FAQs

Each Project is different in its approach and musical requirements. Due to this, upon contacting me I will walk you throught the following steps:

Analysis of your project’s specific needs (music style, genre, music length, medium type…);

In case of pre-existing budget - Considerations over Budget proposal possibilities and/or limitations.

In case of no pre-existing budget - Proposal for multiple price range offers for either full project, per music track or per minute payment options.

Other forms of payment for long-term projects:
With some longer form commissions, there are possibilities of upfront payment discounts combined with revenue share/ milestone payment compensations. These need to be assessed on an individual basis for each project.

Note: Some composers opt to do payment per hour, however this is not something that I do with commission work, given that as a payment model, it discourages efficiency in music production and I believe the payment to be a reflection of the quality of the work, not the time spent on it.

When commissioning music there are multiple types of copyright to consider.

Typically the most important to consider fall under two categories:

Mechanical Rights/Reproduction Rights (right to reproduce a piece of music onto CDs, DVDs, records or tapes, etc.)
Performance Rights/Right to make Public (right to perform the music to the public, including streaming in online platforms, stage performances, etc.)

Depending on your projects needs these can be negotiated in the form of exclusive and non-exclusive licenses.

Note:
Some differences may apply between U.S. and E.U. Law, feel free to get in touch for specifics on your project!

(Disclaimer: This is not legal advice)

Contact me with the topic “Non-custom Music”. Let me know what type of project/track you need and I will send you proposals of compatible non-custom music whenever possible!

The workflow process happens in 5 stages:

1) Research:

The first step towards making a track that fits your story is to understand the story. I will ask you any information relevant to the task at hand.

Here is a cheat sheet of ideas I normally ask to better translate your ideas into musical ideas:

• What is the purpose of the track;

• Inspiration tracks you may have from other games or works of music (a.k.a. temp tracks);

• Genres you may have in mind (anything from lo-fi to dark souls orchestral music, weird combinations are always fun);

• Keywords and percentages (e.g. 20%heroic, 40% brooding, etc...);

• Info on the story/scene/characters/narrative/world;

These are not all necessary, depending on the information available at the time.

The more information I have to work with, the more accurate I can be at translating it into the right musical character for your world!

2) Sketching:

I'll be using your references for study first, draw up a sketch concept (around 1 minute for example) and present it to you to see if you have any questions, requests for changes, etc...

Hopefully I get it on the first try. If not, I'll change it accordingly.

3) Producing/mixing:

Whenever I get the greenlight on the track I'll continue and maybe verify with you along the way one or two other times for good measure and deliver it before the deadline you set.

You are free to ask me questions at any point of course and I'll reply as immediate as possible!

3.5) Recording: If a need for recording arises (and when budget and time allow for it), the recordings will take place after all questions and confirmations necessary during the producing phase have been fulfilled and prior to final mixing.

4) Revisions & rewrites:

I offer a number of revisions and complete rewrites for each track included in the price (to be determined on a project/commission basis).

• Revisions are understood as small corrections to the track that do not require a drastic change to the track as a whole.

• Rewrites are understood as a complete rewrite of the track as a whole, from scratch.

Revisions and rewrites can be implemented at any stage after the initial sketch has been finished (stage 1) and before the beginning of the mastering process (stage 5).

5) Mastering:

Done either individually for each track or for the total amount of tracks at once depending on the needs of the project and purpose of the tracks.

Note: The more tracks commissioned and the longer the project goes for, the faster the process becomes as finding the right sounds, setting the tone and correlating ideas are often mostly done in the first few tracks.

Get in touch through my Contact Page with the topic “Other Questions” and I will get back to you as soon as possible!