Whether the project is a breezy 30-second TV spot or a lengthy suite of incidental music for a serious play, composer James Wierzbicki begins his work with an earnest conversation with the producer. The ideas of the producer then govern every step of the composition process; if the ideas change, so does the music, right up to opening night or the moment of the final lay-back mix.

Wierzbicki's willingness to listen, and his guaranteed-to-please approach to commercial music-making, has meant repeat business from such clients as KMOV-TV and The New Theatre in St. Louis and Schorr Communications in Seattle. And his ability to tune in to an audience's needs helped make him one of the most-heard composers on MSN (the Microsoft Network). (See résumé.)

Like so much else in life, rates at Willow Music are negotiable. In most cases, however, the fee for non-broadcast projects is between $300 and $400 per minute of finished music and about twice that for broadcast projects.

Demo tapes are available upon request.

Willow Music can be reached by

• e-mail at jwierz@sbcglobal.net
• telephone at (949) 823-0159
• mail at 62 Harvey Court, Irvine, CA  92612