Hi all, I have started composing orchestral music and want to produce an album of 10 songs. I have finished 2 songs with Cubase 15 Pro, the EastWestwood library (with Beyond the Storm template), and used plugins like Neutron, Ozone and Aurora reverb to create the modern trailer sound. I heard that my song sounded very orchestral, which is good, but I wanted to make it more "modern trailer like". However, I realized that this is hard and I have no experience as music engineer. So I need advice on how the setup all the usually plug ins, so that I can focus on "composing music", which is my strength and less on "mixing", which just is not my focus. I saw that Alex is offering a template for Cubase 14, which has all the plugins established. Is this template like very well organized so that I can focus on composing music, or is it a start and it would need a lot of tweaking per song? Would the plug ins from the template work with my available tools? Thanks a lot. Luka

I’m genuinely curious how most musicians here are generating their revenue. It’s a conversation I often have with members of my team, because the answer says a lot about positioning, leverage, and long-term strategy. Are you relying mostly on live shows, publishing, streaming, production work, brand deals, or something else entirely? I’d love to hear how you’ve structured it.

I have a zoom meeting scheduled with a film director this week. This will be my first ever meeting with a director, so I don't want to mess it up. Are there any things that directors are looking for in the initial meeting with a composer or is it just a meet and greet to get to know each other? I don't want to end up losing a potential gig because I didn't say something. I know the genre and the title of the film she is directing.