Ep. 26 Stephen Letnes - Navigating Hollywood as a Blind Composer

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Website: https://stephenletnes.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/StephenLetnes

Able Artist: https://ableartist.org/

1 IN 4 Coalition: https://www.1in4coalition.org/

RAMPD: https://rampd.org/

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https://beacons.ai/mirabellejien

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

2:38 - Meeting at VIFF

7:28 - Journey as a blind composer

18:34 - Pressure of representing the disabled community

34:14 - Networking

38:11 - Working in DAWs

46:10 - How do you decide what projects are worth doing

49:59 - Deciding how much to charge

-- *call cut out so there's a random subject change here* --

54:44 - Custom PC build 

59:37 - Able Artist Foundation - how to join

1:03:24 - How to get partnerships

1:06:51 - Fear of rejection

1:18:11 - Patreon Q - Phoung: How do you feel about the way your creativity is being experienced by others? How do you react to criticism or praise? 

1:27:28 - Imposter syndrome

1:32:26 - Patreon Q - Chris: You’ve scored for a wide variety of films ranging from shorts to documentaries to feature films - what are some of the different creative challenges you’ve faced when it comes to composing for those different types of projects? 

1:36:44 - Patreon Q - Chris: Who or what are your key inspirations?

1:38:53 - What does making it mean to you?

1:47:11 - Social links