Freelance Music Composers

Name: Scott F. Thompson
Email: Thompson959@gmail.com
Website: http://www.scottfthompson.com
Location: Vancouver
Category: TV Composers
Styles of Music Composed: Trained in many, although Fantasy is my Triumph

Composing Background or Education: both composition and audio engineering from Selkirk college. Please see my website for all my credits.

Musical Equipment and Instruments: Keyboard, and all that the keyboard/sequencer can produce. I have close connections between some professional orchestra players as well.

Name: Ben Wright
Email: c2p@me.com
Website: http://www.composetopicture.com
Location: London, UK
Category: TV Composers
Styles of Music Composed: Drama, Documentary, Children’s, Comedy, Tragedy, Factual, Entertainment, Quizzes, Current Affairs

Composing Background or Education: Choral Scholar, Indie Label band, Trained Sound Engineer, Extensive professional work.

Musical Equipment and Instruments: Fully Equipped Studio – A-Z realization.

Name: Sean “Xelsior” Lea
Email: mo_klearly@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reverbnation.com%2Fxelsior&h=8d91e
Location: United States
Category: TV Composers
Styles of Music Composed: all styles

Composing Background or Education: New York University / Bergen College.

Musical Equipment and Instruments: Pro tools / Yamaha Motif Synthesizer/ Guitar

Name: Ryan Hall
Email: ryan@createsoniclife.co.za
Website: http://www.createsoniclife.co.za
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Category: TV Composers
Styles of Music Composed: Instrumental Hip-Hop, Kwaito Hip-Hop, Dance, Horror / Thriller, Childrens Music, Instrumental Piano , 8-bits retro game and electronica, Experimental

Composing Background or Education: I am a composer, sound designer & final mix engineer based in South Africa. I have composed music for commercials such as MTV Base and McDonald’s, to local adverts and TV Theme songs – all varying styles. I’m also the sound designer and final mix engineer for all the projects I have worked on including FHM SA annual 2010 & 2011. Sound is half of the experience, so make it personal.

Name: Fatnassi
Email: wissem.fatnassi@gmail.com
Website: soundcloud.com/dj-aw-1
Location: Tunisia
Category: TV Composers
Styles of Music Composed: House and Chill Out

Composing Background or Education: Auto-Education and Auto-Experience

Musical Equipment and Instruments: CDJ1000+Protools+Ableton Live+Fruityloops+

Name: Peter Weis
Email: peter.weis@gnxmusic.com
Website: http://www.peterweis.com
Location: New York
Category: TV Composers
Styles of Music Composed: Urban, Electronic, Underscores and Promo Cues

Composing Background or Education: I specialize in creating promos, underscores with an authentically urban feel minus the legal hassles of sample clearance. My work has been used in two top day time talk shows. The Next Three day starring Russell Crowe, SNL and various other shows networks including: MTV, MTV2, AE, VH1, Fox, ABC, HBO and more.

Name: Michael Griffin
Email: yxod@hotmail.com
Website: http://soundcloud.com/michael-griffin
Location: Sydney Australia
Category: TV Composers
Styles of Music Composed: All

Composing Background or Education: I am a jazz saxophone player and i have studied at the sydney conservatorium of music. Composing has always been a big part of my life. I compose and arrange for my jazz group regularly and for other bands. I specialize in Jazz however i can write in other styles if required. Anything from Blues, Soul, Rock, Hip Hop, classical, you name it.

Name: Sam Watts
Email: info@samwatts.co.uk
Website: http://www.samwatts.co.uk
Location: United Kingdom
Category: TV Composers
Styles of Music Composed: Orchestral, Ambient, Chamber, Anything…

Composing Background or Education: I have scored for a number of companies such as BBC and HBO. Works include Planet Earth, The Sarah Jane Adventures and For Neda. I have also scored for feature films including Stormhouse which has been selected for the 2011 Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Name: Nick Rapattoni
Email: nick@rapattonis.com
Website: http://www.rapattonimusic.com
Location: Studio City
Category: TV Composers
Styles of Music Composed: Classical, Jazz, Atmospheric, Funk, Hip Hop, House, Electronic, Inspirational

Composing Background or Education: Nick has a deep Classical and Jazz background and has won numerous awards for performance and composition over the past 27 years. He has scored numerous musical works for TV and film. His commercial credits include original scores for Nissan, Hyundai, Kyocera, G4 TV, and others. His film credits include two independent films titled “Surprise” and “The End of Man” which were screened at various film festivals around the country.

Name: MjrMjrMjr
Email: gbmjrmjrmjr(at)gmail(dot)com
Website: http://www.reverbnation.com/mjrmjrmjr
Location: Ohio
Category: TV Composers
Styles of Music Composed: Ambient/Electronic

Composing Background or Education: Some music theory and a belief that music education is a tool to enhance learning but its lack does not make a musician any less so.

Musical Equipment and Instruments: Reason, Adobe Audition, Alesis Micron, microKorg, Kaossilator, Roland SP-404, M-Audio Fast Track Pro, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, trumpet, trombone, effects pedals