9 Productivity Hacks (For Creatives)

[@Anduril451]

Your channel is decidedly the most satisfying that I have found in the creative process of being a film composer. You speak with such simple words about such important matters that everything is crystal clear and very helpful for a beginner like me. I don't know if I can ever reach a level so that I can pretend to sell my work, but watching your videos is mostly encouraging and inspirational. I don't know what to say but: THANK YOU. For everything.

[@JoaoVitor-nq1bu]

Preach that automation! Templates can save so much time! They allow me to have enough hours in the day to exist as a regular person outside my job! Great tips as always! Thank you so much for taking your time to help us all! We really appreciate it!

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Indeed! I always translate it into more sleep and more free time.

[@richdewhittaker1746]

I also start at 5am, 5 to 11 is like gold dust for me 🎶✨

[@Thedustymichaels]

You always svar the best for last. «Get enough sleep». That’s just more than 100% true. Your videos are great, and your music is top of the line. Keep up the good work.

[@user-ok2be4zt8b]

Now we are appreciating even more that you take time to read our comments

[@rgallitan]

Just the video I need just when I need it. After taking 5 days to write 3 minutes of music for the Score Relief competition it's become clear that writing more efficiently is my biggest challenge to overcome right now. Thank you Anne!

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

So glad to hear this is helpful! I will say that these competitions are not necessarily a good representation of writing speed for film scores since you're usually coming up with new material on the fly. On a film score, you'd spend a good 10 days or so working on themes and all the base material so when you score to picture, you're not actually coming up with too much new material anymore (which is kind of the time consuming part).

[@rgallitan]

@@AnneKathrinDernComposer True, and of course most are putting extra effort into a competition to show their best work. But I was also kicking ideas around in my head for weeks before I finally sat down to write so I'm not sure how much that counts as an excuse haha. For me, part of it is skillset. Moving from one chord to the next is still too often a puzzle rather than just a decision. And I tend to spend too much time relistening/relitigating what I've already written instead of moving swiftly forward with a piece. But I realize now the main thing is just making consistent time to do some of this every day so I can get the practice that will solve those other issues. I will definitely be looking into those social media blockers. I may regret it like Young Frankenstein pounding on the door, but it'll be good for me. 😂

[@KrystofDreamJourney]

@@rgallitan No social media here. No FB, no Twitter, no anything else of that nature. Ever. That alone allows tremendous amount of extra time, that would have been wasted on the internet… Just like yourself, I like constantly listening to what I just wrote, making adjustments, additions, subtractions etc. I think this is one of the most important things in active film scoring (I do NOT write for films yet, just for big arena events, concerts). Let me know how you overcame this thing… just curious.

[@Folet42]

Thank you Anne-Kathrin for all your videos!!! I cannot comprehend why you don't have more subscribers?!? Your videos are so packed with good advises and knowledge. And your way to speak and lay out everything is so pedagigic and calm, I love it. I hope more people understand your great value. Thanks again!!!

[@ad.ke.7224]

Hut ab, du bist sehr gut organisiert. Da kann ich mir eine Scheibe abschneiden. Home office hat meine Gesundheit echt angekratzt, ich trinke auch zu wenig und esse die falschen Sachen.

[@braunhausmedia]

Excellent tips. I cannot stress getting enough sleep and drinking at least 3 liters of water a day. When I didn't get eight hours, I turned into an unfocused, useless human being right after lunch every day, and my anxiety levels spiked. Proper sleep fixed that. And with water, I was barely drinking any. Mostly coffee, but not much. Well, an attack of kidney stones put me in the hospital and besides the almost unbearable pain, I lost a week or more of productivity. Lack of water is one of the leading causes of kidney stones. I now make sure to stay fully hydrated. Everyone should.

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

YES, I feel like this can't be stressed enough. Especially the anxiety bit - I had a whole phase where I was constantly anxious, nervous, in a mood... and it all stemmed from not getting enough sleep over a longer period of time, not drinking enough water, and not getting enough Vitamin D. It kind of creeps in and then it's so irritating because I didn't know where this was coming from. Thankfully, I haven't had to deal with kidney stones yet but I can imagine how disruptive that would be on so many levels.

[@jadrianverkouteren3799]

I was glad you mentioned working out, because it would be so easy to sit writing all day, and I learned from experience that (although there are times when working constantly is necessary) combining sedentary work with a physical regimen is important to keep oneself healthy.

[@SuadBushnaq]

Thank you so much for this, Anne-Kathrin! I needed this. Been feeling guilty about getting my groceries delivered and sending my laundry to a wash and fold and I've had similar monologues with myself about why IT'S OK and why it's actually saving me money, so to hear this coming from someone like you was important! Thank you for the great tips, the one about sleep in particular hit home as well. Please never stop making these incredibly helpful videos.

[@KrystofDreamJourney]

Best advice for all students AND even for established pros !! Getting up early, compose (or in my case - practice grand piano, work on Messiaen’s modi etc.) is essential. Procrastinating can be the most unproductive thing, but being organized is critical in our profession as musicians.

[@dfizzbom]

You actually inspired me to take a huge chore off my plate now- grocery shopping. I tried the local market app and picked it up when it was ready. That's 1.5 hours I get back for myself. Why the HELL did I only start doing this now?? Oh yeah, cause Anne never told me to till now, lol! Something tells me you'd be telling me all KINDS of shit to stop/start doing in my life! Thanks, Anne. You are most definitely a good egg.

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

So happy to hear that! Sometimes it's really beneficial to crunch the numbers and realize: Just because we're capable of doing something doesn't mean we have to do it ourselves, and it's not always the cheapest option either. :-) And frankly, even if I don't spend the time saved on work, I can still just relax or take care of my health which long-term is more important.

[@emilyrln]

This is so helpful! Definitely going to put some of these tips into action and see how they work for me 😊

[@Dragens2]

I had the same experience that early in the morning I am the most productive. So I always start my day 5:30 am before work and it doesn't matter when my shift starts I always have enough time to do stuff.

[@52Cues]

Love, love, LOVE this! I was the very same in thinking I was never a morning person, but after reading The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod, I discovered that I am super productive and creative in those early morning hours. I get up at 4a, do some exercise, shower, make coffee, and I'm in the studio by 5a ready to roll. This means I'm worthless after 8p or so, but those early hours are so full of potential!

[@TheWilliam2062]

Few years ago I would never say that health is such an important thing to be considered regarding productivity. Thank you for this kind of videos that definitely can save someones health. Now I understand my stupidity - two years in constant stress of making own album (composing, texting, orchestrating, recording, mixing, mastering, producing, ...) only at nights (at the day I had lot to do at my job and of course cooking, houseworks, ...). And for what? Just for slowly comming out of burnout while body is being treated for sarcoidosis and other shits. Not everybody can realize that, especially in rush. Again, big THANK YOU for your advices! These literally can save lifes.

[@AnyOldMusic]

Quality advice, not only for composition but applicable to all forms of work and living. Thank you. I think the term in economics that covers what you say about the use of services and automation, at a price, to free up extra time working, which outweighs the cost of the services/automation, is "opportunity cost".

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Ah interesting! I haven't heard of that term but will look more into it. Glad you liked the video!

[@AnyOldMusic]

@@AnneKathrinDernComposer it could also fall under the term "comparative advantage", but I think that's more encompassing the whole interaction/trade between yourself who specialises and someone else who specialises in something else and you trade to the benefit of each. (My knowledge of economics is limited...)

[@JonAnderhub]

Thank you for taking the time to share these tips.

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Thanks for watching!

[@kovachito]

Good advices, Anne..!! I'd say that the most important advice you gave is about health, specially mind health, since not all of us are full time composers, we need to keep our time and ideas balanced to our local musical business system, so we won't go crazy..!! Thank you,Anne. Grettings !!

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Indeed! Physical and mental health are so important! We only have one body and one life. :-)

[@KrystofDreamJourney]

Completely agree ! As a working professional musician (and composer) it’s critically important to balance productivity with proper rest, and overall maintenance of ourselves.

[@Larsipilami]

Haha Anne!! What a video! This is better than 99% of professional coaches 😂😂! You are the queen of organization after all!

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Maybe that's my hidden calling in life - becoming a life coach... ;-P

[@sonicstoryteller]

Very interesting video and yes health is wealth ,,,best wishes from UK England 👍🙏 TFS

[@r3music534]

So organized !!!

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Ha, I try!

[@r3music534]

@@AnneKathrinDernComposer it would be cool to work together some day )

[@drigrid]

Glad you mention things like movement and nutrition. I wish I were better at than I am, but boy does it matter. In general good advice, but that one in particular. So easy to overlook.

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Yes, I was SO bad at it too. I really had to get used to prepping stuff in advance - doing the whole "tea prep" but also preparing healthy snacks and doing meal prep has helped a lot. And I certainly need quite a few gadgets to remind me to be more active.

[@ProspectivePlans]

These productivity hacks are just what I needed! 💫 Keep rising to be who you want to be! 💫 #keeprising #risingtobe #aswerise #riser #irise

[@PauladaleMcLean]

This was clarifying for me somehow near the end it struck me that morale and inspiration were two different things, for me at least. That inspiration and reward are almost like the same thing but morale that's another thing entirely - something I'm going to mull over. It does wear down your morale to be always pulled away from your "thing" by dreary-seeming stuff. The more you can automate that then you don't really have to, like you say pour creative energy into it.

[@KBMars]

Brilliant.

[@patrickgrzybowski-music9005]

Easily the video I will rewatch the most in the years to come

[@vacation_generation]

Very sensible advice with a many general applications in daily life.

[@berintzmusic]

Very kind of you to share these advices Anne ! There is so much wiseness in your witness 🙏

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Hahaha, can I print that on my business card? Thank you for watching!

[@michaelneedham3151]

YES! This video is on point. I spend so much time studying composition techniques and so little focusing on actually being productive. This video is an excellent blueprint. Thank you.

[@NormanYoungMusic]

Just brilliant advice - so much common sense (and some not so common, but so important). I just hope you do have time to relax and spend downtime with your friends. Thank you for all the time you spend creating these videos - they are all spot on

[@Arkayzy]

Thank you! I’ve tried getting my more important work done in the mornings this past week. I never realized how much easier it is to get things done earlier in the day. Definitely going to keep this up

[@typewritermark]

Excellent advice and i'll be sharing with my kids.

[@robthequiet]

Really good advice for pretty much anyone esp. artists. Thanks for this.

[@ebsynth]

Anne, your comprehensive approach to all the advice that you give continues to astound me. The dangers of overindulgence in social media and your coda on mental health is of utmost importance in our modern society. I find your channel extremely helpful and highly inspirational. THANK YOU!!

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Thank you so much! I put a lot of thought into my scripts before I record so I appreciate that it's being noticed. :-)

[@KrystofDreamJourney]

@@AnneKathrinDernComposer Golden advices ! As working professional musician in order to be productive and creative, one needs that balance in your life in general. Myself - born and raised in Poland, just like yourself locating here from Europe (Walt Disney World in Florida in my case) with all “Steps” that took it... Only you and I know what it means :-) ha, ha ! Perhaps that alone made you an organized and analytical person - the extreme challenge to even “make it here” ? Probably combination of all elements. Creativity is daily thing, so is rest, and after 20 plus years of professional career as a pianist/composer I learned everything you say here. I wish some things I discovered earlier, but sometimes it takes to to “self discover” about anything unhealthy and counterproductive. Just like you I noticed a thing about “American culture “ that you mention on your video, compared to European Way (our way pretty much so), lack of balance in a lot of my friends and colleagues, unhealthy habits that may backfire later on in life (serious health problems for example that would hamper any career goals), workaholic attitudes etc. things like that. Love your videos, and musical output. Please keep posting your videos. They are golden !

[@fjjunquero6817]

Gracias por tus consejos.

[@TristanNoon]

Great video, Anne!

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Thank you!

[@kennywoodmusic]

One of the best vids, thanks Anne! I’m taking these tips and running 🏃‍♂️

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Like you need any help with this! You're already kicking butt every day!

[@kennywoodmusic]

@@AnneKathrinDernComposer thanks! But I would kick a lot more if I get a few more of these into my flow.

[@ozo1489]

Great video. I feel routine is the key point to save my life and mental health.

[@joaoviegas9864]

Anne, this is gold!! Thank you

[@ChrisEhYoung]

I worked a day job while trying to write/record an album and play 150+ gigs per year. 3 hours sleep and quick meals every day. I lasted 10 months at that pace before I had a stroke. I can assure you that small rest periods are far better than being stuck at home for months on end.

[@soulscape5083]

That "Abbey Road Studios" cup of coffee must have some serious laziness-breaker magic.

[@MusicalWizardryMarcoIannello]

All the hacks you mentioned in this excellent video are perfectly doable, and without having to make tremendous efforts. You started with "routine", which certainly requires the most effort to put into realisation, but when that is there, I think all the other ones can be achieved more or less easily. Also very glad you listed "health" last, giving it the most importance. It definitely is not the last in the list, we need to get into the routine of keeping ourselves healthy

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Absolutely, health above everything! And yes, I think routine is the big one - I read somewhere that it takes a good 30 days to build up a proper routine habit so that's gonna be the main commitment.

[@MusicalWizardryMarcoIannello]

@@AnneKathrinDernComposer I too read about that 30 day period to be able to have a certain routine

[@GregLassalle2015]

As always, Dern, thank you!! Really cool to get some insight into your thought process and get these guidelines from you. Appreciate this so much. 🙏🏾🌞

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Glad you liked it!

[@joebarker5719]

REALLY NEEDED THIS! Thank you so much for taking the time to share. Since COVID and so many people working from home, work has definitely eaten into personal time. So good to hear these tips that you actually use. I'm about to listen to this again.

[@grandprizebigfuzz-musicart2594]

Trigger warning for hustle bros haha. Great vid Anne-Kathrin!

[@jayducharme]

There's a lot of wisdom in what you're saying. For myself, I've found that setting arbitrary deadlines helps. I'll decide that I need to finish a composition at a specific date, just for the heck of it, and that drives me to do the work. I also value something Steve Jobs said, that to accomplish something you have to know how to say "no" to anything that isn't part of your goal. And yes, social media can be a real time suck.

[@AMB666]

Great great content!!! 🙏

[@AldeanLeger]

I'm inspired at 3:00 a.m. also so I sleep from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. I'm hoping to find a niche for my night owl hours

[@dustinlaumusic7401]

This is great! One thing I'd love to hear you share about is what to work on in between projects. I feel like I lose steam when there's not another project in sight and can't decide where my time should go. In building library tracks for myself or library company, learning new production tricks, networking. I'd love to know what you do and have done between jobs =)

[@DirettoIZM]

Soooooo much great advice - You really should charge us for this! I really need to automate more. I tend to want to start every project on a clean slate, "improving" my template each time, but it inherently slows me down and drains my brainpower. Thanks so much for all you share with us!

[@DraconisMusic]

Health is easily the most important thing people barely talk about. If you live an unhealthy life, it's going to affect you physically, mentally, creatively and so on. I've been following you for a while now and I gotta say you've absolutely become one of my favorite channels on YT. Not only do you give us insights into the industry and show us how things work, but you're also doing it in a manner that's very pleasant and easy to understand. I am truly thankful for what you're doing! Keep it up! Liebe Grüße :)

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

So happy you like my content! And yes, we should really talk more about health in creative industries, both mental and physical. Now that I'm in my mid thirties, I'm starting to feel a lot of the consequences of an unhealthy grind culture lifestyle and I'm having to course correct a lot if I want to keep doing this long term.

[@DraconisMusic]

@@AnneKathrinDernComposer Absolutely! Please take care of yourself and have a nice weekend! :)

[@rogeralleyne9257]

💓💞 the channel & the practical advice because it shows that you can have balance & still be as professional as anyone else!!🙏🙏🙏 keep up the good work 🤘🤘🤘

[@tedferrucci]

This was an outstanding video. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and talents with us. I have been a music educator for 30+ years. What I learn from your content has made me a better educator and has inspired me. Thank you.

[@adeletothez]

Love this!! +1 for vitamin D, I live in Arizona so you would think it would be no problem, but apparently so many of us have a deficiency!! 😭😭

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Yeah all of us indoor cats just need that boost, don't we... ;-P

[@BrainLeisure]

That's a decent amount of very good life hacks. Thank you very much for that ! Love from France.

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Thank you for watching!

[@maudonnet]

Great video as always, Anne- Kathrin! Especially the health part. Thanks!

[@AndreasvanHaren]

I like the reward system, it's how I do it. I work 1 hour on a music project, then take a "Modern Family" break :) . Also, when I study my own piano compositions which can be very mechanical, I even watch tv while my hands do the boring technical job.

[@marc.w.7692]

absolt mittig find ich...perfektes grau... kann mich auch täuschen hab es jedenfalls als angenehmes durchgehendes gefühl wahrgenommen das video. bei dir fühlt man sich aber so wie so von der ersten sekunde an wohl.schöner mensch für meine begriffe, wenn auch zunehmend abnehmend, aber schöner mensch bleibt schöner mensch. lg

[@NicStride]

Great tips! I'm definitely going to have to work on getting stuff automated over the next few months. My biggest productivity/ability to focus hack has been turning off the second monitor when I'm not using it. It's really easy to not realize you're dividing your attention between things, or being subconsciously overwhelmed/distracted when you've got two monitors set up!

[@serge1336]

😉 right. Well, I make the coffee in the morning and you show me your way of composing...

[@jingleskhanaudioproductions]

hey Anne, it was interesting to listen to your mindset

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Thank you!

[@martijnvanbeek4387]

This must be invaluable information for all composers or would-be composers (like me;)) and I think it 's superb you mention the importance of maintaining health as a sine qua non. I can testify to that.

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Glad you found it useful!

[@andrewfisher2717]

one of your best! thanks!

[@Jayarbuck]

Such a great video! I love your comments on how we need to resist the urge to take part in "the grind" -- keeping a good balance across all aspects of our lives is so important for our wellbeing, and crucial for creativity.

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Indeed! So many burned out composers and other creatives can be found in Hollywood. That should never be the goal.

[@Jayarbuck]

@@AnneKathrinDernComposer For sure! Seems like most industries suffer from the same problem, too. I wonder if we'll get to a point in the not-too-distant future where culturally there's more recognition of the value of taking more time to let creativity flourish... Hopefully!

[@KrystofDreamJourney]

@@Jayarbuck Completely agree. Being a professional musician these days, once you make it into the industry (be it in media, or big live events production) there’s not enough time for anything else besides work and professional maintenance (i.e. practicing your instrument). Being meticulously organized on daily basis, is by far the most important ingredient of all (creativity aside - that’s given if you went already that far…). How otherwise would you have time to multitask, wear different hats (sometimes several during one session : a pianist, composer, arranger, sound designer, DAW guru, mixer, PR person etc. etc.) Certainly it’s a game only for a handful of certain individuals, those who figured that out. And than the movie finishes, nobody even bothers reading the final credits… Consumers take everything for granted, and criticize things left and right, without even pausing for a second and thinking : “Gee… that was awesome ! I am wondering who did special effects or where the stuff was filmed, who did the score or sound design).

[@petercinfinite]

For Health: Meditation helps. It does not needto be a full programm. 20 mins throughout the day help a lot. Cheers!

[@BrettWMcCoy]

Excellent tips!

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Thank you!

[@andreysavelev9004]

Dear Anne, where can I listen to your finished works with your own music. thanks.

[@AnotherCrappyTuesday]

Great as always Anne! Do you ever suffer when your work isn’t creatively rewarding, under-appreciated or when you just have to little real work to do? Do you have strategies to battle those situations? Keep up your incredible work!

[@jemmahooper7415]

For me, mornings are a wash due to delayed sleep phase disorder and obstructive sleep apnoea. :( But if they work for you, all power to you. My productive time is afternoons to evenings. I agree on the automation and templating though. The fewer wheels you have to reinvent, the better. In my DAW templates I go to the point of using articulation maps (quite a bit of effort to set up in some DAWs, but you only have to do it once) so I don't need quite as many tracks in my mock-up templates. Definitely agree with the rewards. Calendar blocking works to a point for me, but the Pomodoro technique is very effective when I need to put in extended effort on getting something done.

[@producewithease]

It was nice too see Strezov libraries in your template! I am loving it! :)

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Yes! I finally have to get those choir and world instrument reviews done!

[@alvarorodriguezfilmmusic]

I love this kind of content, congrats and keep up the good work!:)

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Thank you! Glad to hear that!

[@iancurrie3763]

Thank you for this!!!

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

My pleasure!

[@trioofone8911]

"I need alot of coffee... I need so much coffee..." 😆

[@ShaharHarshuv]

I just became you biggest fan just because of that video

[@geroldwaefler9485]

Thank you so much for you share with us so much detail how you work and plan! Very good advices! For me the worst situation is, if i dont can compose and orchestrate open end. If i get inspired during composing and orchestrating, the ideas and also the orchestration grows more and more in my head faster, than my writing tempo and i realy need the time to writing all down or programm in the computer, what i have in my head. In the past i tryed to write music in the morning before to go to my students in the afternoon, but it endet up all the time with not to be able to write down all music already existing in my head and after working with my students the music and orchestration in my head was forget, was loosed. Because of this i only compose after my students or if i have one or more days free. I think from this situation i described above, comes the reason not going to bed and not to sleep. But i no more make sleep less nights, you are completely right its not good for healt and for to be focused!!! How you manage you this, if you are very inspired and with the head full of orchestrated music, but you need to go away from writing down, because you have to do someting other?

[@klavierunterricht-bergstra2187]

great video

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Thank you!

[@yannduez9639]

Hello and thank you very very much for your time explaining all those different processes and tips. It's gold. Do you mind to explain what is the usual relationship between the producer and you when you compose (do it more like that for this passage, cut there, make it longer there or whatever....) to know what is your different experiences and maybe advises😉 Thanks again🙏

[@yannduez9639]

So, sorry, I've just watched your Composer Q&A Part2 and you were talking about some situation. But thanks again. Also, I really like your frankness overall.

[@xiaoyun440]

Thanks for the advices! I definitely see myself wasting time on social media as at the same time sitting too long on my uncomfortable chair....On the other hand, I've recently got VE Pro and set up my first template. The process is a bit tedious but it does help make the work process so much more efficient! And...I like the way you ended the video :)

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Glad this was helpful! And yes, love VE Pro - it's indeed very very tedious and time consuming to set up at first but then again we only have to do it once. :-)

[@xiaoyun440]

@@AnneKathrinDernComposer yeah luckily, maybe with some small adjustments later but at least to a large extent it'll be good for a while.

[@JA-xx7vw]

How long is your daily work routine? Also you are so efficient, effective and talented that make a lot of us healthily envy you!

[@vicbrass]

Many thanks for your authenticity and fairly good pieces of advice, it is always helpful to watch your videos. You are touchin in this one somehow how to avoid procrastination, and I wonder whether this subject might deserve a dedicated video? Also, I loved the “health” touch of this one, and even if I am not convinced that lots of coffee are very much healthy, I’ve decided to humbly contribute to you coffee stock… 😉 Keep it up Anne with your videos and specially your talented music, many thanks!

[@jesus-of-cheeses]

Awesome video, but I have to ask: How much does Avid pay for product placement? 😜

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Ha, we've been collaborating for a while so often I forget to change my desktop background. Oh well... I do like the colors so... :-)

[@EverHappyDude]

😲 Ok, I think some of us (me, myself & I ‼️) might have underestimated what it would take to cultivate a hobby into a living... 😅🤣 That said, it's still so inspiring to listen to your advice, hoping to catch up in some way 😊

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

I'm so glad you enjoy the content and learn new things! And yeah, running a business full-time is always going to come with a lot of management tasks. Thankfully, this doesn't happen overnight. As the business slowly grows, the business owner can grow with the tasks one by one.

[@EverHappyDude]

@@AnneKathrinDernComposer Thanks for your reassuring and encouraging words! 😀

[@autotunesucks3546]

Thanks for this, I need to get my shit together xD

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Don't we all... I'm not nearly on top of everything as I pretend to be half the time. ;-P

[@autotunesucks3546]

@@AnneKathrinDernComposer true, thanks for all your videos and useful information

[@ShaharHarshuv]

How does slack work for independant / freelancers? I use slack in my day job but all embloyees are registered in the company. How does it work for someone who has different projects with different companies ?

[@Ueberschaer]

Gutes Video - mit dem Punkt Automation habe ich irgendwie Bauchschmerzen...bin mir nicht sicher warum...mag was mit dem hiesigen oder meinem Begriff von Work/Livebalance zu tun haben...LA im Filmbusiness ist da wohl ein anderes Pflaster, von dem ich wenig verstehe...ansonsten feiere ich deine Videos die letzten Tage. Sehr cooler Channel, danke.Gruß aus Bremen.

[@luquesxannial2319]

Great video once again with solid points and great tips Anne! Loving your content so far :) Also, would you mind sharing your cue sheet template or provide references to new/young composers that could use to start making their own templates? I saw your video regarding the cue sheet you made but was overwhelmed with the amount of details you provided. Thank you anne! Cheers from Malaysia

[@velvetsound]

Can we buy you an espresso machine? This was great content, and a good reminder.

[@tosacoem5953]

Was that a plug? Pretty smooth

[@musical_lolu4811]

Tell me about it! Being a musician and a freaking medic is eating my life away. Planning on dropping the latter for good, and soon too.

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

I can't even imagine doing both of those at the same time! Are you superhuman by any chance?

[@Fraizh]

The next level could be: automate the automation and control the controls. Ultimately automate the controls and vice versa

[@frankhainke7442]

Being a professional and being creativ are not really conected to each other. I am not professional, I have a day job to live my life. But that does not stop me from being creativ. Whenever I finished a composition (wich does not mean much because there are always some unfinished partitures are lying around) i often think that I have finished something and I will have some time for other things because what I have just written pleases ma because I did it this way or that way. And then I think I could have made it that way. But that would mean that the cordprogressions must be changed and that mean that and that and I go to the piano and check and think I could have done it like this or like that and then I think "well, let's just write it down". And so I do and I think that a contrast could be done this way and so on..... What do I say here? I say that creativity never stops and can't be controlled. When you have it you have it. When you don't have why trying to become a professional? And eveb being creative does not mean to become a professional. But that is good: nobody can taint my work.

[@jackaguirre8576]

It's near impossible for me to set up a routine since my day job schedules me all over the place :(

[@dummag4126]

I have an artist brain, I can't live with all these rules🤪

[@DarrenAudioguy]

Anne, I wonder, have you ever painted a wall?

[@AnneKathrinDernComposer]

Yes, I have.

[@DarrenAudioguy]

@@AnneKathrinDernComposer For reals. Thanks.

[@DarrenAudioguy]

Apart from the obvious questions about decorating in general, I wonder how you came to be in LA? Did you move there to pursue the composing scene?

[@hirkdeknirk1]

All very valuable tips that unfortunately don't help when you're forced to work with people who are completely disorganized and need the resulting chaos as validation of how much work and stress they're handling.

[@solomonbalan4701]

I can do Bgms like preludes, interludes, overlapping etc... Is there any requirements.... I am using cubase with Yamaha sx900 with focusrite.....

[@TonyThomas10000]

Excellent tips!