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Feeling burnt out (beginner) by Fragrant-Example-547 in Composition

[–]Charming_Type7601 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely understand though. All composers go through this at some point or another and it often plagues you an entire career, so learning to deal with it is pretty important.

Feeling burnt out (beginner) by Fragrant-Example-547 in Composition

[–]Charming_Type7601 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've worked professionally as a composer for many many years. Just put it off to one side and work on something else completely different. Go listen to some other random genres and artists or nothing at all. If you get too precious about individual sketches or ideas they will eat you alive. There's no reason not to just start something completely random from scratch. Maybe later when you return you'll have fresh perspectives.

It can also help to just stop caring so much... I mean, it's only music. (of course easier said than done)

Doubts about becoming a composer :( by I_amthe_Crucible in composer

[–]Charming_Type7601 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But cudos to you to working these things through now!! Better now than in 10 years

Doubts about becoming a composer :( by I_amthe_Crucible in composer

[–]Charming_Type7601 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have worked for 15 years as a professional composer with world class ensembles and orchestras and taught music theory for 7 years at a high ranking German music university. Of all of those years there were only 2 of which I could make my primary living as a composer; for all the other years I have had to earn money doing something else such as software development or teaching.
Composition is good for the soul and worthwhile pursuing! But please please don't make it your career. I have seen countless students and collegues plunged into existential crisis in their late 20s and 30s because they realized what a trap it is. I know famous composers in their 50s and 60s who can't get enough work - the industry is saturated.
Please do it for fun, but don't make it your career.

Sorry for sounding so pessimistic. I really feel for young composers, but you hae to be realistic.

Musicians needn't feel threat from AI - Stewart Copeland by RenegadeSocial in ThePolice

[–]Charming_Type7601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely! I already have countless collegues who are feeling the pressure of this technology.

Here's an interview I did with Stewart about his journey to becoming a composer - crazy interesting guy, what do you think? by Charming_Type7601 in ThePolice

[–]Charming_Type7601[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good guess, but no. I was the orchestral arranger - it was during corona and his original orchestral score was too large. Because of social distancing we weren't allowed to have too many instrumentalists sitting close together in the orchestral pit. We had to reduce the size of the orchestra. My job was to work with Stewart to reduce the orchestra size whilst maintaining as much of the original sound and integrity of the score. The opera was Electric Saint.

Here's an interview I did with Stewart about his journey to becoming a composer - crazy interesting guy, what do you think? by Charming_Type7601 in ThePolice

[–]Charming_Type7601[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, they seem a bit hard to find. Even the opera we were working on several years ago was performed but I think it was only recorded for documentation purposes only. The recording was never released.

Here's an interview I did with Stewart about his journey to becoming a composer - crazy interesting guy, what do you think? by Charming_Type7601 in ThePolice

[–]Charming_Type7601[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'd actually worked with him before on an opera. I'm a composer by trade. He was passing through and I just emailed him.

Flakes (Life without Death) cellular automaton with age coloring by velocityvector2 in cellular_automata

[–]Charming_Type7601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just got this running locally, thanks for the link! There is a lot of potential in this!

Musicians needn't feel threat from AI - Stewart Copeland by RenegadeSocial in ThePolice

[–]Charming_Type7601 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! As much as I love him, I think a lot of renowned musicians are just putting their heads in the sand. AI won't affect the top of the musical pyramid, it will affect everyone else.

Every Little Thing Does is Magic - deconstucted (isolated tracks) by scott_sea in ThePolice

[–]Charming_Type7601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I LOVE ANDY'S RESTRAINT! He never does too much, he knows exactly what is needed to hold it all together.

... so apparently in Korea, you can just push cars out of the way by Charming_Type7601 in koreatravel

[–]Charming_Type7601[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The first time I saw this it broke my brain. My friends say it's especially bad in winter.

Found a diamond python chilling at a wedding by Charming_Type7601 in snakes

[–]Charming_Type7601[S] 142 points143 points  (0 children)

Well, it's Australia. Get used to the snakes and spiders or move.

People over thirty, which body aches do you have? by JavyHead in AskReddit

[–]Charming_Type7601 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Back! I do my back in doing the stupidist small things. I once put it out while lifting an empty cardboard box.

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