PCAM - Career Advice for Music Professionals

This episode explores the science and art of creating Soundalikes, the perils and pitfalls to avoid, tips for managing client expectations, the role of the musicologist and the potential impact of AI. Participating in the conversation are composer and producer Simon Elms (Eclectic Sounds), PCAM director, composer and producer Chris Smith (The Barbershop Music Co) and Greg Owens (Creative Dire...

In this PCAM podcast we discuss the important subject of how to construct, negotiate and justify a music budget, how to interrogate a fixed budget to ensure it is sufficient to do the job and the framework that PCAM provides to enable a detailed budget to be properly calculated and presented to client. Taking part in this conversation are freelance composer & sound designer, Bankey Ojo, Sam He...

In this episode of the PCAM Podcasts we explore the briefing process for both short form and long form projects, how briefing has changed over the years, how to get the most out of the briefing process and the benefits of forming collaborative creative relationships with clients. Taking part in the conversation are PCAM Chair, Paul Reynolds (Senior VP, Massive Music), Sam Heath (Exec Creative Prod...

This episode of the new series of PCAM podcasts explores the subject of music royalties and publishing, how income is derived and how to manage your copyrights, in a conversation between legal and publishing expert, George Hyde (Music Affairs) and PCAM Chair, Paul Reynolds (Senior VP, Massive Music). This episode is hosted and moderated by PCAM director, composer and producer, Chris Smith (The Bar...

This PCAM podcast episode features a discussion with three industry experts - Rachel Menzies (BMG), Greg Owens (GAS Music), and Sam Heath (Sounds Like These) - who share advice for aspiring media composers trying to break into the industry. Topics covered include building relationships, creating a strong portfolio, understanding contracts, pricing work appropriately, dealing with criticism, and co...

This introductory episode of the new series of PCAM podcasts explores the origins of the organisation, what it has achieved in regulating the Applied Music industry, what it offers its members, and the challenges it faces in dealing with an ever-changing and evolving professional, industrial and technological landscape. The contributors are PCAM Chair, Paul Reynolds (Senior VP, Massive Music) and...