I’m David Frederick, an award-winning composer for film and television, games, and commercials, and a multidisciplinary sound designer, musician, synthesist, and music technologist. I bring stories to life through bold, evocative scores that hit every emotional beat and elevate the vision of directors and producers around the world. My work blends the emotional depth of orchestral storytelling with the evocative sonic textures of electronic and synthesizer influences to create a distinctive voice. I’m known for being collaborative, efficient, flexible, and genuinely fun to work with. I perform across piano, organ, synthesizer, drums, and world percussion, and I’ve studied at Berklee College of Music under the Chick Corea Jazz Masters Scholarship and Strategy and Innovation at MIT Sloan School of Management. From a lifetime spent exploring funk, Latin grooves, straight-ahead Jazz and Bebop to Classical, Chamber, Rock, pop, and hundreds of jingles and commercials, I’ve developed a wide musical vocabulary. I’ve scored music for clients like 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers, Discovery, National Geographic, ABC, CBS, Nickelodeon, ESPN, A&E, History Channel, Animal Planet, Sci Fi, VH1, MTV, PBS, and many brands. I’ve created advertising music for global brands such as Hershey’s, KFC, Pizza Hut, IBM, Sprint, Häagen-Dazs, Red Lobster, Toyota, Infinity, and more. I’m a professor at Berklee College of Music and a technologist and entrepreneur who loves sharing knowledge through lectures and masterclasses.

David Frederick

I’m David Frederick, an award-winning composer for film and television, games, and commercials, and a multidisciplinary sound designer, musician, synthesist, and music technologist. I bring stories to life through bold, evocative scores that hit every emotional beat and elevate the vision of directors and producers around the world. My work blends the emotional depth of orchestral storytelling with the evocative sonic textures of electronic and synthesizer influences to create a distinctive voice. I’m known for being collaborative, efficient, flexible, and genuinely fun to work with. I perform across piano, organ, synthesizer, drums, and world percussion, and I’ve studied at Berklee College of Music under the Chick Corea Jazz Masters Scholarship and Strategy and Innovation at MIT Sloan School of Management. From a lifetime spent exploring funk, Latin grooves, straight-ahead Jazz and Bebop to Classical, Chamber, Rock, pop, and hundreds of jingles and commercials, I’ve developed a wide musical vocabulary. I’ve scored music for clients like 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers, Discovery, National Geographic, ABC, CBS, Nickelodeon, ESPN, A&E, History Channel, Animal Planet, Sci Fi, VH1, MTV, PBS, and many brands. I’ve created advertising music for global brands such as Hershey’s, KFC, Pizza Hut, IBM, Sprint, Häagen-Dazs, Red Lobster, Toyota, Infinity, and more. I’m a professor at Berklee College of Music and a technologist and entrepreneur who loves sharing knowledge through lectures and masterclasses.

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I’m David Frederick, an award-winning composer for film and television, games, and commercials, and a multidisciplinary sound designer, musician, synthesist, and music technologist. I bring stories to life through bold, evocative scores that hit every emotional beat and elevate the vision of directors and producers around the world. My work blends the emotional depth of orchestral storytelling with the evocative sonic textures of electronic and synthesizer influences to create a distinctive voice. I’m known for being collaborative, efficient, flexible, and genuinely fun to work with. I perform across piano, organ, synthesizer, drums, and world percussion, and I’ve studied at Berklee College of Music under the Chick Corea Jazz Masters Scholarship and Strategy and Innovation at MIT Sloan School of Management.

From a lifetime spent exploring funk, Latin grooves, straight-ahead Jazz and Bebop to Classical, Chamber, Rock, pop, and hundreds of jingles and commercials, I’ve developed a wide musical vocabulary. I’ve scored music for clients like 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers, Discovery, National Geographic, ABC, CBS, Nickelodeon, ESPN, A&E, History Channel, Animal Planet, Sci Fi, VH1, MTV, PBS, and many brands. I’ve created advertising music for global brands such as Hershey’s, KFC, Pizza Hut, IBM, Sprint, Häagen-Dazs, Red Lobster, Toyota, Infinity, and more. I’m a professor at Berklee College of Music and a technologist and entrepreneur who loves sharing knowledge through lectures and masterclasses.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Film and TV Composer at David Frederick Music - df|Music Group
October 1, 2000 - Present
Award-winning film and television composer
Award winning composer and sound designer at Sound Werx Entertainment Group
May 1, 1994 - October 1, 2000
Award-winning music scoring for film, TV, Video Games, and Advertising.

Education

Music Synthesis - Film Scoring at Berklee College of Music
August 31, 1987 - December 31, 1988
Film Scoring & Music Synthesis
at Berklee College of Music
January 11, 2030 - December 31, 2025
at MIT Sloan School of Management
January 11, 2030 - December 31, 2025
at Berklee College of Music
January 11, 2030 - December 31, 2025
at MIT Sloan School of Management
January 11, 2030 - December 31, 2025
Chick Corea Jazz Masters Scholarship at Berklee College of Music
January 11, 2030 - March 12, 2026
Strategy and Innovation at MIT Sloan School of Management
January 11, 2030 - March 12, 2026

Qualifications

Chick Corea Jazz Masters Scholarship, Berklee College of Music
January 11, 2030 - December 31, 2025
MIT Sloan School of Management - Innovation-focused program
January 11, 2030 - December 31, 2025
Chick Corea Jazz Masters Scholarship
January 11, 2030 - March 12, 2026
MIT Sloan Strategy and Innovation
January 11, 2030 - March 12, 2026

Industry Experience

Gaming, Computers & Electronics, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Other, Education, Professional Services
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