Joseph Sowa draws from diverse influences to create music of detailed textures and vivid colors. His works have been played and commissioned by groups like PRISM Quartet, Hub New Music & the Genesis Chamber [...]
Mark Herschberg is the author of The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. Educated at MIT, Mark has spent his career launching and fixing new ventures at startups, Fortune [...]
Jason Graves is a two-time British Academy Award-winning composer renowned for his textural concept scores and innovative orchestration in cinematic games such as The Dark Pictures Anthology, Moss, Tomb Raider, and more. His repertoire [...]
This is not a comprehensive list of all the things you need to build a portfolio career. It's a place to start. Through several hundred interviews and hours of coaching composers and creatives, these things [...]
This post contains affiliate links. The question I get asked the most as host of The Portfolio Composer is if grad school is worth it. In an attempt to answer this question I've put [...]
Jennifer Rosenfeld, CEO of iCadenza and President & Principal Manager of Cadenza Artists, has extensive experience working with musicians of all genres on identifying and pursuing their professional goals and overcoming obstacles that come up [...]
Dan Hulsman is a music teacher, marketer, and creator of VideoGameMusicAcademy.com - a website dedicated to helping new and aspiring game music composers with their craft and career. Dan has worked in sales and marketing [...]
With playing that is “fierce and lyrical” and works that are “other-worldly” (The Strad) and “evocative” (NY Times), Jessica Meyer is a versatile composer and violist whose passionate musicianship radiates accessibility, generosity, and emotional clarity. [...]
Alex Shapiro aligns notes with the hope that at least a few of them will sound good next to each other. Her persistence at this, as well as arts advocacy volunteerism, wildlife photography, & the [...]
Reena Esmail is a composer of orchestral, choral and chamber music. She is a graduate of Yale and Juilliard, and a recent Fulbright grantee to India. Her music explores the spaces between Indian and Western [...]
