CatwalkBeatsMichael MacDonald

Writtenfor the walk.

One collection, one score, composed by Michael MacDonald.

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The producer

Michael MacDonald in the studio

Michael MacDonald

Los Angeles · New York · London · Paris

Twenty-five years. Close to a thousand compositions, across dozens of genres.

Every score starts from your brief, and he finishes each one himself.

Written to be walked to, and built for a room and the people running it.

Show work stays private. Houses hear their score before anyone else does, and they choose when the world does.

A show is one piece of music that turns where the show turns. On the section change, on the hero look, on the last exit. It belongs to your show alone.

Runway is the focus. The same hand scores an event, a launch, a film.

25
Years composing
914
Compositions
$3,000
Shows start at
14
Days, standard

Hear his work

Hear the room.

Records written for the walk, in a different order every time you arrive. A commission is one continuous score built the same way, cut to your run of looks. Start anywhere.

Search it by feel, by genre, by tempo. Keep up to 6 tracks, and they travel with your request, so Michael hears the vibe you want.

Catwalk Beats

914 tracks. Press play.

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Commission

Written to your show.

One continuous piece, written to your collection and cut to your run of looks, so the music turns when the show turns. Michael writes it and finishes it himself.

Your show

Booking

Delivered in

$5,500

The Season, delivered in 14 days. 3 revisions included.

A show with a life after it.

  • Brief, test pieces, then full production
  • The show mix built to loop, plus every individual track, in WAV and MP3
  • Full commercial use of the show and the recordings
  • Campaign edits at sixty, thirty and fifteen seconds
  • A separate cut for the show film
  • A timing pass against your final run of show
  • Full commercial use across the show, the film and the campaign
Request a date

Request a date

Send the date.

Michael takes one show at a time. He answers every request personally, within two business days, and if the date is open, terms and a payment link come back with the yes.

  1. 01Write your briefThe date, the length, and what the show is doing.
  2. 02Show him the roomPick up to six tracks from his collection, and paste any YouTube or Spotify links. Three words and a mood board is enough to start. He will ask for the rest.
  3. 03He confirms your dateAn answer within two business days. Terms and a payment link come with the yes, and 50% down holds the date.
  4. 04Hear it, then download itTest pieces first, so you hear the direction while it is still easy to move. Then the finished score, two revisions, and your masters.

The show

A sentence works. “My show is about love and EDM” finds records the same way a genre does.

Tell him about the musicOptional. He can work from the date alone, and every line lands the first pass closer.

All of this is optional. He can work from the date alone, and every line you add lands the first pass closer.

Terms + FAQsLength, price, turnaround, payment, revisions, delivery, rights, method
LengthAny length. Most shows run seven to twenty minutes, and Michael writes longer at the same price.
PriceThe Show $3,000. The Season $5,500. The House $9,500. Priced by what the booking includes, so a longer show costs the same.
TurnaroundTwo weeks from the brief. Seven days for 35% more, three days for double.
Payment50% down holds the date. The balance before the final files land. Expedited and rush bookings in full up front.
RevisionsTwo, included. One on a three day rush, because three days holds one.
DeliveryThe full show mix, built to loop, in WAV and MP3. Every individual track the same way, so your sound team can ride the parts live.
UseYours to use commercially. The show, the recordings, the campaign.
MethodMichael writes the brief and makes every decision in the score. The generation runs under his direction, and every track is finished through Sonic Intelligence, the mastering layer he built and owns. He owns the music outright.

What do you need to start?

The date, the length, and what the show is doing. Everything else helps and none of it is required.

Do I hear anything before the full score?

Yes. Test pieces come first, so you hear the direction while it is still easy to move.

How do I say what I want it to sound like?

Keep up to 6 tracks from the station and they travel with your request. Links and a mood board work too.

What if my date is taken?

Michael answers every request himself within two business days, and he tells you either way. He takes one show at a time.

What happens if the show starts late?

The show mix is built to loop, so the room stays held for as long as the front row is waiting.

Who else hears it?

Show work stays private. Houses hear their score before anyone else does, and they choose when the world does.

Is it only runway?

Runway is the focus. The same hand scores an event, a launch, a film.