#2 on Netflix!

 "I was feeling frustrated and stuck, but now I am unbelievably more confident, with a clear brand identity and a better understanding of the type of work I want seek out. I have turned some heads of some key players in the industry who are now considering me more seriously for future projects. Robbie is an excellent career coach. He has helped me find my voice as a composer and he actually cares about his clients. I highly recommend Robbie."
-Sean James Boyer

NOTE: Shortly after finishing the coaching program, Sean was hired as the composer for a major US Netflix television series, “My Little Pony: Make Your Mark”. Congratulations Sean!

First Featured Documentary on HBO Max

Before I started the coaching program with Robbie, I was feeling like I needed a direction and was unsure of where to start to advance my career further. Robbie gave me a roadmap to help me further my business and composing skills, which helped propel me to the next level. I am currently working on my first feature and major credit! I couldn’t have done it without Robbie’s awesome advice and guidance! - Kate Bacich

NOTE: Kate landed her first feature documentary film, “Gaming Wall-Street”, on HBO Max! Way to go Kate!

BAFTA-nominated AAA Game!

Robbie is a wizard. Before starting this program, I had many doubts and uncertainty about my skill level and how to find new work. There is some uncanny sorcery at play when Robbie identifies the exact mindsets hindering this progress. The mindset exercises alone were a masterclass in combatting imposter syndrome. I now feel like there are solid mental and practical structures and systems I can rely on to help me move forward into new and exciting music projects. - Kyle J. Hartman

NOTE: Kyle’s newfound confidence landed him additional writing work on a AAA game, a TV series, and a TV movie, with tons more in the pipeline!

EMMY Nominated!

I had a great experience working with Robbie over several months. It was really helpful to run things by him and get his opinion or brainstorm ideas. This included anything from business strategies, re-working my website, mixing tips, and more. It was also really helpful to talk through creative blocks or other difficulties a lot of composers come across. I really appreciated him introducing a “gratitude journal” into my daily habits as well as a “5 year Plan” spreadsheet to refocus and visualize my goals; these helped me frame my thinking in a more productive, positive light. I would definitely recommend getting coaching from Robbie! -Lora Bidner

NOTE: after completing her coaching program, Lora signed with a well-known composer management firm and was hired to co-score a major TV series – which landed her an EMMY NOMINATION for Best Original Score!

New Found Confidence

My career wasn’t where I wanted it to be and I didn’t know how to take it to the next level. Now, having finished the program, I feel confident to navigate my career; I’ve got a far better website to showcase who I am as a professional composer, as well as new strategies for networking, and an improved mindset to drive me forward. Robbie’s background of experience in the industry combined with his supportive, good spirit make him a great coach. He helped me identify which areas of my profile needed development, and he guided me along as I worked to improve every facet of myself as a professional composer. - Dale Nichols

Rediscovered Joy

Being a composer, or an artist of any kind, involves pouring your heart and soul into your work. Perceived personal failures, or not finding success as you choose to define it, can be devastating. Robbie’s approach of addressing the underlying psychological roadblocks is essential for those looking to move their careers to the next level. He teaches the tools to rediscover the joy and confidence in making music, as well as the practical parts of representing the best of onesself as a brand. I’m thrilled to have been coached by Robbie, and will be utilizing the skills he provided me for years to come! - Reuven Herman

NOTE: Reuven landed two new feature film projects shortly after completing the program!

Scoring Career LAUNCHED!

I was feeling a bit lost & unsure of how to begin, like coming out of school and not knowing what sort of professional posture/practice/prep I needed to move out into the world as a professional composer. After working with Robbie, I feel like I have focus, a grounded sensibility what the landscape will be like, what my strategy & posture should be, and how to move myself forward. I also feel so happy that things like a professional looking website are in place (with the knowledge/insight into how to keep it relevant/updated), and a demo reel made, and also how to set goals & go after them. -Michelle Lorimer

NOTE: since completing the coaching program, Michelle was hired to co-score a CBC documentary with noted composer Bruce Fowler, and was accepted into highly competitive mentorship programs with SOCAN and the Screen Composers Guild of Canada. Congratulations Michelle!

Unprecedented Mindset Shift 

I was feeling like I was stuck, that I was missing something critical and that the film business was a chaotic jungle that I was traversing without directions. I now feel like I have a clear vision, a road map of my own creation, and that I have a clear reason for being a part of the film business. I also have a much more grounded self-image that seems to shine through without being forced. This has been an unprecedented shift in both my mental and physical life that extends beyond “just” music and composing. I am no longer working against myself, but instead working intentionally towards a set of goals I was afraid to even dream of. And I’m slowly making a map of the beautiful and bountiful “jungle” I stumbled into all these years ago. I also have a clear goal, so I’m not chasing everything at once, instead attempting to get the “ingredients” I need for the future. -Ådne Lyngstad-Nilson

NOTE: since completing the coaching program, Ådne was hired to create music and perform in a Nordic “Cirque du Soleil”-style production with his signature folk sound; booked 5 to 6 short film jobs, and moved to his dream studio apartment surrounded by the forest. Congrats Ådne!

No Mental Blocks

Lifechanging! I’m feeling more confident of my capabilities and I know that I’m ready to be as creative and efficient as possibile. I feel that I have no mental blocks on scoring a scene (thanks to the mindfulness and the scoring a scene weeks), I developed the fast thinking and producing thanks to the “genius hours” and I have a more clear vision of what my music sounds like and in what projects I want to be involved and not involved. I’m already pitching for several jobs with the method Robbie gave us. I will probably get the gig for a short movie, I’m pitching for a documentary and I’m also building stronger relationships with people. - Roberto Mengoli

NOTE: Roberto filled his calendar with scoring opportunities from up-and-coming directors around the world, despite being based in a small town in Italy!

Game Changing Confidence

This course was a game-changer!
I have more finely-tuned skills as a film composer, and am more organized with all the materials I developed during the course. Robbie helped me fill in some gaps in film scoring that I was missing before. I have more tools to draw from when I’m composing and pitching on projects, and a community of composers who help encourage each other when we most need it. My biggest win I think is having more confidence to put myself out there more and having the support of this amazing group that has each other’s backs. I’ve pitched on a bigger-budget indie film, and have a lead on another indie feature. - Becca Shack

No More 'Side Hobby'

I now believe that I have a compositional ‘film voice’ that I can confidently share with the world. I now believe that this IS a viable career area for me. It’s something I was always passionate about before, but kind of saw it as a ‘side hobby.’ Now I have brought it into the forefront and integration of everything else I do. And, I have two directors who both say they intend on using me for their upcoming films! - Kira Zeeman Rugen

Dreaming Big and Feeling Great

Pivoting from performance to composition as an older touring musician was a scary concept for me. I felt trapped in a life with little upward mobility and pandemic related joblessness. Thanks to your course I believe I have the tools and attitude necessary to make a change for the better. I’m now dreaming big and feeling great about my career for the first time in years. Thank you, Robbie! - Kris Dale

Greatly Improved Sound

I am so grateful for the knowledge Robbie has been sharing in this course. He teaches important practical lessons that you don’t really get from school. He shares from real world experiences and invests so much time into each person, it really feels like one-on-one lessons each week. My sound has greatly improved in just a few weeks! - Amanda Muse

Full-Time Job

Before going through Robbie’s Masterclass, I was in a pretty tough spot. Because of The Pro Composer Masterclass and its influence, now I have a full-time job (with some transferable skills to my composing career) while I build momentum. I booked 3 animated shorts, I am working with several composers as an admin/asst., and I also have additional freelance work in website design and arranging. I went from next to nothing to almost too much going on! I still have a lot to learn and a lot of growth to work through, but for the first time in 2+ years, I feel like Neo when Morpheus says “He’s beginning to believe.” - Sarah Dale

Arranger and Orchestrator

I no longer tell potential clients that I’m an aspiring composer, I say that I am a composer. This course has also impacted the way I reach out to colleagues and clients. I feel more well-rounded in how I engage with others and talk about my career without downplaying it. I felt pretty lost when I first started the course (and before I started), but now I feel like I have useful tools in my back pocket. This course taught me that being a composer also means I’m an entrepreneur in most ways. That was a huge wake-up call for me because I never saw it that way. This has helped me understand that I need to be patient, persistent, and to keep believing in myself even when it gets hard. I’m now working as arranger and orchestrator with a local orchestra, and will have the opportunity to have my music performed live! - Morgan Glasper

Focused and Free-flowing

I am so much more confident about my writing, I am eager to create again, I feel I have something to give and I am actually proud of my compositions. I’ve composed more music in the last five weeks than in the last five months and I’ve become quicker, more focused and especially more free-flowing. I don’t feel stuck anymore. Robbie is extremely fine-tuned to the details that make the last five to ten percent difference between a good musical idea and a great musical idea. His teaching style is fun, energetic, likeable and exceptionally to the point. He never digresses or indulges in storytelling.

I now think I can really be a composer. I have a bunch of really nice tracks, a polished demo reel, and a refreshed website, and I’m ready for success! - Rupert Schnitzler

Focused Direction

This course was a huge help in aiding me to get over my creative blocks, both in recognizing where they come from and how to get through them in a reliable way. The course has brought my comfort level with my tools, my creative self, and their relationship with each other to an entirely new level. Robbie has found approaches, strategies, and effective ways of pushing ourselves that can be applied to each person’s unique backgrounds, characteristics, and goals; all in an extremely open and supportive environment that he nurtures within the group. The Masterclass has given me a more focused direction and a much clearer vision of what my next steps need to be in order to grow my career. - Joseph Chiu

Fire Inside 

This course has helped me fall in love with becoming a professional composer. Robbie doesn’t just teach you how to write. He awakens the fire inside, and makes you feel limitless and empowered to create music in a way you never thought possible. This course got me believing in myself. Surpassing my limiting beliefs about being a composer were washed away, and replaced with a feeling that I CAN do this. - Nick Turnbull

Newfound Motivation

The Masterclass is an enjoyable and insightful course for those who have finished an academic course, and are transitioning to the business of delivering music for clients. Authentic and value insights clearly articulated by a true master! I now have clearer focus, and I’ve made more pitches due to higher motivation. - Arron Clague

Two Short Films

Robbie gave me foundations for writing a steady output of music per day as well as fundamentals for effective MIDI string programming. Both of these highlights up-leveled my journey as a composer. Furthermore, the course has provided me a tight-knit community of friends I look forward to supporting and growing with for years to come. Since the course began, I’ve been hired to score two short films which have already given me the opportunity to apply skills I’ve learned from the course. - Kimberly Hou

Discovered Star Quality

This masterclass gave the confidence boost to continue pursuing a career in composing for media. It helped me discover my star quality as a composer, and has given me the chance to embrace this new identity, and truly utilize it and express this quality in my work. Most importantly, I gained new friends along the way through this course, that I will forever be grateful for. This was definitely an unforgettable experience of growth! - Diane Vallesteros 

Promising Jobs

This course has given me more confidence to lean on what I like to do and show off my work. This confidence pushed me to engage with the industry more and through engagement, I’ve created more relationships and found more promising job opportunities. I’ve been pursuing more cold messages, new connections, better relationships, and new opportunities like a pre-production feature. - Carlos Figueroa 

Scoring First Film

This course has (in a great way) altered how I approach many parts of how I write music, how I think of myself as a composer, and how I let others know who I am and what I offer. I have learned to embrace my writing style. I’ve learned the importance of building relationships. In short, I better recognize that being a composer is not all about writing music. This course has helped me with tools that will definitely be a part of me throughout my composing career. Since starting this course, I have started scoring my first film. Some of the concepts discussed in the masterclass has really helped my overall approach to how the film is scored. - Norman Ali

A-list Hollywood Assistant

Since working with Robbie, I received my first ever TV placement, and I was accepted into a mentorship circle led by Catherine Joy, I attended a film festival where I made sure to follow up with the people I met, and I’m set to write a spec piece for a talented cinematographer (and I’m not scared to do it)! Learning about how to improve my workflow (both technically and mentally) has given me the courage to seek out more opportunities. I realized I was staying away from them because I was afraid of them! This program gave me the confidence to join competitions, to reach out to other industry people, and most of all, to call myself a composer. - Valeri Ortiz

NOTE: Valeri leveraged her social network to land a life-changing job assisting an A-list Hollywood composer. Congrats Valeri!

Top Assistant in Brazil

Robbie is not just a great mentor but a wonderful person, and really easy to work with. With his help I was able to improve my music programming, and writing in general. Some exercises helped me to find my strengths and weakness, and it was really helpful to find out a little about my own style. This course gave me the energy and knowledge that I needed to continue and grow. I am starting to talk to producers and directors, doing interviews, and being successful in getting more connections in this industry. - Rodrigo Teodoro

NOTE: Rodrigo was hired as assistant to one of the top composers in his home country of Brazil. Congratulations Rodrigo!

Improved Workflow

I’m really happy with the Pro Composer Course. I feel that my ability to create and understand the production of professional scores for film and television has improved greatly. Robbie teaches fantastic mindset techniques to improve workflow but also shows you how to setup your workspace to achieve better sounding and faster results. I feel like I’ve moved up many gears with what I can now create as a composer. - Paul Edwards

Tracks on 'Fixer Upper'

The course has tightened up our existing skills, showed us a number of new tricks, and reinforced what we need to do to market ourselves more successfully. Since completing the course, we placed several new tracks in the reality show “Fixer Upper”! - Andrew Gerhan

Confident and Professional Film Composer

Not only hearing all the useful tips (both individual feedback and feedback for my peers), but also this course’s first weeks focusing on mindfulness and Robbie’s personality made me feel a lot more confident and professional. I have a new opportunity to score a TV series. I feel like I deserve to call myself a film composer from now on! - Gustė Galuškinaitė

NOTE: Gustė was accepted into the film scoring program at the top conservatory in her home country of Lithuania. Congratulations!

Business Builder

Before starting coaching, I was apprehensive; I had found a lot of success in the education, opera, contemporary music, and theatre world up until COVID hit, and I hadn’t scored anything significant since 2015. I felt overwhelmed and somewhat hopeless facing the daunting task of reinvigorating my film scoring career. This program was most helpful in A) Lighting a fire under my ass, and B) Giving me a strong sense of how to direct my energy in building a business
and developing relationships with other filmmakers. I went from an attitude of “hoping” for the next gig to actively pursuing them. Robbie also helped me hone some of my administrative, marketing, and negotiating skills, which helped me successfully negotiate a number of contracts in creating curriculums, educational videos, and new commissions. - Chris Thornborrow

Defined Identity 

Since coaching, I’ve had a lot of successful client outreach, which I’ve approached with confidence and a mindset of “giving” rather than “begging”. I have more work lined up than I can possibly do alone. More clearly defining my identity as a composer has fortunately helped me find appropriate people to outsource to and collaborate with. I’ve also largely overcome my fears around social media, and am actively excited as I set up my accounts and plan my posting schedule for the new year. I was deeply skeptical about the idea of coaching, however, Robbie’s pedigree, our initial chats and my knowledge that I needed to take drastic action to fix my mindset made me decide to take the plunge. I’m incredibly glad that I did. I’d come to resent my job and wasn’t enjoying the (amazing) projects I was on. Now, my relationship with my work is far healthier, I feel more focused and I feel excited about the future. - Deon Van Heerden

Transformed Mindset

Before working with Robbie I had started having some small success but always in fits and starts, nothing substantial or lasting. Now, I feel so much more confident in my approach to scoring and life in general. I’ve owned my Star Quality persona and that has worked wonders for me. It totally transformed my mindset when it comes to scoring from self deprecating, to positive and motivated. I honed in on my niche and what style of music I should be writing. Robbie is one of the most caring, inspiring, exceptional human beings I’ve ever met. He is a truly outstanding composer, musician, teacher and coach! - Mahlon Berv

Star Power

I am already presenting myself to the world with more confidence in my ability. This course helped me find my star power and gave me the tools to let others see it too. - Ant Steep

Night and Day Improvement

I’m so grateful to have gone through coaching with Robbie earlier this year. I was looking through some tracks I made earlier this year compared to what I’m producing now, and it’s day and night. So much improvement! I recently sent a theme for a character to a director and she said she was “sitting in tears“ listening to the music. I did put in the work, but Robbie helped me steer the ship in a super positive direction! - Joel Willson

Writing Second Opera

After working with Robbie, I feel significantly more confident in approaching scoring gigs. I now have a much better sense of what is expected from me on the job as a film composer. I also know what my “star quality” is, and what kinds of projects I am best suited for, and which kinds of projects will bring me the most joy. - Jack Hui Litster

NOTE: Jack recently began an internship with a top local film composer, and recently confirmed a commission to write his second opera!

Hollywood Music Media Awards Nomination 

We’ve been composing and releasing original music for a while and it was rather successful but we didn’t know how to begin with the scoring direction. After working with Robbie, we feel like we know better what our stronger sides are as composers/producers. We feel like we learned a lot of practical stuff, including how to work with session orchestras, how to prepare portfolio, etc. And e had our first composition to be recorded with live session orchestra, which was nominated for Hollywood Music in Media Awards. We also received a request from the ballet in one of the biggest cultural centers in Europe asking us for the permission to perform this piece as a part of their new production. - Milana Zilnik & Arty Sandler

NOTE: Milana & Arty recently flew to Leipzig where their music was performed with the internationally-renowned Leipzig Ballet!

Solid Confidence and Clarity 

Following the coaching program, I feel much clearer about my direction, what the ‘next level’ looks like for me, and with strategies that I can use, to go for those. My website is far more professional now, and the feedback on music was priceless for it, but also in how I approach making those choices for reels in the future. These all led to more solid confidence and clarity in moving forward. As friendly as Robbie is, you can also depend on his professional honesty. He’s insightful, and is able to consider your specific skill set, level in the business and personal circumstances to create a learning experience that’s tailored to your needs. Best of all, he believes in you. He believes in art and the humans that make art. He believes in their validity in the business world, so works hard to enable composers to create lasting careers. - Michelle Bruski-Dumpert

Greenlit Project

I was feeling a bit lost and unsure where to start. I had a plan, but it didn’t involve a lot of direct action. I now feel I am in a much better place to get my scoring career off the ground. Robbie was honest about where I was musically and gave solid constructive criticism that was easy to accept and understand. I got a project greenlit to do a companion album to a table top role playing game, which would be the first music thing not done just for myself! - Dane Morgridge

6 short films and first feature film

My experience with coaching has been very motivating and inspiring. A path has been clearly laid out for me, my goals are more in focus, and my work has a clearer purpose. Even in just a few sessions, Robbie has helped me make some tremendous strides. Robbie’s feedback is always very insightful and articulate. He’s very generous with his time, and his expertise in his field is very apparent. - Graham Campbell

NOTE: Graham booked SIX short films shortly after concluding his coaching program, and just finished co-scoring his first feature film!

Expanded Knowledge

Meeting with Robbie every week was a joy. He’s got such an energetic attitude and loads of great knowledge about the film music industry. With his helpful strategies and feedback, plus his devotion to improving my career as a composer, I’ve already began to see improvements! I’ve built a better demo reel, better website, strengthened some relationships with old clients, expanded my contacts through a Game Jam, and improved my media scoring. - Karl Feuerstake

Longer More Complex Cues

Working with Robbie was such a refreshing experience. He really made writing music feel fun and easy. He put a lot of thought and care into this work and made me feel valued. I felt I could reach out to him any time with a question or thought and he would get back to me right after. I noticed a huge improvement by the time the coaching program came to an end. My cues kept getting longer and more complex, and I was challenging myself, and it was so nice not writing from a place of fear like I used to. The mindset work has made a huge difference as well with being able to write unblocked. I am so thankful to have met him and can honestly say I have found a life-long friend. - Brittany Studer

Clear Plan of Action

Robbie is a wonderful coach and teacher – he is engaging and motivated, and he tailors the course to exactly what you need to be successful as a composer. I really enjoyed our sessions, and learned an incredible amount in just a few months. I was really happy that Robbie was able to adapt to what I needed and give me really clear advice in the areas I needed help with: orchestration, mock-ups, mixing, marketing and how to obtain work more successfully. I have a lot more confidence in my abilities now, after having clear feedback and helpful advice in the program. I have a lot of work to do to achieve what I want, but I now know exactly what I need to do to get there. - Jeff Greenway

Radical Self-transformation

Robbie is a Godsend! I had an immediate sense that The Pro Composer was the exact solution I needed and it delivered on every level. Robbie's encouraging, creative, and engaging coaching fostered a secure environment for radical self-transformation. Our in-depth exploration of my unique creativity and aspirations resulted in a profound shift from a struggling composer to a confident and successful professional. - Dusty Hall