Had an incredibly date yesterday...a corporate lawyer who quit her job and moved to LA to act. We'll see if we hang again ( Read more... )

I did the job. I did it well. I delivered the scores on time. A million things could have gone wrong, and some inevitably did, yet the sessions went off without any major problems. I got to meet some of the biggest people in the industry - Steve Bartek, MB Gerdy, Christ Blythe. Bear thought he might need me this weekend, but I just got word he ( Read more... )

So much work. Stay focused. This IS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TRAINING FOR. DON'T FUCK IT UP ( Read more... )

So today I'm on the verge of the dream, so to speak. Here's what happened. I like Battlestar Galactica, alot. I email Bear McCreary about it, we chat every now and then. I move to LA. Bear email's looking for an assistant. I apply. We meet for coffee. He gives me a weekend worth of work orchestrating the music for his other series, Eureka. Though ( Read more... )

Our last show, Bedford and 11th street. I didn't realize until I got there, but this is a coffee shop I used to hang in when I lived in NYC. This tour has included so many surprise cameos from my past - Sarah, Doug, and Kasia were all completely unexpected. And to the friends I knew were coming, I can't thank you enough ( Read more... )

So I learned my single room, bachelor roomie makes 100k a year from MTV as a production co-ordinator. I also learned that Michael Giachinno, the amazing composer behind Lost, Alias, MI3 and the recent Ratouille, had an undergrad in film production and business before studying composition at Julliard. He then worked in marketing ad development ( Read more... )

My fancy new Hyundai Alantra...thank you dad...Diana in my head, always, making me a better person. I once asked Erik Santos whether he brought his music to other people for feedback anymore, to which he said he didn't. But, he continued, he felt as if he had collected people and personalities and his head who stuck around to offer their advice. ( Read more... )

Everyone keeps asking me if I'm excited to be leaving for LA. Even D. The question always surprises me. Right now, all I feel is grief for losing my best friend and lover, and trepidation and doubt about my future in Los Angeles ( Read more... )

I hate working with people I / the director can't afford to pay. It puts me at their mercy to call and say, "Hey I don't think I can make it today." Infact she's said that twice now. FUCK THAT ( Read more... )

Saw this on Lauren's blog, thought I'd try it out ( Read more... )