Discover Top Music Composers in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Patricia Nabong is a visual journalist who is dedicated to breaking stereotypes, covering untold stories and serving communities through visual journalism. She is currently a photojournalism fellow at City Bureau, a civic journalism lab in Chicago. In the past, she worked as a fellow at The Medill Justice Project, where she produced an interactive visual investigation of Washington D.C.’s vacant properties, which was a finalist for the 2017 Peter Lisagor Award. She was also a student fellow at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, which funded her short documentary and photo essay about the psychological toll of the drug war in the Philippines. Her photos, articles and videos have appeared in the American Documentary Film Festival, The Weather Channel, Seeker, Chicago Magazine, Chicago Reader, Chicago Defender, WBEZ Chicago, City Bureau, Narratively, The A.V. Club, The Riveter, Climbing Magazine, Balitang America and Medill Reports, to name a few. She is one of the 2018 nominees for the World Press Photo Foundation's Joop Swart Masterclass. She earned her master's degree in journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism where she received the Harrington Award for Videography/Broadcast. She also won a Chicago College Emmy for a video she produced there.  Prior to starting her graduate studies at Medill, she worked as a freelance multimedia journalist for online news sites Rappler, Union of Catholic Asian News and ABS-CBN News and as a part-time photography teacher at St. Paul College, Pasig. She graduated summa cum laude as the batch valedictorian of the class of 2015, with a degree in Film from the College of Mass Communication of the University of the Philippines. She is a member of Kappa Tau Alpha, the national journalism honor society; the Photojournalists’ Center of the Philippines; and the Tokwa Collective.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer
• Music Composer
• Fixer
• Sound Designer
• Translator

Writer, Musician, and award-winning filmmaker working in the Great Lakes region.

• Creative Director
• Sound Mixer
• Music Composer
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP

Cory Coken began his career in the industry by building an extensive and impressive list of credits. Having worked on feature films like Batman Forever, Apollo 13, and Hoop Dreams (just to name a few), Coken developed a versatile background in sound. He eventually transitioned into advertising where he has created, recorded, and designed audio for a number of television and radio commercials. Working with clients like Disney, Coca-Cola and Army. In 2000, he built and created a new state of the art facility providing clients with the best studios for postproduction sound. Coken also teaches at his alma mater, Columbia College, where he instructs students on the theory and technical means behind audio for the visual medium. He is always actively involved in numerous freelance projects including live recording for Drum Corps International and tackling the sound design/mixing for independent films. Now with over 20 years experience in the industry, Cory brings his knowledge, talent, and passion for audio to his own studio, NoiseFloor LTD.

• Sound Mixer
• Music Composer
• Sound Designer

Ken is a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer. His obsession with sound, recording, and creating moving and affecting aural environments began at a very young age and has been a constant driving force throughout his life. He is passionate about manipulating sound and music, linking people to their memories, allowing listeners to paint the canopies of their inner experiences with new and exciting images. He works relentlessly to understand how and why sound and music are so integral to the human experience. He has composed scores for over 20 theatrical productions and since 2010 has created scores for feature films, short films, and advertisements, as well as produced music for hip-hop, pop and soul artists. He currently creates music out of his home studio in Chicago where he lives with his partner and their son.

• Music Composer
• Sound Designer
• Fixer

In the heart of Chicago, a musical polymath and digital artisan emerges, shaping his narrative through an intricate fusion of audio visual creativity. Maasai Amewa known professionally as M.S.I is a maestro of independent music, and visionary owner of the music publishing company, AM Muse Collab. Specializing  in Hip-Hop, Electronica, New Age, and EDM. Independently releasing 50 songs, he showcases a commitment to autonomy and artistic integrity. Each composition is a testament to his exploration of genres and styles, reflecting a diverse musical palette.  As a visual artist, he crafts captivating  visual stories, vacillating between Afro-futuristic, Cyberpunk, steampunk, intergalactic, and watercolor styles with a Chicago native flair. His creations seamlessly weave together a tapestries of culture, technology, and imagination.

• Art Director
• Storyboard Artist
• Audio Storyteller
• Music Composer
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist

I am a freelance Production Generalist focusing on producing videos and illustrations for businesses. I am either hired to fill the gaps in a production pipeline, or I am producing exceptional work, and in my opinion, for the greatest clients in the world. In Motion Design, Video Production, and Post, I have found a lifetime of learning and creative joy. I am forever fortunate this is my vocation. My twenty-year focus in filmmaking has blessed me with an intimate knowledge of every aspect of the production process and my life experience, like most, sets me a part. Talk soon,

• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Storyboard Artist
• Art Director
• Music Composer
• Video Editor - Documentary

I'm a film composer based in Los Angeles, CA. I have worked as a composer, sound designer, and music supervisor on a number of projects including feature films, podcasts, documentaries, web series, iOS apps, and loads of advertisements. My personal style is a based on a palette of lush orchestral, folk, and electronic sounds.

• Music Composer
• Sound Designer

Mark is a performer, sound & video artist, composer, engineer, producer & teacher living in Chicago. Mark’s multimedia compositions have been described as “expansive, expressive, and extremely human.” As a producer, writer, engineer, and performer, his discography includes world, electroacoustic, pop, rock, classical, and country records.

• Music Composer
• Sound Designer
• Sound Mixer

Composer and multi-instrumentalist (percussion, keys, guitar, bass, tenor saxophone), with passion for narrative sound design. I've scored commercials for major clients like Adidas, Red Bull and Alexander Wang and work comfortably in many different styles.

• Music Composer
• Sound Designer
• Fixer

Sound designer, composer, and general hand

• Audio Storyteller
• Sound Designer
• Sound Mixer
• Music Composer
• Podcast Producer

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• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Drone Operator
• Field Producer
• Production Assistant
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Music Composer
• Sound Designer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist