Film Credits to Date
The Hanging Hotel - Toronto
The Vacancy - Toronto
The Photo Copy Room - Toronto
In The House of Water & Light - Chicago
*Floyd the Butcher – Niagara
Niagara College Documentary – Niagara
Life to Go - Florida
At First Sight - California
The Girl Who Couldn’t Dream – Florida
Vinny – California
The World Around You – California
Waorani Documentary – Mexico
Bull Rider Documentary – New York
Pentru Ce – Los Angeles
Dakota – Toronto
Sound & Fury 2 – New York
Road Dogs Documentary – Chicago
*Pour Amour – Phoenix
Lucky – Los Angeles
After the End - Chicago
Fully Vested - Chicago
Float – Los Angeles
BIO
 
   
TRAINING HISTORY STRENGTHS
• Piano from age 2 • Age 9: Solo recital St. John’s, Nfld • Perfect Pitch
• Violin from age 3 • Age 10: TV appearances: Tommy Hunter Show, Mr. Dressup • Disciplined
• Member, National Youth Orchestra • Age 12: Studied Japan • Professional
• Concertmaster, London Youth Orchestra • Age 13: Toured South America • Excellent language skills (English)
• Scholarship University of Toronto • Age 14: Performances in Germany • Excellent communication
• B.Mus U of T performance, piano 1995 • Age 15: Prize Winner, Young Keyboard Artists Competition USA • Strong interpersonal skills
Notable Teachers: • Age 18: Western Canada Solo Tour • Proven teamwork and leadership
William Aide (piano) • Age 22: Performance with St. Lawrence Quartet
• Efficient, Independent worker
Dorothy Jones (piano) • Age 23 – Present: Professional Freelance Musician • Customer Focused
Marietta Orloff (piano)   • Diplomatic
Shinichi Suzuki (violin)    
Tom Wermuth (violin)    
David Miller
(theory, harmony, counterpoint, composition)
   
   
DIGITAL MUSIC - Composition TRADITIONAL MUSIC - Performance
SKILLS SKILLS
• Composition & Sound Design • Pianist & Violinist
• Sampling & Synthesis • Accompanist
• Recording, Production, Engineering • Composition
• Mixing, Mastering & Publishing • Orchestration & Arranging
• Musical Lifting & Transcription (exceptional speed) • Publishing & Notation
• Sound FX & Atmosphere Creation • Broad talent resources & contacts
• Character dialogue processing & effects • Trained, experienced Suzuki music teacher
• Foley, dialogue looping, & mixing/ducking • Masterclass Instructor
• Noise removal, restoration & enhancement  
• DV Soundtracking (SMTPE synch) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  Currently working on score for 15th film project
• Strong general PC Skills • Professional Organist & Choir Director (1989-present)
  • Piano & Violin teacher (since 1987)
COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE • Music School Administrator
• Commercial Composition • Fundraising Organizer & Performer
• Commercial recording & production • Solo Concerts in: Canada, US, South America, Germany, Japan
• Jingles & Commercial covers (with vocals)  
• Film soundtrack(s) COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE
• Clients:
Unilever/Best Foods, Norseman Plastics, United Way, Jontroth.com
• Solo piano & violin, String Quartet, Classical & Jazz Trio
• Copy writing & storyboarding • Big Band arranger & leader
• Dialogue Editing • Choral & theatre accompanying
• Orchestral & Big Band arranging • Instrumental accompanying & chamber music
• Transcription & publication for classroom use • Large Corporate Shows
• Recorded accompaniments for classroom use • Venues:
Roy Thompson Hall, 2nd City, Casino Rama, Delta Hotels, Toronto Distillery
• Clients: Thames Valley, Durham & York School Boards  
   
TOOLS  
• Composition & Publishing:
Cubase, Finale/Sibelius
CONTACT
• Multitrack & Sync:
Pro Tools, Vegas Video, Cubase, After Effects, Adobe Audition, Premiere
email: davidjonesmusic@hotmail.com
• Editing:
Sound Forge, Cool Edit Pro, Recycle, Melodyne
1-888-325-5982
• AC3 5.1 & 7.1 Surround Sound ability
• Encode:
ProCoder, Sorenson Squeeze
 
• Sounds:
Reason, Absynth, Kontakt, Virtual Guitarist, B4, Pro-53, Groove Agent, +
 
   
   

TESTIMONIALS

"We had a dauntingly difficult challenge with our film BULLRIDER. We needed a huge score, with a variety of different styles written and produced rapidly. Composer David Jones was the find of the decade: Attitude: A+. Speed: A+. Creativity and Range: A+ Execution: Another A+"
Josh Aronson - New York
Academy Award Nominated Director: Sound and Fury, The Opposite Sex, Bullrider

“David expressed great talent, enthusiasm and commitment to each project. Not only did he deliver a great score for each film, his music was so powerful it shaped the way the film was edited and how we approached the final version of the film. He has always been on time with deadlines and has always exceeded the required workload and this, in turn, gave each film the final push it needed."
Rob Scarborough – Toronto Canada
Director: The Hanging Hotel


"...when David joined our team we were a week and a half from a festival deadline, so he had to work fast. With days to spare he gave me a score that I feel really drives the film. The music works in concert with the film so well that it is hard to imagine the film without it. David is adaptable, well-versed, easygoing, professional and most of all a great artist."
Matthew Atkinson – Toronto, Canada
Director: The Vacancy


"I was initially apprehensive about having a long distance relationship with a composer (I was in Florida, he in Canada), but David quickly shattered any doubts I may have had. My film required a range of styles – from jingles to dramatic – and David delivered a score that far surpassed my expectations. He worked extremely quickly, was insightful, and was incredibly easy to work with. His brilliant score added greatly to my completed film and I would work with him again in a heartbeat."
Erin Kitzinger – Orlando, Florida
Director: Life to Go, The Girl Who Couldn't Dream