Music Composition for the Screen
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Conducting pieces for my graduate application
My name is Steven Spiel, and I am the next Graduate Student Ambassador for the Music Co..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: THE CAPITOL RECORDS RECORDING SESSION
It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for since we were accepted into this program more than 2 years ago! On Wednesday, August 1, we each g..
Flip Flops in the Windy City — Conducting to Picture
One of the most important parts of our Semester in Los Angeles is learning how to conduct in a studio environment, in particular conductin..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: Pitch Perfect
What happens when you get a frantic call from a friend of a friend, asking you to work on Disney-produced acapella arrangements for a Univ..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: Summer Semester — What to Expect
Here’s a breakdown of what the SLA (Summer Semester Los Angeles) will consist of, now that we’re hitting the sunshine state and the city o..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: Conducting Someone Else’s Work
Conducting original work is pretty much the coolest thing you can do. Conducting someone else’s original work is almost the coolest thing..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: Recording @ Hinge Studios
We recently had the opportunity to record at Hinge Studios. It went very, very well. I have both audio and video to share, and some cool..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: Game Score Review – Gun
Gun is a 3rd-person, open-world, cowboy western game for PS2/PS3. It is awesome. And on top of being awesome, it has unexpectedly good m..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: A little bit of orchestration
We have a recording session coming up this Friday, and I have written a pretty awesome string orchestra piece featuring solo violin. ..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: Chicago Recording Company
We have three recording sessions this semester at the Chicago Recording Company. These guys are the real deal– with industry standard eq..