How “Hoop Dreams” began as a practice track and a year later aired on the 2025 Men’s March Madness Basketball Tournament and a nationally televised WNBA game on CBS. 

Becoming a professional media composer is expensive. Before you drop thousands of dollars outfitting your home studio, consider beginning your composer journey on a simple iPad using GarageBand or Logic Pro for iPad.

In this post I'll share how I got my first TV music placement on CBS Sports thanks to a collaboration with Avery Berman and Dave Kropf from 52 Cues.