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Cymbal Slice 2024 | LIVE!

Cymbal Slice 2024 | LIVE!

The quest - create a cue with the provided bowed cymbal samples, much like a sushi chef expertly prepares their ingredients!

This challenge encouraged participants to slice, dice, stretch, and creatively manipulate the samples in any way imaginable, transforming these sounds into something uniquely yours, and showcasing their ability to innovate and design sound with precision and creativity.

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Featured Composer: Richard Bagley

Featured Composer: Richard Bagley

Richard got tons of feedback on this trailer cue at the 52 Cues Community. In response, Bagley said:

“…[I] always really appreciate your comments, thank you. So important to get this kind of feedback, especially when you have been working on a track for some time and get so used to how it sounds. Together we are better - onwards and upwards!

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Production Music Association Conference Panels Available on YouTube!

Production Music Association Conference Panels Available on YouTube!

The Production Music Association has posted archives from all of the PMC 2022 Panels up on their YouTube page and conveniently into a single playlist! We’ve posted some videos which are of particular interest below here. We encourage you to check out the playlist.

Also—find out the origin of our new favorite mantra at 52 Cues: “read the @#$%& brief!”

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