British composer and award winning multi-instrumentalist, Michael, possesses a passion for live and exotic instruments that imbues his compositions with emotional depth, bringing his clients' projects to life. Michael also collaborates regularly with A-list musicians, Grammy Award winners, and world-class soloists, whom he recruits to ensure his music and your project stand out from the crowd. Based in the picturesque Southwest of England, Michael frequently traverses between London and Los Angeles, and engages with clients worldwide, from Kenya to Finland, via Zoom for remote collaborations. Regardless of your location or the scale of your project, Michael looks forward to collaborating with you, striving to make your work shine as brightly as possible. --- **Experience** IMAX Theatre release: Unadulterated AAA Game: Metro: Awakening Multiple short films and indie games SME's Film Composer of the Year 2024 Vega Platinum Award - Best Music in an Advertising Campaign Vega Gold Award - Best Original Music **Did you know?** Mike has worked with Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth), Tina Guo (Hans Zimmer), Nick D’Virgilio (Tears For Fears, Spock’s Beard, Big Big Train, Mr. Big), Uli Jon Roth (The Scorpions), Rusanda Panfili (Hans Zimmer), Lara Somogyi (John Legend, Hans Zimmer), Greg Howe (Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera), Andy Timmons (Olivia Newton-John, Paula Abdul), Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big), Jon Reshard (Prince), Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson), Guthrie Govan (Hans Zimmer) and many more!

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British composer and award winning multi-instrumentalist, Michael, possesses a passion for live and exotic instruments that imbues his compositions with emotional depth, bringing his clients' projects to life. Michael also collaborates regularly with A-list musicians, Grammy Award winners, and world-class soloists, whom he recruits to ensure his music and your project stand out from the crowd. Based in the picturesque Southwest of England, Michael frequently traverses between London and Los Angeles, and engages with clients worldwide, from Kenya to Finland, via Zoom for remote collaborations. Regardless of your location or the scale of your project, Michael looks forward to collaborating with you, striving to make your work shine as brightly as possible. --- **Experience** IMAX Theatre release: Unadulterated AAA Game: Metro: Awakening Multiple short films and indie games SME's Film Composer of the Year 2024 Vega Platinum Award - Best Music in an Advertising Campaign Vega Gold Award - Best Original Music **Did you know?** Mike has worked with Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth), Tina Guo (Hans Zimmer), Nick D’Virgilio (Tears For Fears, Spock’s Beard, Big Big Train, Mr. Big), Uli Jon Roth (The Scorpions), Rusanda Panfili (Hans Zimmer), Lara Somogyi (John Legend, Hans Zimmer), Greg Howe (Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera), Andy Timmons (Olivia Newton-John, Paula Abdul), Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big), Jon Reshard (Prince), Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson), Guthrie Govan (Hans Zimmer) and many more!

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British composer and award winning multi-instrumentalist, Michael, possesses a passion for live and exotic instruments that imbues his compositions with emotional depth, bringing his clients’ projects to life. Michael also collaborates regularly with A-list musicians, Grammy Award winners, and world-class soloists, whom he recruits to ensure his music and your project stand out from the crowd.

Based in the picturesque Southwest of England, Michael frequently traverses between London and Los Angeles, and engages with clients worldwide, from Kenya to Finland, via Zoom for remote collaborations. Regardless of your location or the scale of your project, Michael looks forward to collaborating with you, striving to make your work shine as brightly as possible.


Experience

IMAX Theatre release: Unadulterated
AAA Game: Metro: Awakening
Multiple short films and indie games
SME’s Film Composer of the Year 2024
Vega Platinum Award - Best Music in an Advertising Campaign
Vega Gold Award - Best Original Music

Did you know?

Mike has worked with Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth), Tina Guo (Hans Zimmer), Nick D’Virgilio (Tears For Fears, Spock’s Beard, Big Big Train, Mr. Big), Uli Jon Roth (The Scorpions), Rusanda Panfili (Hans Zimmer), Lara Somogyi (John Legend, Hans Zimmer), Greg Howe (Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera), Andy Timmons (Olivia Newton-John, Paula Abdul), Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big), Jon Reshard (Prince), Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson), Guthrie Govan (Hans Zimmer) and many more!

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Skills

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Composition
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Instrumental
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Short Film
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Soundtrack
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Game Design

Experience Level

Composition
Expert
Instrumental
Expert
Short Film
Expert
Soundtrack
Expert

Language

English
Fluent

Education

Masters Degree: Professional Media Composition at ThinkSpace Education, United Kingdom
September 1, 2020 - October 1, 2021

Qualifications

Vega Platinum Award
October 1, 2024 - October 15, 2024
Best Original Music in an Advertising Campaign
Vega Gold Award
October 2, 2024 - October 15, 2024
Best Original Music
SME's Composer of the Year 2024
September 2, 2024 - October 15, 2024
Composer of the Year 2024
Media Composer of the Year 2024 - Global Awards 2024/25
November 29, 2024 - November 29, 2024
Media Composer of the Year
Masters Degree - Professional Media Composition
September 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022
Masters Degree in film and game composing - University of Chichester, United Kingdom

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    uniE613 Frontier
    Opening Credits/ End Credits for a TV show. https://youtu.be/up8HyXqGSpo
    uniE613 Break The Stars
    I was commissioned to write something to show off the capability of Neural DSP's Quad Cortex. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db-_NAjXyJg
    uniE613 The Final Test
    Main Theme for a short film. https://youtu.be/cuOGakTTV4w
    uniE613 Show Reel
    Here is one of my showreels that demonstrates a range of styles. If you would like more samples of my work, please feel free to reach out to me. https://www.twine.net/signin

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