Protege is the brainchild of multi-award-winning composer, podcaster and thought leader Richard Schrieber, and industry entrepreneur, renowned producer and one of the world’s leading sync specialists Vikram Gudi. Or as they prefer to be known, Rich and Vik.
They created Protege because they noticed a troubling lack of opportunity for young composers striving to work in the ever-growing industry of film and TV music. It wasn’t that they believed young composers didn’t possess the skills or the imagination to do great work, but more so that they weren’t being properly educated and equipped to both understand, navigate and ultimately thrive in such a fast-paced and constantly-evolving industry.
Great music is only one facet of this business. Beyond that lies the obstacle of knowing how to create the “right” music, how to get that work into the hands of the right people, or order to get it placed with the right projects….so you can get paid.
“Protege is our way of sharing our knowledge and experience with a new generation of composers, with the genuine hope that every single one of our students learns how to build and maintain a truly successful career in composing for film and TV”. – Vik
“We have been fortunate enough, thanks to hard work, determination and the ability to create and seize opportunities, to have achieved incredible success in our careers. And now, we want to give back to the industries that have given us so much joy, satisfaction, freedom, time and money”. – Rich