David Lee Grossman is a Charleston-based composer, arranger, and conductor specializing in music for film and video games. He is a graduate of Westminster Choir College and the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program, where he studied under two-time Emmy Award-winner Hummie Mann. He composed and recorded original scores for the indie films Charlie Mike, Idiosyncratic, and Jerad Davis Throws a Dinner Party, and has conducted several recording sessions of original scores including a 52-piece orchestra session at Bastyr University Chapel. David has written intro and underscore music for several mystery dinner theater shows for the StageCoach Theatre Company of Loudoun County, Virginia, including all of the original music for their 2016 Halloween production Trick or Treat. His choral works have been premiered by the Citadel Cadet Chorale during their Christmas Candlelight Services and the Juniata College Concert Choir during a concert tour in Ireland. As a conductor, David has worked with the Charleston Men’s Chorus and Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and has conducted or taught classes for handbell festivals in New Jersey and South Carolina. For more information, please visit _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

David Lee Grossman

David Lee Grossman is a Charleston-based composer, arranger, and conductor specializing in music for film and video games. He is a graduate of Westminster Choir College and the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program, where he studied under two-time Emmy Award-winner Hummie Mann. He composed and recorded original scores for the indie films Charlie Mike, Idiosyncratic, and Jerad Davis Throws a Dinner Party, and has conducted several recording sessions of original scores including a 52-piece orchestra session at Bastyr University Chapel. David has written intro and underscore music for several mystery dinner theater shows for the StageCoach Theatre Company of Loudoun County, Virginia, including all of the original music for their 2016 Halloween production Trick or Treat. His choral works have been premiered by the Citadel Cadet Chorale during their Christmas Candlelight Services and the Juniata College Concert Choir during a concert tour in Ireland. As a conductor, David has worked with the Charleston Men’s Chorus and Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and has conducted or taught classes for handbell festivals in New Jersey and South Carolina. For more information, please visit _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

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David Lee Grossman is a Charleston-based composer, arranger, and conductor specializing in music for film and video games. He is a graduate of Westminster Choir College and the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program, where he studied under two-time Emmy Award-winner Hummie Mann. He composed and recorded original scores for the indie films Charlie Mike, Idiosyncratic, and Jerad Davis Throws a Dinner Party, and has conducted several recording sessions of original scores including a 52-piece orchestra session at Bastyr University Chapel.

David has written intro and underscore music for several mystery dinner theater shows for the StageCoach Theatre Company of Loudoun County, Virginia, including all of the original music for their 2016 Halloween production Trick or Treat. His choral works have been premiered by the Citadel Cadet Chorale during their Christmas Candlelight Services and the Juniata College Concert Choir during a concert tour in Ireland.

As a conductor, David has worked with the Charleston Men’s Chorus and Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and has conducted or taught classes for handbell festivals in New Jersey and South Carolina.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Composer at Perfect Melodies
January 1, 2013 - Present
Freelance composer, arranger, orchestrator, and conductor
Composer at StageCoach Theatre Company
March 1, 2013 - October 31, 2018
Composed and produced original intro and underscore music for multiple mystery dinner theater shows. Orchestrated and arranged music for the Christmas cabaret Jingle in the Jungle. Composed and produced all original music for the 2016 Halloween production Trick or Treat.

Education

Bachelor of Music in Theory/Composition at Westminster Choir College
September 1, 2014 - May 12, 2018
Master of Music in Film Composition at Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program
September 3, 2018 - July 20, 2019
Studied under two-time Emmy winning composer Hummie Mann
Professional Certificate in Audio Engineering at The Recording Workshop
July 3, 2017 - August 12, 2017
Coursework included audio production, mixing, mastering, studio maintenance, and audio and SFX for multimedia. Daily recording and mixing sessions with local musicians and bands.

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Media & Entertainment
    paper General demo reel

    A sample of my media works, featuring video and audio clips from independent film projects and rescores as well as style demos for various ensembles.

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    paper Alphabet Soup

    A young girl falls into the alphabet soup she’s eating for lunch, and ends up in a strange and mysterious world.

    Animation scoring exercise clip/rescore

    paper Jerad Davis Throws a Dinner Party

    An alien is sent to Earth to study humans. As he makes his first report back, he discovers the human he’s disguised himself as is throwing a dinner party that night. He continues reporting back throughout the night, and his guests grow suspicious.

    Video clip:

    paper Charlie Mike

    A short film that tells the story of a soldier and guard, representing two halves of the same person. The soldier is always alert and moving, the guard is passive and getting lazy. They meet in a clearing, but only one leaves.

    Video demo: