There is no “one” approach to defining who you are as an artist, and even when you find a way to describe yourself, it will never describe 100% of your work in the present, past or future. We are constantly evolving, which is a good thing, and so is our art. That said, I think we can look at this from two main angles: aesthetics and thematics.

who are you as an artist? This can seem like a daunting and hard to define topic, especially in the realm of film scoring. It can feel like discovering yourself and defining yourself as an artist can limit your options for work, and when you’re starting out, that can feel incredibly scary.

I’d like to look at some ways you can immediately inject more of your own “sound” into your work - be it for video games, film, commercials or whatever project you are working on to help develop and craft your own voice as a musician.

One of the biggest pieces of advice early composers will get is to “find their voice”. To many composers, this comes across as “just do it” with no further explanation. How does a composer find their voice and what does it mean to “write like yourself”, especially in a medium like film music where one day you could be writing a romantic orchestral cue and the next it’s a latin jazz infused chase scene?

In an effort to encourage collaboration and making arts for arts sake, I will be hosting monthly "composer jams" where composers can get together to experiment and create in a controlled pressure low stakes environment. This is inspired by game jams in the video game community and is a perfect opportunity to create music you want to create without a large time commitment or stakes on the line.

As a musician, a great way to stay informed, inspired, and up to date is by listening podcasts.

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