Congrats to the Class of 2014
Tracie, Brittany, Sean, Batu, Alexis, David, Paul, Steven and Jordan
Congrats Graduates!
The MFA Music Composition for the Screen c..
5 Reasons You Should Write Video Game Music
1. More Freedom
When listening to scores to games from Journey, Last of Us, Red Dead Redemption, to the Do..
Musical Instrument Museum
About a month ago I travelled south to Arizona, travelling to Phoenix, Tucson, and even making a stop in Puerto Penasco, Mexico. It wa..
Summer Jobs in the Windy City
Many continuing grad students like myself need a summer job while staying in Chicago for the summer. Securing work ..
My First Analog Synth
Just last month I added a great piece of gear to my home studio, an Arturia MicroBrute. This is my very first 100% analog synth, and s..
Summer is here!
It has been a very intense last month of school! Projects include recreating “Time” from Inception (a very difficult and rewarding pro..
Theater Sound Experience
From my experiences going to film premieres of my undergraduate projects, watching the films in a full theater was always enjoyable. I..
Recording Sessions
Over the last month, I had the privilege to attend two orchestral recording sessions. Three recording sessions are dispersed over the se..
Best Original Score Goes To…
The Oscars are this weekend! The student’s here at Columbia College Chicago in the Music Composition for the Screen program are excited;..
Three Instruments
I thought I would spend this post discussing three of my favorite instruments to add to any class assignment or student film. Melodica..