Composer Jonathan Dove shares his journey of learning how to become his own boss, realizing people want or need his music, and engaging with communities.
Topics discussed on this episode:
- From making things up to making a living
- Improvising
- Being a late start
- People want or need your music
- People need the skills you have
- Identifying qualities in your music to market yourself
- Writing new music that is not New Music
- Making the music you hear
- Being articulate with limited options
- Working with community groups for operas
- Engaging the community
- Working with children
- Communicating & having a vision
- Sales
- Having a publisher or agent
- Time management
- Knowing how fast you write
- Taking care of the business
- Self-employed people are also employers
- Composing is not just about writing
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This episode was edited by E.J. Sadler at Studio184.