Writing for Clients - Big band Arranging SECRETS REVEALED

In this video I discuss strategies for communicating well with your arranging clients... and how I deal with my arranging failures.
My name is Elliot Deutsch and I have been working as a freelance arranger in Los Angeles for 15 years. In that time I've had the opportunity to write for a diverse and illustrious array of clients including Arturo Sandoval, Kennedy Center Jazz Orchestra, Atom Smith, Martina McBride, ACCENT, US Air Force Band of the Golden West, and many others.
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All of the background music was recorded by the Pandemonium Big Band.
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[@RobertToddJr]

It's friday! That means another Elliot Video, love it!

[@ChristopherSiu]

Love seeing the production quality continue to get better and better Elliot! Keep it up man.

[@PandemoniumBigBand]

Thank you! I could use some help with OBS when you have a chance.

[@OrlandoFaxas]

You're amazing!

[@PandemoniumBigBand]

You’re amazing!

[@monsterjazzlicks]

Have subbed! 😁

[@MikeJamesMedia]

Yep! :)

[@ChrisTurnerDublin]

Thanks Elliot. Very informative! What is the fine piece of music that starts around 7:06 please?

[@PandemoniumBigBand]

That would be my composition "Pandemonium, Pt. 1." The full video is in my channel. Thank you for the complements!

[@ChrisTurnerDublin]

@@PandemoniumBigBand Thanks! I'll check it out.

[@umbachk1]

Excellent video, Elliot

[@PandemoniumBigBand]

Thanks Keith!

[@juanrangel501]

Your stuff is great!

[@PandemoniumBigBand]

Thanks Juan!

[@joaomenegalebarbi1586]

Hey Elliot, one idea for a video is to present one chart you wrote for a client and point out the aspects that you would have done differently if writing for the Pandemonium Big Band. I'm always curious about these kinds of nuances.

[@kemarcummings1555]

Awesome and honest advice

[@gilevansinsideout]

An important discussion!

[@sergaevr]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience! Looking forward to the next video :)

[@wpbs]

Good points, very similar to software development also :p

[@PandemoniumBigBand]

Interesting. I’m not surprised

[@TylerMireMusic]

Great video. I once spent an entire day talking to a client about what the word "dark" meant to him. Because the first major thing he said to me was "Don't write something too dark"...

[@PandemoniumBigBand]

Great story. I've definitely run into thing like that. As educators, we learn to describe things in different ways... but people who've never taught don't do that. I'd also recommend asking that client for some reference recordings; song that sound "dark" AND songs that sound the way they want.

[@TylerMireMusic]

@@PandemoniumBigBand Ya we basically spent a day just going over dozens of tunes asking "Is this too dark?" I eventually figured out he just meant "dissonant". :P

[@PandemoniumBigBand]

@@TylerMireMusic Amazing.