Composing Challenges
Since Composer Quest has come to an end, you might be wondering where you can get your fix for composing inspiration. Here are a few good options to keep your creativity flowing:
- Spintunes – judged songwriting contest
- Disquiet Junto – weekly sound art prompts
- Reddit.com/r/songaweek – weekly songwriting challenges
If I’m missing any songwriting challenges, let me know!
Podcasts
Here’s a large list of music podcasts. Enjoy!
- Composer Quest – my show
- Charlie’s Music Production Lessons – my other show 🙂
- Art of Composing – composition 101
- Level With Emily Reese – video game industry interviews
- The Super Marcato Bros – game music theory nerds
- Sideshow Sound Theatre – film music nerds
- The UBK Happy Funtime Hour – sage production advice
- Song Exploder – production breakdowns
- The Portfolio Composer – music business advice
- Tell Me About Your Song – folk songwriter talk
- EDMProd – electronic music making
- Creativity & Composition – practical composer advice
- Inside VGM – video game composer interviews
- 1 Track Podcast – composers dig into one composition
- The Songwriting Podcast – songwriting talk
- Sodajerker on Songwriting – interviews with famous songwriters
- Switched on Pop – pop music theory
- Veteran Composer Podcast – interviews with media composers
- Meet the Composer – classical composer interviews
- Pitch – like Radiolab but all music-based