steve raskin music
1993-present
Composer and producer of original music and sound design for film and television
Music for Television & Radio
- 'CNN Morning News'
- 'CNN Special Reports'
- KCTS-TV Productions 'Rhona On Air' (Seattle PBS affiliate)
- 'TBS Trumpet Awards'
- 'CBS 'Guiding Light'
- 'Sex, Lies and Audiotape' (internationally syndicated radio program)
Music for Film
- Altman Films 'Breaking In" (short film)
- Souse Loaf Pictures 'Trust' (short film)
- 'Lightstone Productions' feature, 'Lowball'
- 'Nickelodeon Productions' m.o.w., 'Crybaby Lane' (additional music)
- 'Schlessinger Productions/ERI Communications' 'Rainforest for Childeren' series
- 'Second Thoughts' (short film)
- 'The Thief' (short film)
- 'Henson Productions 'Muppet Meetings' (video series)
Commercials/Promos:
- MCI
- Toshiba
- Estee Lauder
- American Red Cross
- Mattel
- Avis
- New York Islanders
- Lifetime Television
- Sci-Fi Channel
- ESPN
Corporate Media:
- Brookfield Properties
- Accenture
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Revlon
- New York Life
- Lexus
- Met Life
- Andersen Consulting
In addition to creative endeavors described above, tasks include all aspects of production, studio maintenance, contracting issues, licensing, marketing, etc.:
- optimizing and editing audio and video materials for demo reels and online presentations
- web site creation and development
- music publishing, royalties, and AFM contracts and negotiations
- studio maintenance and upgrades
- contracting of musicians and engineers
manic moose music, New York, 1990-1993
Staff Composer/Producer/Engineer
- co-produced, composed, programmed and mixed music for numerous commercials, corporate videos, TV programs
- produced and edited the studio's audio and video reels, other marketing materials
- oversaw AFM, SAG and AFTRA contracts and music publishing contracts
- contracted musicians, singers, engineers and studios
- oversaw studio maintenance and upgrades
- represented the studio to agencies creatives and producers in New York and Los Angeles
- liaised with post-production: (editors, etc.)
education:
- New England Conservatory, Boston; Bachelor of Music Degree (1985-1988); studied composition and arranging with Jimmy Giuffre, George Russell, William Thomas McKinley, Bob Moses and John Heiss
- Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, Banff (1984); studied composition and percussion with Kenny Wheeler, John Abercrombie, Dave Liebman and Dave Holland
- Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton; Percussion and Composition Diplomae (1981-1984); majored in percussion, composition and arranging
studio:
- MAC-based digital audio workstation (Logic Audio)
- MOTU digital audio interface
- Roland, Korg, Yamaha and E-mu Systems samplers and synths
- Lexicon, T.C. Electronics, FMR Audio effects and processors
- MOTU sync/MIDI interface
- Mackie 8-bus console
- Mackie and Tannoy nearfield monitors
other skills:
proficient in the following internet-related technologies:
- W3C standard-compliant X/HTML and CSS
- web-optimized audio and video (Quicktime and Windows Media formats)
- see also: OTL
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