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Music Resume
Brad Valentine
bradvalentinemusic.com
[email protected]
949-943-9437
Instrument of focus: Percussion
Other instruments of study: piano, guitar, cello
Commissioned Music Work Experience
● Composer for Below the Surface
○ Wrote and produced music for short film
○ Won “Best Score” at the 2015 Orange County Film Festival
● Composer for Average and Uninteresting
○ Consisted of writing and producing the film score for the soon to be short film “Average and
Uninteresting”
● Composer for real estate advertisement
○ Composed and produced music for realtor Melissa Jones’s commercial
● Composer for Adam Velazquez’s cinematography reel
○ Wrote and produced the soundtrack for Adam Velazquez’s cinematography advertisement
● Composer for City Limits
○ Wrote and produced film score for “City Limits” short film
○ Won “Best Original Film Score” at the 2014 Orange County Film Festival
● Composer for Sometimes, Maybe (currently in the making
○ Composer and producer for short film
● Composer for Words (currently in the making)
○ Composer and producer for short film
● Arranged music for Woodbridge High class council- September 2013 (1-3 hrs/week)
● Arranged music for Woodbridge High class council- April 2014 (1-3 hrs/week)
● Arranged music for Woodbridge High class council- September 2014 (1-3 hrs/week)
● Drum set instructor
Notable Awards/Honors:
 Nominated for “Orange County’s Artist of the Year”
 Awarded “Best Original Film Score” at the 2014 and 2015 Orange County Film Festival
 Won Irvine Acoustic Artist Competition
 SCJC Marching Band Percussion State Champion
 SCPA Concert World Percussion champion
● SCPA Concert World Percussion silver medalist
● Original piece “Contentment” performed at Southern California Percussion Ensemble Festival
Private Music Studies:
 Composition/film score and piano studies under Jeff Kurtenacker (3 years)
 Drum set studies under Matthew Jones (6 years)
 Drum set studies under James Yoshizawa (1 year)
 Drum line studies under Elijah Jeong (1 year)
Ensemble Participation:
● Marching band Drum Set Player (9, 10, 11, 12) (15-45 hrs/week) (roughly 1,700 hrs in total)
○ Drum Set player for the front ensemble of the marching band, which has included many
competitions in and out of state, as well as leading and instructing fellow percussionists
● Percussion, competitive Concert World Class (10, 11) (18-35 hrs/week) (roughly 1,000 hrs in total)
○ Performing and competing around state at the highest level in the world: Concert World Class
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Concert Orchestra (11) (5-7 hrs/week) (roughly 100 hrs in total)
○ Playing cello in the school’s orchestra
Symphonic Band (10) (5-7 hrs/week) (roughly 100 hrs in total)
○ Playing percussion in the school’s symphonic band
Jazz Band (10,12) (5-7 hrs/week) (roughly 200 hrs in total)
○ Playing drum set for the school’s jazz band
Concert Band (9) (5-7 hrs/week) (roughly 50 hrs in total)
○ Playing percussion for the school’s concert band
Community Service
● Mariners High School Band Ministry (9, 10,11) (220 hr.)
○ Leading worship on drums
● Junior High Youth Group Summer Camp Leader (11) (135 hr.)
○ Lead, minister, and impact the lives of students
● Care for the Homeless (10) (36 hr.)
○ Serving supplies to the homeless at Skid Row LA
● Baja Christian Ministries (9, 10) (240 hr.)
○ Serving the community of Rojo Gomez through building houses and churches, as well as
ministering and bringing supplies
Website: bradvalentinemusic.com