Leequalizer
New Member
Hey music-loving people,
I want to become a game music composer, but I have no idea where to start. In my head the only "plan" I have is making music to have some kind of portfolio to send it to small game studios and ask if they need a composer for a game. (How to find small indie companies in the first place?). Maybe I should also publish orchestral music somewhere to get an audience or somehow get recognised?
What other things do you recommend me to do to start a career?
As a sidenote: I also dont know how to handle stuff like PROs, when do I need this and when dont I?
My background: As a child and teen I was in a private music school and learned drums and orchestral percussion playing in multiple bands and orchestras for young people. I also learned the piano and guitar by myself.
After graduating from school (not music school, the normal education in Germany) I didnt really know waht to do with my life, what i wanted to do as my fulltime job, and started studying all kinds of stuff, but nothing gave me the satisfaction I was looking for. Some time ago I found the amazing possibility to have a whole orchestra in my DAW. As a passionate gamer I started to try out making themes for character and landscapes of my favorite games and books. And I really enjoyed that, so much that I want to try to do this as my job.
Here I am now hoping for your advice or links to answers to my questions. I just need a starting point, I am really lost.
Thanks in advance.
I want to become a game music composer, but I have no idea where to start. In my head the only "plan" I have is making music to have some kind of portfolio to send it to small game studios and ask if they need a composer for a game. (How to find small indie companies in the first place?). Maybe I should also publish orchestral music somewhere to get an audience or somehow get recognised?
What other things do you recommend me to do to start a career?
As a sidenote: I also dont know how to handle stuff like PROs, when do I need this and when dont I?
My background: As a child and teen I was in a private music school and learned drums and orchestral percussion playing in multiple bands and orchestras for young people. I also learned the piano and guitar by myself.
After graduating from school (not music school, the normal education in Germany) I didnt really know waht to do with my life, what i wanted to do as my fulltime job, and started studying all kinds of stuff, but nothing gave me the satisfaction I was looking for. Some time ago I found the amazing possibility to have a whole orchestra in my DAW. As a passionate gamer I started to try out making themes for character and landscapes of my favorite games and books. And I really enjoyed that, so much that I want to try to do this as my job.
Here I am now hoping for your advice or links to answers to my questions. I just need a starting point, I am really lost.
Thanks in advance.