Scott Baldyga Composer Demo Reel - 12-07

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Hi there. After a few years off writing screenplays(!), I'm back scraping up work as a film/ tv/ internet/ theater composer - my favorite thing to do. Please let me know what you think. These are all from before 2004 - my studio sound quality has surely improved since then but this may be a fair representation of my work - I hope!

Composing clients include: MTV, VH-1, Spike Lee, Fran Drescher, Saban Ent., Roger Corman(!), LA's Coronet Theater and Palos Verdes Playhouse.

I've worked as an IATSE script supervisor and film editor (so I know those type of film-ish ropes) as well as as a casting associate and film development guy. Producers/ Directors I've worked neck and neck with include: Jerry Bruckheimer, Chris Carter, Jackie Chan, Ed Saxon, Roland Emmerich, Scott Rudin, and Mel Gibson.

I've studied at Boston College, HARTT School of Music, and Yale. Oh and I took a bartending course at Harvard...

I was recently Emile Hirsch's piano and vocal coah, then stand-in-piano-hands for Sean Penn's INTO THE WILD - a great experience for me.

Another recent GREAT experience was working in NYC, at the legendary LA MAMA theater. I just returned to LA after seven weeks there as Musical Director/ Pianist/ Guitarist/ Singer/ Actor(!) in Oren Safdie and Ronnie Cohen's new musical, WEST BANK, UK. Rave reviews on the music from NY TImes, WS Journal, Village Voice, Villager (which called me, blush, "Passionate.")... That's good, right?

In my sullied past, I lived in Kingston, Jamaica from 91-95: there I wrote and performed with 8 Grammy winning artists including Ziggy Marley, Shaggy, Third World, and Shabba Ranks. I was also somehow composer/ musical director, and actor in some of the largest shows in the history of Caribbean theater(!), as well as composer for tv specials and radio shows.

My band, KOKOPELLI - www.kokopelliband.com - is currently finishing a new album to be released in March, 2008. I am lucky enough to be joined in that group by Taki, Varujan Nambaldian, and Gary Pavlica, three of the most gifted musicians I've ever met, never mind played with.

As I said, I have been writing screenplays for a living altely and producing singer/ songwriter's in my PONG STUDIOS recording studio. I sold a non-fiction book to Harper Collins last year(!) and am, again as I said - looking for work now as a composer!! Wake the neighbors, hide your dog, get me some work pls! Embed this video
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