Staying Creative
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First scoring job pays $500, split with a partner and taxes leaves roughly $166 as takehome; a jingle requires the word “principal” seven times in 30 seconds. Creative rules are concrete: stay alive (avoid brutal crunch), ship often (deadlines beat perfectionism), make money (sales are feedback). Collaboration follows five leader‑driven steps: state a thought, invite input, talk, summarize a better “we”, and drive to action. Examples: audio for Riven (1996), the Macworld halo chant demo, and an eight‑piece suite recorded at Abbey Road with a 104‑piece orchestra and 44‑voice choir done without a click track.
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