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How To Orchestrate & Write with AGE

How To Orchestrate & Write with AGE

Tue, Feb 17, 15

Looking at surface specs the idea of Acoustic Grand Ensembles (AGE) might seem a little more specialized or niche. Large Xylophone, Glockenspiel and Cimbalom ensembles?  Perhaps these are not at the top of every composers list.  That idea changes ...

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How To Ruin Your Career & Bring Down The Music Industry

Tue, Jan 20, 15

by Troels Folmann. January 2015.In 1998 the global music industry earned approx. $27.3B and in 2014 it had dropped to $15.1B (source: IFPI).  One of the primary reasons is that the music industry was tragically slow adapting to the internet and al...

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Interview with Jay Gruska

Sun, Jan 04, 15

8DIO Artist Spotlight. Answers by Jay Gruska / Questions by Troels Folmann. 2015.Introduction:Jay Gruska is a very talented and consummate career composer, producer & songwriter. While best known for his television & film work; Supernatura...

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Orchestrating with Agitato Gr

Thu, Oct 16, 14

We have been receiving some requests in regards to providing midi files from our demos and demonstrate how to best use our Agitato Grandiose Legato. In this video Colin O'Malley demonstrates a variety of basic orchestration techniques for strings ...

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Interview with Jurgen Beck

Mon, Oct 13, 14

8Dio Artist Spotlight. Answers by Jurgen Beck / Questions by Troels Folmann November 2014. Introduction: Jurgen Beck is an esteemed film composer known, most notably, for his work on short films and documentaries. He also works in feature length f...

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