Keith’s calling as a musician began at the tender age of five, when he was gifted a Mickey Mouse organ. He promptly began playing renditions of the commercial jingles he heard on television, and from there progressed to studying movie soundtracks. Keith’s realization of the profound effect music had in connecting an audience with a story launched him on his journey as a composer.

In 1998, Keith's album of New Age music entitled, Etc..., was released through Bay Area record label Noir Records, which led to a collaboration with the composer for the independent film, Park Day, for which Keith provided additional music. This film went on to win the Audience Award at the 1998 Urbanworld Film Festival.

A 2001 graduate of the UCLA Extension Film Scoring Program, Keith studied under notable film and television composers and industry professionals. After completing his studies, Keith was awarded an internship with The Society of Composers and Lyricists Annual Mentor Program and selected as one of only 15 participants in the annual ASCAP Annual Film Scoring Workshop. Keith was later featured in Music Connection magazine in an article focusing on the diverse backgrounds of the group.

In 2005, Keith went on to score the short film The Showdown, and the following year received the inaugural Triple Play Award for Best Technical Integration – Original Score at the Long Island International Film Expo.

Keith continues to pursue his education in composing for picture, most recently focusing on psycho-acoustics for the scoring stage.

Music by Keith J. Hersch

Collection of demo tracks for my Serum Alpha II synth soundset.

Easier When You’re Numb - Amphilium

Audio demo by Amphilium using patches from Avalon only. The demo is 100% naked.

Avalon: https://www.luftrum.com/repro5-patches/

Avalon features 140 meticulously crafted Repro-5 patches. It's a cinematic journey, designed for those who score stories in shadows and light, for soundtrack creators and film scoring. The soundset explores dark and experimental analog territories, and is fully NKS compatible.



Amphilium - Frequency Unknown

Luftrum 32 is the latest addition to the Luftrum series, featuring 64 handcrafted patches for the Moog Muse. The patches draw from the timeless echoes of artists who have left a mark on electronic music such as Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre, Boards of Canada, Jon Hopkins, Klaus Schulze, William Orbit and more.

https://www.luftrum.com/moog-muse-patches/

Luftrum 32 - Moog Muse Patches

A Vangelis inspired track using only Sonic Underworld's Zebra Kaleidoscope HZ Soundset.

11 instances of u-he Zebra HZ.

Black Monarch

Sounds from Sonic Underworld's "Omnisphere Trinitum Vol.1" sound set.

One instance of Omnisphere (8 parts deep)

Embrace 2060

Inside The Box

EUREKA!

Uplifting score cue musically describing my forever romance of our big blue oceans.

See the video here: https://youtu.be/vaDnuAfyRxM

Endless Blue

My entry into the Evenant Trailer Music Challange

The Vast Unexplored (Intro)

Sonic Underworld - Absylon'' - Omnisphere (with Luftrum)

Amphilium / Licensed Symbiant

Relaxing Music for Stress Relief  (Meditation Music)

Happy Little Clouds

The Thawing Tundra

Blades Of Grass

Diva "Genisys" is a collection of 140 patches for u-he's Diva synth. Its focus lies on modern contemporary analog sounds.

Diva "Genisys" delivers lots of animated fluid arpeggios, dark basses and bass lines, lush ambient pads, distant evolving atmospheres, sci-fi fx's, energetic pulses, modern analog synths with lot's of expression and dark ominous soundscapes.

Main influences can be attributed to Daniel Lopatin (Uncut Gems), Oneohtrix Point Never (Good Time), Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow (Ex Machina), Paul Haslinger (Neuland), Disasterpeace (It Follows) and a dash of Berlin type sounds in the vein of Tangerine Dream.

Many patches offer added adaptability programmed into the Modwheel and Aftertouch, to make these sounds come alive.

Release date: August 3rd, 2020

Sonic Underworld - Genisys for u-he Diva

Amphilium / Outside Interference

Dreaming Off World is a demo track by Amphilium, using seven presets from Bioscape. The thought behind this piece was to portray a sense of wonderment towards traveling beyond the stars with a lullaby-like melody, but at the same time, having a slight sense of uneasiness lurking underneath it all. Some track EQ was used to allow the tracks to fit together, with a master limiter to bring the track up.

Amphilium - Dreaming Off World

Signals from the Outer Rim is the second demo track by Amphilium and all audio is strictly Bioscape, without any external effects. Some track sculpting EQ was used to allow the tracks to fit together, with a master limiter to bring the track up. The presets used were: 

Birdbox SU
Cover me with Flowers SU
Morse Code AP
Forboder ES
Empathology CG

Amphilium - Signals From The Outer Rim

Keith’s calling as a musician began at the tender age of five, when he  was gifted a toy organ. He promptly began playing renditions of the commercial jingles heard on television, and from there progressed to studying movie soundtracks. Keith’s realization of the profound effect music had in connecting with an audience launched him on his journey as a  composer.


Keith's compositions thoughtfully blend orchestral and electronic elements to create an emotionally enticing soundscape, while his gift for creating thematic music with captivating melodies enables the listener to travel on a personal  journey through the ebb and flow of each piece.

A graduate of the UCLA Extension Film Scoring Program, Keith studied  under notable film and television composers and industry professionals.  After completing his studies, he was awarded an internship with The Society of Composers and Lyricists Annual Mentor Program and selected as one of only 15 participants in the annual ASCAP Annual Film Scoring Workshop. Keith was later featured in Music Connection magazine in an article focusing on the diverse backgrounds of the group.

His album of New Age music entitled, "Etc...", was released through Bay Area record label Noir Records, which led to a collaboration with the  composer for the independent film, Park Day, for which Keith provided additional music. This film went on to win the Audience Award at the Urbanworld Film Festival.

Keith also scored the short film, The Showdown, which received the inaugural Triple Play Award for Best Technical Integration – Original Score at the Long Island International Film Expo.

While still passionate about writing New Age compositions, Keith also continues to work with music publishers and trailer house companies, where his music can be heard in various mediums.

EUREKA!

Keith J. Hersch

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