Music hobbyist, returning to music after some 10+ years away (20 years before that spent playing piano, keyboard, and alto sax); still getting started with creating digital music with anime being one of my sources of inspiration.

My primary tool is Finale PrintMusic 2010/2011, using a number of Soundfonts (primarily from www.soundsforbeats.com) and VSTs, notably Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 and AAS Player with several soundbanks (I highly recommend Angelicals!); I conduct the final mixing in Reaper.  I also work with Vocaloid technology, currently with Vocaloid Miriam but I am eagerly awaiting the English version of Hatsune Miku!  

I am now starting to sell my music - if you like what you hear, please consider a purchase from http://jms3music.bandcamp.com 

Composer, Arranger, Educator, Apple enthusiast, iDevice user, Dorico, Finale, Spitfire Sounds, Logic Pro X, iPad - StaffPad, Notion, GarageBand iOS

The greatest show of appreciation for my work is to 'repost' to your timeline with my sincere thanks.
My music represents my interest in taking the listener into a different realm, sometimes fantasy, science fiction, adventure, or drama.  I take my inspiration from novels, television, movies, real people, situations, nature, documentaries, travel, and the Arts.
If you are interested in my music, collaboration, or proposals, please contact me.  
Please remember, my works represent countless hours of emotional expression, energy, and sometimes privacy, so respect this and use only with my permission.  Thank you.

Composer | Producer 


I started out my career Producing electronic music back in 2000 and then moved on to study composition and orchestration at Strepitoso School of music, In 2005 I got in to writing music for commercials and film with a small audio company called digital forrest and realising my love for the craft of how music brings picture to life.

In 2006 I moved over to waterfront post which at the time was the biggest post house in the country. They had a small studio in the back and thats where I started Echolab music.

Over the past 14 years I have worked with many of the top leading brands, both locally and internationally such as ABSA BANK, Coca Cola, SAB Breweries, Hyundai, CarTrack, KWV Wines, Chevrolet, Nissan, Smirnoff, Mikyajy, STHIL, Diechmann, Shiesser, Camp David, MTN and Woolworths to name a few.

In 2013 I was asked to score the award winning indie film "Bordering on Bad Behavior" which picked up best comedy at the 20th Indie Gathering International Film Festival.

I have also had the Privilege of Remixing Dance floor heavy weights Avicii, Wyclef Jean, and Goldfish.

Passionné de musique sous toutes ses formes, j'ai naturellement atterri dans le monde de la composition. J'avoue que j'ai un faible pour la musique classique mais j'apprécie les autres genres bien sûr...

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I have been playing and writing music for over thirty years. It all started with piano lessons at a young age. I picked up my first acoustic guitar in my late teens and have been playing ever since. My influences began with guitarist Kerry Livgren of Kansas, Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac and classical guitarist Christopher Parkening. I studied classical guitar technique and then picked up an electric guitar and joined a rock band. It is all history from there. I have been in several bands and have participated in many studio recordings throughout the years. I went back to college to study the fine art of audio engineering, midi and music production. I received a certification as a Pro Tools Expert and in Logic Pro X. I provide services in audio engineering, session mix downs, final mastering, song writing and sound design.

Aspiring composer and electronic music producer with an eclectic mix of styles.  My work has been called "scary but intriguing".  Influenced heavily by soundtrack music and early industrial/electronic from my fave Coil to Skinny Puppy to Ministry to John Cage to Harry Partch. 

I gave up music several years ago for a number of reasons but I started doing it pretty heavily again around Feb '12.  Learning a lot... never wrote drum lines before so that's definitely a challenge. :/  

Current collaborations include The Love Control Matrix, Disgruntled Minions and Sons of the Widow.

My personal projects are currently experimenting with combining orchestral sounds with synthesized elements, and trying to get a feel for orchestral percussion.

What I'm looking for on soundcloud - Finding great new music, feedback and criticism, suggestions, building a community of mutual artists!  All the good stuff!

What I use - Cakewalk Sonar X3, Propellerheads Reason 7, Steinberg Cubase 7.5, Sibelius 7, with Native-Instruments, Arturia, Cakewalk, Steinberg Plugs and VSTs, M-Audio and Korg Hardware.

I have been a member of the ASCAP community of artists since 2012.

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