7PS: Who scored the job? 💼

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

Read time: 1 minute, 259 words.

The Chief Marketing Officer of a Fortune 500 company called me:

"Whom would you suggest to write music for our commercial?"

I had 3 ideas.

1. An established composer.

2. An emerging composer.

3. A student composer.

I called all three.

👉🏽 Here's who got the opportunity.

(And what clients love.)

-Kabir

Seven Point Sunday - September 29

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Listen to Free the Imprisoned Lightning by Andy Offutt Irwin. Stories & songs. Live recordings from the National Storytelling Festival. Two new stories from the hilarious and heartwarming world of Andy's 85 year-old newly minted physician aunt, Marguerite Van Camp.

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Output

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Why to book the middle seat

A new Mozart piece discovered - Maybe you'll be the first to record it.

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