Archive for December, 2011

Game Music Composer: Rhiannon Lawson

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Name: Rhiannon Lawson
Email: rhi.lawson@gmail.com
Website: http://
Location: Sydney, Australia
Category: Video Game Composers
Styles of Music Composed: Sounds like “The Legend of Zelda”, “Final Fantasy”.

Composing Background or Education: Bachelor of Music: Composition & Music Production – Australian Institute of Music. Composed for small ensembles, songwriting.

Musical Equipment and Instruments: Music recording and editing software. Plays: Irish Tin Whistle, Bodhrán, Clàirseach, Piano.

Film Music Composer: Barbara Serena

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Name: Barbara Serena
Email: barbaraxserena@gmail.com
Website: http://soundcloud.com/bibli-ub
Location: Los Angeles
Category: Film Composers
Styles of Music Composed: Electronic; Experimental

Composing Background or Education: PhD in Musicology and Composition (UCLA, 2008)

Musical Equipment and Instruments: Logic 9, Sibelius

Video Game Composer: David Smith

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Name: David Smith
Email: quantum.shield.52@gmail.com
Website: http://www.wix.com/quantumshield52/tvaddishvgm
Location: Orlando, Florida
Category: Video Game Composers
Styles of Music Composed: Game Style

Composing Background or Education: As a lifetime pianist, music theory is my second language. Since age eleven, I have performed in six competitions for the sake of exposure to a classical environment. However, with a passion for creating musical environments in video games, I have picked up scoring music for five years as opposed to just performing.

Game Music Composer: Jacob Lake

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Name: Jacob Lake
Email: jlake95@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.youtube.com/user/ClankytheGorn?feature=mhee
Location: Victoria, BC
Category: Video Game Composers

Styles of Music Composed: Orchestral, Ambient, Ethnic, Other

Composing Background or Education: The only thing I have had experience with so far is in making the soundtrack for a game called project kyrill. I have had a few people on youtube ask me if I could compose for their games as well.

Film Composer: Andrey

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Name: Andrey
Email: KhovanskyAA@yandex.ru
Website: http://www.myspace.com/khovamusic
Location: Russia
Category: Film Composers
Styles of Music Composed: electronic, industrial, noise, neurasthenic, suicidal

Composing Background or Education: No

Musical Equipment and Instruments: Computer, guitars

Game Music Composer: Oleg Vorontsov

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Name: Oleg Vorontsov
Email: helgiii2007(at)gmail.com
Website: http://oleg-vorontsov.com
Location: Russia, Saint-Petersburg
Category: Video Game Composers

Styles of Music Composed: live music (classic, rock, metal, jazz, easy, rnb), electronic (dnb, breakbit…), well I can do any, but that’s what i do best

Composing Background or Education: I’m doing records and compose music for about 10 years already I am a self taught musician

Game Music Composer: Michael Chrostek

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

Name: Michael Chrostek
Email: michaelchrostek@googlemail.com
Website: http://soundcloud.com/michaelchrostek
Location: Germany
Category: Video Game Composers
Styles of Music Composed: Trailer, Drama, Comedy, Ethnic

Composing Background or Education: Composing music since 12 years, Guitarist and Songwriter in several Bands. Since 3 years composing music for Trailers aswell as award winning videogame projects.

Musical Equipment and Instruments: Plays Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano. Owns a wide Range of Virtual Instruments.

Classical Music Composer: Marsel Nichan

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

Name: Marsel Nichan
Email: marc-nis@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.nichanrecords.com
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Category: Classical Composers
Styles of Music Composed: Classical, Contemporary, Film music, Experimental, Electronic

Composing Background or Education: Marsel started his music composition studies at the age of 17 for Hans Parment at Växjö music school and 2 years after he continued his composition studies for the same teacher at Växjö University. The year after he studied music arranging and musicology A and B for Boel Lindberg and Hans Parment among others. Marsel has also studied EAM and taken a course in Max/MSP for Anders Blomqvist.

Video Game Composer: Alex Mueller

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

Name: Alex Mueller
Email: dasmusik@yahoo.com
Website: http://
Location: Wisconsin
Category: Video Game Composers

Styles of Music Composed: Orchestral, Wind Band, Choral, Ethnic

Composing Background or Education: Music Major/Business Minor Extensive experience composing for local school orchestras; have an orchestra piece being premiered by a professional orchestra Improvise accompaniment for film students’ silent film project

Film Composer: Amitava Chatterjee

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

Name: Amitava Chatterjee
Email: amitavachat@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.myspace.com/amitchatterjeealliance
Location: New York, NY USA and Prague (Central Europe)
Category: Film Composers
Styles of Music Composed: world music with jazz, rock and Indian Classical influence

Composing Background or Education: 11 years as electric guitarist (including guitar synth) with jazz legend Joe Zawinul; leader of band Amit Chatterjee Alliance; on 3 Grammy nominated CDs; also released 5 CDs as a sitarist. Compositions range from jazz fusion to world-pop and cinematic works drawing from international influence. Also compose clips for archive music. Presently being contracted with Focus Music for works. Registered BMI composer.