, and she treated me like a human being not ‘the fat weirdContinue reading “Look At Her Now: Amy Heidemann and the Music Business”