From Sample Making to Filmmaking with Jon Meyer
We production music folks tend to have a lot of irons in the fire and I can’t think of a leader in our industry who best embodies this than Jon Meyer (@JonMeyer)!
Jon has just released his brand new Kontakt instrument, Soft Drums, and I wanted to have him on the show to not only talk about that, but also, to share how he balances so many creative outlets - from music making to sample making to filmmaking.
Plus we feature a chill, lo fi cue written by 52 Cues community member, Harley Toberman.
00:00 - Intro & Welcome
02:40 - Interview with Jon Meyer
5:43 - Jon's background and approach as a YouTuber
11:40 - Jon's path to production music
18:19 - The concept of "core competence"
22:48 - Which is best - one or two publishers, or many?
24:24 - A big lesson from working in production music
26:23 - What advice would you give producers from the publisher perspective?
30:25 - Making Soft Drums
49:29 - Join the 52 Cues Community!
50:43 - "Lo Fi Mellow" by Harley Toberman
01:01:33 - Outro & How You Can Support 52 Cues!
Jon's Website – https://www.jonmeyermusic.com/
Get Soft Drums – https://www.jonmeyermusic.com/softdrums
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