Enough is Enough: 30 Days Without Email
I had started to notice that I was addicted to not only my phone but also my emails so I decided to take some action…
Richard Pryn
Hey guys. I am a trailer music composer. Podcaster. Illustrator. Writer. Educator. Husband. Father. And a huge fan of coffee
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The Brass Family
We all know and love a good trumpet solo, but what else is in the brass family and what are their characteristics? It can't just be that they are made of brass, is it?
Trailer Music Monthly No.2
In this month's Trailer Music Monthly newsletter, Rich dives into the Corner Office trailer music, gives you 8 inspiring trailers to watch, shares the latest podcast episodes and reveals this month's practice brief.
The Best List of Orchestral Instruments
From trailer music to pop arrangements, knowing your Flute from your Celeste is a vital aspect of being a composer and producer.
Cuttings
When I was little I was sort of obsessed with taking cuttings from plants. Especially money plants. I loved the fact that you could take off one of the leaves and leave it in water and eventually, it would grow its own roots. I would then take that leaf, put...
How to Convert Audio to MIDI in Logic Pro X
In this post, I am going to show you how to convert audio to MIDI in Logic. Convert To New Sampler Track... Load the audio you want to use into your Logic session. Double-click on the audio file (or press "W") to open up the file editor. In...
Intangible Waves
I have been really struggling with my inner critic this week. It has been on overdrive. Almost every time I sit down to write or edit a piece of music I hear a voice saying stuff like, "This is rubbish, why do you even bother? I can't...
Landing a Star Wars Placement at 17 with Jiri Nemec
In this episode of the Trailer Music Composer's Podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jiri Nemec. Jiri reached out to me via email with the subject line "Star Wars placement at 17 thanks to your podcast", and I knew I had to have him on...
Labels
This week I want to talk about labels. I release a podcast but I don’t see myself as a podcaster. I run but I don’t see myself as a runner. I play the piano and yet I don’t see myself as a pianist. I am known as...