David Reinstein
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2011 |
composer/musician/actor
Film |
Oz the Great and Powerful Sam Raimi / Disney |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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1972 | BGS Degree | University of Michigan |
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About me
As a child I began to learn to play the saxophone in public school and simultaneously started to noodle around on the family’s old upright piano. As a young teenager, I became aware of the power music has in creating mood. This revelation was to have a profound influence on the course of my life. Simply put, I felt music was the best way to positively effect people on this planet.Upon graduating from The University of Michigan with a degree in General Studies and after years of self-directed music studies and gigs, I made the decision to make music my life. I moved to Boston and studied classical piano with Madame Margaret Chaloff and jazz piano with Charles Banacos. I also studied saxophone with Joe Viola, head of the woodwind department at The Berklee School of Music.
Largely self-educated as a writer, I continue to this day to probe the depths of music both as a composer and student of the art form. I have scored radio, television, and industrial film projects for clients like J. Walter Thompson, Y&R, BBDO, WTVS television, McDonald's, Masco, K-Mart, Budweiser, Doner, MichCon and Ford Motor Company. My original music has also been broadcast on the Weather Channel. I have written the signature themes for several Detroit television shows and in 1999 I won a Michigan Emmy for Gunsense, an award-winning project produced by Detroit Public Television. I have released 3 New Jazz recordings ("My Heart Has Wings", "Chasing The Tiger" and "Into the Mist"). A fourth, "Welcome To The Planet" will be released later this year.
As a performing artist I have shared the stage with Jon Luc Ponty, Stanley Clark, Peter Frampton, John McLaughlin, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, Bryan Adams, Brian Setzer, Robert Cray and many others.
In 2011, I got a taste of the movie business after performing as a piano player in and composing music for Sam Raimi's film "Oz: The Great and Powerful".
Music professional:
As a child I began to learn to play the saxophone in public school and simultaneously started to noodle around on the family’s old upright piano. As a young teenager, I became aware of the power music has in creating mood. This revelation was to have a profound influence on the course of my life. Simply put, I felt music was the best way to positively effect people on this planet.
Upon graduating from The University of Michigan with a degree in General Studies and after years of self-directed music studies and gigs, I made the decision to make music my life. I moved to Boston and studied classical piano with Madame Margaret Chaloff and jazz piano with Charles Banacos. I also studied saxophone with Joe Viola, head of the woodwind department at The Berklee School of Music.
Largely self-educated as a writer, I continue to this day to probe the depths of music both as a composer and student of the art form. I have scored radio, television, and industrial film projects for clients like J. Walter Thompson, Y&R, BBDO, WTVS television, McDonald's, Masco, K-Mart, Budweiser, Doner, MichCon and Ford Motor Company. My original music has also been broadcast on the Weather Channel. I have written the signature themes for several Detroit television shows and in 1996 I won a Michigan Emmy for Gunsense, an award-winning project produced by Detroit Public Television.
I have released 4 New Jazz recordings ("My Heart Has Wings", "Chasing The Tiger", "Into the Mist" and "Welcome To The Planet". As a performing artist I have shared the stage with Jon Luc Ponty, Stanley Clark, Peter Frampton, John McLaughlin, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh, Bryan Adams, Brian Setzer, Robert Cray and many others.
In 2011, I got a taste of the movie business after performing as a piano player in and composing music for Sam Raimi's film "Oz: The Great and Powerful".
Additional skills:
Composer, musician(saxophone, flute and piano.), recording engineer and producer.
Industry awards:
Michigan Emmy Award
Several ITVA awards
Referees:
Available on request
License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Sound Designer |
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Job Titles | Sound Designer, Composer |
Years in industry | 6+ years |