I wrote an album in the style of some of the interludes between stories on NPR's "All Things Considered". This was the first one that I wrote for the project. I would LOVE to someday place this or something else on an NPR program. 

Sunny Stroll - Sounds Like NPR

This is a song I wrote in the vein of electronic music. I composed, performed, engineered, and acted as executive producer. I hired someone to mix it, and got it mastered at Rodney Mills Master House. 

Get Weird

This was a solo trombone and piano piece that I wrote on commission for my friend, Gregory Miller. It piqued the interest of Gerry Pagano, the Bass Trombonist of the St. Louis Symphony. He recorded and released the piece on his most recent solo album, "Ubiquity". You can purchase the album here: 

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/gerrypagano2



Walking In A Purple Garden

This is a mock up of "Once Upon a Dream" I did using Vienna Symphonic Library. I did it in a couple of hours, and never really polished it - but I loved playing around with these sounds to see what they were capable of!

Once Upon A Dream VSL Demo

As I wander over hills
Stars that point me never still
Hills to mountains, mountains - sky 
Spill me over mountain's side 

Thumbs that grip the edge of stone
Breeze that lifts the Earth below
Fastened to the cliff and moss
Heart is beating, fingers crossed

"Fingers Crossed" was created using Vienna Symphonic Library plugins in Logic X. 


Fingers Crossed

"The wind slipped between the branches of the trees which towered over the shrubbery, and the sun's calm light danced on the leaves. The army of elves were silent as they marched below; marching onward and onward to places unknown. The soldiers' eyes were unwaveringly centered, their gaze intently locked. Passing robins paid no attention to the elves' metronomic trudging, and when they had all passed through there was no evidence of them having been there at all. In an instant, the army was out of sight as they continued their march through the woods." 

"A March in The Woods" was created using Vienna Symphonic Library plugins in Logic X.

A March In The Woods

Ben Torres (b. 1990) received his B.M. Composition from The University of Georgia in 2013. During his stay in Athens, Ben made contributions to various multimedia projects including dance mediums, film scoring, classical, and pop music.

Composer Ben Torres