I'm an American composer for film, television and video games, and a session and live drummer for radio and records.
I'm also very passionate about creating resources for and providing mentoring opportunities to creative artists all over the world. I am founder and editor-in-chief of SCOREcast, the popular online consortium of global film music and post-production professionals. I author the creative resource The Conversation, which is distributed monthly to more than 550 subscribers across all disciplines of the creative arts space.
I speak internationally to creative artists about the convergence of art and business.
I'm interested in working with incredible people who love to initiate extraordinarily creative projects. If that resonates with you, please get in touch and let's do something great together!
I had a phone conversation today with a potential client in Asia. We are making plans for a huge music project that could very well set things in motion for my business in that part of the world for years to come. After I hung up with him, I had this thought about the project: "You've done this kind of gig so many times, this is going to be a slam dunk." Then I thought: "Wait a minute. Did you hear what you just said to yourself, Ogden—you lazy bastard?! How about making this one better than a slam dunk? How about making this the very best thing you've ever put your hand to?" "How about treating this as if it is the last musical impression you'll ever leave on this earth?" When you do the same thing for people day in and day out for years and years (in...
For years, I’ve played in the double-sided sandbox of orchestral music and pop radio, making my living first as a film composer, but with my career as a drummer and percussionist in pop radio running a close second. As a result, I have quite a few Facebook friends who follow me and pay attention to what I do with the artists I work regularly for. These people are some of the most knowledgeable, discerning, and intelligent music lovers out there, and I’ve learned a lot by considering their opinions about popular music. As I’ve come to know many of them personally, several have begun to share with me their private lists of songs that have meant the most to them over the years. Through this exercise, I’ve really learned the incredible impact that music can have on a person, and how it can literally heal, hurt, restore, or tear down....
The NAMM Show. Basically, it's a big, giant, massive, ridiculously mind-boggling candy store for musician-types like me and all my rowdy friends. In the simplest of terms and the purest of definitions, it's a friggin' playground for imbecile musicians. Not that that's a bad thing.
Last week, someone asked me if I have a method to making decisions about my film career, for SCOREcast, or for the other gazillion plates I have spinning at any one time. After wasting about twenty seconds trying to think of some really cool shit to say, I had to tell the truth... which, depending on how you look at it, may or may not be all that sexy.
