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How to Get 350,000 Plays of Your Music on TV

This is such an inspiring interview we wanted to bring it back in the lead up to this year's Road Rally. Composer, wife, and full-time mom, Lydia Ashton somehow finds the time to make music that so good she's had hundreds of thousands of plays on television. If you're too exhausted to sit down and create music when you get home from work, let Lydia inspire you to find the time!

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Easy Edit Points and Buttoned Endings

One of the most important things you can bake into your instrumental tracks or cues is the "usability factor." Having edit points that stand out and buttoned endings both make instrumentals easier for editors to cut into TV show scenes, yet most musicians really aren't aware of these simple tricks of the trade. Watch this and you will be!

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