Jeanna Murphy: Blog

Hello!
It was a busy summer and it's looking like it'll be a busy fall as well.  NOT complaining.  Things are happening left and right and I can't help but feel so blessed in the place that I am in my life.  Music is coming out of my ears and fingertips faster then I can record them.  And the paychecks to prove it are just about there.
The beginning of September proved to be exhaustingly wonderful.  My friend is pitching a webisode show and I got to write the theme for it!  He had several people he approached for it and I'm pretty sure he was more interested in them to write it but guess who was the only one that followed through....;)  Just goes to show that follow through is key people!  Don't be a flake!  Not exactly sure when it will be available to share with all of you but I'll be sure to post it as soon as I can.
In other news, I got a really cool part time gig working as Michael Silversher's assistant.  You may not know his name [...]

Finally got a copy of the last 48 Hour Film Project I did the beginning of this month.  The crew met up several days before the contest for a meet and greet.  We all agreed that this would be a lot of fun and we all agreed that we hoped we'd get any genre but western....guess what happened. 
As you all know of me I made the most of it.  What else could I do?!  I packed up all my gear and headed to Burbank where I would be holed up for the weekend.  It was just me and the editor for several hours as everyone was out shooting in the hills of Malibu.  Slowly they started to drop off video for Sel to start working on and I started looking over his shoulder to gain inspiration from picture. 
Every time I start one of these things I have this looming feeling of....I got nothin'.  But as the night and then the morning continues it all pulls itself together.  As usual, I was over complicating my tracks and kept having to mute things as my director [...]

Hi all,
It's been a little bit since I've sent a blog out to you but those of you that know me know that it isn't for lack of work.  In fact, the very opposite has occurred.  I can't keep up with what new songs I've posted and which ones have gone directly to publishers and/or projects.  Although I've been trying to post to reverbnation as soon as I get a new one finished it hasn't always happened.  Even today I'm not posting it all.  I figured if I can put 3 new ones up a month that should satisfy your musical wonderings.  So that's what you'll be getting in this blog entry as well as some news.
On the flash player you will find 3 new ones.  First up is MaGaga.  This one was REALLY fun to write.  I got to spend a couple days researching Lady Gaga, Madonna, and yes Katy Perry to see how they (or rather their team) do thier mixes.  And although I'm a late bloomer I now am a fan of Gaga.  Her engineer is so incredible.  A lot of [...]

Hello friends,
As usual I have music for you.  Those of you joining me from reverbnation land you'll only find these at http://www.jeannamurphy.com  And those of you that only come to my official site, check out http://www.reverbnation.com/jeannamurphy cause there's music there that isn't here.  Confusing? Just click both links to clarify;)
Attentionista, Nocturne, and Fun are the top tracks on the flashplayer at http://www.jeannamurphy.com .  As you can guess, Fun is...fun.  I get teased for writing so many things in a minor key so I had to include it cause it's happy.  The others of course are more intense.  Attentionista and Nocturne are more orchestral which has just been pouring from my imagination lately.  I'm sure I've got a couple percolating in my brain even as you read this!
Not too much to update you on this month.  I went part time several weeks ago (something I've been working towards for a VERY long time) and so I've been busy holing [...]

Hello again,
Last week was a big week for several reasons.  One of which, it marked my 6 months living in sunny SoCal!  The time has flown by and it feels like a whole other life I lived before I got here.  I am loving LA and everything around it and am getting really excited for the summer as it's been peaking its head around the corner more and more.  My roomy and I did a beach day last week...in May!  How cool is that!?  Not something I could have done in Oregon that's for sure.
The other news that I found out last week was that I've gotten 4 placements!!  They actually started 2 days after I rolled into town but I didn't figure it out till I read the cue sheet for the repeat!  Then I met up with a bunch of my composer friends last friday and one of them congratulated me for another one...that has also since been repeated!  Unreal!
Only one of the episodes was online.  My cue plays for 30 seconds from 1:25-1:40.  Really really low [...]