I'm a musician who specializes in scoring films from Austin, TX! I’m an easy-going, laid-back and calm person. Everyone always comments on how easy it is to work with me. I have an uncanny ability to translate filmmaker speak into music-ese. Don’t worry about how much or how little you know about music I’d rather you talk to me in terms of dramatic function, and the role the music should play. I can produce scores from fully orchestrated to completely in the box electronic depending on your needs. Let’s make some cool stuff together! --- See my IMDb for credits: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

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I'm a musician who specializes in scoring films from Austin, TX! I’m an easy-going, laid-back and calm person. Everyone always comments on how easy it is to work with me. I have an uncanny ability to translate filmmaker speak into music-ese. Don’t worry about how much or how little you know about music I’d rather you talk to me in terms of dramatic function, and the role the music should play. I can produce scores from fully orchestrated to completely in the box electronic depending on your needs. Let’s make some cool stuff together! --- See my IMDb for credits: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

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I’m a musician who specializes in scoring films from Austin, TX!

I’m an easy-going, laid-back and calm person. Everyone always comments on how easy it is to work with me. I have an uncanny ability to translate filmmaker speak into music-ese. Don’t worry about how much or how little you know about music I’d rather you talk to me in terms of dramatic function, and the role the music should play. I can produce scores from fully orchestrated to completely in the box electronic depending on your needs. Let’s make some cool stuff together!


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Language

English
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Work Experience

Sound Designer / Mixer at 'Love You More' Film
October 1, 2025 - Present
Designing foley, walla, sound effects for a short film being used to pitch a feature.
ADR Recording Engineer at "Hierarchy" Film
January 31, 2025 - September 20, 2025
Recording, editing, placing, and ambience matching ADR for the film Hierarchy, released in theaters in August 2025. Created DCP for distribution as well, once film was finished.
Composer at Cullen Blanchfield
November 1, 2024 - May 10, 2025
Wrote, recorded, and produced the original score for two documentaries, "Grow a Better Dallas" and "A Million Smiles" by Cullen Blanchfield.
Composer at "Fratres" short film
January 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Wrote, recorded, and produced the original score for the short film "Fratres" by Cal Kusiak.
Composer / Film Mixer / Dialogue Editor at Environmental Arts Alliance
October 31, 2024 - March 29, 2024
Wrote the original soundtrack for the documentary "The Stars at Night" by Elizabeth Buckley. Also worked with dialogue editorial and mixing the film on the dub-stage.

Education

Master of Film Scoring at Berklee College of Music
February 5, 2020 - September 21, 2022
Graduated with distinction
Bachelor of Music in Composition at University of Texas at San Antonio
September 1, 2010 - December 18, 2019

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Education, Travel & Hospitality
    uniE603 MIDI Mockup
    This string arrangement by John Williams was mocked up by me for fun! music midimockup orchestration inthebox
    uniE603 Growing Better
    This is the credits track for a documentary film called “Grow a Better Dallas”, by Cullen Blanchfield.
    uniE603 Jack McKown - Lucidity Custom Demo
    This was a custom demo in the horror genre, using aleatoric strings and electronic components to build an eerie soundscape.
    uniE603 Music for Eclipse Footage
    This orchestral piece was inspired by and written for a producer friend that shot some great footage of the last full solar eclipse. This is an excerpt from the 9-minute piece that accompanies the footage.
    uniE603 Jack McKown - Chasing Rachel
    A whimsical interpretation of what Rachel Portman must hear every day
    uniE603 Sad Pianos
    A library music album currently in the works, inspired by the eclipse music above.
    uniE603 Jack McKown - Throwback Toon Thursday
    A bit of fun animated cartoony music.