Bruce Reid

Composer
Musician
Location: Oldham, England, UK

Audio

audio file
Amatus Advert music

Other

My Contact Number:
07917681974

Credits

Year	Job Title Project Type	Project Name Director / Company	Location
2016	Composer Music & Singing	VIVA animation Stepworks Branding Agency, Hong Kong
2015	Composer Music & Singing	No Time For Memoires. Full length documentary. Wendy Richardson / Springboard Atrs
2015	Composer Music & Singing	Discovering Joan. Full length documentary. Wendy Richardson / Springboard Arts
2014	Composer Music & Singing	Audiobook 'House on the Shore' ACX
2014	Composer Music & Singing	Short documentary Film Wendy Richardson / Springboard Arts	The National Trust, Ormsby Hall
2014	Composer Music & Singing	Short Film - Slipping D Ridley
2014	Composer and sound design Music & Singing	Theatre - Letters to Abelour New Strides Productions
2014	Session Musician Performing Arts	Multiple Bands, recordings and tours Several
2011	Double bassist and composer Music & Singing	The Trashcan Collective The Trashcan Collective
2004	Double bass and bass guitars Performing Arts	Basic Reverb Records
2001	Double bassist and songwriter Performing Arts	Watercress Creeping herb records
2000	Double bassist Music & Singing	Ursula Burns Freerange Records
1998	Double bassist and composer Music & Singing	This Way Up BBC NI

Education

Year	Qualification	Where
2007	Diploma in Music	Open University
2003	Theory of Music Grade 8 ABRSM	Ulster College of Music
1990	Grade 8 Tuba	SE music college

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: Avid Pro Tools, Broadhurst Green Pre amp, Logic Pro, Neumann mics, Vienna Symphonic Library Software

I can use: Broadhurst Green Pre Amp, Vienna Symphonic Library Software, Neumann Mics, Logic Pro, Avid Pro Tools

About me

I have been working professionally as a composer, double bass and bass guitarist for over 20 years.
I am comfortable composing and producing music in any genre. I can write to a brief and I can produce high quality bespoke music that captures and enhances the emotions and mood of the film images. I am classically trained, studied music at Queen's University and I have been touring, writing and recording with rock, pop, electro, indie and jazz bands since leaving university. I find this diverse range of musical experiences enables me to understand and write in any style.
I have written bespoke orchestral scores, music for films and documentaries, theme music and bumpers for a BBC(NI) TV magazine program, music for theatre shows, jazz, indie, dance and pop tunes. I can also write multilayered music for apps and computer games.

My recent commissions include orchestral score and sound design for a play, orchestral score, incidental music and sound scape for a short horror film and music for 2 documentaries all due for release later in 2015.

My career as a double bassist has seen me perform with a diverse range of acts. I have played at gigs, festivals and on live radio and T.V. shows around the world. Some of the festivals I have played at included Rosskilde (Denmark), Bergen (Norway), Pheonix (UK), Witness (Ire), Midem (France) Milwaukee Summerfest, NY and Boston Fleadhs (USA) as well as playing in venues such as The Brixton Academy, Glasgow Barrowlands, Manchester Academy and The House of Blues in Boston.
Additional skills:
I work with music production software such as Pro tools 11, Logic Pro, Vienna Symphonic Library and Native Instruments. I also use real instruments and my studio is equipped with good mics and outboards.
I have a lot of experience recording, producing and mixing music and voice artists as well as synchronising music to a cut film.

License & Passport

Driver's License:

Yes

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Musician
Job Titles	Music Production, Teacher, Composer
Years in industry	6+ years
Organisations / Memberships	Musicians Union (UK)
Musical Skills	Bass Guitar, Double Bass, Guitar, Piano/Keyboards
Musical Style	Acoustic, Ambient, Avant-garde, Blues, Classical, Experimental, Indie, Jazz, Rock, Swing