Author Archives: Courtney

Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose…

No sheet music, just me and my piano, recorded with my iphone complete with goofs, background noises and awful compression. Click to play: Courtney Hoskins- Breathe Me by Sia                  

Extras Gig #2: Cold Case

(Picking up on my extras stories…) The second extras assignment I got was for the show “Cold Case.” Fittingly, the thing I remember most about this experience was that it was freezing. It was also wet and muddy- sometimes dangerously so (lights and their power generators and cables don’t mix well with “wet”). How a [...]

If I Could Write Music…

I’m working on it, but I have a long way to go before I can get anything this raw and honest out of my voice/fingers:

Extras Experience #1: 100 Questions

After weeks of dialing and dialing, I got my first gig in November of 2009: Bar Patron on the NBC summer season sitcom “100 Questions” (note: this episode will air on Friday. I will try to update with a screencap if I can get one). Since this was going to be my first time on [...]

Extra! Extra!

Ah, yes. It’s about time I got around to writing about this! It’s been, without a doubt, the activity my friends and family are most interested in hearing about. I had a bit of cash saved up before I moved out here, so I was able to play a little bit before “buckling down” and [...]

FAQ: My Dog

    That’s my dog, Pixol. This picture was taken at LAX. She is sitting in her soft dog carrier (read: celebutante dog purse) after having made me chase her through the concourse, knowing neither “come” nor “stay.” What’s a Pixol, you ask? Why, a pixol is a three-dimensional pixel in Z-Brush. A Pixol is [...]

Stargazing

You know that you are living in the land of celebrities when the local Whole Foods has a sign that says that you are not allowed to photograph people in the store. I’ve tried to train myself to notice the stars, but I only seem to notice them when someone is beside me and says, [...]

Lost Spoilers and Pop Culture Overload

Warning: this post contains spoilers no spoilers, actually. At least not to Lost. At least… not that I know… So, I’m about ready to sink into a deep, dark depression.  In case you have been living in a hole for six years or just refuse to partake in all things wholesome and good, I’ll get [...]