52 Cues - A Production Music and Sync Podcast

Brutally Honest Advice from a Library CEO (Chuck Henry, 10 West Music)

Season 2026 Episode 270

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In this episode Chuck Henry, founder and CEO of 10 West Music, shares brutally honest advice for production music composers on pitching libraries, preparing clean deliverables, avoiding lazy loop usage, and writing cues that actually serve editors and supervisors.

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4m7ZUa0aPaw

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