We asked two professional composers for their top tips for advancing a composing career in 2026. Jason Graves is a BAFTA-winning composer known for Dead Space, Tomb Raider, and The Dark Pictures Anthology. Jesse Zuretti is a composer and music producer for Riot Games, Marvel, and Universal Music Group. Here’s what they had to say about making connections, standing out …
Storytelling Through Sound: Bernard Walton on the Power of Music in Film and Documentary
For any composer aspiring to work in film or television, there is no greater teacher than experience, and few possess more of it than award-winning filmmaker Bernard Walton. Bernard has been a director, producer and editor on wildlife documentaries for BBC, ITV, Discovery, National Geographic, Smithsonian, and PBS – and has worked with legendary figures, including Sir David Attenborough. In …
Why does the music industry need professional management?
The Problem The last 20 years has been a rollercoaster ride for the music industry. Physical sales fell off a cliff, and piracy took great white shark-sized bites out of what used to be called profit before Spotify came to the rescue…sort of. Music businesses are often run by people who are passionate about music, which is absolutely essential. Unfortunately, …
