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Ethan is drumming, I’m playing guitar. Also pictured is Sam DeMartino on lead guitar and John Rossi on bass. https://www.willdinola.com/doblog/summer-2024-coda monthly 0.5 2024-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663134e949bbf442efc272c6/acc8b59a-a7ba-498d-b821-924c4ea7aa3f/walking.jpg blog - Summer 2024 Coda - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.willdinola.com/doblog/finding-the-gay-voice-in-big-boys monthly 0.5 2024-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663134e949bbf442efc272c6/f3ef79cb-c4bb-4c94-b5fb-56d6e54f930d/baths.jpg blog - Finding The "Gay Voice" In Big Boys - Welcome back! Today I’m super excited to share an illuminating conversation I had with someone who’s been in my music rotation for quite a while: Will Wiesenfeld of Baths and Geotic fame. Now he’s back with a new release, this time his first album of material for a feature film score. The film is called Big Boys and came out earlier this year. The film is 100% Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. https://www.willdinola.com/doblog/songs-for-the-summer monthly 0.5 2024-09-23 https://www.willdinola.com/doblog/summer-update monthly 0.5 2024-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663134e949bbf442efc272c6/1814b772-bd76-4f65-bbed-b1529e1c7878/7b52645c-f9cb-4209-9aef-53b579558ab4.jpg blog - Summer Update - Make it stand out Earlier in the year I did a new year booklist. With reaching the mid-point of the year and (hopefully for many) also hitting the beach this summer, comes a new push to crack open one of these old things. Books. Here are a few recs: Diaries 1898-1902 by Alma Mahler-Werfel Also recommended by actor Jeremy Strong, I finished this great book earlier this year. It’s non-fiction, but reads like fiction. It’s a selection of diaries from the wife of composer Gustav Mahler, Alma. Picture something like Jane Austin’s Emma, but written in journal entries, where you slowly develop an understanding of the prickly, talented, and ambitious young Austrian woman looking for a suitable suitor. I’d recommend for any artist or anyone interested in European painters and composers of this period. They were all partying together, like always. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663134e949bbf442efc272c6/1059d3c6-e26b-4eb3-914d-f5b2239f08f6/41691069-0f2a-4120-b729-a9be39adcf04_1073x358.jpg blog - Summer Update - Make it stand out Compiled by someone on X. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663134e949bbf442efc272c6/2e6f1059-a4e9-44d3-99f6-4f4663537856/52a5a604-4246-499a-a674-8bc21f1954be_4032x3024.jpg blog - Summer Update At the end of June, I was stoked to see filmmaker Ethan Romaine’s short film series 301 Stories premiere at Syndicated here in New York. Ethan’s been a good friend of mine for a long time (we were in a high school band together, among other things). I was super happy to come in to score the third episode of his series earlier this year. The shorts, including the one I scored, will be having some other screenings this summer, and will be available online soon, so follow the Instagram account for updates on that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/663134e949bbf442efc272c6/c1bbd170-fcbf-4c60-83f1-3bda0259b855/6df1ff71-acd6-4d66-be54-034fada13b77_3024x4032.jpg blog - Summer Update I have only witnessed hearing my work in a theatre one other time, a couple years back when a feature I scored called For Roger premiered at the Philadelphia Unnamed Festival. It’s always an interesting experience. There’s mixed emotions. Usually a combination of gratification and personal critique. I’m excited about what’s working and I wish this part of it could have been better. I would think this is similar an experience to anyone who’s publicly put out any creative work. Another element is how the music’s mix plays in the particular theatre. It’s something mixing engineers everywhere deal with on a daily basis. How do I make my music work in a variety of listening experiences? On different devices? It’s difficult to anticipate all of the possibilities. Much like how once a work is out in the public, you give it away to the audience, I started to consider how you give away the music to the environment as well. If someone’s listening to your song in summer and blasting the AC, then that AC unit becomes a part of the song. 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