Bio/CV

I'm a film composer and have been writing and producing independent music for a decade. I've worked in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, and Manhattan, and I'm currently based in Houston, TX. In addition to scoring dramatic narrative projects, I love writing music for animation, documentaries and science fiction films. In my spare time I run the sleepy, nomadic Reverse Engine, a fully digital 'some rights reserved' netlabel with free Creative Commons-licensed releases hosted at WFMU's Free Music Archive and the Internet Archive's netlabels collection. I also release home-recorded music on the netlabel scene, usually as The Starry Tides. My music has appeared on various netlabels internationally, including Headphonica (Germany), Richmond County Archives (USA), blocsonic (USA), and Soundz From Nowhere (Luxembourg). When I have the time, I like to draw.

Filmography

• Feature Films
  • PRESENCE (Sci-fi/Thriller) | Drifter Pictures, 2008
  • Official Selection: Seattle True Independent 2009
• Ads
  • Adult Swim (Cartoon Network): "Ballehula" (bumper) | Dax Norman, 2011
  • Nytro Multisport: "I Am A Triathlete" (pre-roll) | Bryan Kramer, 2010
  • Dogfish Head Brewery: "Beer Goggles" (spec) | Dax Norman, 2010
• Notable Placements
  • Greater Yellowstone Coaltion: "Wolves" | ColorBURN, 2011
  • Drop Dead Diva | Lifetime, 2010
  • Algonquin Books: "A Curable Romatic" | code18, 2010
  • Starr Kendall's "The Cat Bully" | Kevin Allison's "RISK!: True Tales Boldly Told", 2010
• Selected Short Films
  • "Otis" (Dark Comedy / Pilot) | Winetree Productions, 2011
  • "Slipstream Engine" (Experimental Animation / Visual Music) | Dax Norman, 2011
  • Official Selection: Punto y Raya 2011
  • "Cosmonaut" (Sci-fi) | Bryan Kramer, 2010
  • "Discreet Secretions" (Animation) | Dax Norman, 2010
  • Official Selection: Fest Anca - Slovakia 2010
  • "Argyle Kabuki" (Experimental Animation / Visual Music) | Dax Norman, 2009
  • Finalist: Punto y Raya 2009; Included in "Best of PyR '09" International Tour
    (Sample venues: Guggenheim Bilbao, Downtown Independent, SMFA Boston);
    Official Selection: The Big Screen Project (NYC, 2010);
    Best Music Video: Boonies International 2011
  • "Legacy" (Drama) | Michael Rohrbaugh, 2009
  • Official Selection: UCLA Festival 2009: New Creative Work
  • "POTC" (Animation) | Dax Norman & Brent Lewis, 2009
  • Official Selection: Sem Tabu - Rio De Janiero 2009;
    Featured Entry: Playboy Animation Contest 2009
  • "Dover Beach" (Drama) | Carl Indriago, 2008
  • "Goodbye" (Drama) | Rose O'Leary/USC, 2002
  • "The Picture" (Drama) | Rebekah T. Wright/USC, 2001
• Games
  • Jigsaw Kiss | iOS | GameART/Baby Carrot Studios, 2010
  • Daxterpieces 1 & 2 | iOS | GameART/Baby Carrot Studios, 2009

Discography

• EPs & LPs
  • Dave Merson-Hess: Music from the film PRESENCE (LP) | Headphonica, 2009
  • The Starry Tides: One Lit Window (EP) | Reverse Engine, 2006
  • The Moth Pan/The Starry Tides (split EP) | Reverse Engine, 2003
  • Striped Shirt Math Team: Academic Excellence (EP) | Reverse Engine, 2002
• Singles
  • The Starry Tides: "I Didn't Know You Were So Strange" | TEX-O-X, 2011
• Compilations
  • Artsongs [curator] | Artsongs.org, 2011
  • Stash #61 | Stash DVD Magazine, 2010
  • Evergreens 'N Odditunes, part 2 (mix tape) | netlabels.de, 2010
  • netBloc, vol. 26: N.E.T.A.U.D.I.O. | blocsonic, 2010
  • 8.ight series, Vol. 2 | Soundz From Nowhere, 2010
  • Songs About Pictures | Soundz From Nowhere, 2010
  • Droning Earth, Vol. 30 | Droning Earth, 2010
  • My Digital Valentine, Vol. 2 | Soundz From Nowhere, 2009
  • Archive Recordings, Vol. 1 | Pacific Gap Folk Music, 2005
  • Love & Scientific Communication | Richmond County Archives, 2005
  • A Little Bedroom Rawkenroll | Reverse Engine, 2001
• Guest Appearances
  • Björn & Gorden: Electrr (EP) | Remix producer | Headphonica, 2011
  • Good Old Neon: Radiant City (LP) | Co-writer of one track | Self-released, 2010