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Bio Born in Paris, France to a German mother and American father, I grew up in the U.S.A. in Arkansas, where I began my musical career playing classical piano and the French horn. I graduated from the Indiana University School of Music with a degree in music recording, after transferring from Washington University at St. Louis, where I studied contemporary music composition with Rich O'Donnell of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. I formed my independent music production company, Musikhaus, in 1988 after two years as staff composer and producer for a commercial recording studio. I have composed scores for several independent feature film productions, including CHASING THE WIND (directed by Charles B. Pierce), STAY TUNED FOR MURDER and TOO SCARED TO LAUGH. I also scored a short film, SERENDIPITY LANE (starring Wes Bentley of 2000 Oscar winner "American Beauty"), which was a finalist in the 1995 Academy Awards' Student Film Competition. Corporate scoring clients include UNITED AIRLINES, ENTERGY, ALLTEL, MEMOREX/TELEX, TYSON and ALCOA. Broadcast commercial credits include WAFFLE HOUSE, TCBY, and ARKANSAS PARKS & TOURISM. Video and film productions with my scores have won dozens of Addy and film festival awards in the Mid-south region and around the country, including Best of Show (1989) and Best Music Score (1993) awards. A United Airlines video that I scored, WORDS ABOUT SAFETY, won a Bronze Reel in the 1996 ITVA International Golden Reel Video Festival. I have also done extensive work in live theater, composing original music for stage productions including OTHELLO, MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and OLEANNA. I composed the music for a lyric theater piece, THE MIRROR OF TRUTH, commissioned in 1998 by Wildwood Park and Arkansas Blue Cross/Blue Shield, which had over 120 performances that year. I have also been active as an educator (University of Arkansas music faculty, 1994-2005) and have made numerous presentations on music and film scoring to professional and student groups. I'm a member of BMI, and the Professional Composers of America (PCA). |
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