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Former jazz/session guitarist, now attempting to study orchestration & composition as a means of developing a new career path.

Video game composer with a retro, stylistic, and animated approach. Focused on unique original soundtracks, chiptunes and game arrangements. Main works include Sentinels of the Multiverse, Lazer Ryderz, Spirit Island, One Deck Galaxy, Aeon's End, Bottom of the 9th, OverClocked ReMix & Materia Collective.

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Joshua Mallard (b. 1998) is an award-winning composer currently residing in State College, Pennsylvania. Mallard's eclectic body of work seeks to reshape musical idioms and embrace experimentation. 

His work consists of music for game, film, and classical music. He has worked with companies and studios such as Blipsounds, E-Line Media, Lunchbox Entertainment, and Forest Ring Games. This includes working on games such as Beyond Blue (IOS), Sky Haven, Just Act Natural, and more. 

Mallard's works have been performed internationally by a variety of ensembles, including HyperCube and Rote Hund Muzik. His flute work Perennial was programmed on Fear No Music’s 2020-21 concert series, “Tomorrow Is My Turn”. Recently, Mallard was commissioned to write a new work for Willamette University's "Artist As Advocate" workshop. 

Mallard's works have been selected for many festivals including The 2022 UNK New Music Festival, Electronic Music Midwest 2022, NSEME 2020, MuSE Sound of Arts Festival, Penn State New-Music Festival and Symposium, and more. Currently, Mallard is a host for the Contemporary Art Music Project's podcast, "Lost to Time". Here, Mallard discusses the work of musicians from marginalized groups.

I am a film composer living in Los Angeles, CA. 

If you're looking for a composer for your next project, contact me at http://www.jonbrantingham.com/contact/

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Jon Brantingham