Let’s do a review of the new Kontakt Choir Sample Library Chorus by Audio Imperia. Review of Audio Imperia Chorus Audio Imperia presents the all-new Chorus library, recorded in collaboration with Performance Samples. This comprehensive collection contains 24 women’s and 24 men’s voices, with four mic positions and three ready-to-go mixes: Classic, Modern, and Scott…
I mean it, for me personally, Presonus ends the template discussion. In case, you are one of those people that don’t know if a template makes sense or not if you would like to be flexible and don’t want to be limited in your creativity, check out this Studio One 5 tutorial.
How do you find work as a composer? Okay, talking straight from my heart here. I wanted to address this very important topic that I consider important music business advice. No matter if you want to work in trailer music, video games or the music business in general.
Let’s take a look at this unique textural cello sample library called Poiesis Cello by Sonora Cinematic.
Video Game and Trailer Music Business Please, don’t do this if you’re trying to find work in the video game and trailer music business. In this video, I want to get you guys a bit more involved and I picked out three previous comments and talked about them.
Let’s have a track review session and giving some feedback on your music tracks.
Let’s talk about why your trailer music track gets rejected. As an example, I will use my Two Steps from Hell track Collapsing Solar System from the album Chaos Theory.
In this video, I want to talk about how I make 6900 EUR of additional income per month as a composer with non-music writing projects. This video isn’t meant to brag around nor sound like a show-off. All I want to do is to inspire, help and motivate you. Here are some additional and passive…
In this video, let’s dive into some music production in Studio One and Kontakt 6 and find out how to make your own custom hybrid drum loops. In this example, I am using The Workbench by Harald Salaun
Let’s get into an easy method to writing epic trailer music. Most of the time, new music composers overthink the process, try to make it too complicated, and then try to save the muddy mix with the mastering.
Let’s take a look into the future. How the license music business in combination with the blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, or NFT based arts could be used and how it would make the lives of audio artists easier all around the globe.
Let’s check out a really great web service called Trqk Music Royalty Intelligence. It is basically PRO royalty statements but helpful, informative, and beautiful.
Thank you to all my subscribers As a little way of saying thank you to all my subscribers and followers a huge bundle giveaway is happening. All you have to do is click the link below and register yourself. THANK YOU!
Groth by Wavelet Audio Let’s do some Viking music production by using the new Kontakt sample library Groth by Wavelet Audio.
In this video, let’s explore the synth plugin Dawesome Abyss by Tracktion
Fracture Sounds Box Factory Ok, I was skeptical when I heard of that Kontakt percussion sample library made of cardboard boxes. In this video, let’s explore Fracture Sounds Box Factory and how to spice up your existing compositions and percussion sample libs.
Crypto art as a music producer? | NFT Music In this video, I want to raise an important question. Is it worth getting into NFTs as a music producer? I strongly believe that cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology, and NFTs will play an important role for us, audio artists. Let’s take a look at the NFT Music…
Heavyocity Symphonic Destruction Let’s do a Kontakt sample library review of Heavyocity Symphonic Destruction and check out some amazing sounds and samples for music production.
Deep Dive into my Cinematic Metal Cover Let’s take a deep dive into my cinematic metal cover of Dream Is Collapsing of the Inception soundtrack by Hans Zimmer.
Tyrolean Harp by Weyrerton In this video, I want to explore and feature the Tyrolean Harp by Weyrerton. It is available as a Kontakt Player sample library. Check out the link below to learn more.
Why your trailer music track gets rejected Let’s talk about why your trailer music track gets rejected. As an example, I will use my Two Steps from Hell track Collapsing Solar System from the album Chaos Theory. Check out my TRAILER MUSIC COURSE (Affiliate Link).
Track Review And Feedback Session Let’s have a track review session and giving some feedback on your music tracks.
Tom Holkenborg Percussion In this live stream, we are going to explore the Tom Holkenborg Percussion sample library that recently has been released by Orchestral Tools. Tom Holkenborg’s Percussion gives you the triple-A composer’s very own drum collection—the exact same drums you heard in Mad Max: Fury Road, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and Godzilla vs. Kong. And the…
Trailer Music Course A heads up that the early access phase of my well-received TRAILER MUSIC COURSE (Affiliate Link) ends on the 31st of May, 2021, at 8 pm CET. After this time, the price will go up to 249 EUR instead of 189 EUR, and the money-back guarantee will be reduced to 7 days.…
Is this the only sample library comparison video you will ever need? Is this the only sample library comparison video you will ever need? Let’s find out, and talk about when it makes sense comparing sample libraries … and when it doesn’t! 🙂
Writing Music More Efficiently In this video, let’s talk about the concept of writing music more efficiently. Not that I invented this term but I call it The Red Line.
Tricks for any Composer There is something we have to talk about and if you are a music composer don’t do this! Just a little motivational video and I hope I can encourage, motivate and inspire you.
Scoring a sci-fi animation short film Recently, I had the pleasure of scoring a sci-fi animation for CheckpointVFX. In my recent Twitch live streams, I was talking about analyzing and working on this short film. CheckpointVFX provides visual effects for tv and film and has worked for Stranger Things, Black Mirror, Agents of Shield, Gotham,…
BOOM EnRage May I introduce you to my new favorite plugin EnRage by BOOM?
How To Create Your Own Custom Sounds Let’s talk about how to create your own custom sounds by layering sample libraries, synths, and basically whatever you like and prefer. The best way to find out what works and not is to keep experimenting.
Writing Epic Trailer Music Let’s find out if we can get into writing epic trailer music with free sample libraries and plugins. I assume that if you are interested in music, you have already invested in a DAW such as Studio One, Cubase, Logic, FL Studio, Ableton Live, or whatever you prefer.
Epic Trailer Percussion Let’s take a look at Epic Trailer Percussion and dive into my track Manhunter from the album Chaos Theory that I have written for Two Steps from Hell. Let’s focus on the used sample libraries and the processing of the percussion section. Writing trailer music – my upcoming online video course
Mixing trailer music You spoke, I listened 🙂 In this video, I am going to talk about my approach to mixing trailer music and why it is intertwined with the arrangement and mastering process. I hope I am able to give you an insight into how I mixed my epic hybrid trailer music track When…
Two Steps from Hell – Chaos Theory – Another day Let’s talk about Choirs in trailer music. In this video, I want to explain my method on how to implement choirs and come up with a dense arrangement in an already dense musical environment. As an example, I am using the track Another Day from…
Track Development in Trailer Music In this video, let’s talk about track development in trailer music. As an example, I am using my track Beyond the Stars from my album Chaos Theory that I had the pleasure to write for Two Steps from Hell. If you are interested in where most of the aspiring trailer…
Writing Trailer Music Two Steps from Hell gave me permission to talk about the production and process for my album Chaos Theory. In this video, I want to talk about the form and structure of Trailer Music with my first track of the album: The Beginning. Writing trailer music – an my upcoming online video…
Heroic Rhythms Vol. 03 Herewith I present you Volume 3 of our well-acclaimed series: Heroic Rhythms. This library has been created in collaboration with Maximilian Maier The Dark Knight can be very silent and rises (get it, get it?) … while Heroic Rhythms Vol. 3 can be pretty loud and will rise to 25 EUR and in around…
Performance Samples Vista and Cinematic Studio Strings In this video, we are going to not compare sample libraries but getting into the process of layering them. Let’s get into the process of layering Performance Sample Vista and Cinematic Studio Strings. We will also talk about further processing such as reverb, mixing, and mastering. In this…
Neural DSP Archetype Gojira Neural DSP did it again, they recently released a new virtual guitar amp plugin. I decided to give it a shot and buy Archetype Gojira and boy, I got blown away that much that I instantly had to start working and finishing this little demo. Archetype: Gojira covers as vast a…
Cubase template using Vienna Ensemble Pro So in this video, I want to talk about my new Cubase template using a combination of decoupled Vienna Ensemble Pro instances and deactivated tracks. This enables me to reduce the saving time of a session down to around one second while I am able to have direct access…
Orchestral Template in Presonus Studio One Hey, join in and check out my recent live stream about creating an orchestral template in Presonus Studio One in combination with Vienna Ensemble Pro. Support my stream
Performance Samples’ Vista in this video we are exploring the Kontakt sample library Vista by Performance Samples. This sample library does one thing only and it does it absolutely well – legato.
CHAOS THEORY – TWO STEPS FROM HELL Chaos Theory is out! I have no words other than I am absolutely grateful and thankful to Thomas and Nick for giving me this great opportunity to write this album! You guys rock! CHAOS THEORY – XTS083 : https://www.extrememusic.com/albums/3746
Abbey Road One In this video, let’s have a little sample library review and explore Abbey Road One by Spitfire Audio.
Writing Sample Library Demos In this video, we will take a look at some of the most important points on how to get into writing sample library demos
Load Insert Effects in Studio One Studio One is pretty cool when it comes to drag and drop, but let’s talk about another way that I consider the fastest way to load insert effects in Studio One. In this Studio One tutorial, I will show you how to do this.
Writing Chill Rock Instrumental Music In this Twitch live stream, we are writing a chill rock track. This is a recording from the 24th Oct 2020. The guitar I am using is my Strandberg Boden Metal 8. I am also using Neural DSP Archetype Abasi and Granophyre.
20 Essential Tips for YouTube Music Producers In this video, I want to talk about 20 tips for youtube music producers. No matter if you are an aspiring music producer looking for tips on how to grow your youtube channel or if you are interested in the topic YouTube for beginners. Also, I will answer…
In this video, I want to share music business advice and all the information you need to get into trailer music and what to be aware of when it comes to this branch of the audio business. Let me give you all the info that I was able to gather during my 10+ years of…
Studio One 5.1 – Retrospective Recording In this video, I wanted to talk about a new feature that came with the Studio One 5.1 update. It is called Retrospective Recording.
Top 5 Epic Percussion Sample Libraries Here are my top 5 epic percussion sample libraries in no particular order. I consider them among the best sample libraries for trailer and video games music. What are your best sample libraries in 2020? Spitfire Audio Hans Zimmer Percussion Heavyocity Damage 2 Orchestral Tools DAGU Audio Imperia Cerberus…
Guitar Cover I hope you enjoy my epic hybrid metal cover of the Modern Warfare Main theme. Original Main Theme “Call of Duty – Modern Warfare” by Sarah Schachner Guitar: Strandberg Boden Metal 8Guitar amps: Neural DSP Granophyre and Archetype Abasi
Jasno and Lekko by Felt Instruments In this livestream we are going to explore two fantastic libraries by Felt Instruments – Jasno and Lekko! Jasno [i ̯asno] is a delicate recreation of a forgotten German instrument that sounds like a cross between a celeste, a music box, a hang drum and who knows what else. Captured…
MODUS Official Demo Here is my official demo for Orchestral Tools new sample library Modus that has been co-produced with Star Trek Discovery Composer Jeff Russo.
Studio One 5.1 In this video, I want to talk about a new feature of the Studio One 5.1 update. Let’s talk about track visibility that comes especially handy if you are a composer that works with huge orchestral templates or lots of instruments.
Make Money With Music On Twitch Let’s talk about how to make money with music on Twitch. The typical process of making money with music would be to get hired for video games, license music, movies, advertising spots, or other media projects. The typical process of making money by releasing your own music would be…
Exploring Ethera Gold 2.5 by Zero-G In this recorded stream, we are exploring the Ethera Gold 2.5 update. Link to the giveaway (until 21st Oct)
How to get into Video Game Music In this video, I want to talk a little bit about how to get into video game music. FREE Cheat Sheet | How to generate additional income streams as an Audio Artist FREE String & Percussion MIDI loop pack
Showcasing My Kontakt Sample Libraries In this video we are talking a little bit about my sample libraries and get more business stuff covered!
