Opportunity to work as a composer.
Hi guys, I'm a composer, like most people here, but despite a lot of study, I don't have big professional experiences in the area, just small things, so I have to work with many other boring stuff.
I searched in job sites to find some work opportunities, as freelancer or other ways to monetize my knowledge, but I have a limitation:
Most jobs nowadays ask for composers who are also producers, as companies want the material ready to be used. I'm not a producer, it's very different areas of knowledge. I can compose, write in score and that's it.
Also, I don't have a home studio to record with quality. So I can't work from home as an instrumentalist.
Does anyone here work on something like this?
Is there a place in the job market these days for composers who don't produce?
(I know that there are big jobs, for film companies, for example, that have an orchestra to perform the usic. But let's be realistic, these great jobs are for the few. I would like to know if there is anything else possible to work with)
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I understand your struggle breaking into the music industry. Consider teaming up with a producer for collaborations. Use platforms like SoundCloud or Bandcamp to showcase your work and network online. Freelance sites like Fiverr or Upwork can also be useful for finding composition gigs. Look into local theater groups or independent filmmakers who might need original music. While you're searching for your dream job, consider looking into government jobs. They're stable and offer many perks. I took this route for stability and found it beneficial. You can check out government jobs at सरकारी रिजल्ट. Good luck!
Considering: Most jobs nowadays ask for composers who are also producers, as companies want the material ready to be used ; what is keeping you from learning?
In reply to Considering: Most jobs… by graffesmusic
Nothing. I'm learning and producing. But I don't like it
In reply to Nothing. I'm learning and… by Fabio Beckert
I may be coming from a limited perspective, but I feel like many/ most composers throughout history (past and modern) at least started somewhere else to get their foot in the door. For creating scores, we'd usually be familiar with working musicians (often times pianists/ church organists) who'd also arrange for larger ensembles eventually would have have their work specifically sought out after a while, and maybe they received a sponsor. Or perhaps the composer was also a publisher and was able to easily output works that way.
Usually those who made a living composing scores already were working in the relevant field as something else and the scores were liked well enough to partially or fully replace that (financially). Eventually.
For classical / concert style stuff, being part of an orchestra / band and slowly introducing your work after being respected as a good musician there might yield some interest in your works (especially if they are shown on a consistent basis, or often enough...) Might not do the best financially though. [Likely would be supplementary unless you find a good audience who'll commission regularly]
For jazz genres, most/many players are also composers so... I'd find that to be a hard market to be only a composer in. And I'm not sure how many other genres rely on sheet music in that way.
Otherwise, if you find a market that you can make arrangements for (especially local) you could probably start to offer compositions in similar styles and maybe eventually get some commissions that way. I don't know much about the current publishing market landscape.
And of course, production is the last kind of way to bring your ideas to life as a full product useful to everyone's' ears rather than as an idea waiting for another musician to bring it to life. (which may or may not take a while)
Obviously depends on the genres and target audiences, but there doesn't seem to be a large demand for scores outside of maybe some educational circumstances. Otherwise, many composer works I hear are affiliated with the groups premiering them through the composer being a member or friend of someone in the group.
All just ideas and ways I've seen, but I'm sure one could get creative with finding/ making a market.
I'm sure any body of published music can find an audience/buyers... I just would expect it to take a while.
Good luck, yea