Yes…it’s been awhile!

Hi Folks! I’ve been busy honing my skills in digital orchestration – it’s been a fun challenge!  I always feel like I’m scratching the surface when it comes to creating music and, that’s one of the reasons I love it!  Never stagnant! New composing projects include “The Hotdog” – concepts TBA!  That’s just what I’m […]

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Things are happening!

Thank you for subscribing to the web page!  Since last March there have been close to 800 looks – and now 160 subscribers!  Wow!  Nothin’ wrong with that! The New Year has been an ‘off and running’ type of energy.  Some expected and unexpected challenges and pleasant surprises!  The web page will be undergoing some […]

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First film score ‘The Knitter’ a short film by Amanda England

http://youtu.be/rCvjELpvXi0   This is the YouTube link for the film ‘The Knitter’ short film by Amanda England and Composed and Orchestrated by Laura Cook and Stuart McLeod for the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program – copyright 2009    

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Catching up and moving forward

Happy Holidays to everyone!  My son and I celebrate something we call ‘Hankwanzaamas’ just because – we like all of them!!!  For us it’s not a big present giving event.  It’s great for reflecting on our accomplishments, what we didn’t accomplish and make plans for future accomplishments.  Being thankful and appreciative for what we have, […]

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Next project…

The recording session with 50 piece orchestra at Studio X October 29th in Seattle went very well.  We are now in the last mixing stage of  ‘Ex-Mas Eve’ a Romantic Comedy feature from Director Vsev Horodyskyj.  Keep an eye out for it in distribution in the near future. Music project numbers 2 and 3 – […]

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Must rest brain…

The recording session for “Ex-Mas Eve”, the Romantic Comedy,  is pushed back to the next available Saturday.  In the meantime, really focusing on making sure everything is in order with music preparation in the Orchestral score and for the individual players.  Copying in the music notation program is a very focused effort for the eyes […]

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