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Randy McGravey
- Apr 29
- 2 min
Sync Music Licensing: "The Big Libraries"
A lot of new sync music composers often ask: "What are the best music libraries to join?" While that question has a different answer for almost every composer, there are certain "major" libraries and labels that have a reputation for getting a lot of business. I'm talking about companies such as Universal, Warner Bros and APM. Many libraries and labels are sub-published through these companies (meaning these companies distribute their music in certain territories). Having lar
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Randy McGravey
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Composing Production Music: My Process
This is similar to my recent post on my songwriting process. I am here to share with you my process on how I write music for sync! I usually start with a template, especially if I am doing a full album of one style. The template includes color coded instrument tracks for each instrument, buses, sends and go-to FX for each track, common BPM for the style, panning laid out, etc. Save your favorite EQ's, compression and reverbs for certain instruments, it saves a lot of time! Ne
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Randy McGravey
- Mar 6
- 1 min
Randy McGravey Music - TV Placement Log (February 2021)
This is the list of known TV placements from composer Randy McGravey from February 2021. - 2/2 Music used on "A New Life in the Sun" Episode: 6.22 Channel: 4 (UK) - 2/14 Music used on "Lincoln: Divided We Stand" Episode: "Rising Star" Channel: CNN (USA) - 2/18 Music used on "Koffietijd" Channel: RTL 4 (Netherlands) - 2/18 Music used on "A New Life in the Sun" Episode: 6.34 Channel: 4 (UK) - 2/25 Music used on "Temptation Island Suomi" Channel: Nelonen (Finland) - Various plac
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