I'm Denisse Ojeda, a Mexican-American composer based between Mexico City and Los Angeles. My music blends electronic, experimental, and orchestral textures to create darker ambient soundscapes that deepen visual storytelling.\n\nI'm a Berklee College of Music graduate with dual degrees in Film Scoring and Bass Performance, and I started my career in trailers and advertising, contributing to projects such as the Nissan mnemonic, The Wilds Season 2 trailer, Jack Ryan Season 2 trailer, HBO's The Undoing teaser, and Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla TV spot. My recent work includes The Carters: Hurts to Love You (Paramount+), Aerial Mexico (Smithsonian Channel, upcoming), Bad Press (Sundance-winner), and Departing Seniors (Fright Fest). My music also appears on Aerial Australia, Entertainment Tonight, The Daily Show, 48 Hours, CBS Mornings, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Denisse Ojeda

I'm Denisse Ojeda, a Mexican-American composer based between Mexico City and Los Angeles. My music blends electronic, experimental, and orchestral textures to create darker ambient soundscapes that deepen visual storytelling.\n\nI'm a Berklee College of Music graduate with dual degrees in Film Scoring and Bass Performance, and I started my career in trailers and advertising, contributing to projects such as the Nissan mnemonic, The Wilds Season 2 trailer, Jack Ryan Season 2 trailer, HBO's The Undoing teaser, and Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla TV spot. My recent work includes The Carters: Hurts to Love You (Paramount+), Aerial Mexico (Smithsonian Channel, upcoming), Bad Press (Sundance-winner), and Departing Seniors (Fright Fest). My music also appears on Aerial Australia, Entertainment Tonight, The Daily Show, 48 Hours, CBS Mornings, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

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I’m Denisse Ojeda, a Mexican-American composer based between Mexico City and Los Angeles. My music blends electronic, experimental, and orchestral textures to create darker ambient soundscapes that deepen visual storytelling.\n\nI’m a Berklee College of Music graduate with dual degrees in Film Scoring and Bass Performance, and I started my career in trailers and advertising, contributing to projects such as the Nissan mnemonic, The Wilds Season 2 trailer, Jack Ryan Season 2 trailer, HBO’s The Undoing teaser, and Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla TV spot. My recent work includes The Carters: Hurts to Love You (Paramount+), Aerial Mexico (Smithsonian Channel, upcoming), Bad Press (Sundance-winner), and Departing Seniors (Fright Fest). My music also appears on Aerial Australia, Entertainment Tonight, The Daily Show, 48 Hours, CBS Mornings, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Advanced
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Orchestrator at Joy Music House
January 1, 2022 - Present
Orchestrator responsible for orchestration, music prep, copying and session prep. Recent projects include They/Them (Peacock), Look Both Ways (Netflix), Rosaline (20th Century Fox).
Data Entry Specialist at Musikvergnuegen
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023
Inputting metadata to files on Soundminer; organization of files and deliverables.
Composer’s Assistant at Genevieve Vincent
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Assisting with organization and keeping track of cues that need to be written; recent projects include What Happened, Brittany Murphy on HBO Max.
In-House Composer at JAX at MakeMake Entertainment (LA)
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2022
Creating original sound design, overlays, or custom pieces of music; collaborating with the music supervisor on original compositions; music editing; working with sister companies to provide original music and sound design.
Music Coordinator at JAX at MakeMake Entertainment (LA)
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2022
Strategizing and fulfilling music needs for trailers, promos, ads, documentaries and television development; formulating searches, conducting music pulls, and communicating custom music needs with composers; licensing information management.
Music Librarian at JAX at MakeMake Entertainment (LA)
December 31, 2017 - December 30, 2022
Ingesting trailer music, production music, sound design and score to Soundminer; coordinating delivery of cohesive music drives with metadata; asset wrangling for editors.

Education

B.M. Film Scoring and Performance Double Major at Berklee College of Music
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2016

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services
    paper Aerial Mexico

    A 4-part Smithsonian Channel/Paramount documentary series about all regions in Mexico. It was filmed from above using drone and helicopter shots.

    paper The Carters

    A 2 part Paramount documentary series about the lives on Aaron and Nick Carter.

    paper Bad Press

    A documentary feature about the battle for free press in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Bad Press premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.