Blog | Apollo Studios TV, Film & Commercials Composer Leeds

Aug 07

Music Collaborations: Building Long Term Relationships

Collaboration in music is when people work together and share their skills to work on a project. From my experience, this way of working is extremely beneficial because you can share creative ideas, wider skills, and networks. When working on projects myself, I always like to think of... read more →

Jul 25

Before you go into the recording studio for the first time, there are some things you should know.

Being in the recording studio should be an exciting and creative experience. From my time in recording studios and running sessions, I would always suggest that you do a few things ahead of your studio session to ensure that you not only have a great time but also complete what... read more →

Jul 01

Sync VideoSlave To Link Cubase To Another Computer in OSX

Running a network to slave the video to another computer is a fantastic way to make the most of old equipment and remove some of the processing power to another computer. Before setting up the network I thought that this would be a difficult task, but was surprised in how... read more →

Jun 27

The sound effects and plugins I use to compose music for TV & film

Having high-quality sound effects is a necessity when composing for film and TV. In this blog, I'll be discussing just the sound effects that I regularly use, however, I have extensively covered the sample libraries that I use, and also the Cubase Pro 10 template in previous blogs. Like purchasing... read more →

May 26

Choosing the right sound libraries when composing for TV & film

Having an arsenal of fantastic sample libraries, and VST instruments help me to compose for music for TV and film. I spend a lot of my time in the studio in front of my computer and having every instrument that I would need helps my workflow... read more →

Apr 28

Cubase Template Setup For A TV and FIlm Composer

Having a Cubase Pro 10 template set up for my projects has saved me a considerable amount of time, and speeds up my workflow. When I'm in the creative process, anything that takes me out of it makes composing music harder, and by the time I've... read more →

Dec 30

Getting the best resolution from your ATi Radeon HD 5770 graphics card

For those who have 4K monitor like myself, and want to get the highest resolution I would recommend SwitchResX. As my main machine in the studio, I'm running a MacPro 5.1 and using 2 monitors, but found that I wasn't able to get a high resolution directly from OSx setting,... read more →

Dec 20

Screen Sharing in OSX

In the studio I'm running multiple computers to help with my workflow, and to slave some of the processing power away from the main composing computer. If you're interested in running a computer to slave your video you can find that here.One of the things that is important to me... read more →