Consulting
Teacher
- Workshops, masterclasses or clinics
- Guest conducting
- Lessons: composition, production, conducting, percussion, publc-speaking, communications
Counselor
- Mentoring and career-coaching support
- References and recommendations
Critic
- Adjudication for music events of student level through world-class professional level
- Judging philosophy and design
- Feedback on submitted recordings and other materials
- Editing & proofreading of text, notation or production content
Producing
In the Booth
- Lead or assist with session producing in the booth for classical, jazz or rock/pop projects
- Slate management, roadmapping, and project consulation
- Post-production support during mix and mastering phases
With the Design
- Lead or assist in creating, evaluating or revising concert or stage productions and marching band shows
- Full-scale consultation on lighting, repertoire, and multimedia elements
- Professional script writing
On the Stage
- Lead or assist in music direction and/or conducting
- Lead or support stage direction during the event to include cue calling from musical scores
- Handler for artists and agents
Creating
Commissioned Compositions
- Symphonic: full-scale symphonies to short fanfares
- Educational: for student ensembles, festivals or music conferences
- Art Music: chamber music, vocal solos and ensembles, special requests
- Digital: for film, web, radio or other digitally consumed content
Mockups and/or Engraving and Transcriptions
- Renderings using industry-best tools with Spitfire's full BBC Symphony digital library and other well-known libraries
- DAW file creation using either Logic or Presonus Studio One
- Music engraving using latest Silbelius notation software and industry-standard engraving rules
Writing
- Essay, article or journal content for publication
- Professional script writing for events, concerts or multimedia productions
Editing
- Digital audio editing and mixing
- Text and music notation
- Production scripts, runsheets and tech specs
Estimated Pricing
(Subject to change & negotiation. Contact for the latest.)
Commissioned Compositions
- ~$2K per minute for large ensembles (13+ staves)
- ~$1K per minute for medium ensembles (8 - 12 staves)
- $500 per minute minimum for small, chamber or solo works (1 - 7 staves)
- 50% deposit
- Includes basic mockup, score & parts to include digital PDFs
- Includes having the work published through BIRCHWOOD MUSIC SERVICES and CANE RIVER MUSIC
Mockups, Engraving and Transcriptions
- Basic Mockup and Engraving with Sibelius for Notation & ProSonus One with Industry-best Samples
- $10 for each instrument (or track) for every 1-minute of music
- Billed in 1-minute increments
- 50% deposit
- Includes the requested output files along with two modest edits upon feedback from client
- Add-on Advanced Rendering
- $100 for each minute of music to include ALL staves and tracks
- Advanced formating for publisher-quality engravings
- Realistically nuanced dyanmic envelopes per track
- Special processing as needed with effects
- General mastering with high-quality reverbs
- Add-on Transcription Fees if transcribing from audio with no MIDI and/or no notation
- Add +$10 for each instrument (or track) transcribed or engraved for every 1-minute of music that has a notation file provided but no midi
- Add +$30 for each instrument (or perceptible track) transcribed or engraved for every 1-minute of music if niether notation files are MIDI are unavailable
Writing / Copy for Articles & Concert Scripts
- $0.50 per word
- Copyright not transferrable
- Or $1 per word as a "work for hire" to retain all copyright benefits
- Pay on completion
Editing either Audio, Notation or Text
- Fee is based per project for either notation, text, production elements and tools or multimedia
- ~$50 per hour
- Billed in 30 minute increments
- Pay on completion
Virtual or In-Person Consulting / Producing / Conducting / Mentoring / Lessons
- $100 per hour or $500/day, whichever is less
- All non-local expenses including travel and per diem are additional
- Any necessary printing costs are additional
- Billed in 30 minute increments
- 50% deposit
Adjudication
- Negotiated per event but not be less than $300 per day
- Travel and lodging additional
Contact
To inquire about the above services, leave a message or send an email.