Two Composers, Two Continents

In this episode we welcome our first guest, Chad Birmingham, a two-time Golden Reel award-winning Music Editor! (Song Sung Blue, Materialists, The Penguin, Past Lives, Emily in Paris) Chad joins us to break down what a music editor actually does, his journey into the music industry, and what composers need to know when working with music editors. We dig into the love-hate relationships with temp t...

It's now 2018 and we travelled back to New Orleans for a 2nd time to record a new collection of songs for Audio Network.  Part 2 of the series sees us  creating 3 great new albums covering New Orleans songs and brass band material.   Find out how Jeff won a 10$ bet by writing a song about a sandwich, how we coaxed a bandful of musicians into singing one of our songs and how we cope with loud...

This episode we’re stepping into a time machine to the 1940s!  Join us as we dive into our Vintage Vocal Swing album, a collaboration with internationally renowned composer and vocalist Joanna Forbes L’Estrange.  We walk through the whole process, from getting the brief to recording at Abbey Road studios while dressed up in full vintage gear. Stick around until the end to see the brilliant 40s-sty...

The Year is 2012. We pitched 30 production music tracks to our publisher Audio Network, across 6 genres. We expected them to accept a few., then they said yes to everything! Where to even start? This is the first of our series documenting our adventures recording in New Orleans.  Part 1 takes us back to our first trip in 2012/2013 - looking at the writing, and recording process and the fun we had...

The 3rd and final podcast in our series documenting the start to finish process in writing, recording and producing “Who’d Have Believed” from our new big band album “Keep on Movin’” In this episode we cover the post production process! Click link to stream Who'd have Believed: https://linktr.ee/MeeganTobin #musicpodcast #composer #composerpodcast #librarymusic #productionmusic #bigband #jazz...

The second in a 3 part podcast, documenting the start to finish process in writing, recording and producing “Who’d Have Believed” from our new big band album “Keep on Movin’” In this episode we cover recording the band at Abbey Road and going to L.A to record the vocals. Click link to stream Who'd have Believed: https://linktr.ee/MeeganTobin #musicpodcast #composer #composerpodcast #librarymu...

The first in a 3 part podcast, documenting the start to finish process in writing, recording and producing “Who’d Have Believed” from our new big band album “Keep on Movin’” In this episode we cover the brief we were given, the writing process, and how we created the demo. Click link to stream Who'd have Believed: https://linktr.ee/MeeganTobin #musicpodcast #composer #composerpodcast #library...

This time around we discuss all things collaboration in the music indsutry, including why we even collaborate in the first place. We talk about other collaborations we’ve had (or still have), the advantages of widening your network and how much stuff we have to do in a day! We look at different types of collaborations and how to mesh different skillsets together. Hear the story of how we recorded...

Welcome to the world of Jeff Meegan and David Tobin.  We are Two Composers - Two continents. Jeff was born and raised in the Windy City (Chicago if you’re British). David is a Londoner that moved out as a kid and now lives in the rural bliss of West Yorkshire, UK. This episode introduces you to who we are, what we do in the music industry from production music to film scoring, how we met, and the...

Coming soon - Two Composers - two continents.  Jeff Meegan and David Tobin guide you through their lives and work as composers for film and TV.. if they can work out which camera to speak into!!