Composer Breakthrough

I am very excited to share this with you as this was essentially my old newsletter, thoughts and ponderings on being creative. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit richardpryn.substack.com

Finishing the debut album by @VoidseerOfficial (and yes I am aware that I switched my Logic output to the wrong thing but if there was ever a good time to practice "done is better than perfect" then I feel that is now...plus it's pretty funny 😂 🎓 Rich's courses: https://courses.richardpryn.com/ ⚡️ The Ultimate Trailer Music Course Bundle - https://courses.richardpryn.com/trailer-music-master 🎬...

In this episode, I chat about the question, “what would this look like if it were easy?” and how it applies to creating. ------------- 🎓 Rich's courses: https://courses.richardpryn.com/ ⚡️ The Ultimate Trailer Music Course Bundle - https://courses.richardpryn.com/trailer-music-master 🎬 Rich's placements: https://richardpryn.com/tag/placements 🎧 Rich's independent record label: https://prynmusi...

In this video, I ponder the power of taking time off work so that you make room in your life to let the fruits of your labours come in. ------------- 🎓 Rich's courses: https://courses.richardpryn.com/ ⚡️ The Ultimate Trailer Music Course Bundle - https://courses.richardpryn.com/trailer-music-master 🎬 Rich's placements: https://richardpryn.com/tag/placements 🎧 Rich's independent record label: h...

In this video I make a lofi indie track using my piano to create another slowcore track for my project ‘Faded Moments’. ✅ Sign up for my newsletter: https://richardpryn.com/newsletter ------------- 🎓 Rich's courses: https://courses.richardpryn.com/ ⚡️ The Ultimate Trailer Music Course Bundle - https://courses.richardpryn.com/trailer-music-master 🎬 Rich's placements: https://richardpryn.com/tag...

Plus I wrote a new track for the project using, you guessed it, Surge XT 🤘🏼 ➡️ Listen to the new artist here: https://artists.landr.com/055905983491 ✅ Sign up for my newsletter: https://richardpryn.com/newsletter ------------- 🎓 Rich's courses: https://courses.richardpryn.com/ ⚡️ The Ultimate Trailer Music Course Bundle - https://courses.richardpryn.com/trailer-music-master 🎬 Rich's placemen...

In this episode, I share my thoughts on whether Distrokid is any good and whether it is worth your attention. 📖 Read the post: https://richardpryn.com/distrokid-review-an-honest-take-from-an-indie-musician/ ➡️ Sign up to Distrokid here: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/1028977 ------------- 🎓 Rich's courses: https://courses.richardpryn.com/ ⚡️ The Ultimate Trailer Music Course Bundle - https://c...

In this video, I create a piece of Cosmic Synth (an offshoot of Dungeon Synth) using only the FREE Surge XT synth. ➡️ Get Surge XT - https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/ ✉️ Join my Weekly Newsletter: https://richardpryn.com/newsletter/ ------------- 🎓 Rich's courses: https://courses.richardpryn.com/ ⚡️ The Ultimate Trailer Music Course Bundle - https://courses.richardpryn.com/trailer-music-maste...

I talk about chasing views and streams and ask if this chasing aligns with the art you want to create. Thanks for watching/listening ❤️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richardpryn_ Website - https://richardpryn.com Courses - https://courses.richardpryn.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit richardpryn.sub...

In this video, I talk about sharing being a part of the creative process Thanks for watching / listening ❤️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richardpryn_/ Website - https://richardpryn.com Courses - https://courses.richardpryn.com My Music Projects ⤵️ Indie Music Projects: * Faded Moments [Acoustic Slowcore] - https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fslEybVAcTbC9r8torrOq * The end of our story [Slow...

In today’s episode, I create some fantasy music inspired by the classic video game Diablo . The idea is that I combine some classical guitar-style writing with Dungeon ambient music (an offshoot of Dungeon synth). 👉🏻 Just as a side note - I was lucky enough to have my music used on a trailer for Diablo 2 🥳 📚 Read more about Dungeon Synth 🎧 Listen to my Dungeon ambient project, Dryad’s Grove...

I have been obsessed with Dungeon Synth over the last couple of months. I stumbled upon Witch Bolt on YouTube which opened up a huge YouTube rabbit hole for me. As a kid of the 80s and 90s playing RPG games, Warhammer and other fantasy-based TV/Games/movies were a huge part of my childhood. As a teenager, the world of Rock and Metal became my musical identity. Little did I know that something call...

I have been creating music professionally for over 10 years and one of the most important things for us as music makers to understand is to know how to create the right mood. Mood, vibes, feeling, atmosphere; all these things are central to what we do. Sometimes, however, we get lost in the details; the progressions, the structure, the melody, the samples etc. And we forget what matters most… Are...

I have been producing music professionally for over 10 years. Even now, when I hear an incredibly polished piece of music, my imposter syndrome, insecurity and anxiety kick in and I think, “How on earth did they do that? I then worry about my own abilities and look back at my work as if it were the accomplishments of a small child with a xylophone. That is the effect of only sharing professionally...

I was introduced to the idea of ‘non-negotiables’ on the podcast ‘Entrepreneur On Fire’. The idea is simple, make a list of things that you feel are super important to you and your goals and happiness. It could be exercise or meditation for example. For me, it’s writing music. Once you have chosen your non-negotiables, agree with yourself to do those things first, before everything else. You don’t...

Today’s episode is a homage to a quote I stumbled upon when reading Robin Hobb’s Fool’s Errand . It goes like this: “And so I passed that day in pleasure. Which is to say, in the sort of work I wanted to do, rather than the work I thought I ought to be doing.” Doing the work I wanted to do rather than what I thought I ought to be doing. This is a wonderful sentence and it struck me when I read it....

As I mentioned in this blog post , so much about making slowcore music is about embracing simplicity. In today’s episode of Diary of a Music Maker, I show you how I produce instrumental slowcore music. You see me write the track ‘ Do you think that ?’ from the album, The past is blurry by my instrumental slowcore project , I don’t know myself . My approach falls into these steps: * Lay down the dr...

This week my focus has been to write music that I want to produce because there is a quiet whisper in my heart that is telling me to. You know that little voice that is so quiet it’s barely noticeable but tends to gently guide you towards the things that matter to you and bring you in line with your authentic dreams and goals. But, what does doing that look like as a music maker? Honestly, I am st...

This is officially my first “Walk ‘n’ Talk” episode. This is a nod to my previous podcast as I take my iPhone, walk in the nearby woods, and talk about what’s been on my mind. This walk ‘n’ talk with my iPhone is also a nod to today’s focus, my love of demos and the art of capturing magic. When you hear a demo, knowing it is a demo, do you assess the quality of the production? No, you listen to th...

Over the summer I was fitting our en-suite bathroom with all new stuff. This meant ripping out all the old stuff and completely refitting it with new stuff. This meant I had a lot of time listening to new music which made me very happy. I was going down a DIY musician rabbit hole and then I discovered all these slowcore playlists… Slowcore, what is slowcore? I didn’t realise slowcore is what it is...

In 2020, very shortly after our third child Phoebe was born I launched my first podcast. It was called, The Trailer Music Composer’s podcast ; it was all about writing trailer music. At first, I started out releasing blog-style “tips” like ‘The 5 Biggest Mistakes Every Aspiring Trailer Music Composer Makes’ type of stuff. I quickly realised however that I did not like sitting at my desk speaking i...