David Maslanka is best known for his more than 40 works for wind ensemble. His music is deeply informed by meditative explorations of dream spaces. Matthew Maslanka is the owner and general manager of Maslanka Press. He publishes many of David Maslanka’s works and manages David’s residencies and commissions.
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Composer David Maslanka and his son Matthew discuss the creation and operation of Maslanka Press and building your self-publishing business.
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Self-publishing
- Showing up
- Taking it one step at a time
- Persistence
- Working like a demon
- Having faith in choosing a composing career
- The self-study Harvard MBA
- Follow the money
- Have a book keeper and accountant
- Getting back to people timely
- Making a good visual presentation
- Building a team
- Hiring an assistant
- Black Ribbon
- Sell, don’t rent your music
- Asia Pacific Band Director’s Association
- One person/director/performer at a time
- Maximizing your options
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Recommended Listening:
- Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring
- Bela Barok, Concerto for Orchestra
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Le Cog d’or
- Philip Glass, Koyaanisqatsi
Recommended Reading:
- Carl Jung, Man and His Symbols
- Carl Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
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Thanks Garrett! The show sounds great! We had a lovely time talking with you. I hope that composers can get some ideas about how they want to take some next steps with their music and business.
Truly, the pleasure was mine! Thank you for your time and sharing your story. This will benefit many! 🙂