WORKING COMPOSER
$119
Online course. Lifetime access.
HOW TO GET WORK AND MAKE MONEY AS A MEDIA COMPOSER
KICK START YOUR COMPOSING CAREER
Learn everything you need to know to make money with your music in the film, games, and television industries. Watch interviews with real working professionals, giving you contemporary industry advice from professionals right at the heart of the industry. We also give you real-world challenges to motivate you to take action.
- How to start working and gain credits.
- Learn how to manage the complexities of copyright and collect royalties.
- Presenting yourself to the market, your web and social media presence, branding and your demo reel.
- Getting out into the working world and finding specific market opportunities.
- Pitching yourself to clients.
- How to plan out your own career.
What You'll Learn
CAREER PLANNING & MARKET RESEARCH
How to choose and analyse a viable target market.
PROMOTING YOURSELF
How to promote yourself using demo reels, a website, and social media.
COPYRIGHT
ROYALTIES
Learn about royalties, where they come from, and how you collect them.
FINDING WORK OPPORTUNITIES
Techniques and tips for finding work opportunities and starting your career.
SELLING & MARKETING
How to pitch and convert opportunities into commissions.
AGENTS, PUBLISHERS & THE BIG TIME
YOUR HOST — GUY MICHELMORE
Guy Michelmore is a multi award-winning film, games and television composer whose clients include Marvel, Disney, Dreamworks, Lionsgate and dozens of major TV networks around the world. He is best known for his work with Marvel on eight animated feature films including Ultimate Avengers and Thor, as well as hundreds of episodes of television including Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Iron Man: Armoured Adventures, Hulk and many more. His unique and accessible style has made him a popular YouTuber with over 300,000 subscribers.
YOUR TEAM OF EXPERTS
The tutors featured in this course are all working composers and industry professionals. Currently working at the forefront of their respective fields, these tutors are able to bring you up-to-date industry information and tips.
By providing professionals from both the creative and business side of the industry, we can give the full picture of what it is like to be a working professional in the music industry.
ANNA MILLER
Director of TV & Film at Accorder Music Publishing
(Teletubbies, Rosie and Jim, Boohbah)
CLAIRE FITCH
Composer & Sound Designer
(Clients include AMD, Blender, Adobe)
DARELL ALEXANDER
Music Agent
(Harry Potter series, Downtown Abbey)
ERIK DESIDERIO
Composer
(The Immortals, The Borgais, Entourage)
GINA ZDANOWICZ
Emmy-nominated Composer & Sound Designer
(Paladins, Bioshock 2)
MAGGIE RODFORD
MD of AIR Edel, Music Supervisor & Composer Agent
"Thinkspace Education has transformed my career trajectory as a professional musician, and provided excellent online training and support."
Michael Thorn
Film & TV Composer
"I really like the way they teach. I like the way they show you a skill, then follow that up with the practical uses."
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INTERESTED? Get Started Today
- Learn how to find work as a composer
- Over 6 hours of video tutorials and interviews
- Comprehensive course text
- Hosted by an Emmy-nominated media composer
Lifetime access. Start, finish and revisit anytime.
30-day money-back policy
Frequently Asked Questions
If you are thinking about taking the course, there are some requirements you may want to consider. Here are the most frequently asked student questions to help you to assess whether the courses is right for you.
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