Original Music and Sound for Film, Game and Documentary
The core of our company are our composers. Each is unique in their creative approach yet they are unified by collective purpose and process. Committed and engaged, they produce sound and music that bring the final dimension to a film, game or documentary.
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Bubba Jones - Bellevue College
Dr Charles Hiestand - University of Washington, Mills College, Berklee School of Music
Nicole Wolgamott - AS Shoreline College
Christian Ballard - Spokane Falls Community College
Score, Music Supervision
Re- Recording (Dub Mixing)
Bubba Jones
Bubba Jones is a composer, producer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist that has had a career spanning 3 decades. He has worked on projects in a wide range of genres, reflecting his upbringing on a broad range of styles from Rock to Hip Hop, Classical to Jazz and every alternative form in between. Yet during his journey, he always kept his eye on his fascination with classical composing. This led to him taking every opportunity to assist in the creation of music for film. His carrier is peppered with projects that cover drama, action and sci fi.
As a Producer/Engineer, he as tracked and mixed music for film for HBO, PBS, Meta, The King Center, Microsoft and MTV. Bubba has participated in the creation of several Grammy nominated and two Grammy winning recordings and has twice been nominated as a composer for an Emmy, taking home one for his work on Ken Burns "Ali".
In the broader music world Bubba has engineered or produced for Digable Planets, The Brand New Heavies, Kim Warnick (of the Fast Backs), Shabazz Palaces and Mountain Con to name a few.
Known for his communication skills and connecting with the vision of the producer and director, Bubba is also respected for his command of the different applications of formal classical composition and its fusion with modern sounds and genres. He has seamlessly fused Roots Music, Alt Rock, Jazz, EDM, and Hip Hop with classical compositions.
Composer/Audio Engineer/Multi Instrumentalist
Sound Supervisor
Composition, Arrangement, Sound Design
Dr.Charles Hiestand
Dr. Hiestand is a composer, arranger, pianist
and producer.
Charles has degrees in composition from Berklee College of Music, Boston (B.M.), Mills College, Oakland (M.A.) and the University of Washington, Seattle (D.M.A.) He studied composition with the likes of Lou Harrison, Terry Riley and William O. Smith, among others. He studied piano with Margaret Chaloff in Boston and Karen Rosenak in Oakland.
Charles has produced 5 CDs and was a featured artist on three of these. He has been a sideman on numerous other projects as well as written scores for short films. His band, Hopscotch, servers as a modern take on comedy, satire and complexity for which he composes, arranges, directs, and plays piano. He has been the music director for several other bands, theater projects, and a number of church choirs. After more than 10 years, he recently resigned his position as Pastoral Assistant for Music at St. Benedict Church in Seattle to focus on his original compositions for film and other applications.
Playing piano in many styles for many situations, he has composed and arranged for different groups and in many styles from Classical to Rock and Jazz. Along with his deep understanding of music structure, notation and arrangement, Charles acts as the bedrock of the teams execution and as a bridge to accurate orchestration to be delivered to the conductor and musicians.
Nicole Wolgamott
A producer, engineer, and musical artist, Nicole, based in Seattle WA, has written, produced and engineered works for film and television. Her music career began with dance and piano at the age of three. At age 13 she performed in Maurice Sendak's Nutcracker (1986) adaptation for film directed by Carroll Ballard, as both a toy soldier and the little Chinese girl.
She went on to collaborate with several local and national musicians over the past twenty five years that include, Roderick & Anisa Romero (Sky Cries Mary), Ishmael Butterfly Butler (Digable Planets) & Ken Stringfellow (The Posies, REM, Big Star).
In film her most prominent contribution was providing music for the hit TV Navy NCIS, season 1.
As an audio engineer, she performed tasks at Real Networks including cuing commercials for NFL broadcasts. She also worked for the indie music studio and production company, Critical Sun as both a recording and mix engineer. There she worked on over 50 projects covering various genres from Alt Rock to EDM to Hip Hop.
Nicole specializes in the synthesis, drum programming, soundscapes, foley work, and voice-overs. Nicole has a unique style that integrates into whatever projects she is working on, and focuses on the true feeling that one wants to reveal within the production.
Composer/Producer
Christian Ballard
Christian Ballard is known for his amazing guitar work in the Alt Rock and Metal scene in Seattle. His work as a successful engineer and producer across many genres is infoumous, but his deepest passion is sound design. From his internship at Clatter and Din to his independent work in music videos and short films, his committment to detail and creative choices make him the perfect person to head up the sound design crew.
Many sound design efferts are closely linked with the scoring process and Christian's back ground in music theory, composing and arranging allows for a professional and inspired collaboration.
As an engineer Christian, Pro Tools 110 Certified since 2011, has an incredible grasp on digital worksation work flown and application. He can lead a production or serve as an assistant with patience, focus and detail.
Engineer/Sound Designer
Credits & Awards
Film & TV
Out of the Darkness: Score, Sound Design
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5103904/fullcredit/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
Lost In Puget Sound: Score, Sound Design, Audio Sweetening, Mixing
https://vimeo.com/23283018
Never: Incidental Music - 12 selections from Critical Sun catalog
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2342231/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_17
OZ HBO Series, Season 6: Engineering and Mix
King County Metro:"We'll Get You There" Commercial: Co Production
Engineering, MIx
NCIS: Composition (2min)
https://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis/
PSA:
Storm water Pollution in the Puget Sound - Car Washing Service Announcement: Score
https://vimeo.com/25727813
PSA:
Storm water Pollution in the Puget Sound - Motor Oil Announcement: Score
https://vimeo.com/25728067
Nazra PBS: Sex and Islam segment: score
KCAL 9: Segment music
Awards
Telly Award: Lost in Puget Sound
Score, Sound Design
Colorado Environmental Film Festival (CEFF): Lost In Puget Sound
