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Hired ProjectsSee Johnny Run
A very cool independent movie. A friend of a friend was working on it and sent the script over. I loved the plot, and ended up scoring the entire short-film. The opening theme (below) is a harsh contrast the the remaining score because the director wanted a sinister feel to kick things off. The mix here is somewhat awkward (distorted & lack dynamics due to heavy compression), but was used for the promo spot.Journey's EndDiamond Etude
Video game produced by BLP. It did a few sales via major retailers (CompUSA, K-mart, & others) which has led to the development of BLP's second game (more info soon). I had the pleasure of working with 2 other talented composers and produced 1/3 of all the music & sounds. This was an independent theme, but other pieces were constructed using themes from the other composers to lend continuity throughout the gaming experience.
The client who owned a jewelry store wanted something "...classy, but not classical; jazzy, but not jazz; up-beat, but not rock; down-home, but not country...", so I developed 2 themes. This is one of them.Snappy MartAFS Academy
The convenient store owner wanted a NASCAR feel as customers drove up to fill up the tanks. He liked the original, but wanted more drums. He reported an increase in gas sales, so I guess it worked!
The academy director decided to do some TV ads and called with 24 hours to write, rehearse, perform, record, mix, master, and deliver! I did the demo in 20 minutes, raced to the academy, secured approval, & rushed back for a marathon session. The next morning, DAT & DAT deck in hand, we transfered the music (2 songs) and the final edits were done. The first commercial aired 48 hours later!Badnarik/Campagna campaignGovernor Patton
Some folks from the Libertarian Party campaign of Michael Badnarik called after I did some music for a fundraiser. They needed some traditional songs recorded for background to speech excerpts. I provided about 15 minutes of music; this is one of them performed on guitar.
I do custom music gifts, transposing the letters of a person's name to musical notes & then creating a composition based on the resulting theme. This was done by request for (then) KY governor Paul Patton. "Patton" translates to the 6-note theme.
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