Hi everyone Setting a rate has always been something I've struggled with, for various reasons. Mostly, I start feeling like I'm getting greedy and overcharging, even if I have done careful calculations to establish what I think is a reasonable rate. To confuse matters, friends who are directors or produces then tell me I'm UNDERCHARGING. It gets even more confusing when there are different rates depending on the project type (short film vs commercial vs documentary etc.) I'm in a very fortunate position that I've been personally recommended to a local production company who would like to stop using library music (they use artlist.io normally and are increasingly dissatisfied with that.) Their work output includes short documentary, corporate, commercials and they've made 2 features. But having never worked with a composer before they have no reference for budgeting. Getting back into it after some years away I feel very out of touch with current pricing strategies. Is there some sort of industry "standard" calculation/ratio for different project types? This would be specifically for commissioned music, and the only references online would be sync library rates - is it sensible to follow a similar pricing model? Would very much appreciate if you could share your approach. I think it is so beneficial for composers to be open about these things - we are colleagues, not competitors 🙂

Congratulations to @Dilara Köseoglu for winning the Audio Artist Rise Premium Program! Besides that you will get lifetime access to all the courses and to my six weekly live calls, I will do my best to get you paid work within the next 90 days!

Hey dear Audio People! I hope you are all prepared for a chill and relaxing weekend! I am currently working on the concept of my Cinematic Percussion Course and wanted to ask for your feedback. My plan is to talk about the following topics (always in relation to percussions): - Sample Libs - Rhythms - Arrangement - Mixing & Mastering Please let me know if there is a topic or whatever coming to your mind that you are curious to know more about.

Hey guys, I received this question regularly over the last few years, so I recorded a video exclusively for the community. Let's talk about the best paying industry and the easiest to get into.

Hi All! Just wanted to share that this morning I’ve started sending application emails to trailer companies through SmartLead. It feels great to have put my music out into the world for industry professionals to hear! I’ll soon be contacting non-trailer companies too which is also super exciting, while constantly writing more music in the background, trying to build a ‘content backlog’ for my YouTube channel, which I’d like to launch later this year. Hope to have some great news to share with you all soon!