Modern. Edgy. Urban. Current. Vintage. What do these words mean when you get them in a brief? Brian and Rick discuss how to decode and interpret a musical brief and land a win. Watch as Brian shares his DAW screen and shows you how he successfully interpreted an unclear brief he received for a podcast theme and turned it into a win.

The Thumpmonks on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrP-yLQ39v4cpPrZq56NSHQ

Industry veteran Brian Banks (Apple, Mercedes, Motorola, UPS, and more) talks with us about how to successfully place your music in the always busy, often hectic, sometimes cutthroat world of music for advertising. Brian also shares his must-have gear choices and some colorful analogies about working in the music industry.

LA-based composer David Das attributes his success to 3 critical legs that have launched his musical career forward. David has composed music for Lionsgate, 20th Century Fox, Dreamworks, HBO, PBS, Telemundo, BBDO and countless other top media companies. Download this episode of The Thumpmonks podcast to hear Brian and David talk composer to composer. You will learn how you can apply David's 3-legged approach, get a peek at some of the gear behind his sound, and hear wise advice on kickstarting your opportunities when the gigs slow down.

Links

David's sites:

Web

https://daviddas.com/

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/daviddas

Academy of Scoring Arts

https://scoringarts.com/

Native Instruments Kontakt

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-6/

Addictive Drums

https://www.xlnaudio.com/products/addictive_drums_2

Nicky Romero KickStart

https://www.kickstart-plugin.com/

Izotope Stutter Edit

https://www.izotope.com/en/shop/stutter-edit-2.html

Townsend modeling mic

https://townsendlabs.com/products/sphere-l22/

David's Buzzr Promo Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw4Qml-NlMQ