Media Composer / Musician / Songwriter / Singer / Performer

Dark Forest Drive

Original music composed to "Virtual Drive Through The Dark and Foggy Forest" by Nik Rijavec. 

Video Copyright © 2018 Nik Rijavec (Relaxing Sounds Of Nature)

Composing Portfolio

I work with three distinct genres or styles:
  1. Ambient Dramatic Underscore for TV & Film
  2. Retro Analogue Synth-Wave Electronica for Gaming & Sci-fi Cinema
  3. Hybrid Orchestral Compositions for Gaming & Period based Dramatic TV or Film
Check out the audio samples and discover more music on my Soundcloud Page linked below.

Ambient Dramatic Underscore

Synth-Wave Electronica

Gaming ‘Chip Tunes’

Orchestral

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Recent Placements: Worked as Composers Assistant to Irish Composer John McPhillips - ‘Smother’ Season 2 - Treasure Entertainment (produced by the BBC & RTE) - Aug - Dec 2021.
Achievements: Completed with Distinction, a Certificate in Music Production for Games at Griffith College, Dublin. Course content - Sound Design for Games, Music Technology, Music Composition for Games & Image, Games Development & Interactive Storytelling - Sept 2020 - June 2021.
Recorded 9 full length Studio Albums while living between Dublin & New York since 2000.
Experienced Media Composer, Songwriter, Musician, Performer & Music Teacher with a demonstrated history in the music, entertainment & events industries. Skilled in Music Composition, Performance and Production, as well as Teaching, Audio Recording, Event Planning & Entertainment Management.
Strong creative professional. Motivated, honest & diligent. Excellent communication & public speaking skills.
Proficient in Pro Tools 2020, Ableton Live 11, Logic Pro X, FMOD, Sibelius, Native Instruments Kontakt (Full Version), iZotope (RX8, Ozone, Vocal Synth, Neutron, Nectar), Omnisphere, Serum, Arturia V8, Spitfire Audio & Orchestral Tools Libraries.
Reykjavik, Iceland.

Equipment List.

Computer - Apple iMac 2020 - Retina 5K, 27 inch, 3.8 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i7, 128 GB of RAM, macOS - Big Sur 11.6.3
Storage Capacity - over 5TB of Portable SSD Storage
Audio Interface - Focusrite Clarett 4 Pre
Pre Amp - Golden Age Pre 73 Mark 3
Studio Monitors - Adam Audio A7X - Matched Stereo Pair
Headphones - Sennheiser HD650, BeyerDynamic DT 770 Pro, Grado SR80e
Microphones - Warm Audio 47jr FET, Shure Beta SM58A
Piano / Midi Controllers - M-Audio Hammer 88 Pro, Roland FP-30 Digital Piano, Komplete Kontrol A49,  Arturia Minilab, Novation Launch Pad, Roland JD-Xi Synth,  Nuances Midi Controller
Guitars & Basses - Gibson Hummingbird Acoustic, Epiphone Sheraton 2 Electric Guitar, Fender Telecaster, Fender Jazzmaster, Fender Strat, Fender Precision Bass, Fender Jazz Bass (All Fenders are Standard US Versions), Rickenbacker 4001 Bass, Vox Cougar Bass (1965), Epiphone El Capitan Acoustic Bass, Airline ‘Roy Smeck 1’ Electric Guitar.