I'm Mark Menza—a composer, musician, arranger and music producer with a focus on scoring to picture. I love turning stories into sound, offering composing, sound design, audio post production, music supervision and audio production for all kinds of media. I've worked on projects spanning film, television, animation, dance and branding—from Jimmy Neutron and The Ant Bully to Dragon Ball GT and Wishbone—to a 2021 Dallas Symphony Soluna commission Negotiating Dialogues, and the Colin ballet premiered by Manassas Ballet Theatre in 2014. I continue to score, design sound and supervise audio for diverse media worldwide.

Mark Menza

I'm Mark Menza—a composer, musician, arranger and music producer with a focus on scoring to picture. I love turning stories into sound, offering composing, sound design, audio post production, music supervision and audio production for all kinds of media. I've worked on projects spanning film, television, animation, dance and branding—from Jimmy Neutron and The Ant Bully to Dragon Ball GT and Wishbone—to a 2021 Dallas Symphony Soluna commission Negotiating Dialogues, and the Colin ballet premiered by Manassas Ballet Theatre in 2014. I continue to score, design sound and supervise audio for diverse media worldwide.

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I’m Mark Menza—a composer, musician, arranger and music producer with a focus on scoring to picture. I love turning stories into sound, offering composing, sound design, audio post production, music supervision and audio production for all kinds of media.

I’ve worked on projects spanning film, television, animation, dance and branding—from Jimmy Neutron and The Ant Bully to Dragon Ball GT and Wishbone—to a 2021 Dallas Symphony Soluna commission Negotiating Dialogues, and the Colin ballet premiered by Manassas Ballet Theatre in 2014. I continue to score, design sound and supervise audio for diverse media worldwide.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Composer at Menza Music
January 1, 1994 - August 26, 2025
Composer, principal
Instructor - Music Theory and Improvisation at Dallas County Community College District (DCCC)
December 31, 1996 - September 4, 2025
Taught music theory and improvisation courses for applied music majors, equipping students with foundational and advanced knowledge in music education from 1990 to 1996.
Composer at Dallas Symphony Soluna
January 1, 2021 - Present
Negotiating Dialogues – five-movement generative chamber piece with visual projections; composer for Soluna.
Composer at Negotiating Dialogues
January 1, 2021 - Present
Five-movement generative chamber piece with visual projections as part of the Dallas Symphony Soluna.
Composer at Colin
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2014
Full length ballet for orchestra; commissioned by Manassas Ballet Theatre; premiered in 2014.

Education

Masters in Music at University Of North Texas
September 1, 1981 - June 1, 1984
BFA in music education at SUNY Fredonia
September 1, 1975 - June 1, 1979
Undergraduate Degree at SUNY Fredonia
January 11, 2030 - September 4, 2025
Graduate work at University of North Texas (UNT)
January 11, 2030 - September 4, 2025
Bachelor of Music Education at SUNY Fredonia
January 11, 2030 - December 4, 2025
Graduate coursework in music theory and composition at University of North Texas (UNT)
January 11, 2030 - December 4, 2025
Undergraduate Degree in Music Education at SUNY Fredonia
January 11, 2030 - December 4, 2025
Graduate coursework in Music Theory and Composition at UNT (University of North Texas)
January 11, 2030 - December 4, 2025

Qualifications

Addy Award
January 11, 2030 - December 4, 2025
Telly Award
January 11, 2030 - December 4, 2025
Houston Film Festival Award
January 11, 2030 - December 4, 2025
Addy Award
January 11, 2030 - December 4, 2025
Telly Award
January 11, 2030 - December 4, 2025
Houston Film Fest Award
January 11, 2030 - December 4, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Education, Healthcare, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services
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    Numerous films, commercials game music and narrative shorts as a composer and sound designer.