Ben Wise(VII)
- Composer
- Music Department
- Sound Department
Hailing from the humble outskirts of Greensboro, NC, Wise's musical journey began before he can even remember. Having a mother who taught piano and a father who was a high school band instructor, he was in no way lacking exposure to a variety of musical instruments and chances to make noise with them. Piano lessons began at age 6, as well as singing in the church choir.
Moving to the tiny suburb of Jamestown and taking more an interest in electric guitar found him forming rock bands by age 15. Wise helmed some of the more well-known punk/DIY bands in the NC music scene of the 90's while also attending the University Of North Carolina at Greensboro as a French Major. While grateful for his parents' gift and encouragement of musical prowess, he was very much charting his own course and didn't care to do it the "right" way.
Dropping out of college in his early 20's to enroll in an audio engineering program in New York City was the best decision he could've made. While he also moved northward to front a band, he was more focused on a less dicey future working in recording studios. His first internship was at a commercial music house and while he quickly took to the craft of engineering, he was more taken with the world of composing. He began co-writing with some of the staff composers and soon became a full-fledged composer of commercial music himself. It was an entry into the world of composing, if in the most bizarrely unimaginable way; from punk rocker to jingle writer.
A move to Los Angeles in 2002 and subsequent staff composing gigs and freelance work saw his skill set vastly improve and he's never looked back. Over time, Wise began dipping a toe more into short film scoring, webisodes and animated shorts. His natural ear, background in songwriting and experience scoring commercials melded perfectly and put him at ease about his competition's music degrees and proper training. He continues to chart his own path bringing a fresh approach to whatever he works on, whether it's a :15 commercial, a 4-minute song or a 40-minute film.
Wise continues to record albums and gig with solo project Ben Wise and indie/folk band TINY goliath.
Moving to the tiny suburb of Jamestown and taking more an interest in electric guitar found him forming rock bands by age 15. Wise helmed some of the more well-known punk/DIY bands in the NC music scene of the 90's while also attending the University Of North Carolina at Greensboro as a French Major. While grateful for his parents' gift and encouragement of musical prowess, he was very much charting his own course and didn't care to do it the "right" way.
Dropping out of college in his early 20's to enroll in an audio engineering program in New York City was the best decision he could've made. While he also moved northward to front a band, he was more focused on a less dicey future working in recording studios. His first internship was at a commercial music house and while he quickly took to the craft of engineering, he was more taken with the world of composing. He began co-writing with some of the staff composers and soon became a full-fledged composer of commercial music himself. It was an entry into the world of composing, if in the most bizarrely unimaginable way; from punk rocker to jingle writer.
A move to Los Angeles in 2002 and subsequent staff composing gigs and freelance work saw his skill set vastly improve and he's never looked back. Over time, Wise began dipping a toe more into short film scoring, webisodes and animated shorts. His natural ear, background in songwriting and experience scoring commercials melded perfectly and put him at ease about his competition's music degrees and proper training. He continues to chart his own path bringing a fresh approach to whatever he works on, whether it's a :15 commercial, a 4-minute song or a 40-minute film.
Wise continues to record albums and gig with solo project Ben Wise and indie/folk band TINY goliath.
