Vince Webb's Composing Podcast
By Vince Webb
Hi I'm Vince, I write music for a living. In this podcast I talk about my work, the creative process and inspiration.
Latest episode
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How I Learned to Embrace Social Media as a Composer
Is it worth posting your work to social media? I share the mindset shift that helped me reframe social media as something positive rather than a burden. 💬 Join the Discord Community - https://discord.gg/GUfwVPCbET📣 Sign up… -
Musical Set Theory and How to Use it
What is Set Theory and how can you use it to write modern media music? I breakdown my personal understanding and demonstrate how I compose with it with several orchestral music examples using virtual instruments. -
Composing with the Cycle of Fifths
I give my take on the Cycle of Fifths - what is it, how do we compose with it and how do we practice it? -
Composing a Pirate Themed Track 🏴☠️
In this episode I breakdown a recent composition and talk about the arrangement, orchestration and music theory. -
5 Mistakes When Composing in a DAW
I discuss 5 mistakes I've made in the past when composing professionally in a DAW. All of these issues highlight to me the important of choosing the right kind of process or tool for the job. --------------- Many of these videos ar… -
5 Minor Scales and How to Use Them
I discuss the 5 main minor scales I use and demonstrate them in a variety of musical contexts. -
Track Breakdown: Modern Classical Strings
I break down a recent track composed in a modern classical and cinematic style for use in TV and Film. I discuss the harmony and the arranging in the piece and demo the different stems inside Logic. -
Crafting Cinematic Pads & Textures
I discuss the most common ways I create atmospheric 'pads' in the context of writing music for media. -
How I personally learned to compose music
I discuss the concept of 'composing through improvising' and the 3 main activities which have contributed to my personal development as a composer. -
Conversation with a Sample Library Developer (Kirk Hunter)
I chat to Kirk Hunter about his upcoming string library and the business of sampling.