#64 - Roman Molino Dunn: It's Not About You

“When I was younger I tended to think that I was an artist, and now
I tend to think I’m more of an artistic collaborator… at least in
my job. I’m certainly and artist at heart but when it’s for work,
it’s not about me.” Calling all artists who are collaborators!
Roman Molino Dunn is one of the leading music producers and film
scorers in our industry. Not only is a multi-hyphenate himself, he
works with multi-hyphenates in our industry. His approach is
different from many who collaborate – and gives himself over
completely to the artist who is hiring him. In this episode, you
can listen to how a collaboration with a leading music producer
would go. Roman also has some great stories about working with some
of our favorite RuPaul’s Drag Race queens like Peppermint and
Pandora Boxx.  This podcast episode is all about expectations
in collaboration and keeping our Ego in check – and Dunn certainly
has that down to a science.  “It’s not yours,” says Dunn. “And
you should be okay to essentially scrap something and not being
offended. What I mean is, you need to write music that you love so
much that you’re willing to submit it but not love it so much that
you’re not willing to change it.”  Roman Molino Dunn is an
award-winning composer, Billboard-charting music producer (a.k.a
Electro- point), and co-owner of Mirrortone Studios. His film and
TV composing work includes Huracán on HBO Max, Snakehead (Samuel
Goldwyn Films), Laser Candy (Netflix), Ru Paul’s Drag Race All
Stars (Para- mount+), Red Rocket (A24), Kid Correspondent
(Participant) a Youtube Original, and the cult classic LGBTQIA
feature film Bear City 3. Known for producing and mixing his own
scores, in addition to a com- poser, as a film music producer and
recording engineer he has most recently worked on The Card Counter
(Schrader / Scorsese) and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix). In
2021 he has worked on films that screened at three of the “Big
Five” festivals: Cannes, Venice, and Toronto. TV networks that have
used his work include HBO, E!TV, A&E, MTV, Oxygen, BET, Bravo,
Netflix, Paramount+, VH1, Discovery, TLC, NBC, and NASCAR. Brands
who have used his music include Burger King, PayPal, Marriott,
Michael Kors, NBC, The Ad Council, Clinique, Snapple, Globe and
Mail, Honeywell, Maserati, Tom Ford, Kopari, and many more. In
addition to corporate and film music composition, as a music
producer, he has worked with major and indie labels and
Grammy-winning artists, including GLAAD-nominated al- bums,
particularly with reality TV stars (Love & Hip Hop, Dr. Miami,
Ru Paul’s Drag Race, Real House- wives of New Jersey, Howard Stern,
Bad Girls Club), and his productions and soundtracks have climbed
both the Billboard and iTunes top 20 charts.  “Anytime I’m
working on music, I should treat it as such… as art.” Learn more
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