Composing Background or Education: Music is my life!

Musical Equipment and Instruments: House studio / midi keyboard, guitar

Philosophy as a Composer: Music is my life!

Composing Background or Education: BA Music

Musical Equipment and Instruments: Piano

Philosophy as a Composer: To impart a deeper appreciation of harmony and atonality.

Additional Information: A London born composer and arranger, David C. Hëwitt began playing the piano at six years old and later studied in London and America earning a BA (Hons) in music and theology. He is currently scoring a modern version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth starring Anthony Head (Buffy, Little Britain). ?Films: • Romanian Crises documentary (Score) • Solid State (Additional music) • Winner Takes All (Additional music) • Birthday Boy (Score) • Hard Attack (Score) • A Carousel Film (Score) • Ducks (Additional music + DVD Theme) • SafeHouse (Score) • Operation Malcom’s Garden (Score) • One Night at the Curtain (Score + DVD Theme) • Russian Front (Score) • Readings From the Ah Beer (Score). • Shakespeare’s Macbeth (Score) • Tout le monde a des raison d’en vouloir à sa mère (Additional music). • Fashionaires (Underscore).

Composing Background or Education: Studying professional music course in Trinity College

Musical Equipment and Instruments: Cubase 5, Fender Strat Guitar, Tangle-wood Acoustic Guitar Keyboard, Halione Symphony Orchestra, iPhone

Philosophy as a Composer: Being different is the only way to be heard

Composing Background or Education: Self-taught, learning from over 15 years of experimenting with sounds, moods and second-hand instruments.

Musical Equipment and Instruments: Piano, Telecaster, nylon guitar, steelstrung guitar, electric basses, acoustic bass, bouzouki, clarinet, flute, oboe, saxophone, violadjembes, bongos, snare drum, tambourine, maracas and an assortment of improvised percussive objects.

Philosophy as a Composer: I believe a great sound design can be far more effective than any musical composition for a film or TV show, which is a weird thing to say considering my desire to be a film composer.

Additional Information: I should point out that I have very limited experience with making music for films, but I would like to think that I have a modest knowledge of movies which should hold me in good stead, as does an instinctive scoring skill.

Composing Background or Education: I stuied to play piano for 7 years and i’m playing guitar and harmonica. I’ve been into composing for several years and will always compose and improve my style.

Musical Equipment and Instruments: piano keyboard, sequencer, sample libraries, musical notation program

Philosophy as a Composer: Music and its style must be in character with the video atmosphere. So I have to soak this atmosphere to weave the music and the picture together…

Additional Information: Listen to my demos on MySpace. Feel free and contact me if you need something special for your project. I write for nominal fee.

Composing Background or Education: BA in music/ jazz performance from Arizona State University, UCLA Film Scoring Program, over twenty years of professional performance.

Musical Equipment and Instruments: Professional music production studio plus piano, accordion, keyboards, software, samples, mac

Philosophy as a Composer: I’m blessed to do what I love

Composing Background or Education: 23 years of experience in composing, songwriting and musical theatre

Musical Equipment and Instruments: Fully equipped recording studio

Philosophy as a Composer: If music be the food of love… …I’m hungry!

Composing Background or Education: -Music Production- 2002-present Freelance Berlin, Germany Recording and releasing electronic based music (artist name:Snax) utilizing various software with an emphasis on Cubase, Live and Reason. Years of live performing and touring experience. -Sound design and music production- 2009 Berlin, Germany Designing sound and composing score for “Daddy” at Hau 3 Theatre, Berlin. -Commercial Music Production- 1998-2002 David Barratt Music New York City, New York USA Assisting in the production of commercial jingle music as well as keyboard session work. Utilizing Logic and Pro Tools. -Commercial Music Production and Sound Design- 1996-1999 Crushing Music, New York City, New York USA Musician, sound designer and assistant to Clifford Lane on a variety of commercial jingle projects. Utilizing the Synclavier production system.

Musical Equipment and Instruments: iMac, various vintage synthesizers, self contained studio with vocal booth, gibson guitar, live percussion

Philosophy as a Composer: I aim for my music to be a catharsis for the listener. I try to make it universal and timeless and in this way lend itself to licensing in commercials, TV and movies.
Additional Information: I have years of experience as a singer/songwriter and touring musician, plus have worked at commercial jingle houses and scored for theatre. I am a very skilled keyboardist and programmer and can also hold my own on guitar, bass, drums and voice. My music covers a wide range of styles.

Composing Background or Education: Recent works include: Beta TV – ‘Beta TV’ National Series – (additional music) 2009 - Present A Child’s Right Organization – Global Promo – 2009 Arni & Kinski – ‘Infinity FX ’ (temp music for national commercial) - 2009 Penstock Productions – ‘LVM Series (multi)’ ‘Kayak Journal (multi)’ – 2005 - 2009 Hype Publicity Inc. – “Canadian Paratroopers” (add. soundtrack music) – Present Digital Krush –‘Extreme Library’ (extensive library for film and TV ) - 2009 Epic Soul – Multimedia (additional music) - 2008

• Experienced with multi-platform software in video and sound production
• Possesses strong understanding of contemporary and classical music culture
• Engineering support with extensive knowledge of mixing audio for picture
• 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround audio production and sound design experience
• Experienced in MIDI sequencing and Digital Audio Processing
• Experienced in Music Production Studio Management
• Experienced within the film, TV, and music business
• Experienced team player with a definitive passion for film and music Sample recordings available at www.joelgoffin.com

Musical Equipment and Instruments: Logic Pro Final Cut Pro Over a TB of the latest cutting edge music software Keyboardist Piano

Philosophy as a Composer: Music has the power to speak the word that would otherwise be left unspoken…

Additional Information: Joel Goffin is a music composer whose works have enriched a number of film, commercial, and video game applications. Intrigued by all genres with a focus on classical and electronic music, his mission has always been to merge the two definitive sounds creating a soundscape that blends the best of both worlds. Enthusiastic, well-motivated, accustomed to working with tight deadlines, Joel is also an active member of ASCAP

Composing Background or Education: Bachelor of Music (Composition & Creative Production) Grade 8 Piano AMEB Grade 6 Musicianship AMEB

Musical Equipment and Instruments: Roland FP-2 Digital Piano Roland UA-25EX Audio Interface Shure SM58 Dynamic Microphone 2x Behringer Condensor Mics Electric & Acoustic Guitars Bass Guitar Sibelius 6 Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 EZDrummer

Philosophy as a Composer: I would like to compose for film, television, video games, internet, and anything other media possible. I believe that previously due to technological restrictions, people would attend opera to hear music and see a performance. In this day and age with new technologies, I believe that film/TV is the current medium for composers similarly, and the exploration of audio and visual to create something magical.

Additional Information: Contact me if you need original music for any project of yours.