{"id":607,"date":"2019-06-21T17:58:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T17:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marmoset-journal.flywheelsites.com\/music-for-commercial-use-david-grumel\/"},"modified":"2020-12-14T15:48:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T23:48:45","slug":"music-for-commercial-use-david-grumel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/music-for-commercial-use-david-grumel\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Say Hello&#8221; to Feeling Good with David Grumel&#8217;s Latest Single"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-none\n          individual-animation-none\n          individual-text-animation-none\n        \" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \" style=\"max-width: 1000.0px;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \" style=\"padding-bottom: 66.69999694824219%;\" data-animation-role=\"image\"><br \/>\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/music-licensing-copyright-download-music-david-grumel.png\" alt=\"music-licensing-copyright-download-music-david-grumel.png\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/music-licensing-copyright-download-music-david-grumel.png\" alt=\"music-licensing-copyright-download-music-david-grumel.png\" data-image=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/music-licensing-copyright-download-music-david-grumel.png\" data-image-dimensions=\"1000x667\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5d0d1a7b71bbf80001b4bdbf\" data-type=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">French composer and multi-instrumentalist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/artists\/david-grumel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Grumel<\/a> dabbles in everything from epic orchestral music to playful pop. With the release of his latest single, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/browse\/60506-say-hello\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Say Hello<\/a>\u201d his work offers listeners an uplifting escape, a lighthearted and reflective song that transcribes how a silver lining would feel like.<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Read on to learn more about Grumel\u2019s music compositions and his experience with making music for commercial use.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-none\n          individual-animation-none\n          individual-text-animation-none\n        \" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \" style=\"max-width: 1500.0px;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"\n                image-block-wrapper\n                has-aspect-ratio\n              \" style=\"padding-bottom: 100.0%;\" data-animation-role=\"image\"><br \/>\n<noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SINGLE-SAY-HELLO-2.jpg\" alt=\"SINGLE-SAY-HELLO-2.jpg\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SINGLE-SAY-HELLO-2.jpg\" alt=\"SINGLE-SAY-HELLO-2.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SINGLE-SAY-HELLO-2.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1500x1500\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" data-load=\"false\" data-image-id=\"5d0c0390313a670001c27604\" data-type=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Marmoset: Can you paint us a picture of how you began making music?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Grumel:<\/strong> I have a fairly unusual musical background, having studied classical piano, then very early on amplified music with a first gourd instrument at 11 years old. I recorded my first song at 14 and then did a short course in sound engineering. After that I spent a lot of years with different groups, in studios and concerts, with not a lot of success. Then at 31 I signed my first record deal with Universal Music and French independent label Na\u00efve, for my first solo album. From then on I started being able to live from making music. I set up a recording studio La Song Factory with my friend J\u00e9r\u00e9my Rassat and started making music for film, TV and commercials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>M: How would you describe\u00a0your musical style?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Grumel: <\/strong>It\u2019s an artisanal kind of bespoke pop music, in the broad sense of the word. I\u2019m as comfortable also doing electro, classical, folk, jazz or minimalistic solo piano. That&#8217;s what I like, the eclecticism. It&#8217;s always hard to define what you do instinctively. I am always guided by the emotion I feel when creating, as long as its sincere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>M: As a composer, it seems like you&#8217;ve worked on everything\u00a0project under the sun\u00a0\u2014 from film to TV shows to advertising campaigns. Can you offer a sneak peek into what your creative or technical process looks like?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Grumel: <\/strong>I\u2019ve been lucky enough to work on a vast spectrum of projects, but I always treat every piece of music I make as a unique prototype \u2014 nothing is ever a given.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">In terms of process it\u2019s pure chaos at first, that\u2019s the beauty. I explore every road, testing, changing, moving parts around, it\u2019s by no means an exact science!\u00a0The most important thing is to keep the process instinctive\u00a0 and non-technical. Staying true to my what I feel, nothing else. It&#8217;s like putting pieces of a puzzle together, but without the instructions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Then usually after a few hours a direction comes through, a color and a structure. From that moment on a clear idea of where I want to take a piece of music becomes apparent. I almost always work alone, so it\u2019s that initial solitary process that gives birth to something universal that you can share with so many people that makes it so interesting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><em>&#8220;To compose is to remember music that has never been written.&#8221; \u2014 R. Schumann<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>M: What&#8217;s a project that you&#8217;re particularly proud to have been involved in?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Grumel: <\/strong>I support an association by the name of 7th Continent since it\u2019s beginning. It raises awareness and works on the growing problem of plastics in our oceans. I worked on the music for their film, which you can see here \u2014<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IO56zE0Axdk?wmode=opaque&amp;enablejsapi=1\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Grumel: <\/strong>Musically, I think my solo work is what I\u2019m most proud of. But of course I\u2019m proud of any piece I feel I\u2019ve successfully finished, whether solo or in collaboration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">I just finished working on the production of the second album of a Tahitian artist called Vaiteani and I had such a great time. I get real joy out of helping the artist complete their vision and getting them to their happy place because you then see it so clearly in the end result, it&#8217;s fantastic. It creates very intimate bonds. The loyalty and rapport I have built up with many artists, composers and collaborators over the years also makes me very proud.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">And of course when someone listens to and loves your music, that makes you happy and proud. Often it&#8217;s the last project I worked on that seems the most successful to me because it means I\u2019m still growing as an artist and that\u2019s always a good thing, so I guess it\u2019s a mix of all that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>M: Your single, &#8220;Say Hello&#8221; comes out today. Can listeners expect more music like this from you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Grumel: <\/strong>I\u2019m really excited about \u201cSay Hello\u201d, it\u2019s already received a very warm welcome from the music industry and my peers. I collaborated with my good friend Neeskens on this, his voice just seems to blend in so well to the musical landscapes I like to create.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">You can check out another track we worked on together called <em>Back Into the Light<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/neGPGsXNt1g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. I\u2019m always excited about sharing new music, it\u2019s like revealing different parts of yourself every time. I always like to mix it up, keep myself and listeners on their toes, so I can\u2019t say for sure if there\u2019ll be more songs like this, it\u2019s really an organic process for me each time which starts with a feeling. Although I suppose there is always a trademark sound in there somewhere, something that defines you sonically as an artist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>M: As someone who crosses over between all different kinds of projects, what&#8217;s something you&#8217;d pass along to other aspiring artists looking to break into composing for film, TV and commercials?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Grumel: <\/strong>The only advice I could give is true for any aspiring musician: stay true to yourself and your artistic integrity in order to preserve who you are as an artist and your unique sound. Develop and nurture your craft obsessively, be passionate, be generous, have an opinion and be curious, fail a lot, never give up and good things will come\u2026 maybe!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Grumel\u2019s single, \u201cSay Hello\u201d and more of his work is available for music licensing and commercial use on our roster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/artists\/david-grumel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-svg-icon--outer social-icon-alignment-center social-icons-color-black social-icons-size-large social-icons-shape-circle social-icons-style-border\">\n<nav class=\"sqs-svg-icon--list\">\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French composer and multi-instrumentalist, David Grumel dabbles in everything from epic orchestral music to playful&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3760,6,16,17,25],"tags":[3762,149,148,140,147,119,146,26],"class_list":["post-607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","category-marmoset","category-music","category-music-licensing","category-spotlight-artists","tag-artist-highlights","tag-getting-music-rights-for-film","tag-how-to-license-music","tag-how-to-license-music-for-film","tag-how-to-license-music-for-video","tag-movie-background-music","tag-music-picture","tag-music-for-my-video","has-excerpt"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/music-licensing-copyright-download-music-david-grumel.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=607"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8090,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607\/revisions\/8090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marmosetmusic.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}