Edwina Travis-Chin is a music director with APM Music, in which role she collaborates with music supervisors from all areas of the entertainment industry to find them music from APM’s affiliated libraries that will meet their needs. Prior to this role, she worked as a music supervisor, a copyright clearances coordinator, and a music teacher.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, discusses her work as a music director, and her previous career as a music supervisor, with the company. She shares her thoughts on what a good music supervisor should do to be great at their job, and explains some of the legal aspects of licensing and using existing music in new projects. She also shares advice for parents of music students, and relates some insider tips on how to become a film/video game composer or a music supervisor.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, discusses the combination of talent, skill, luck and hard work required to have a successful career in music. She also addresses the need for any musician or music industry player to have a working knowledge of the business side of music.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, shares some hints on how to go about getting a job in music supervising, and how to be a success in the position.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, offers career advice to people considering a life as a scorer for film, television or video games – in particular the musical training that the most successful scorers possess.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, discusses the specific challenges that a film/TV scorer faces when working on an animated project, and the role that a music supervisor can play in making that job easier.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, discusses the ways in which the internet and digital music storage have – and have not – revolutionized the way her company finds music and gets it to their clients.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, shares her thoughts on where the music business is headed in the future – in particular, how the current debates over the internet and digital distribution are likely to play out, and how video games are changing how people experience music.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, discusses the ways in which having a career in the music industry has affected her ability to listen to music for pleasure.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, discusses the real effect of illegal file sharing on the income of artists whose music is traded in this way.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, discusses her job as a music supervisor for a music library, what her main duties are, how she works with music directors on film, TV and video game projects, and how technology has revolutionized her job over the course of the last twenty years. She also discusses her own background in music, and how she made the transition from music education to her career in music supervision.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, discusses the value that music education can have for young people, and the life skills that learning about music imparts.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, discusses her job as a music supervisor for a music library, what her main duties are, how she works with music directors on film, TV and video game projects, and how technology has revolutionized her job over the course of the last twenty years. She also discusses her own background in music, and how she made the transition from music education to her career in music supervision.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, describes the basic duties of someone in her position, and how these duties can vary based on the type of project of client they are currently associated with. She also discusses the type of musical detective work that a music supervisor might be asked to do to suit the needs of their client.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, discusses her role on a project in terms of being a counselor and musical concierge, and what this means in terms of her ability to give good service.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, discusses the challenges that people in her job face when trying to stay current both with emerging pop trends and with the music that APM Music releases itself, and how she approaches the task.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, discusses what attributes your music needs to have, and what kind of additional information is necessary, in order for someone in a position to make a deal with you to give your music a listen.
Edwina Travis-Chin, a music director with APM Music, discusses the many professions open to someone who enters a career in music beyond becoming a performer.
