Weekly Facebook Group Recap - 8/19 thru 8/25

Here is a recap of facebook group information for one or more courses you're a part of. Disclaimer. This recap by no means replaces the information in the Facebook Groups. Always refer to them for the most current and accurate information. We do our best to relay what we think is the most important details, but it's very possible for us to overlook something or make a typo in the process. This is just to be used as a quick reference and outline. Enjoy!

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The Triple Threat Artist

• Zion shared an article about songwriters and musicians being some of the most motivated and courageous people on earth.
• More steps were taken by students to listen to lectures and apply their new knowledge in exercises and groove making strategies.
• Zion shared a song that he's pitching for an Umbrella based ad.
• Recap of the week was posted
• Amber shared a youtube video about Portrait XO
• We talked a lot about the Roli keyboard, and new Roli gear
• Juli shared a video all about the evolution of U2
• Ashley shared a really great song she's working on that's in the gothic Americana arena
• During the Triple Threat Office Hours we caught up on the different projects we are all working on, but then we had an awesome discussion on production tricks for transitions between parts of a song (ie verse to chorus, or chorus back to verse). After that we got into talking about step-sequencers and midi controllers. This led to an awesome demonstration by Alex about his Roli keyboards and how he uses them.
• Kaeli jumped in and connected with the group and told us about her music festival
• Kate shared a link about her work with a music producer in Nashville
• Zion shared a meme about making your week work more fun that weekends.
• Blake Earnhart joined us
• Amber shared a photo of her and Aaron at a recording studio in Nashville
• Ashley shared a tuning program she just bought
• This next week's office hours will be held on Tuesday at 10am, where we will deconstruct famous production of hit songs, as well as get questions resolved for any production projects students are working on.
• If you are in the Access Course and have interest in joining the Triple Threat Artist group, please let Zion know, we've got an amazing discount waiting for you.. Now $49/m, with coupon code 49FORLIFE.

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The Access Course

• Gil listed a song he wanted us to listen to.
• Mikey went to Nashville to write with Cooper and Marty
• Sal got an invitation to sign two of his songs
• Jameson requested information about setting up a DIY vocal booth
• Matthew recommended his friend Paul as a producer.
• CTM’s Monday Music Breakdown was focused on the new Cartier ad
• Ben and others requested feedback for their songs
• Juli requested info about the Auddly app
• Amber started a thread about the CD Baby DIY Conference happening this week
• Moon asked how many songs we could submit for the August assignment. Emily replied one.
• Victoria  posted the Music Needs Breakdown pdf she promised
• Juli posted about a Trailer Musoic Webinar coming up
• Ian posted an article about getting on streaming platforms, published by the Austrailia PRO
• Sherry asked about exclusive deals with a coveted agency vs. non-exclusive  deals with others.
• Chelsey shared pictures from her tour
• Sonnet interviewed Hunter Scott
• Victoria posted the Hunter Scott interview video. Go watch if you missed the live one. (Or even if you saw the live one.)
• Samuel has had more success on Songtradr. Mark replied with a video about Songtradr
• Sal had success on Crucial Music
• Debbie posted an article about the Dr. Pepper campaign from Ad Age
• Debbie also posted a video of an ad for Chef Boyardee
• Debbie posted an article about Marty O’Donnell and music for games
• Rehya posted a screenshot of her Crucial Music account with the pitches of her songs.
• Verification of the universal themes that this course recommends
• Austin and Eli landed another placement for their song Locomotion, this time with Lowe’s
• Kayte asked about releasing vs not releasing songs that are being submitted for sync
  Alex asked about Songtrust
• Mark posted about sync agents, pro vs con
• Victoria congratiulated Austin and Eli. (Congrats from me too, guys!)
• Debbie asked for a prediction about the coming years activities in the Access Group. Victoria suggested the “Events” page
• Samuel asked about Crucial Music’s track record with fellow students
• Debbie posted about receiving the Greatest Showman soundrack, possibly as a result of her membership in Film Societies, etc
• Victoria gave feedback on the songs submitted for the July assignment\
• Akira asked about the possibility of licensing music to  a movie or other video that has a score. (At least that’s how I understood his question. Correct me, if I’m wrong, Akira)
• Bev is seeking a female vocalist
• Rick requested info about the $10K Clothing opp
• MJ posted about the State of Music in Media Conference in 2018
• Mat posted about a De-Esser Plug-in
• Samuel posted about 6 Music Production Techniques
• Eli talked about how they found their licensing agent
• Dree posted abuut collaborating with a producer to write songs on commission for a library.
• Marie is looking for the producer she was going to collaborate with but lost their contact info.

 Huge thanks to Jan Seides for her help in summarizing the Access Course. 💙