I am a passionate and skilled music producer and composer with over 20 years of professional experience, fueled by a lifelong love for music creation. I possess a solid background in audio engineering and have composed for film, television, and gaming.…

Jana Cushman

I am a passionate and skilled music producer and composer with over 20 years of professional experience, fueled by a lifelong love for music creation. I possess a solid background in audio engineering and have composed for film, television, and gaming.…

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I am a passionate and skilled music producer and composer with over 20 years of professional experience, fueled by a lifelong love for music creation. I possess a solid background in audio engineering and have composed for film, television, and gaming.

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Work Experience

Music Composer at My Summer As A Goth
December 31, 2017 - December 31, 2019
Composed and recorded original music for the feature film and worked as a music supervisor to build a memorable soundtrack through licensing and placing existing music in the film.
Music Composer/Music Supervisor at Ghost Town Horror Podcast
January 1, 2024 - Present
Composed original music for a podcast on horror themes.
Music Composer/Music Supervisor at Oregon Department of Energy 'Grounded' Podcast
January 1, 2024 - Present
Composed original music for a podcast that explores energy topics.
Music Composer/Producer at Darkswoon
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Composed, co-produced and recorded original music for Darkswoon's critically acclaimed album 'Bloom Decay'.
Music Supervisor at 'My Summer As A Goth' Feature Film
December 31, 2017 - December 30, 2020
Worked as a music supervisor to build a memorable soundtrack through licensing and placing existing music in the film.
Music Composer at Darkswoon
January 1, 2025 - April 3, 2026
Composed, produced and engineered original music for the newly released, critically acclaimed full length album Anitvenom
Music Composer at Amadea Music Productions
April 20, 2026 - Present
Composed original music with a small team of collaborative composers for sync licensing through Amadea
This is Fine at This is Fine, LLC
August 30, 2025 - December 15, 2025
Music Composer at Akralon World (Fantasy RPG Game)
December 14, 2024 - March 18, 2025
Composed original music for the fantasy RPG video game Akralon. This includes 13 pieces of music, loopable for gameplay, with a wide variety of themes to represent the different realms within the world of Akralon.
Music Composer at Shuffle (indie horror feature film)
April 27, 2026 - Present
Composing the original score for upcoming horror feature film
Music Composer/Music Supervisor at Death's Door
June 5, 2024 - March 14, 2025
Composed original score for extended short film, Death's Door and licensed music acting as music supervisor

Education

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Composition for Film, TV, and Games at Berklee College of Music
September 1, 2020 - September 1, 2023
Summa Cum Laude
Associate of Arts Transfer Degree at PCC
January 11, 2010 - April 1, 2012

Qualifications

Avid Certified Pro Tools Specialist
January 11, 2030 - April 26, 2026
Logic Pro X
September 1, 2020 - April 28, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming
    paper Akralon World (RPG Fantasy Game))

    Composed original loop-able music for gameplay for 13 realms of Akralon, a fantasy world drawing a variety of influence from both world music and cinematic action/horror scores.

    paper Dreams of a Dead God (Trailer + Extended Short Film)

    Composed the original score for extended Horror Short Film ‘Dreams of a Dead God’ and trailer. “Dreams of a Dead God” is a found-footage, cosmic horror, short film inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Created by writer/director Jim Weter, the story takes place in 1936, after the events of “The Call of Cthulhu”.