Removing Barriers: Creating a Career Through a Non-Traditional Path with Kyle Rodriguez

Our guest today is composer, producer, and songwriter, Kyle Rodriguez. He’s here to share his thoughts on building a career as a composer in the film industry through a non-traditional path. We also get to hear some great stories about gear, analog vs digital music production, and some tips on how to become a good composer’s assistant.

Topics Include:
Doing things the hardest way possible
Analog or Digital? Gear Kyle loves
The secret to learning how to write orchestrally
Lessons learned from orchestrator Bill Ross
Getting a musical education without a degree
Dissecting an orchestral score to find your own taste and compositional style – even when you don’t connect with classical music
Breaking down barriers for other musicians of color
Hiring “blind” to remove bias
The key to being hired as a composer’s assistant
Live life to inform your music

https://kylerodriguezmusic.com/