Hi there, I’m Sam, and today is my Tunescribers birthday.
On 15 August 2025, it is exactly one year since I officially took over as Owner and Director of Tunescribers. It has been a year of challenges, learning, and incredible music-making, and I am both proud and grateful to still be here, working with so many talented people and serving our wonderful customers.
How I Got Here
I first joined Tunescribers back in 2017 as a part-time transcriber. At the time, I was a working freelance musician; I would do solo piano arrangements in the quiet moments between students, and work on huge wind band scores while sitting in the passenger seat of the band van, travelling to gigs.
I never imagined that seven years later I would be offered the opportunity to purchase the business and put my own stamp on it.
Over the past twelve months we have transcribed more than 175 hours of music, covering everything from intimate solo pieces to large ensemble arrangements. Along the way we have also reached some important milestones.
Our Biggest Milestones This Year
Our First Tunescribers Arranging Competition
Earlier this year, we ran our very first arranging competition. Entrants were given a public domain melody and a creative challenge: to produce a short piano arrangement. The level of talent on display was outstanding, and it was inspiring to see so many creative approaches. You can see the shortlist here.
A Brand New Website
When I took over, our old website was slow, difficult to update, and weighed down by years of technical debt. Over the past year we rethought almost every aspect of it. The result is a faster, cleaner, and far more user-friendly site that better showcases our custom sheet music services.
A Whole New Look
Alongside the website rebuild, we worked on a complete rebrand for Tunescribers. This included a new visual identity and a fresh logo, beautifully designed by the talented Sarah Aanchal.
Our New Browser Extension
Most recently, we launched the Tunescribers browser extension, available for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. It lets users quickly request quotes for sheet music transcription, arrangement, and backing tracks while browsing the web. It is free to use, and you learn more about it here. If you already use it, please consider leaving us a review in your browser’s add-on store.
The People Behind the Music
Tunescribers has always been a team effort. From our skilled musicians to our brilliant developers and designers at Rubico, many people contribute to making your sheet music projects a success.
I would especially like to thank:
- Leo Downs and Danisa Alesandroni, our crack QA team, who check over each project in detail and constantly push us towards higher musical standards.
- Ignacio Quiroz, our social media wizard, who has grown our channels from almost zero to many thousands of followers in less than a year.
- Jimmy Abraham, project lead for the website rebuild, whose careful planning kept everything on track.
- Sarah Aanchal, lead designer, for our stunning new logo and brand identity.
- Jeff Pepper, founder of Tunescribers, for his continued support and valuable advice throughout the year.
What’s Next for Tunescribers
Our focus for the year ahead is simple: do what we already do, but bigger and better. We want to help more musicians, collaborate on more inspiring projects, and continue to deliver the highest quality custom sheet music services possible.
If we have worked on a project for you over the past year, from a first dance arrangement to a full musical score, we would love to hear about your experience. You can leave us a review on:
A Thank You and a Gift for You
To celebrate this first year, I have set up a special one-day-only discount, limited to the first 20 orders. Use code SAMSFIRSTYEAR to get 25% off your next sheet music transcription, arrangement, or backing track. This code is valid for only 20 uses, on 15 August 2025.
Thank you for reading, and for being part of the Tunescribers journey. Here is to many more years of making music together.
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Sam from Tunescribers