I've been building something behind the scenes for a while now, and it's ready for you to get your hands on. ADD: New video added: Find companies and let your agent create personalized email for EACH contact. What took days or even weeks, can now be done in minutes! ComposerOS is a course that teaches you how to use AI agents to run your music business. Not chatbots. Not prompts. Actual agents that go out and do work for you: Find clients, write outreach emails, build websites, create content, organize your files, and more. This is the same system I use every day to run GrowBaze, Audio Artist Rise, and this community. I just made it accessible for composers who have zero technical background. It will save you tons of hours during your work week, leaving more time to writing music. What's inside: - Full installation guides for Claude Code and Google Antigravity (the AI powered IDE from Google) - How to set up your personal AI workspace so Claude knows who you are and what you do - The 3 layer architecture that makes agents reliable instead of chaotic - Hands on skill building so you can see real results from day one - Standalone scenario modules for client finding, cold outreach, LinkedIn automation, content creation, and more What early access means: The foundation module is ready now. Scenario modules will be added as I build them. You get everything at the early access price, including all future updates. Once the course is complete, the price goes to $297. Early access price: $97 You can grab it right now from the classroom here in Audio Artist Academy. No external links, no complicated checkout. It's right here. If you have questions, drop them below. I'll answer everything.

Hey everyone! I'm trying something new here. I want to give you a quick recap of what we cover in our live coaching calls, so you can get the key insights even if you couldn't make it. Think of these posts as your cheat sheet for each session. Let me know in the comments if you find this helpful! If you're not part of Audio Artist Rise yet and posts like this make you curious about what we do in the live calls, check out the program. We do multiple live coaching sessions every week covering everything from trailer music production to game music careers, business strategy, and more. You can find all the details on the Audio Artist Rise page. 🎵 TRAILER MUSIC COMPOSITION FUNDAMENTALS One of the biggest lessons from this session was about simplicity. We did a live deconstruction of a Tim Stoney track from his Epic Score album, and it reinforced something crucial: power doesn't come from complexity. The track we analyzed used a straightforward approach. The chord progression stayed on the root chord (A minor) for extended periods, moved to the relative major (F), and back. Nothing fancy, but incredibly effective. The rhythm stayed consistent throughout, which is the anchor that allows for harmonic and melodic variation without losing the listener. The melody followed a simple pattern that repeated with slight variations. It wasn't about introducing new melodic ideas constantly. It was about stating a theme and developing it while keeping the rhythmic backbone identical. When we recreated something similar from scratch, it took about 30 minutes to get close to that level of intensity using only 12 tracks. That's the point: you don't need 50 tracks to create massive trailer music. You need the right sounds and smart arrangement. 🎛️ ORCHESTRATION AND LAYERING STRATEGY For choirs, a simple but effective technique is to write your main melody in the women's section, then copy it down an octave for the men. This creates an instant wall of sound without complicated voicing. You can refine it later by opening up the lower register if it sounds too muddy (too many thirds stacked in the bass range), but as a starting point, it works.

So I was talking to good ol ChatGPT earlier tonight and had asked it about strategies for contacting publishers. It mentioned using cut versions of my music and that got me thinking as I don’t think I’ve heard of doing that before. Part of its reasoning was my track are too long (2:30-3:00, doesn’t seem too long to me 😂) and people make their decisions within the first 10-15 seconds. I know that’s true. I recognize it’s a bot so I’m skeptical to put all my eggs in that basket. So naturally I came here to see what people think about sending different versions in a demo reel. Would love to hear any feedback in this area as I’m still working to get my first placement!

I just finished building a website for a composer who wants to focus on video games, and I want to share the thinking behind it. Here's the thing: Video game developers are nerds (in the best way). They spend their days building worlds, characters, and stories. If you want to work with them, you need to fit into that world. So instead of a generic "hire me" composer page, we built something that feels like it belongs in a game. What we did: The headline doesn't say "Professional Composer for Hire." It says: "Your players will pause the game just to listen to this." Instead of a boring bio section, we created a Character Profile — complete with "proficiencies" like Orchestral, Ambience, Combat, Sound Design, Adaptive. You know, like the stat sheets you'd see in an RPG. The call-to-action buttons? "Begin Your Quest" and "Summon Character." The music section is called The Chronicles with a custom player that keeps people ON the page (not sending them off to SoundCloud where they disappear forever). And at the bottom? "Accept the Quest" with a booking calendar. Why this works: When someone clicks a button and starts an action, they psychologically want to finish it. A pop-up form after "Summon Character" feels like the next logical step — not an interruption. Everything stays on ONE page. No maze of subpages. No "click here for film, click here for ads, click here for games, oh and also I do pottery." If you want to work in video games, dress like a video game composer. Go deep into ONE industry instead of spreading yourself thin across everything. If you want a landing page like this - targeted to your specific niche, no monthly fees, no hosting costs, no "powered by" logo anywhere - I will create and set it up for you. $147 one-time. That's it. You own it. Drop a comment, DM me if you're interested, or check out this link to see my services. https://risewithalex.com/ (scroll down to "Your Industry-Specific Landing Page")

Hey everyone! 👋 Hope you all had an amazing Christmas and are getting ready for an incredible 2026! As we close out this year, I wanted to share a quick update about some changes coming in the new year. Starting January 1st, 2026: Courses are going subscription-only Right now you can still grab individual courses or get the full bundle, but from January 1st onwards, courses will only be available through a $27/month subscription. No more one-time purchases. If you've been thinking about picking up any courses, now's the time. I've also put together an all-access bundle at $497 - that's all 11 courses, lifetime access, one payment. (For context, that's 18 months of the subscription price, but you own everything forever.) Audio Artist Rise pricing update for NEW members Current members, you're locked in at your rate forever (nothing changes for you!). But for anyone joining fresh in 2026, the monthly rate will be $197/month instead of the current $97/month. Again, if you're already in Rise - you're good. Your price never changes. This is just for new folks coming in. No pressure, just a heads up! I wanted to make sure the community knew about these changes before they happen. If you want to lock anything in at 2025 pricing, you've got until December 31st. Here's to an amazing 2026 for all of us. Let's make it a breakthrough year! 🚀 Drop a comment and let me know - what's your #1 music goal for 2026?