by tmadmin | Aug 10, 2016 | Music Publishing Podcast
I haven’t written a word in the Composer’s Guide to Doing Business in quite a while, and that was kind of bumming me out last Fall. I like writing and talking about business-y and practical things in music, and I find it really fulfilling to put that... by tmadmin | Nov 24, 2015 | Music Business
This past year, I’ve been working toward upping my publishing game. (I’ve got a rant about publishing coming up in another post, so be prepared for that.) One of the steps I’ve taken toward putting on my Big Boy publishing pants was to get an EIN and... by tmadmin | May 2, 2015 | Blessays, The Composer's Guide to Doing Business
Co-opetition. I came across this term recently, and it’s a concept that I really like. A portmanteau of cooperation and competition, it rather perfectly sums up my philosophy on working with other composers: yes, we’re in competition to a certain degree... by tmadmin | Apr 27, 2015 | Blessays, Music Business, The Composer's Guide to Doing Business
The Composer’s Guide has fallen a bit by the wayside over the past year, but it’s been very much in my thoughts of late. I’ve been doing a lot of research into various business and marketing topics as they relate to publishing fiction and nonfiction, and I’ve come... by tmadmin | Dec 12, 2014 | Media, Recording
The other day, the Kickstarter campaign reached 50%, so here are several more clips, as promised! “At Any Given Moment” from Modern Love Songs by Chester Biscardi “Under the Silver Moon” from Three Lullabies by Zachary Wadsworth Outtake 1:... by tmadmin | Dec 2, 2014 | Media, Recording
Since the Kickstarter campaign reached the 33% milestone, I’m releasing two new snippets of audio from the upcoming album: “An Argument” from Three Poems of Thomas Moore by Darien Shulman “Rockaby, lullaby” from Three Lullabies by Zachary... by tmadmin | Nov 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
“Here” from Gay Life by David Del Tredici “What a Coincidence” from Modern Love Songs by Chester Biscardi (with outtake) Help support this project’s Kickstarter campaign, through December 17, 2014. by tmadmin | Nov 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Over the past few months, Marc Peloquin and I have been preparing to go into the studio with our first album together: 60 minutes of art songs by gay American composers. We unwittingly started the project in February when we put together a recital for the Composers...
by tmadmin | Sep 27, 2014 | Media, Only Air, Performances
The Secret Opera put up a YouTube video (audio only, really) of the premiere of the chamber version of Only Air. Check it out! by tmadmin | Aug 21, 2014 | Blessays, Music Business, The Composer's Guide to Doing Business, Web Design
In the current landscape of the arts in general and concert music in particular, Internet savvy has become something of a requisite for having a viable career. However, it can be confusing, with all of the different platforms for on-line interaction, to know how to...
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