Focused on providing high-quality productions, with an individual flair for each project. I am a versatile composer/arranger that is able to mix and edit to a precise level. I have an added specialisation in Celtic music, with my performance specialty being on the Great Highland Bagpipes.…

JS Hogg

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Focused on providing high-quality productions, with an individual flair for each project. I am a versatile composer/arranger that is able to mix and edit to a precise level. I have an added specialisation in Celtic music, with my performance specialty being on the Great Highland Bagpipes.…

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Focused on providing high-quality productions, with an individual flair for each project. I am a versatile composer/arranger that is able to mix and edit to a precise level. I have an added specialisation in Celtic music, with my performance specialty being on the Great Highland Bagpipes.

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Skills

Experience Level

Music Theory
Expert
Instrumental
Expert
Sibelius
Expert
Pro Tools
Expert
Composition
Expert
Mix
Expert
Hook
Intermediate
Jingle
Intermediate
PreSonus Studio One
Intermediate
Soundtrack
Intermediate
Stem
Intermediate
Track
Intermediate
Beats
Intermediate
Copywriting
Intermediate
Melodyne
Intermediate
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Work Experience

Senior Music Lecturer at The Academy of Sound Engineering
March 22, 2014 - April 11, 2025
I was Head of Music, and a Senior Lecturer. Main responsibilities included setting, preparing, and lecturing course content, developing online assessments, and online learning materials as SCORM packages for the LMS system.
Freelance Musician/Composer at JS Hogg Music
April 14, 2025 - Present

Education

Bachelor of Music (Hons) at The University of Witwatersrand
February 1, 2010 - April 1, 2014
Majored in Composition, Minor in Bagpipe and Marimba Performance.

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Industry Experience

Education
    uniE603 Sublime (Demo)
    A foray in alternative rock with a demo project made alongside a former student, JK Mkhuma on lead vocal and guitar. This was a 'hand made' piece that was spawned from a casual jam session. I was session musician on drums, bass guitar, and backing vocals.…
    uniE603 Hot Oil
    A tongue-in cheek musical theatre piece written for a short play by the same name, Hot Oil describes a battle between two feudal kingdoms at a critical juncture in the plays story. First hand accounts from the soldiers at war, they describe various ways in which they are being attacked, and their feelings of a long-missed homestead. soundtrack…
    uniE603 Pretzola
    This was an original composition, that was produced in studio with two other musicians. There was no end goal other than to create something fresh sounding, and explore song construction. The final closing riff was born first, and the sequence leading up to it was crafted to create anticipation in the build up. A blend of contemporary and traditional sounds, with a progressive nature.…
    uniE603 Let None Be Left Behind - Crossroads School Song
    I assisted in creating a new song for an Intermediary school in South Africa. I was provided with some pre-existing musical material across two pieces, and had to arrange, and piece together different ideas within different keys to create a suitable school anthem. I arranged a lead sheet, a full instrumental score, and produced an instrumental backing track as the final product delivery. arranger musicproducer…
    paper Let None Be Left Behind - Crossroads School Song
    I assisted in creating a new song for an Intermediary school in South Africa. I was provided with some pre-existing musical material across two pieces, and had to arrange, and piece together different ideas within different keys to create a suitable school anthem. I arranged a lead sheet, a full instrumental score, and produced an instrumental backing track as the final product delivery. arranger musicproducer…

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