
52 Cues - A Production Music Podcast
Your weekly insight into all things production music, library music, and sync licensing!
Hosted by Dave Kropf, a production music composer, podcaster, and educator based in Orlando, Florida.
His credits include CBS Sports (NFL, PGA, NCAA and more), NFL Network, The Golf Channel, FOX Sports, ESPN, ABC, Netflix, Sony, Amazon, Showtime, Disney, Discovery, Animal Planet, OWN, TLC, The History Channel, USA, TBS, E!, Bravo, TNT, TruTV, and many others.
52 Cues - A Production Music Podcast
What's Your Superpower?
In this episode of the 52 Cues podcast, we explore "superpowers"—those innate skills that emerge naturally and effortlessly. We talk about recognizing these abilities, understanding their value, and applying them effectively within the production music industry to ensure both success and personal fulfillment in your career!
Watch this episode on YouTube!
https://youtu.be/8dEbZDy3OgE
00:00 - Intro & welcome
05:36 - Weekly check-in
12:12 - Main Topic: What's Your Superpower
25:30 - Finding your superpower and leveraging it for production music
36:03 - What if your superpower isn't production music friendly?
38:10 - How we deal with our "Kryptonite"?
44:13 - The "What's Your Superpower" composer quest
47:00 - How to join the 52 Cues community
48:03 - This week's Expedition 52 cue
50:24 - Outro
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Join the 52 Cues Community! – https://my.52cues.com
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Plus, member subscribers get extra perks like workshops, livestreams, cue breakdowns, live feedback sessions, hundreds of hours of video archives, and opportunities to submit to real music libraries.
One-on-one coaching sessions and video critiques also available at http://52cues.com/coaching!
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