Composer Breakthrough
by Breakthrough the blocks in your composing career and take your music to the next level.
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Building 720K YouTube Channel With Greg Dombrowski (Secession Studios)
Building 720K YouTube Channel With Greg Dombrowski (Secession Studios)
About this podcast
Composer Breakthrough is dedicated to helping composers break through their creative and career blocks so they can build the life they truly desire around the music they love creating.
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Episodes
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- Building 720K YouTube Channel With Greg Dombrowski (Secession Studios) · 1 h 4 minIn this episode, I sat down with Greg Dombrowski, the composer and creator behind Secession Studios - a hugely successful music channel on YouTube with 720,000+ subscribers…
- The Custom Music Survival Guide · 26 minEver feel like your dream gig is turning into a nightmare? In this episode, I’m tackling the intense reality of custom music projects, particularly in the demanding world of…
- The Reality of a Composer's Income: Building Financial Security in an Unpredictable Industry · 18 minIn this episode, I wanted to discuss how composers get paid and how you can take control of your largely unpredictable income. Read the full article here…
- Inside the Production Music Industry with Taz Mattar · 57 minIn this episode, I sat down with Taz Mattar, Head of Studio and IT Services at Cavendish Music—one of the UK's largest production music libraries. With nearly 20 years in the…
- Music Streaming is Broken: Here's Your Exit Strategy · 42 minEarlier this week, I saw Venus Theory’s latest video about the situation with music streaming and AI… So, I thought I would record my thoughts on it as it applies to us…
- Time Zone Juggling: Fitting Custom Composer Work Into Your Life · 26 minIn this episode, I answer a question from one of my audience: He asked, “How do you work on customs from LA when the time zone difference is so big?” This can be quite an issue…
- No Time to Compose? · 33 minIn this episode, I share 5 steps to help make time for composing even when you have a full-time job and a family. Read the full article here…
- Why Your First Placement Won't Make You Full-Time (Yet) · 13 minWe've all been sold the dream: land one big placement, and the work will flood in, allowing you to go full-time with ease. But what happens when the crickets start chirping, and…
- My Full-Time Composer Story · 26 minThis transcript is edited for clarity: - My Unfiltered Journey: How I Became a Full-Time Composer This is the story of how my life got flipped, turned upside down. I mean, this…
- How I'd start a Career as a Composer in 2025 · 24 minDiscover what your biggest composing block is and unlock your creative flow by taking my free quiz If I were to start my composing career all over again in 2025, these are the…
- Is this a better title for the podcast? · 21 minI return to the Nacho Wood as I ponder the future of this podcast… Discover what your biggest composing block is and unlock your creative flow by taking my quick quiz now! This…
- Feeling Stuck? Here's My 4-Step Roadmap to Finishing More Music (And Actually Getting Paid!) · 19 minApply to book a call (slots are very limited as I personally work with you): Are you a composer who's feeling stuck? Feeling like you can't finish your tracks? You're constantly…
- On making great horror music... · 4 minIn this episode, I discuss the 5 questions I ask myself that help me to compose horror music. You will discover that there is a beautiful simplicity to horror music that is often…
- Making a (free) Horror Sample Pack · 3 minIn this episode, I create a horror sample pack using my cello, violin, and voice. You can download it here. *** TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 00:24 Why am I making this free sample…
- Making Psy-Horror (for an abandoned ASYLUM) · 9 minIn this episode, I make a psychological horror track from scratch. In this episode, you’ll learn how I set up my templates, how I create tension and atmosphere, and my secret…
- 3 New albums, my website's demise, and blogging like it's 2006 · 24 minSubscribe to my newsletter and get all the extra goodies! Thanks for listening. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access…
- New format for the newsletter/show! · 18 minSign up for my newsletter https://richardpryn.substack.com/ ------- Rich's Website Thanks for listening - you are AWESOME 🤘🏼 This is a public episode. If you would like to…
- I've been overthinking EVERYTHING · 8 minIn this episode, I get honest about what it means to focus on work that matters to you. Subscribe 👉🏻 https://richardpryn.substack.com/ This is a public episode. If you would…
- Finishing Another Dungeon Synth Album · 28 minDiary of a Music Maker: Episode 27 I finish the second album for my #dungeonsynth project @KnightsofAlbionOfficial , and I wrote the last track in public. ------------- 🎓 Rich's…
- Making Fantasy Synth for Knights of Albion · 29 minDiary of a Music Maker: Episode 26 I write another #fantasysynth track for my #dungeonsynth project @KnightsofAlbionOfficial ------------- 🎓 Rich's courses…
