[linux-audio-user] Re: Linux-Music and making a living...

[studio-64]

PMG wrote:
>  
> 
>>Thanks to all of you for your replys!
>>
>>Up to now I've been using Linux mainly for learning
>>Csound and for 
>>making electroacoustic "academic" music (as I'm
>>mainly a "classical" 
>>music composer). I recently moved to Canada and
>>while waiting for my 
>>immigration documents (and stretching my savings)
>>I've been thinking 
>>about how  am I supposed to make a living as a
>>composer. I was 
>>considering to compose and sell some "commercial"
>>music (sorry for the 
>>quoting but  I just want to enfasize that I'm using
>>the therms in a 
>>conventional neutral way without judging the value
>>of the different 
>>music styles) for TV or film.
> 
> 
> I do not encourage the making of empty (exempt of
> personal expression), commercial music, but your
> better chance would be making music for porn movies. I
> do not intend to be vulgar or anything, really, but
> the job offers are plenty, well paid and very easy. It
> is simple like this: porn producers do not have the
> funds to by licensed music. It costs too much for the
> rights to use artists music and with the quantity of
> movies that come out every year... it would be
> ridiculous to spend so much money on music, which is
> not so important in those movies. So, they pay
> musicians to create simple tunes. With a Midi
> keyboard, you have enough to satisfy there needs (no
> puns intended : ) The songs are in background and
> never emphasized, never complicated etc... 
> 

Most composers are permanently Hungry!
its part of the Life style.

Good Idea about the porn, I never thougtht of this! ( honest!)

Good any good contacts?

Cheers
Bob



> Please, do not take this as an insult, it is only the
> best way to get what you are asking for, a musical
> job, writing easy music (I do not judge this, my
> friend does that as work, and plays in a band the rest
> of his time). Movies and TV have loads too much money
> to pay anybody to make their music. You need a name,
> or a good degree from a good university, with good
> marks to get chosen by those big commercial companies.
> Getting into that world is either luck, good looks
> (beautiful sexy girl, with $$$ clothes, style etc...
> we all know that) or good contacts. Once in a while,
> they'll pay a really good musician, but you will never
> be free to play what you want.
> 
> The world isn't easy, and there are just too many
> musicians out there to satisfy the demands. You'll
> have to fight alot if you want to get where you are
> aiming at. Good luck!
> 
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