Composer, Pianist
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Piano Instructor at Silverlake Conservatory of Music
- Composer, Pianist at David Rhodes Music
- Past
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- Music Director at St. John's UCC
- Composer at Crowded Fire
- Asst. Music Dir, Pianist at The Wild Party
- Music Director at The Fantastiks
- Education
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- Film Music Institute
- University of Oregon
- Connections
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David Rhodes’s Summary
David was born in Redding, California and began piano studies at a young age. He continued his studies of piano and began composition studies at the University of Oregon School of Music with David Crumb (son of George Crumb) and Rob Kyr.
Upon completion of his education he moved to San Francisco and began working in the semi-experimental theater scene as the resident composer for Crowded Fire Theater Company. With Crowded Fire, David scored the world premiere of “‘Maid”, by experimental playwright, Erik Ehn who is now the dean of the theater department at Cal Arts. David also composed the score for “One Big Lie”, a musical collaboration with New York playwright, Liz Duffy Adams. Both productions received exemplary reviews for David’s ability to compose “mesmerizing”, “ethereal” scores that are “accessible without bending to pop conventions”. As an accomplished pianist, David also performs his compositions and music from the classical repertoire in concerts and recitals.
Crowded Fire Theater Company produced David’s most recent work, “Music for Two Cellos and Twenty-Four Televisions” which premiered in Berkeley, California. The project featured two cellists performing David’s music live and in sync to a wall of twenty-four televisions displaying an array of manipulated video.
In October, 2006 David moved to Los Angeles to apply his compositional expertise to film and other media. David currently teaches piano at the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, scores films, and does free-lance commercial work.
David Rhodes’s Specialties:
Creative collaborator
Experienced music director
Accomplished pianist
David Rhodes’s Experience
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Piano Instructor
Silverlake Conservatory of Music
(Music industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Maintain an effective and productive studio of approx. 25 piano students of varying ages.
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Composer, Pianist
David Rhodes Music
(Music industry)
January 1990 — Present (19 years 7 months)
Freelance composition work for films, commercials, and theater. Also music production, notation, directing, and performing as a pianist for rehearsals and performances.
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Music Director
St. John's UCC
(Religious Institutions industry)
March 2003 — April 2006 (3 years 2 months)
Pianist, Organist, Music Director
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Composer
Crowded Fire
(Performing Arts industry)
2003 — 2006 (3 years)
-Scored, directed and performed the music for the world premiere of 'maid, my Erik Ehn.
-Scored, directed and performed the music for the world premiere of "One Big Lie" a musical by Liz Duffy Adams. -
Asst. Music Dir, Pianist
The Wild Party
(Music industry)
April 2002 — July 2002 (4 months)
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Music Director
The Fantastiks
(Music industry)
April 1992 — August 1992 (5 months)
David Rhodes’s Education
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Film Music Institute
The Art and Craft of Orchestration for Film and Television 2006 — 2006
With emphasis on the craft of balancing the orchestra through voicing techniques, the course provides specific, detailed information about how to achieve the most dramatic effects in each of the orchestral families.
Another aspect of this course is the importance that samplers and computer technology have in today's environment, including specific techniques that can be used to achieve the most accurate depictions of real orchestra. -
University of Oregon
Music Composition, Piano 1995 — 2001
Additional Information
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David Rhodes’s Interests:
Composing for film, theater, and stage.
David Rhodes’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
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