Timothy Takach's guest appearances

Timothy Takach

The Portfolio Composer

Dorie Clark

Seth Godin

Sean Murphy

Stephen King

Michael Katz

John David Mann

Lij Shaw

Rory Vaden

Bruce Broughton

Scott Lang

Nainita Desai

Jonathan Dove

Jason Heath

Roger Nierenberg

Andrew Ousley

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Jocelyn Hagen

Jocelyn Hagen composes music that has been described as “simply magical” (Fanfare Magazine) and “dramatic and deeply moving” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis/St. Paul). Her first forays into composition were via songwriting, and this is very evident in her work. The majority of her compositional output is for the voice: solo, chamber and choral. In 2006 she co-founded Graphite Publishing with fellow composer Timothy C. Takach. Timothy C. Takach has been commissioned by The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the St. Olaf Band, VocalEssence, and Lorelei Ensemble among others, and his music has been performed on A Prairie Home Companion and The Boston Pops holiday tour, and at venues including Alice Tully Hall and Kennedy Center. He is a co-creator of the theatrical production of All is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914, a co-founder of the ensemble Cantus and Graphite Publishing. Join The Portfolio Composer community and support the creation of the platform on Patreon. Just $1/month to enable the creation of more great content to help you build your career! Composers and entrepreneurs Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy Takach discuss Graphite Publishing, marketing, and becoming a professional. Topics discussed in this episode:  Life balance Being married to a composer Competition Becoming a professional Knowing you've made it Taking the leap of faith into composition Telling people what you want to do Stacking work in the pipeline Graphite Publishing Seeing a problem &amp; solving it Not being a vanity press Publishing Marketing your music Making the music look presentable Making it easy for the conductor and performer Brand Conferences Direct marketing The reason why Music is a service  Websites:  jocelynhagen.com timothyctakach.com graphitepublishing.com  Recommended Listening:  Ugis Praulins, The Nightingale Tori Amos, Under the Pink Macklemore &amp; Ryan Lewis, Can't Hold Us  Recommended Reading:  David McNally &amp; Karl D Speak, Be Your Own Brand: Achieve More of What You Want by Being More of Who You Are Daniel Ladinsky, Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West  Give The Portfolio Composer podcast a Rating and Review! This post contains affiliate links.

Jocelyn Hagen composes music that has been described as “simply magical” (Fanfare Magazine) and “dramatic and deeply moving” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis/St. Paul). Her first forays into composition were via songwriting, and this is very evident in her work. The majority of her compositional output is for the voice: solo, chamber and choral. In 2006 she co-founded Graphite Publishing with fellow composer Timothy C. Takach. Timothy C. Takach has been commissioned by The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the St. Olaf Band, VocalEssence, and Lorelei Ensemble among others, and his music has been performed on A Prairie Home Companion and The Boston Pops holiday tour, and at venues including Alice Tully Hall and Kennedy Center. He is a co-creator of the theatrical production of All is Calm: the Christmas Truce of 1914, a co-founder of the ensemble Cantus and Graphite Publishing. <a href="http://www.patreon.com/portfoliocomposer" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Join The Portfolio Composer community and support the creation of the platform on Patreon. Just $1/month to enable the creation of more great content to help you build your career!</a> Composers and entrepreneurs Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy Takach discuss Graphite Publishing, marketing, and becoming a professional. Topics discussed in this episode: <ul> <li>Life balance</li> <li>Being married to a composer</li> <li>Competition</li> <li>Becoming a professional</li> <li>Knowing you've made it</li> <li>Taking the leap of faith into composition</li> <li>Telling people what you want to do</li> <li>Stacking work in the pipeline</li> <li><a href="http://www.graphitepublishing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Graphite Publishing</a></li> <li>Seeing a problem &amp; solving it</li> <li>Not being a vanity press</li> <li>Publishing</li> <li>Marketing your music</li> <li>Making the music look presentable</li> <li>Making it easy for the conductor and performer</li> <li>Brand</li> <li>Conferences</li> <li>Direct marketing</li> <li>The reason why</li> <li>Music is a service</li> </ul> Websites: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.jocelynhagen.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">jocelynhagen.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.timothyctakach.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">timothyctakach.com</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.graphitepublishing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">graphitepublishing.com</a></li> </ul> Recommended Listening: <ul> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2tlr5Vs" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ugis Praulins, The Nightingale</a></li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2seUfFM" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Tori Amos, Under the Pink</a></li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2seOLKU" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Macklemore &amp; Ryan Lewis, Can't Hold Us</a></li> </ul> Recommended Reading: <ul> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2rZkagd" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">David McNally &amp; Karl D Speak, Be Your Own Brand: Achieve More of What You Want by Being More of Who You Are</a></li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2sjDMLp" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Daniel Ladinsky, Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West</a></li> </ul> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/composer-on-fire/id966317397?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Give The Portfolio Composer podcast a Rating and Review!</a> This post contains affiliate links.

Ep 144-Jocelyn Hagen & Timothy Takach of Graphite Publishing on Becoming a Professional