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52 Cues - A Production Music and Sync Podcast

Hosted by working composer and long-time professor Dave Kropf, the 52 Cues Podcast takes you inside the real world of production music, library music, and sync licensing – breaking down cues, unpacking industry insights, and sharing candid conversations with fellow composers and publishers.Weekly episodes deliver practical strategies, creative inspiration, and insider information to help you land more placements and build a sustainable career in sync.

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67:19

How PROs Support Composers (with Erin Collins, SESAC)

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2024/08/01

In this episode of the 52 Cues Podcast, Dave welcomes Erin Collins, Senior Vice President of TV/Film and Creative Services for SESAC, to discuss her journey from high school musician to senior executive. They explore the evolving music industry, including streaming, AI, and SESAC's initiatives to support underrepresented composers.Watch this episode on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/dUN4gSifSEAhttps://www.sesac.com/employee/erin-collins/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2997074/ https://www.linkedin.com/i...

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54:30

How To Use Your Superpower (with Nathan Toft)

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2024/07/18

In this episode, Nathan Toft, winner of the What's Your Superpower Composer Quest, shares his journey into production and library music. He discusses embracing his trombone superpower, recording challenges at home, the limitations of virtual instruments, and breaking out of a creative rut.Watch this episode on YouTube!https://youtu.be/2h1WF-HTnO0Connect with Nathan!nathantoft.caFunny Bone Streethttps://likha.sourceaudio.com/album/10859312Cymbal SFX - Bowed! Elevate your soundscapes with Cymba...

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54:23

Are Production Music Composers Going Extinct?

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2024/07/18

In this episode, we discuss the impact of technology and AI on the production, library, and sync music industry, drawing parallels to the career of Academy Award-winning animator Phil Tippett. We explore the extinction of various aspects of sync over the past decade, highlighting the real need to adapt and evolve.Watch this episode on YouTube!https://youtu.be/Gy1lymTRVnoMy Life In Monsters: Meet the Animator Behind Star Wars and Jurassic Parkhttps://youtu.be/VTGQ_K0DBPo?si=1xP9W35rK2wCKB-5Cym...

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60:49

Understanding Orchestral Articulations

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2024/07/12

Watch this episode on YouTube!https://youtu.be/7_q_ELFfH5cCymbal SFX - Bowed! Elevate your soundscapes with Cymbal SFX - Bowed—a masterful collection of 68 unique bowed cymbal performances, meticulously recorded for tension-filled tracks and cinematic trailers. Now available exclusively at Production Music Tools!https://productionmusictools.com/products/bowed-cymbals-by-52-cues Join the 52 Cues Community! – https://my.52cues.comIt's free to post your cues for feedback from the community,...

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60:38

Getting Into Film Scoring (with Scott Mclaughlin)

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2024/07/04

For many, including myself, film music remains the Holy Grail. While I love writing production music for libraries, scoring to picture is a rewarding and challenging pursuit that I aspire to. So joining me today on the podcast is 52 Cues family member Scott McLaughlin, who is venturing into film music. We discuss his upcoming projects, how he balances production and film music, which skills transfer, and the challenges he faces.Watch this episode on YouTube!https://youtu.be/_VzD5eB2cycConnect...

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51:35

How to Play the DAW Like an Instrument

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2024/06/27

In this episode, I discuss why I believe the DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) is an instrument and how treating it as such can enhance our creative flow. By learning, performing, and practicing the DAW the same way we would with a traditional instrument, we can compose better and faster and reduce the friction between having an idea and expressing it through our tools!Watch this episode on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/BVVBXA53Xnk00:00 - Intro & welcome02:00 - Weekly check-in15:00 - Main Topic: ...

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59:05

Production Music Is A Team Sport

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2024/06/19

Reach out! Let us know your questions & comments.Last year I had a crazy idea: what if I invited Family members from the 52 Cues community to come to my house and spend the weekend hanging out and sharing life? Well, this past April, 12 members flew from around the work to join me in Orlando where we cooked, made music, talked shop, and even recorded a podcast episode discussing the importance of community and relationships in production music.Watch this episode on YouTube!https://y...

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66:53

More Inconvenient Truths About Production Music

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2024/06/13

Reach out! Let us know your questions & comments.In this episode, Dave shares five more "Inconvenient Truths" for sync composers, including insights on how to stand out in an increasingly competitive industry, and reveals some hard-to-hear realities every production music composer should know. Plus, we reveal the winner of the "What's Your Superpower" Composer Quest, and Dave talks about rekindling the spark with drumming.The Inconvenient Truths About Production Music | 52 Cues Podcast, 2...

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55:12

What's Your Superpower? Composer Quest Live!

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2024/06/07

Reach out! Let us know your questions & comments.The quest: showcase your particular, extraordinary abilities! Whether your strength lies in crafting compelling rhythms, enchanting melodies, masterful mixing, innovative sound design, or anything in between, in this episode we listen to the 10 submissions and you get to vote!Voting is open through June 9!https://www.52cues.com/voteWatch this episode on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/ZTnDzugndvwJoin the 12-week Mastermind with small group ac...

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42:15

I Got Copyright Notices for Using AI Loops

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2024/05/30

Reach out! Let us know your questions & comments.Now, I know what you're thinking—you’re probably sick of hearing about AI. I know I’m sick of talking about AI and the constant handwringing about it, but recent events have brought AI screaming to the forefront. During a recent live stream, I used Sumo AI to generate a custom reference track, but after the session, I was hit with not one, not two, but four copyright notices for the same section of the AI-generated drum loop.Yeah, we've got...

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51:12

Sync Gems, Part 2 (with Roy Matz)

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2024/05/23

Reach out! Let us know your questions & comments.In this episode of the 52 Cues Podcast, Dave continues his interview with Roy Matz of the Sync Gems podcast and Roy discusses the challenge of overcommitting and the importance of authenticity in the sync industry. He shares how his passion for superhero movies fuels his music career and reflects on balancing creative expression with commercial demands. Watch this episode on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/gItND8GfkRMSync Gems Podcasthttps://roymat...

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52:50

Sync Gems, Part 1 (with Roy Matz)

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2024/05/16

Reach out! Let us know your questions & comments.In this episode of the 52 Cues podcast, we chat with Roy Matz of the Sync Gems podcast about his transition from beatboxing to music production and the importance of authenticity in the industry. We explore personal growth, recognizing when to move on from past identities, and the significance of setting goals.Watch this episode on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/8XJwSmHrxeQ00:00 - Intro & welcome02:23 - Weekly check-in06:32 - Main Topic: Mutua...

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75:02

Production Music Q&A LIVE!

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2024/05/10

Reach out! Let us know your questions & comments.In this live Q&A episode of the 52 Cues podcast, Dave tackles questions on the importance of reference tracks, offering tips on using them creatively while analyzing harmonic structures, instrumental textures, and rhythmic languages. He also talks about LUFS targets for quiet music, layering strategies for various cue types, managing low-end frequencies in hip-hop, the impact of AI on music, and the evolving role of analog vs. digital e...

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57:32

5 Career Lessons I Learned from Star Wars

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2024/05/02

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55:07

What's Your Superpower?

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2024/04/25

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60:06

The Habits of Success (with Jelle Dittmar)

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2024/04/17

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29:31

Parkinson's Law and Composers

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2024/04/11

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Evolving in the Music Industry (with Timothy Andrew...

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2024/04/04

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50:58

Let's Talk Sync Agents (with Chuck Milan)

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2024/03/28

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57:15

From Pews to Production Music (with Jeff Hargrove)

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2024/03/21

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