Our guest today is composer, producer, and songwriter, Kyle Rodriguez. He’s here to share his thoughts on building a career as a composer in the film industry through a non-traditional path. We also get to hear some great stories about gear, analog vs digital music production, and some tips on how to become a good composer’s assistant.Topics Include:Doing things the hardest way possibleAnalog or Digital? Gear Kyle lovesThe secret to learning how to write orchestrallyLessons learned from orchestrator Bill RossGetting a musical education without a degreeDissecting an orchestral score to find your own taste and compositional style – even when you don’t connect with classical musicBreaking down barriers for other musicians of colorHiring “blind” to remove biasThe key to being hired as a composer’s assistantLive life to inform your musichttps://kylerodriguezmusic.com/