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Composer / Producer /
Music Director / Conductor
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Matthew Dela Pola has excelled in virtually every area of music
production.
He has done work for film studios such as Warner
Bros. Pictures, Walt Disney Studios,
20th Century Fox, Universal
Pictures, Paramount Pictures, IMAX Films, all four national broadcast
television networks, MTV, major cable networks, many major recording
labels as well as hundreds live shows.
Over
the past years Mr. Dela Pola has also worked with artist the such as
Celine Dion, Barbra Streisand, Kenny G., Elton John, Billy Joel, Stevie
Wonder,
Josh Groban, Alejandro Sanz, Andrea Bocelli, Tears for Fears, Sarah
McLachlan,
David Foster, Babyface, Phil Collins, Usher, Jessica Simpson, Faith
Hill, Tim
McGraw,
La Ley, N-Sync, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer,
Michael Buble, Glen Frey, Don Henley,
Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Renee Olstead, Lionel Richie, Gloria
Estefan,
Brian
McKnight, Olivia Newton John, Richard Marx, Natalie Cole, Michael
Jackson,
Lee Ann Rhimes,
Boys 2 Men, Donna Summer, Diana Ross, Eric Benet, Luther Vandross,
Cher,
Trisha Yearwood, Luis Ivars,
William Ross, Steve Perry, Michael Boulton,
etc., as a conductor, arranger, synth programmer, co-producer, scoring
consultant or
written charts for. More artist names upon request.
Recently has Matthew music directed
Andrea Boceli's DVD recording of his concert in Lajatico, Italy.
Special guest were Sara Brightman, Laura Pausini, Kenny G, and others.
The DVD is currently on sale in Amercia and Italy and has been filmed
in the town where Andrea grew up.
Other upcoming events are shows in Canada and in the United States and
Matthew is working with a new artist named Estefanía Gralla out
of
AudioGenia Studios in Alicante, Spain.
Matthew has a long term working relationship with record
producer David Foster with duties including: conducting live shows,
assistant music director ( David is his own music director ), arranging
charts for shows, direct interaction with the artist to prepare the
production and musical needs for their performance, rehearsing
orchestras, choirs and rhythm sections, supervising all music prep for
the show, takedowns, etc. He has also been in session with David
countless times over the past ten years or so and has done hundreds of
shows in one capacity or another with Mr. Foster.
He has also worked numerous times with record producers
such as Walter Afanasieff, Babyface and Humberto Gatica and engineers
such as Armin Steiner, Dave Reitzas,
Danny Wallin, Al Schmitt, Tommy
Vicari, Robert Fernandez and Chris Brooks,
just to name a few.
Matthew has also been working closely with film composer
William Ross over the last ten years. Co producing film scores,
synth programming, recording, editing and mixing music for the film as
well as for the soundtrack, as well as designing and maintaining
William's studio named Matt-Man Studios. Matthew was involved in
every aspect of the process from creating the demo for the job to
delivering final mixes at the end of the project. He also
particpated in hundreds of recording sessions in various
capacities. Thru his film work he is familiar many different
styles of music and the technology needed to complete and deliver final
products for any world class project.
More details upon request.
Matthew has worked with orchestras such as the Hollywood
Film Orchestra (hundreds of times on films and cds), the London
Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic,
the Phoenix Symphony and
many orchestras in Los Angeles, London, New York and
Las Vegas for recordings and live shows.
He has also worked with the Miami String Orchestra.
He works with world class musicians such as Greg
Phillinganes, Nathan East, John "JR" Robinson, Dean Parks, Dave Boruff,
Michael Thompson, Niel Stubenhaus, George Deoring, Randy Waldman,
Raphael Padilla, and many other "A" list Los Angeles based
musicians. He has worked many times in studios such as the
Streisand Scoring Stage (formerly Sony Scoring Stage, Culver City, CA),
The Newman Scoring Stage (Fox Scoring Stage), Paramount Stage M for
Scoring, Todd A/O Scoring, Abbey Road Studios in London, Captiol
Studios, O' Henry Studios, Ocean Way, The Record Plant, Cello Studios,
Chartmaker Studios, 143 Records, Signet Sound, The Hit Factory NYC,
Sony Studios Miami, Sacramento Studios in Alicante, Spain and has
performed in many theaters and
concert halls
throughout the United States.
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Films
Co-Produced and/or Scoring and Mix Consultant/Synth Programming
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"El Concursazo" **also
orchestrated, arranged and composed additional music**
"La Dama Boba" **also
orchestrated, arranged and composed additional music**
"Ladder 49"
"Seabiscut"
"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"*
*(Assisted William Ross in adapting and
recording the score)
"The Young Black Stallion", the IMAX film
"Tuck Everlasting"
"My Dog Skip"
"Her Majesty",
"T-Rex, Back to the Cretaceous”, the IMAX film
"I C U"
“My Fellow Americans”
“Tin Cup”
“Waiting to Exhale”,
"Life"
“The Evening Star”
"Black Sheep”,
“The Little Rascals”
"Heat"
"Cops and Robbersons"
"Look Who's Talking Now"
"A Smile Like Yours"
"The Amazing Panda Adventure"
and others.
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Songs for Films
Scoring Consultant
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| Titanic |
"My Heart Will Go
On", Celine Dion |
| Ice Age |
"Send Me On My Way",
Rusted Root |
| Enough |
"Alive", Jennifer
Lopez |
| The Hunchback of
Notre Dame |
"When You Believe"
Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston duet
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| Nothing To Loose |
"I'll See You
When I Get There", Coolio |
| Quest for Camelot |
various songs, with
Celine Dion, Steve Perry, etc. |
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Snow White
(2001 video release)
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"Someday My Prince Will Come", Barbra Streisand
(also synth programming)
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String Arrangemnets:
for cd recordings or live shows
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David Foster, Alejandro Sanz, La Ley, Kenny G (with
Bill Ross, 1 song), Faith Hill,
John Mayer, Ken Hensley, Sarah McLachlan, Tim McGraw, Humberto
Gatica, Rennee Olstead (live versions), Brandon Jenner, Michael
Ciadella, Chris Brooks and many arrangments for various artist when
they are performing with an orchestra or string orchestra.
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Television
Scoring and Mix Consultant
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"Concursazo", telemovie for
Spain **also orchestrated and composed additional music**
"Me and My Shadows, the Judy Garland
Story"
Wonderful World of Disney Opening sequence
Great Performances "Josh Groban"
Superbowl National Anthem 1999 with Cher
Superbowl National Anthem 2000 with Faith Hill
“You’ll Never Walk Alone”, performed by Barbra Streisand for the 2002
Emmy’s
“God Bless America” performed by Celine Dion for the National Telethon
for 9-11
MTV sequences and bumpers
more upon request
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Conducted and/or Arranged |
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Conducted and Arranged "The Andre Agassi
Childrens Foundation
Grand Slam Concerts",
various artist 1996 to present, live
show ( did not conduct every year )
Conducted Celine Dion's Christmas Special, "These Are Special Times",
television show
Conducted "The Tonight Show", Kenny G. segment, television show
Conducted and Arranged "N-Sync's Christmas Special", television show
Conducted and Arranged "MTV Video Music Awards 2000", N-Sync segment,
television show
Conducted and Arranged for MTV La Ley "Unplugged CD", live show
Conducted and Arranged the David Foster Foundation 2005, live show
Conducted and Arranged for MTV Alejandro Sanz "Unplugged CD", live
show
Conducted Trisha Yearwood's video for MTV "You're Where I Belong"
from
the film "Stuart Little", video
Conducted Steve Perry's video for MTV "United We Stand" from "Quest
for Camelot", video
Matthew has also conducted and arranged
for many shows for David
Foster.
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Theme Park Attractions/Rides
Scoring and Mix Consultant/Programmer
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“FantasyLand 3D”
Walt Disney World, Orlando,
Florida
Disney
Theme Park Attraction
Walt Disney Studios
“Berlin Symphony"
Sony Center in Postdamer Platz,
Berlin, Germany
Sony Entertainment Germany
Iwerks Entertainment
"T-Rex, Back to the Cretaceous"
Various World Wide IMAX theaters
IMAX Entertainment
“Dino Island I &
II”
Various Theaters/Worldwide
Iwerks Entertainment
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Live Shows include: |
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- Assistant Music Director to David
Foster, Conductor/Arranger
- The Andre Agassi Foundation Show 1996 to present
- Fight Night for Muhammad Ali's Charity 2000 to present
- JCP Jam for America's Kids 2006
- Global Kids Day for Ronald McDonald House Charities
- David Foster Foundation
- Stevie Wonder's "House Full of Toys"
- Celine Dion's Christmas Special
- Andrea Bocelli, Amore Under the Desert Stars DVD filming
- N-Sync Christmas Special
- MTV 2000 Music awards for N-Sync segment
- Alejandro Sanz MTV unplugged
- La Ley MTV unplugged
- City of Hope Charities
- Carousel of Hope Charities
- Democratric National Party Fund Raiser, 2000, 2002, 2004
- Inaugral for Gray Davis 2000 Govenor of California
- NBA All stars 2004 "Tribute to Magic Johnson"
- NBA All Stars Game 2000
- Josh Groban DVD live performance
- Josh AOL peformance
- Save the Bay Santa Monica Bay Fund
- Pepperdine Music Department
- Blue Suede Shoes Ballet (front of house mixer)
- Hundreds of other shows with David
Foster, too numerous to mention.
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Awards |
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Latin Grammy's Certificate 2002 Album of the Year,
Alejandro
Sanz MTV Unplugged
String
Arrangements and Show
Conductor
Latin Grammy's Certificate 2002 Song of the Year,
Alejandro Sanz MTV
Unplugged
String
Arrangements and Show Conductor
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Takedowns: |
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(creating music charts from audio sources )
Too many to list, for many
international super star acts.
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Ballets: |
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"Blue Suede Shoes",
All digital editing, FOH mixing for live shows as well as
designing the timecode driven playback system. Matthew
worked directly with choreograher Dennis Nahat of the
Cleveland San Jose Ballet in creating and producing the
audio tracks for the live ballet and cd.
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Scoring Consultant
For arrangements
recorded by composer/arranger
William
Ross: |
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Celine Dion
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A New Day Has Come
“Make Love
to Me”
“Surrender”
“A New Day
Has Come”
“Who Could
Ever Love You More”
“God Bless America” for the National
Telethon for 9-11
“First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”
“These Are Special Times”
“The
Prayer” Duet
with Andreas Bocelli
“Ave Maria”
“Brahm’s
Lullaby”
“My Heart Will Go On” from the motion
picture “Titanic”
“Let’s Talk About Love”Album
“I Hate You
Then I Love You” Duet with Luciano Pavarotti
“When I
Need
You”
“Us”
“Let’s
Talk About Love”
“The Prayer” from the motion picture “The
Quest for Camelot” |
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Barbra Streisand |
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Duets
“I Won’t Be
the One to Let Go”, with Barry Manilow
Christmas Memories (Also all Synth
Programming for the album)
“Ave Maria”
“I’ll Be
Home For Christmas”
“What Are
You Doing New Years Eve”
“I Remember”
“Closer”
“Snowbound”,
“One
God”,
“You’ll
Never Walk Alone”, for the 2002 Emmy’s
“Someday My Prince Will Come”
(Also
all synth programming for song)
Love Like Ours
“The Music
That Makes Me Dance”
“Someone
Like You”
“Isn’t It A
Pity”
“If I Never
Met You”
“I’ve
Dreamed of You”
“Love Like
Ours”
“If I
Didn’t Love You”
“If You
Ever Leave Me”
“We Must Be
Lovin’ Right”
“Higher Ground” Album
“Circle”
“Higher
Ground”
“Tell Him”
“Back to Broadway” Album
“Everybody
Says Don’t”
“The Concert” Album
various
arrangements |
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Jessica Simpson |
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“To Fall In Love Again”
“When You Told Me You Loved Me” |
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Jennifer Lopez |
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“Alive”, from the motion
picture “Enough”
On the Six
“No Me Ames”
“Do You
Know
Where You’re Going To” |
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Babyface |
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“When You Believe” Duet
with Whitney Houston
and
Mariah Carey
“The Day” Album
“The Day”
“Dream Away” from the motion picture “The
Pagemaster” |
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Kenny G. |
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Wishes
“Deck the
Halls/ The Twelve Days of Christmas”
“God Rest
Ye Merry Gentlemen”
“Hark the
Herald Angels Sing”
“ Joy to
the World “
Paradise
“One More
Time”
“Kay Gee”
“Ocean
Breeze”
“Seaside
Jam”
“Renasiance”
“Spanish
Song “
“Too Hip”
“Falling in
the Moonlight “
“Every
momement Counts”
Faith, A Holiday Album
“O
Christmas Tree”
“Sleigh
Ride”
“The First
Noel”
“I’ll Be
Home for Christmas”
“Carol of
the Bells”
“Ave
Maria”
“Aud Lang
Syne”
“The
Chanukah Song”
“Let It
Snow”
Songs in the Key of G
“What A
Wonderful World”, Duet with Louis Armstrong
“The Look
of Love”
“Desafinado”
“In A
Sentimental Mood”
“Body and
Soul”
“Somewhere
Over the Rainbow”
“Girl from
Impanema”
“Stranger
on the Shore”
“My Heart Will Go On” (Theme song from
“Titanic”)
“The Moment” Album
“The Moment”
“Havana”
“The
Champion’s Theme”
“Moonlight”
“Innocence”
“Miracles - The Holiday Album”
“White
Christmas”
“Have
Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
“Miracles”
“The
Chanukah Song”
“Away In A
Manger”
“Brahms
Lullaby” |
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Josh Groban |
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“She’s Out of My Life”
“You Raise Me Up”
“You’re the Only Place”
“Broken Vow” from the PBS Great
Performances
Special
“For Always” from “AI”
“Un Amore per Sempre”
“You’re Still You” from “Malena”
“Alla Luce del Sole”
“Se”
“Gira con Me Questa Notte”
“Mia per Sempre” |
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Charlotte Church |
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“Reach Out”
“Summertime”
“In Hebrid’s Seas” |
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Dolly Parton |
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“ I Will Always Love You” |
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Bocelli |
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“The Prayer” from the
motion picture “Quest for Camelot” |
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Quincy Jones |
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“If This Time is the Last
Time” Artist Patti Austin
“I’m Yours” Artist El DeBarge &
Siedah
Garrett |
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Whitney Houston |
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“When You Believe”
“Waiting to Exhale”
“Hurts So Bad” |
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Marc Anthony |
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“She Mends Me”
“You Belong to Me”
“Do you Believe in Lonliness” |
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Kelly Clarkson |
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“My One True Love” |
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Lee Ann Rhimes |
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“Light the Fire Within”,
2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony |
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Mariah Carey |
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“When You Believe”
“There for Me”
“Spanish Song” |
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Boyz 2 Men |
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“Anyway”
“Dreams” |
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Garth Brooks |
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“It’s Your Song” |
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Gloria Estefan & N-Sync |
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“Music of My Heart” |
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Micheal Buble |
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“Can't help Falling in Love”
“Put your Head on my Shoulder”
“You'll Never Find” |
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Garou |
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“Je Ne Attendais que Vous”
“Voilent” |
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Faith Hill |
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“Star Spangled Banner”,
Superbowl 2000
“Riverside”
“I Believe I Can Fly”
“Let Me Let Go” |
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Luis Miguel |
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“Soy Yo”
“Dormir Contigo” |
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Lara Fabian |
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“For Always” from AI
“You’re
Not From Here”
“Love By Grace”
“Hold On To My Heart”
“Always On My Mind”
“Broken Vow”
“Into The Light” |
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Bette Midler |
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“My One True Friend” |
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Kirk Franklin |
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“Lean On Me” |
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Michael Jackson |
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“HIStory”
“The Earth Song” |
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Ricky Martin |
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“No Tengo Madre”
“Que Dificil es Decir Lo Siento” |
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Julien Clerc |
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“Vete De Mi”
“Horizon
Chimerique”
“Joublie”
“Si J’Etais Elle”
“En Ton Nom” |
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Johnny Mathis |
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“On Broadway”
“Children Medley”
“All I Ask of You”
“Bring Him Home” |
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Neil Diamond |
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“Puttin’ On the Ritz”
“Unchained Melody”
“When You Wish Upon A Star” |
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Brandy |
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“Everything I Do I Do For
You”
“One Voice” |
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David Foster |
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“O Canada”
"Light the Fire Within, 2002 Winter
Olympics
theme song |
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David Foster/ Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds |
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“The Power of the Dream”
Olympic Theme Song 1996 |
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Laura Pausini |
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“One More Time” |
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Lace |
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“If Not For Loving You”
“You Could Have Had Me” |
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Cher |
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“Star Spangled Banner”,
Superbowl 1999 |
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Natalie Cole |
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“With My Eyes Wide Open”
“A Smile As Beautiful As Yours” (Also
conducted) |
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Coolio |
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“I’ll See You When You Get
There” |
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Steve Perry |
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“I Stand Alone”
“United We Stand”
“The Quest for
Camelot”
“On My Father’s Wings” |
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Lionel Richie |
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“Your Voice” |
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Monica |
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“Right Here Waiting”
“The Hunchback of Notre Dame”
“Someday” |
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Paul Anka |
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“You Are My Destiny”
“No Goodbye’s”
“She’s A Friend”
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Studio |
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Matthew owns and operates and complete working studio
with Protools HD, Logic ( was a Logic endorsed artist, before Apple
ended the artist program ), and all the latest
programs and devices that most pro composers use. He delivers
final products for feature films, CD recordings and live shows from his
studio named, The Lab Studios.
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Post Logic Studios: |
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Staff 2nd Engineer, Synclavier Assistant, Client Managment
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Education: |
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Matthew earned a Master Degree in Piano Performance and
two Bachelor Degrees, one in Music Theory and the other in Music
Composition from Combs College of Music in Philadelphia, PA. In
addition he has had conservsatory training at The Neupauer Conservatory
of Music, Philadelphia, PA, with Dr. Jacob Neupauer (music theory), and
Julliard graduates, Dr. William Schimmell (composition) and Dr. Anthony
Weigand (piano) all by the age of 23. His education also includes
film scoring classes I & II at UCLA and an audio engineering
diploma from Music Lab in Hollywood, CA, as well as private conducting
lessons with various teachers in Philadelphia and Hollywood.
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