Film Composer: Dave Klotz
Name: Dave Klotz
Email: dklotz@nspaas.com
Website: http://www.nspaas.com
Location: Toronto / Los Angeles (Dual Citizen)
Category: Film Composers
Styles of Music Composed: Orchestral / World / Electronic / Rock / Pop / Funk
Composing Background or Education: B.F.A., Music: York University, Toronto, Canada. (Dean’s List)
Specializing in Composition, Ethnomusicology, and Avant Garde Electronic Music.
Musical Equipment and Instruments: Keyboard instruments, analog / digital audio, synthesizer and midi technology, plus a working knowledge of pretty much everything else.
Production: Expansive collection of top of the line Sample librarys, synthesisers and production tools.
Philosophy as a Composer: Dave is a very versatile composer, with a broad range of influences and styles. A strong background in both western world genres and ethnomusicology, allows Dave to fulfill any score requirement. Dave is a sensitive, emotive composer with a knack for both supporting and emphasising the energy shifts of visual medium. Being an accomplished engineer, Dave’s scores reap the benefit of top notch production and mixing. In short, with Dave you can be confident that your project will be placed in competent yet respectful hands, and in return, you will receive a unique, top quality embellishment to your vision.
Additional Information: Dave is an experienced audio engineer and producer, working in the past with a variety of musical groups, in a variety of styles and genres. As an engineer, Dave is comfortable on any platform, (analog or digital), in any capacity, in almost any style. He has served as a musical director, composer, producer, engineer and performer on audio, video and multimedia projects, in studios in both Toronto and Los Angeles.
Awards:
2008 Gemini Nomination: Iris Chang: The Rape of Nanking – Best Original Score
2008 Golden Horse Nomination: Eye In The Sky – Best Original Score.