Soundtracks: Music for Film & Television

C. Renee Tyler

Renee Tyler Music

541.921.0551

Formal Education: Master of Music, Composition - University of Portland. Bachelor of Arts, Music - Lewis & Clark College. Studied with composers Dr. Philippe R. De La Mare, Dr. Homer Keller, (University of Oregon), Robert Stoltz.

Current Studio: Pro Tools 10/11, iMac based. AxiomPro keyboard controller. Plug-ins & Tools: KONTAKT 5, VSL (Vienna Symphonic Library), EastWest (Symphonic, Percussion, SoundDesign modules), IZotope Iris +7, REV, Vintage, Rise&Hit, CinematicStrings, Nomad Mastering, Sibelius 7 Scoring. Additional gear including MoogerFooger, Proteus/2 XR Orchestral, vintage Korg Wavestation. Primary instruments are piano (keyboards), flute, vocals, acoustic guitar.

Staff Composer/Musician: "A Miniseries Productions", film production company. "a miniseries staff page".

Selected Soundtrack List:

"Surviving Death: A Short Documentary", Cavern Films. Heather Dominguez, Creator, Director. An innovative, 12 minute documentary on near-death experiences. . Film selected for screening at the Portland Film Festival (Portland, Oregon), Portland Previews Film Festival (Cinema 21), Art Institute of Portland (Hollywood Theater) and IANDS Conference (Seattle, WA).

"Saffron", A Miniseries Production, J.S. Ingram- Writer/Director, Stuart Locklear- Director of Photography, 2012, selected for and screened 'San Francisco International Fashion Film Festival', "Oakland Film Festival", 2012/13. Original Score, production, performance.

"2012 SFIFFF Event Film" Festival Recap Film: Warren Difranco - Director/Cinematographer, After5Media, ModaCine Films, San Francisco. Original Music: "Saffron Waltz" excerpts, at minutes 4:04 & 5:53. sanfranciscointernationalfashionfilmfestival.com.

"St. Teresa de Avila", period film circa 1545, early music. Original music, performance, recording, production. Included computer mocks of early instruments, recorded and processed choirs & vocals.

"Diversity Today" corporate film – various music segments.

Technology Promos - electronic sounds & segments for company videos.

Various Plays & Electronic accompaniments for live Choral performances.

Music Studio Owner, 1993-2010, San Francisco, California : Producer, recording engineer, recording artist. These were mostly smaller projects designed to produce working demos for start-up artists, working with ADAT/DAT. Artists include John Anaya, Lisa E.(Engelken), Andre Morgan, JS Ingram & Colin Hall, The Resentments, Load the Wagon, DreamForward, Dylan Connor, Erik Bos, Matt Swindells, Lonnie Showtime, Chris Wilson, Margie Perez, Stone Puppy, Anxious Grace, Tres Iguanas, many more. Also did spoken word projects, music for Plays. String and piano part composition/arranging and recording for several clients.

Performed for Recordings - Anxious Grace "Sudden Rain", Diego's Umbrella, John Anaya (Prairie Sun Studios & Humpback Recording), JS Ingram & Colin Hall, Resentments, Andre Morgan, Lisa E. , Stone Puppy, others.

Anxious Grace CD, 1996 Progressive Rock CD (all original) Songwriter, 10 tracks. lyrics, all keyboard parts, orchestral arrangements and performances, drum programming, lead & background vocals, co-produced with Marty Vincelli (Big House Studios).

Music Professor (Adjunct), University of Portland, 5 years: Composition, Electronic Music, Computer Music, Theory (20th Century), 12-tone. Electronic Music Lab, included Buchla, Putney, Mini-Moog, Soundchaser for Apple, Max Matthews (Bell Labs) "Music V" software for computer music, ARP 2600. Founded Computer & Electronic Music Lab & classes, developed and implemented curricula.

Member of OMSI Innovative Computer Education committee, taught classes in computer music.

Developed and taught computer music classes for the Talented & Gifted Students program with the Oregon Graduate Center.

Live Performances of Compositions: 'Accents' Original composition for Symphonic Band; Multi-media pieces for dance, visual arts, slides, video, prepared piano, performance art/actor recitations; "Duet on a Row" for Violin & Cello; "Artists' Musicians" for slides and prepared electronic tape; "Sonnets" for piano, viola, percussion, vocalists; "Allusions" for multiple prepared tape, recitative vocals, ; "Symbols" for prepared piano; various extemporaneous/participation pieces, 691 Performances (Independent Performance Art Club in San Francisco), guest performer (keyboards, flute, vocals, acoustic guitar) with Andre Morgan, Dream Forward, JS Ingram, Colin Hall, Eric Bos, John Anaya, Art Gallery Show Openings, Performances with "Anxious Grace".

PRO & Memberships: BMI- Broadcast Music Inc., Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL), Women in Film (Portland)

Music Publishing Company: Tribes of Fate Music, BMI Affiliate, since 1995

Articles Authored & Published (Music): Music Educators Journal, T.H.E. Journal, Apple Education Journal, AEDS Symposium Papers

Contact:

Cell: 541.921.0551