#122: Tommy Zee - Making Music For Brands

#122: Tommy Zee - Making Music For Brands

Tommy Zee runs Tommy Zee and Co., a music production company that makes music for some of the world's largest brands, such as Nike, Adidas, Google, Sony, and more. He aims to move people emotionally with his music. Tommy began as a banker by day and DJ by night before quitting his job and starting his company.

In this episode, Tommy Zee talks about creating music and sound for brands. Tommy discusses his path and what it took for him to take a leap of faith and make music his full time career. We had a great discussion about being productive, making connections with people, and working fast in order to be successful as a commercial craftsman.

Listen on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play or Spotify; watch on YouTube

Show Notes:

Tommy Zee and Co. - Tommy's music production company for brands.

Making Music For Brands - Learn how to break into the world of commercial music production and download the free PDF "7 Ways to Make Money with Music For Brands."

Tony Schwartz - author of The Responsive Chord.

Jim Guthrie - Composer of Sword & Sorcery soundtrack and collaborator with Tommy.

Game Meets Album - CDM piece on Guthrie's work.

CasiOP-1 Ice Caves - Free Ableton Live Pack made with Casio SK-1 and Ice Cave samples.

Be PROlific - Music Production Podcast #120 on the importance of quantity.

Save 25% on Ableton Live Packs at the My Store with the code: PODCAST

Thank you for listening. Please consider giving the Music Production Podcast a review on your favorite podcast provider. And don't forget to visit my site BrianFunk.com for music production tutorials, videos, and sound packs.

Brian Funk

Jaksot(422)

#126: Remute - Producing Music on Sega MegaDrive and Fighting Maximalism

#126: Remute - Producing Music on Sega MegaDrive and Fighting Maximalism

Remute is a techno artist who is bringing new meaning to "minimalism." Revolting against our maximalist culture, Denis Karimani (aka Remute) programmed and released his latest album on the Sega MegDri...

17 Syys 20191h 12min

#125: Dani DiCiaccio - KYOSi - Collaboration, Performance, and Expanding Artistic Horizons

#125: Dani DiCiaccio - KYOSi - Collaboration, Performance, and Expanding Artistic Horizons

Dani DiCiaccio produces experimental electronic music with a hint of pop as KYOSi. She just released a new EP Negative Space. Dani has produced music for film, theatre, and podcasts. In this episode,...

10 Syys 201952min

#124: David Abravanel - Musician, Journalist, Marketer

#124: David Abravanel - Musician, Journalist, Marketer

David Abravanel has worked with some of the most important companies in music production. He has done marketing work for Ableton, Eventide, and Sensel. He writes for Ableton's blog, Create Digital Mus...

25 Elo 20191h 16min

#123: Drew Mayhills - A New Release Every Month

#123: Drew Mayhills - A New Release Every Month

Drew Mayhills is a musician, producer, and Ableton Certified Trainer in Australia. He releases music as Mayhills. Drew creates visceral and emotive music, ranging from energetic and angry to soft and ...

18 Elo 20191h 11min

#121: Sound Design with Field Recordings

#121: Sound Design with Field Recordings

I've been accumulating some field recordings over the last few months, and on today's episode we do something with them. I used recordings of the checkout line at Costco, my dogs eating ice cubes, an...

31 Heinä 201949min

#120:  Be PROlific

#120: Be PROlific

Quality comes from quantity, so make as much music as you can. The more you do anything the better you get at it. In this episode, I talk about a few things that have inspired me lately, and they all ...

26 Heinä 201931min

#119: Abid Hussain - Copyright, Sampling, and Overcoming Creative Blocks

#119: Abid Hussain - Copyright, Sampling, and Overcoming Creative Blocks

Abid Hussain is an electronic and alternative rock music producer, Ableton Certified Trainer, and licensed attorney. Abid gave a helpful speech on sampling and copyrights at last year's Loop conferenc...

17 Heinä 20191h 22min

Suosittua kategoriassa Viihde

anni-jaajo
grekovit
tuplakaak
hei-baby-3
terveisia-perheesta
the-harlin-show
antin-palautepalvelu
dear-shirly
antin-elokuvakerho
bella-table
verhon-takaa
nonsensepodi
dear-shirly-ja-arttu
get-jassud
hollywood-love-stories-2
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
tahtitehdas
tervo-halme
everypodi
terkuin-jenna