Biography

Moving to Los Angeles in 2009, Dan Martinez has broken onto the film-scoring scene as a fresh new voice in film music. His compositions have been featured internationally, on television, and in feature films. Directors and producers value his unique understanding of story, his collaborative disposition, and his dynamic musical range, providing their films with a musical identity that set them apart. His music tends to be strong thematically, and use a variety of colorful instruments to enhance the picture.

His early career as a jazz pianist led him to performances in Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. He has been featured performing with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, the Kentucky Symphony, and with renowned singers Mandy Gaines and Nina Ferro. Since relocating to Los Angeles, Dan has brought a professional musical voice to a number of independent feature films, short films, and web series. His three first feature film scores were completed in 2010, and will be released in 2011. In addition, Dan is working on numerous web series as a composer. He wrote the music for the commercial "Russell's Notebook" which won grand prize at the most recent contest at GoDaddy.com. He has had pieces featured on MTV and NBC.

Dan graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from the College Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati. There he studied a variety of music styles and production skills. He is trained in composition, orchestration, conducting, performance, and sound engineering. He also attended the Aspen Music Festival Film Scoring program in 2009, having the opportunity to study with Jeff Rona, Jack Smalley, and Marco Beltrami.

In 2011 he is slated to compose the score for the short film "The Skull Rosary" as well as the feature film "Through The Eye."
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Multimedia composer Dan Martinez creates versatile, expressive music for film, television and video games. Born in Chicago and classically trained in composition and orchestration, Dan is equally at home in front of a full orchestra or digital audio workstation, and draws on a deep musical knowledge to create scores that first and foremost serve the picture.

Recent projects include the Netflix/Nickelodeon animated series Sharkdog, and the feature film Most Guys Are Losers. Dan has written additional music for TV shows such as CBS's Magnum PI and MacGyver, has scored commercials for Pepsi Co., Mercedes Benz, and Pokemon, and his music has been featured on programming from Saturday Night Live to The US Open. He participated in the celebrated ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop, and was selected as the recipient of the ASCAP Foundation David Rose Award. Dan lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
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