Prior to hiring a house rock band fronted by Fred Armisen, Late Night with Seth Meyers was at one point shopping for big band style theme music. I was invited by NBC, along with several other composers, to submit a 60 second spec demo for consideration. 
I post this as an example of how I can write to spec. The creative specs NBC laid out for the music was as follows:
-Classic big band style music that swings and drives the viewer
-Should have a "Rat Pack" style coolness that sticks in your head
-Johnny Carson's Tonight Show theme (by Paul Anka) was cited as a reference in the right direction, though they didn't want something that sounded as dated
-Despite the above requirements, the music must have a "modern but simple vibe", yet not sound like a forced hybrid of disparate musical genres.
It was a challenging assignment, but a lot fun. Got to work with some wonderful musicians on this. 
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Late Night with Seth Meyers - Opening theme spec demo

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Tradition - 4th Movement (Meijer Gardens)

For a recent commercial project, I was asked to create a few demos based on the keyword "Americana". This particular demo was probably a little too contemporary/progressive for what the client was going for, but I'm very happy with how it turned out. I brought in the great Kurt Baumer on fiddle and recorded guitar myself, and threw some light synthesizer in there as well. This track is available for licensing, so hit me up if you're interested. 

Progressive Americana

I wrote this as a custom track for a brand video for Return Path: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCDasNgsMh0 

I'm posting the music as a stand alone since it's down in the mix to make room for voiceover and sound design. 

This track is available for other licensing, however, so get in touch if you would like a tailored version of this for your media project. 

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These were lyrics I set to music for a commercial project. The track didn't end up getting used. 

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I create music for storytelling. Experience includes commercials (TV and radio), indie films, documentaries and corporate videos. 

Peter Linn

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