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CloseHello RMN!
As some of you may know, I am a musician that wants to be a music composer for video-games and films (mostly video-games), and I´m decided to make my first step into a the bussines sending a demo or audio reel related to my skills, but for the moment I´m having troubles figuring how to achieve my goals, so first things first, i need to make an audio reel.
The point of this post is to know if someone is interested in help me to make a good demo reel since most of you are like game developers, what would like to listen and what not, etc...
As far as i know, the demo reel has 30secs per each tune, so my first question is, what shall be a good time lenght for the full demo reel?
PD: English is not my native lenguage, forgive my mistakes... also for those who don´t know my music, here one of my favorites :)
Thank you...
As some of you may know, I am a musician that wants to be a music composer for video-games and films (mostly video-games), and I´m decided to make my first step into a the bussines sending a demo or audio reel related to my skills, but for the moment I´m having troubles figuring how to achieve my goals, so first things first, i need to make an audio reel.
The point of this post is to know if someone is interested in help me to make a good demo reel since most of you are like game developers, what would like to listen and what not, etc...
As far as i know, the demo reel has 30secs per each tune, so my first question is, what shall be a good time lenght for the full demo reel?
PD: English is not my native lenguage, forgive my mistakes... also for those who don´t know my music, here one of my favorites :)
Thank you...
Good luck with the demo. Once you get serious about sending demos, be prepared to do it rather actively.
It's a good idea to look for a project that is already around 50% done, because earlier than that they usually spend time coding the engine and systems and may not have much to present of the graphics and etc and they may not be looking for a musician before this point yet.
If it's a studio that has made other games earlier (most likely), it's a good idea to compose music for some of their already existing material. (Like for videos of their earlier games) and present that to them. You're best off if you manage to catch their attention with music that matches their needs.
Sure you can send them a demo of what your stuff sounds like in general, but you may have better luck if you spend some time and effort to create something that is especially tailored for their needs. Though at this point it'd be better to know that they do not have a composer already.
As for the demo length, it's good idea to make it fit in 3 minutes.
I'm mostly quoting Paul Hoffert here.
It's a good idea to look for a project that is already around 50% done, because earlier than that they usually spend time coding the engine and systems and may not have much to present of the graphics and etc and they may not be looking for a musician before this point yet.
If it's a studio that has made other games earlier (most likely), it's a good idea to compose music for some of their already existing material. (Like for videos of their earlier games) and present that to them. You're best off if you manage to catch their attention with music that matches their needs.
Sure you can send them a demo of what your stuff sounds like in general, but you may have better luck if you spend some time and effort to create something that is especially tailored for their needs. Though at this point it'd be better to know that they do not have a composer already.
As for the demo length, it's good idea to make it fit in 3 minutes.
I'm mostly quoting Paul Hoffert here.
Thank you, that information is very helpful, so 3 min will be okay, i checked that with other people and seems to be a suitable time lenght, my other issue is that i have to many songs, don´t know what songs include in the demo.
If the demo will be like 3 min, then there will be a total of 6 songs of 30 secs each.
I´m making a list of songs suitable for a demo reel, maybe i will post this list here so if somebody wants to help me with that too.
Thank you Happy!
If the demo will be like 3 min, then there will be a total of 6 songs of 30 secs each.
I´m making a list of songs suitable for a demo reel, maybe i will post this list here so if somebody wants to help me with that too.
Thank you Happy!
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