What Does Being a Professional Composer Entail?

  • Mark Roos

    Katherine Beggs
  • Composer

    Composer
  • Both Are Co-Founders of Cutting Room Music
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For many people, composing for film and TV paints a picture of sitting in the studio all day and just composing away. The truth is, there is much more to it than just the actual music-making. There's networking, there's pre-production meetings and a whole lot more.

In this video, Mark Roos and Katherine Beggs of Cutting Room Music explain what a composer’s life is really like on a daily basis.
Overview

Information Mark and Katherine Share In This Video

Misconceptions

Find out what the major misconceptions composer have about this role.

Serving The Client

The film's producer, not the composer dictates what kinds of music they want .

Other Necessary Skills

Learn which skills are just as important as your composing skills.

Solo vs. Team

Learn when composers bring in team members and when they go it solo.

Typical Day

Mark and Katherine reveal what a day in the life of a composer actually looks like.

First Steps

Find out what steps they recommend for anyone wanting to enter this field.

Mark And Kathering Share A Lot More Insights!

About The EXPERT

Mark Roos and Kathering Beggs

MARK ROOS

Mark Roos is an Award winning composer for film, television and advertising and successfully connects people in a powerful way through his compositions. He has composed for Amazon Prime’s Trending Crimes, American Pickers, Catfish, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Snapped, Murder One, Microsoft XBox and Pixar.

Mark’s worked with some of entertainment’s leading directors on a variety of projects in just about every medium there is, including computer games, full-feature and documentary films, websites, radio, television shows, commercials and advertising, and custom music production.

Mark also served on the Board of The Society of Composers and Lyricists, Production Music Chair.

Honors & Awards
  • AACTA AWARD
  • AMERICAN ADVERTISING FEDERATION ADDY AWARD®
  • AMERICA’S FREEDOM FESTIVAL AT PROVO
  • AWNY AWARD
  • GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL AWARD
  • HOLLYWOOD MUSIC IN MEDIA NOMINATION
  • ROCKY MOUNTAIN EMMY AWARD®
  • STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD®
  • UTAH BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION GOLD AWARD
  • UTAH BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION SILVER AWARD

KATHERINE BEGGS

Katherine Beggs is a talented composer and songwriter from Los Angeles, California committed to helping film, television, and other media creatives achieve their vision and elevate their work through music.  The trust of her clients is of utmost importance to Katherine, and her commitment to them is profound.  Katherine’s specialties include orchestral compositions, pop/alternative song-writing, and music production.  Katherine has been featured in numerous young composer’s festivals, including Sunset ChamberFest, Listening to the Future, and Sounds Promising.  Her work has also been performed by various chamber and choral ensembles including Verdant Vibes, Neave Trio, Salastina Society, Pasadena Master Chorale, and Cantabile.  Katherine’s most recent original song, Wake Up and See the Light, was commissioned by the Miracle Activation Center and featured as a flagship music video on their corporate website.  In addition to her professional work at Cutting Room Music, Katherine is pursuing dual degrees in music composition and political science at Brown University.

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