Dustin Lau – Film Composer & Producer
03/08/19 • 29 min
The Guest
Dustin Lau is a musician, songwriter, film composer and producer living in Redlands California, whose work appears on everything from feature length documentaries to short TV spots. He’s performed live on stages around the world, worked with other artists as a producer, and explored a broad pallet of styles and sounds in his compositions.
The Question
“How do you calculate the risks needed to live a creative life?”
The Notes
Like many full-time creatives, Dustin has made what appear to be blind leaps in pursuit of creative opportunities. From dropping out of college to leaving behind stable employment. In this episode, we discuss his risk analysis, or a lack thereof, and try to identify what elements or ingredients were present when taking risks that gave him the confidence to choose to live a creative life.
Here some links to explore:
Links for Dustin Lau:
Listen on Musicbed: https://www.musicbed.com/artists/dustin-lau/43409
Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/dustinlau
Twitter is @dustinlaumusic
Instagram is @dustinlaumusic
The new EP on Musicbed: https://www.musicbed.com/albums/the-way-we-see-the-world/4482
Beyond Karma Film Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTV2VCxRxto
Like We Don’t Exist Film: https://vimeo.com/260495758
All about Musicbed:
Website: https://www.musicbed.com/
Work on a custom score with Dustin (or other composers): https://www.musicbed.com/custom-music
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One Thing Real Quick is produced by Evan MacDonald. Editing help from John M Craig. Music this week by our guest, Dustin Lau. Learn more about the show at onethingrealquick.com
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How Music Works by David Byrne (audiobook|eyeballbook)
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The Guest
Dustin Lau is a musician, songwriter, film composer and producer living in Redlands California, whose work appears on everything from feature length documentaries to short TV spots. He’s performed live on stages around the world, worked with other artists as a producer, and explored a broad pallet of styles and sounds in his compositions.
The Question
“How do you calculate the risks needed to live a creative life?”
The Notes
Like many full-time creatives, Dustin has made what appear to be blind leaps in pursuit of creative opportunities. From dropping out of college to leaving behind stable employment. In this episode, we discuss his risk analysis, or a lack thereof, and try to identify what elements or ingredients were present when taking risks that gave him the confidence to choose to live a creative life.
Here some links to explore:
Links for Dustin Lau:
Listen on Musicbed: https://www.musicbed.com/artists/dustin-lau/43409
Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/dustinlau
Twitter is @dustinlaumusic
Instagram is @dustinlaumusic
The new EP on Musicbed: https://www.musicbed.com/albums/the-way-we-see-the-world/4482
Beyond Karma Film Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTV2VCxRxto
Like We Don’t Exist Film: https://vimeo.com/260495758
All about Musicbed:
Website: https://www.musicbed.com/
Work on a custom score with Dustin (or other composers): https://www.musicbed.com/custom-music
Follow One Thing Real Quick:
On Twitter at @OTRQpodcast
On Instagram at @OTRQpodcast
Follow the host at @evanmacdonald on Twitter
And the same @evanmacdonald on Instagram.
Please subscribe, rate and review this show.
One Thing Real Quick is produced by Evan MacDonald. Editing help from John M Craig. Music this week by our guest, Dustin Lau. Learn more about the show at onethingrealquick.com
Books!
How Music Works by David Byrne (audiobook|eyeballbook)
Use the offer code “OTRQ” atLibro.fmand get all three of those audiobooks for the price of one!
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Niles Grey – Filmmaker
Niles Grey is a filmmaker and director with experience working independently and on the content teams at both GoPro and Moment. His work at GoPro and Moment has given him a unique experience leveraging the every-improving technology found in small cameras, most recently, mobile phones.
The Question
“What attracts you to these little cameras?”
The Notes
This week we discuss the benefits of shooting films with a “small footprint,” as Niles puts it. While mobile phone photography and cinematography are paces behind what industry professionals use for major productions, the technology is advancing and shrinking at an incredible rate. With a little help from small hardware add-ons and apps that give users access to manual controls, people like Niles (and really, all of us) can create content that defies the expectation of such a ubiquitous piece of technology.
In this episode, we also hear a little bit from Able Parris (AKA: Kamuter). Able makes music entirely on his iPhone, furthering the idea that mobile phones can be used for so much more than watching movies or playing games.
Create With Your Phone
This one works with iPhone and Android. Access to log mode and raw photo mode. Great for still photography and video. Free with optional upgrade to “pro” via in-app purchase (for $4.99)
App for iOS. This is what Able Parris uses for his Kamuter project. Mobile music creation studio with tons of sounds and effects. Free with limited demo sounds. Free trial with everything unlocked and a monthly subscription to use all the sounds. This one is addicting, even in “Demo mode.”
More?
If you have a favorite app for creating awesome stuff, tell us about it. Send us a tweet at @OTRQpodcast!
Giveaways
This week we are giving away a Moment Anamorphic lens, worth about $150! At the end of this episode, we’ll announce the winner of the giveaway from episode 007.
Get all the info about both giveaways at http://onethingrealquick.com/giveaway
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Here are a ton of links to explore:
Links for Niles Grey:
Twitter is @nilesgray
Instagram is @nilesgrey
Check out Niles’ reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYl66OvZkKM
All about Moment:
Moment website: https://www.shopmoment.com/
Moment Invitational Film Fest. 20119: https://www.shopmoment.com/the-moment-invitational-film-festival
Some cool videos shot on phones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbyx37mMwpA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBxyKWvZsqw
Able Parris and Kamuter:
His Twitter is @ableparris
Instagram is @ableparris
Find all things Kamuter at http://kamuter.world
Follow Kamuter on Instagram at @kamuter.world
Follow One Thing Real Quick:
On Twitter at @OTRQpodcast
On Instagram at @OTRQpodcast
Follow the host at @evanmacdonald on Twitter
And the same @evanmacdonald on Instagram.
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Designing a Creative Culture
This week on the podcast, we’re playing a presentation made by Evan MacDonald about creativity. Back in August of 2017, Evan was invited to speak at the International Design Conference hosted by the Industrial Designers' Society of America. He spoke about the role and importance of creativity in company culture, citing specific examples from his time as Design Director at Freefly Systems.
The Question
There wasn’t really a question, but here is some food for thought: “Who gets to own the label of ‘creative?’”
Notes
Find more about Freefly Systems at: http://freeflysystems.com
Learn about the last big thing Evan did at Freefly here: http://gomovi.com
Watch the Dronesurfing video mentioned in the talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuRf6r0LuL8
Watch the full design talk, complete with visual aids at: https://evanmade.com/idsa-2017-talk
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