The Portfolio Composer

Glory St. Germain on Why You ARE a Business

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Glory St. Germain is the founder and CEO of Ultimate Music Theory, a TEDx Speaker, an international bestselling author with over fifty books, a host...

Chris Alvarado on Making Music is Running a Business Part 2

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Luthier, singer-songwriter, and business owner Chris Alvarado makes finely-crafted boutique guitars in the Florida panhandle. After serving in the ...

Chris Alvarado on Making Music is Running a Business Part 1

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Luthier, singer-songwriter, and business owner Chris Alvarado makes finely-crafted boutique guitars in the Florida panhandle. After serving in the ...

Heidi Kay Begay on Being Your Own Boss

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Heidi Kay Begay is a self-employed flutist, educator, podcaster, and non-profit organizer. She is the creator of the Flute 360 podcast, which de...

Jeffrey Neavor on Building a Financial Plan

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffrey Neavor works as a financial advisor after 22 years as a music educator. Jeff has focused on planning for music educators, composers, and fre...

Joseph Sowa on The Career Success Spell Book

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Joseph Sowa draws from diverse influences to create music of detailed textures and vivid colors. His works have been played and commissioned by grou...

Danielle Kuntz on The Toolbox Sessions and Writing for Harp

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As a new music harpist, Danielle Kuntz is dedicated to bringing new music to life. She has focused her career on connecting living composers with ne...

Mark Herschberg on The Career Toolkit

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Ep 245-Daniel Kellogg on Why Composers Make Great Leaders

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Composer Daniel Kellogg discusses why composers make great leaders, the Young Concert Artists, the creative process, and how to identify which skills ...

Ep 244-Dorico 4 with Daniel Spreadbury and Jason Heath

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Spreadbury, who is part of the development team for Dorico at Steinberg, and Jason Heath of the Double Bass Conversations podcast join Garret...

Ep 243-The Ultimate Music Business Summit

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Ultimate Music Business Summit (January 6–8, 2022) is a three-day conference with over thirty presentations, 1:1 Speed Networking sessions, li...

Ep 242-Ric Flauding on Having the Big Picture

04 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ric Flauding was an accomplished arranger, orchestrator, composer, conductor, and producer. Over the course of his career he wored with The London S...

Ep 241-Nainita Desai on Blurring the Line Between Sound Design & Composing

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nainita Desai is an award-winning composer for film and media. Her recent projects include the critically acclaimed Oscar 2000 nominated film For Sa...

Ep 240-Amelia Warner on Manifesting Opportunity and Scoring Wild Mountain Thyme

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Amelia Warner is an English actress turned composer. She began her music career releasing music under the name Slow Moving Millie. Her film credits ...

Ep 239-Rebekka Karijord & Jon Ekstrand on Collaboration and Empathy

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rebekka Karijord is a composer and musician originally from Sandnessjøen, just south of the arctic circle in Northern Norway. Over the course of he...

Ep 238-Jeremy Turner on Choosing Your Own Adventure

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Turner is known for creating innovative and diverse music for the moving image and the stage....

Ep 237-Jackson Greenberg on Not Settling

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jackson Greenberg is a Philadelphia born, Los Angeles based musician, producer, and composer of music for Film, Television and concert ensembles. Af...

Ep 236-James Sizemore on Showing Up & Being Confident

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

James Sizemore is a New York based composer, orchestrator, and producer with notable credits in film and television. James' projects range from prod...

Ep 235 - Joseph Sowa on Owning Your Voice

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joseph Sowa draws from diverse influences to create music of detailed textures and vivid colors. His works have been played and commissioned by grou...

Ep 234-Jim Ginsburg on Cedille Records and Making Records Collectible

23 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Ginsburg is the founder and president of Cedille Records. He oversees all of Cedille's releases and produces a majority of them. Cedille Recor...

Ep 233-Jason Graves on Investing in Your Career for the Long Term

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Graves is a two-time British Academy Award-winning composer renowned for his textural concept scores and innovative orchestration in cinemat...

Ultimate Music Business Summit—Direct Message

04 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

musicsummit.biz 2020 Has Been A Struggle… And Everything Has Changed! The creative industries have been decimated in 2020. And still we've fought th...

Matt Morton on The Composer as Producer

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Morton is an award-winning composer, multi-instrumentalist, and engineer/producer from Columbus, OH. He started on the guitar at age 9 and we...

Dealing with Anxiety

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Anxiety is a pernicious bedfellow. So many of us—especially creatives—live it with constantly. It will eat you up inside. You don't have to li...

Kickstarter Miniseries: Christopher Tin on To Shiver The Sky Part 3

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Christopher Tin is a two-time Grammy-winning concert, film, and video game composer.  His works have been performed at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln...

Kickstarter Miniseries: Christopher Tin on To Shiver The Sky Part 2

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Christopher Tin is a two-time Grammy-winning concert, film, and video game composer.  His works have been performed at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln...

Kickstarter Miniseries: Christopher Tin on To Shiver The Sky Part 1

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Christopher Tin is a two-time Grammy-winning concert, film, and video game composer.  His works have been performed at Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln...

Ep 231-Ben Lovett on Don't Let Not Knowing Stop You

18 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Lovett is a current American recording artist, film composer, songwriter, and producer from Georgia. He is the founder of the record label Lov...

Ep 230-Ingrid Martin on Conducting Artistry

04 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Conductor Ingrid Martin discusses her new online resource Conducting Artistry and why it's so important to get to know the people who will choose, ...

Ep 229-Drum & Lace and Ian Hultquist on The Business of Collaboration

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Drum & Lace is an Italian composer and performer that creates music for film, tv and media. Her live performances oscillate between electronica & ...

Ep 228-Amy Gordon on Building a Her Business

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Gordon is a composer, arranger, singer-songwriter, and vocalist in Los Angeles, CA. She is an active choral composer, including being the comp...

Ep 227-The Most Popular Episodes of 2019

18 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's the fourth anniversary of The Portfolio Composer. And every anniversary I take a look back at the previous year's most popular episodes. Thes...

Ep 226-Angela Beeching on The Importance of Mindset and Beyond Talent

25 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Angela Myles Beeching is a music career coach who helps musicians get more of their best work out into the world — so they can finally become th...

Ep 225-Simon Taufique on Identifying the Need Behind the Want

10 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ep 224-Arturo Cardelús on Using Video to Boost Your Career

13 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ep 223-Jennifer Thomas on Paying the Bills With Streaming

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ep 222-Lillie Harris on The Green Copyist

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 221-Chad Hobson on Paying Your Dues and Finding Freedom

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chad Hobson is a British composer with impressive credentials in film and award-winning television. His work in film includes a wide range of genres...

Ep 220-Herdís Stefánsdóttir on The Sun is Also a Star

11 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Herdís Stefánsdóttir is a composer of music for multimedia, a songwriter, and an electronic musician. Her compositional endeavors -- installation...

Ep 219-Sune Hjerrild on Building a Tech Business in the Opera Industry

23 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The former opera singer Sune Hjerrild, had the vision of what is now Truelinked after experiencing how the disconnect between the 'four As' (Artists...

Ep 218-John David Mann on The Latte Factor

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John David Mann rose to international prominence with his award-winning parable The Go-Giver (coauthored with Bob Burg), which has sold nearly a mil...

Ep 217-Mark Cawley on a Song Journey

16 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Cawley is a hit U.S. songwriter who coaches other writers around the globe through his one on one, online service iDocoach.com. His songs have ...

Ep 216-Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate on Embracing Your Identity

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate (Chickasaw) is a dedicated American Indian classical composer and pianist who expresses his native culture in symphonic...

Ep 215-Pamela Z on The Five Jobs of a Successful Artist

27 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Pamela Z is a composer/performer and media artist who makes solo works combining a wide range of vocal techniques with electronic processing, sampl...

Ep 214-Brian Ralston on How Composing is Entrepreneurial

12 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Composer and conductor Brian Ralston has spent the past 15 years creating compelling melodic tracks that inspire audiences. His creative gifts lend...

Ep 213-Sean Beeson on The Six P's of a Career

28 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Beeson is composer, sound designer, and pianist who has worked on hundreds projects for games, films, ads, trailers, for clients like Google, D...

Ep 212-Dale Trumbore on Staying Composed

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dale Trumbore's compositions have been commissioned, awarded and performed by ensembles including ACME, Center City Opera Theater, Choral Arts Initi...

Ep 211-Danny Bensi & Saunder Juriaans on Letting Go of Ego

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans are award-winning film composers. They have been playing music together for over twenty years. In the last eight...

Ep 210-Gabriel Mann on Being Invested

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gabriel Mann is a composer, songwriter, singer, and band member of LA-based alternative rock band The Rescues, he has made significant strides in ev...

Ep 209-Roger Nierenberg on The Music Paradigm

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Maestro Roger Nierenberg is the creator of The Music Paradigm. The Music Paradigm is a powerful learning experience that uses symphonic music to ill...

David Norland on Showing Up and Being Useful

19 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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Scott Lang on Realizing You're an Entrepreneur

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 206-Alexandra Harwood on Making Yourself Discoverable

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alexandra Harwood is a BAFTA Cymru Award-winning composer whose films have screened worldwide. She is a classically trained composer with degrees f...

Ep 205-James Adler on Marketing A Winter Triptych

28 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

James Adler is a pianist who "can create whatever type of music he wants at the keyboard" (Chicago Sun-Times) and a composer who writes "with uncomm...

Ep 204-The Most Popular Episodes of 2018

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's the fourth anniversary of The Portfolio Composer! And every anniversary I take a look back at the previous year's most popular episodes. These ...

Ep 203-Chrysanthe Tan & Theodore Jander on Using Patreon To Build Your Career

31 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Composers Chrysanthe Tan and Theodore Jander share how they're using Patreon to build their careers, engage their audience, do meaningful work, and...

Ep 202-Adam Lastiwka on Scoring Travelers and Finding a Mentor

17 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Lastiwka is a Canadian-born film and television composer who splits time between Vancouver and Los Angeles. He is best known for his work on th...

Ep 201-Philip Sheppard on Bach, Audiences, and the Olympics

04 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Philip Sheppard is an award-winning composer, producer, cellist, Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music & member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts...

Ep 200-Stacy Garrop on Making Things Happen

13 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Stacy Garrop's music is centered on dramatic and lyrical storytelling. She shares stories by taking audiences on sonic journeys—some simple and be...

Ep 199–Amber Pankonin on Being Healthy Under Pressure

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 198-Sean Murphy on Music Publishing

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Saxophonists, entrepreneur, and educator Sean Murphy discusses the current state of classical music publishing, the importance of sustainability, a...

Ep 197-James Edward Barker on Never Getting Complacent

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is sponsored by Dorico by Steinberg, the future of scoring. Visit www.dorico.com/tpc for a free 30-day trial version. This episode is...

Ep 196-Shell Tain on Untangling Your Money Knots

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Shell Tain is a recovering accountant and personal coach who specializes in helping people untangle their money knots. She studied coaching with the...

Ep 195–Deeann Matthews on How to Copyright Your Music

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Portfolio Composer community and support the creation of the platform on Patreon. Just $1/month to enable the creation of more great conte...

Ep 194-Michel van der Aa on Starting Small

20 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 193-Penka Kouneva on Getting the Next Job

06 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 192-Jonathan Dove on Being Your Own Boss

23 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 191-Gabe Lovelace on Art vs. Commodity and the Food Industry

09 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 190-Lij Shaw on Being Shut Down by the City of Nashville

26 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 189-Bruce Broughton on It's All About Sales

12 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 188-Joel Corelitz on Style Can Be a Dead End

29 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 187-Jordan Critz on Finding the Sounds You Love

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan Critz is an award winning composer and producer. His work has been featured on numerous recordings as well as film and television including ...

Ep 186-Tony Manfredonia on Building a Balanced Career

01 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Manfredonia is a composer living in Petoskey, MI, providing a sensory experience through colorful orchestration and warm melodies. Recent perfo...

Ep 185-Peter Nashel on Turning on Your Business Head

17 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Nashel is a New York based composer who works extensively in television and film. His latest television work includes Netflix's Marco Polo as ...

Ep 184-Eddie Jacobs on the North Carolina NewMusic Initiative

03 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 183-Robert W. Smith on Teaching Business Skills

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Robert W. Smith (b. 1958) is one of the most popular and prolific composers in America today. He has over 600 publications in print with the majori...

Ep 182-Michael Hall on Not Playing it Safe

05 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Hall is an internationally recognized soloist/teacher with over 40 compositions written for him, teaches at VanderCook College of Music, an...

Ep 181-Tamar-kali on Paying Yourself

22 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Brooklyn born and bred artist Tamar-kali is a second-generation musician with roots in the coastal Sea Islands of South Carolina. As a performing and ...

Ep 180-Liz Lawson on Being a Music Supervisor

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Portfolio Composer community and support the creation of the platform on Patreon. Just $1/month to enable the creation of more great conte...

Ep 179-Jordan Randall Smith on Symphony Number One

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Conductor Jordan Randall Smith is the Music Director of chamber orchestra Symphony Number One and Music Director of the Govans Chorale. Join T...

Ep 178-Should You Go To Graduate School?

22 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 177-Jennifer Jolley on Nurturing Confidence

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Composer. Blogger. Professor Person. Probably best known for her composer FAIL blog "Why Compose When You Can Blog?" where she posts her rejection...

Ep 176-The Most Popular Episodes of 2017

01 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week marks the third anniversary of the podcast! To celebrate I've gone through the 10 most popular episodes of 2017 and pulled out a short hi...

Ep 175-Michael Katz on Being Likeable

18 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Katz, specializes in helping independent professionals get more and better clients by positioning themselves as Likeable Experts. Since lau...

Ep 174-John Beder on Creating and Selling Composed

04 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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Ep 173-Paul Rudoi on Social Media 2.0

21 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Paul John Rudoi is an award-winning composer, conductor, vocalist, and entrepreneur. He has sung with many professional choral ensembles in the Uni...

Ep 172-Michael Bussewitz-Quarm on Being Yourself

14 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Passionate about advocacy, Michael Bussewitz-Quarm is a New York-based composer, conductor, and speaker. Michael's most recent works include the co...

Ep 171-Adam Schumaker on How to Live Stream Concerts

07 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Portfolio Composer community and support the creation of the platform on Patreon. Just $1/month to enable the creation of more great conte...

Ep 170-Peter Szep and Walker Lewis of the Indie Opera Podcast

30 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Conductor, producer and podcaster, Peter Szep is founder of the Indie Opera Podcast, the New York Opera Alliance and the New York Opera Fest. Wal...

Ep 169-Re-Defining Success

23 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A coaching short on re-defining success by looking at our whole life and not just one to three areas.

Ep 168-Aaron Given on Writing for Band

16 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron is a conductor, clinician and music educator who is passionate about bringing new music into the classroom. His students have collaborated w...

Ep 167-Todd Brison on The Unstoppable Creative

09 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Todd Brison motivates creative people. Both of his books, The Creative Curse and The Unstoppable Creative help people get over their creative bloc...

Ep 166-Aldo Shllaku on Investing in Yourself

02 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Aldo Shllaku has composed music for many feature films, documentaries, and TV programs. His music can be heard in films such as Lupin III, Paranor...

Ep 165-Paul Wiltshire on Songtradr

26 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Founder and CEO of Songtradr, Inc, the Californian based music rights marketplace platform. Paul is a technology entrepreneur across the music and...

Ep 164-Marie Incontrera on Social Media Marketing for Composers

19 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Marie Incontrera is a composer, conductor, pianist, and bandleader whose multi-genre work spans opera, big band, heavy metal, post-modern orchestr...

Ep 163-John David Mann on The Recipe

12 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

John David Mann is an award-winning author whose books have sold more than 2 million copies, including the bestselling classic The Go-Giver (with ...

Ep 162-Dorie Clark on Entrepreneurial You

05 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dorie Clark is an adjunct professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and the author of Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You, and Stand...

Ep 161-Jennifer Rosenfeld on Coro

28 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Rosenfeld, CEO of iCadenza and President & Principal Manager of Cadenza Artists, has extensive experience working with musicians of all ge...

Ep 160-Ronit Kirchman on Getting Experience

21 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Ronit Kirchman is a composer, music producer, songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. She composes music for film and t...

Ep 159-Laura Karpman on Being an Artist First

14 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Four-time Emmy winning composer and composer of the Grammy-winning album Ask Your Mama, Laura Karpman maintains a vibrant career in film, televisi...