Kaleb Crouch

I’m Kaleb Crouch, a musician, composer, sound designer, and audio engineer with a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Studying under the guidance of Dr. Jon Forshee, I used my time in academia to expand my compositional skills in an effort to become a full-time composer and sound designer for films, video games, and other media as a career.

From an early age, I took my love for rhythm and applied it to drum lessons, kickstarting a love for percussion. Growing up, I was a part of my school’s concert bands, jazz bands, and marching bands, working hard to improve my percussion skills throughout my time in school.

While I found a natural attraction towards percussion instruments in my early life, I also discovered a love for composing at 13 years old, and I correlate this sudden love for composition to my discovery of the game Undertale. Inspired, I practiced my composition skills by making orchestral arrangements of Undertale’s music, which eventually grew and blossomed into a full medley designed for my 7th-grade concert band.

Nearly a decade later, I continued to make compositional works in my time at UCCS. I have written two original symphony orchestra works titled The Hollow Crown and Locomotion, which have premiered live at their own respective UCCS symphony concerts. Aside from my symphony works, I have taken a variety of game audio classes in an effort to gain experience with the tools I would need to utilize in my field that I am aiming to work in, such as FMOD and Unreal Engine. My time at UCCS has caused me to learn and grow as a composer, percussionist, sound designer, audio engineer, and all-around musician, and I am excited to use these skills in my music career going forward!