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Office Hours with Prof. Dave | 52 Cues Podcast, 2025 Week 49
In this week’s episode of the 52 Cues Podcast, Dave hosts an energetic live Office Hours session, inviting composers from across the community to jump into a wide-open Q&A on all things production music.
5 Failures That Kill Your Creative Output | 52 Cues Podcast, 2025 Week 27
In this episode of the 52 Cues Podcast, Dave unpacks the silent saboteurs lurking in every composer’s studio—from fried hard drives and surprise power surges to emotional burnout and missed deadlines. With equal parts humor, honesty, and hard-won wisdom, Dave walks through the five most common “points of failure” that can grind a cue to a halt.
How I Think About Light Tension | 52 Cues Podcast, 2025 Week 26
In this week’s episode of the 52 Cues Podcast, Dave steps into the role of professor to unpack the wide and often misunderstood world of light tension music. From tasking montages and corporate explainers to moody true crime underscores, Dave explores the emotional spectrum that defines this essential production music category.
Sync Terms You Should Know (But May Be Afraid to Ask) | 52 Cues Podcast, 2025 Week 24
In this episode of the 52 Cues Podcast, Dave steps into “Professor Dave” mode, guiding listeners through the often-confusing world of production and sync music terminology. With clarity and humor, he unpacks key terms like “cue,” “metadata,” “sync license,” and “back end royalties,” making the language of the industry more accessible to newcomers and seasoned composers alike.