Want To Write Music For Television? Dave Huizenga's Advice

February 22, 2007
Gearwire's Joe Wallace interviews TV composer Dave Huizenga
Gearwire's multi-part interview series with television composer and musician Dave Huizenga has covered quite a lot of ground, but we've saved some of the best stuff for last. Plenty of people are curious about breaking into film and TV soundtrack work, but exactly what's needed to get your foot in the door can be a mystery to newcomers.

One of the most important things you need is a demo that shows off your chops at writing music that matches the action on-screen. Kurtis Productions composer Dave Huizenga offers some excellent advice on what you can do to create the right kind of demo to impress prospective clients, and get yourself ready for the self-promotion game. Gearwire's Joe Wallace asked Huizenga what it takes to get it all started.

Interviewer Joe Wallace is an editor for Gearwire



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