Flip Flops in the Windy City: Film Score Review — Gattaca
Gattaca is a ridiculously awesome movie with a ridiculously awesome score. It’s just one of those films that is already great and luc..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: Recording Session #1!
I don’t think there is a single film composer out there that would argue that the recording session phase of writing music is the aw..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: Guest Blog, Professor Gary Chang
I thought it would be cool to get the inside scoop from a faculty member in our MFA program. So I interviewed composition professor /..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: Current Projects
It’s that time again, where a couple of outside projects have come along. In a wonderful case of synergy, they both are related to Co..
Flip Flips in the Windy City: Transferable Skills
What do you do if your friend wrote a song and wants to record it? What if you think it would be really cool to add percussion, some ..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: One of Many Reasons Why Chicago is Awesome
I grew up in Portland, Oregon. It is the greatest city ever . I had extremely high expectations when I moved to Chicago, and I am pl..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: Film Score Review — The Edge
Have you ever seen The Edge, with Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin? If you haven’t, go see it now. I don’t even care if you read thi..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: Spring Curriculum
The last Chicago semester of the film scoring program is a busy and exciting one. Want to know more about the curriculum this semeste..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: The Red Line!
Everyone that takes the subway regularly will swear that their line is the best. They’re all wrong. Unless they’re talking about the..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: Eating on the Cheap
A lot of money and time are spent focusing on grad school. Finding meals that are inexpensive and easy/quick to cook can alleviate so..