Mark Slater: Professional Composer

Mark Slater is a professional composer with skills at the highest level of classical music making, digital audio production, theater, and visual media production. Read more on Wikipedia.

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Services

  • Original composition
  • Composition in the style of …
  • Arranging and orchestrating songs and other material
  • Live music performances, studio and location recording
  • Computer and electronic music production, simulation of live performances using music technology
  • Mixing and mastering music for multi-track recordings, Dolby Atmos, Ambisonics

Recent Work

  • Tokyo Origami for META (Oculus Quest) Composer
  • Alika (Reggae Rap Live Album) Mixing & Mastering
  • Make Art Not War Media (Documentary Series) Composer
  • Mars 1001 (Full dome film) Composer and Orchestra Conductor

Work I do

  • Science, history, and educational films
  • Animated films and shorts
  • Incidental music for theater, contemporary dance
  • Themed Entertainment, 9D Cinema, Rides
  • Immersive environments, spaces
  • Psychological thrillers, science fiction, period drama
  • Mixing and mastering for bands

My Experience

  • Chorister at Christ Church, Oxford
  • Classical Piano, Cello, Voice
  • Chamber Music Performance
  • Musicals and Theatre
  • Orchestral Concert Performance
  • Conducting, Musical Direction
  • Professor of Music Theory and Composition
  • Masters Degree in Film and TV Music

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About Me: A Professional Composer

I work as a creator in film and media production and as a professor and teacher in Japan. In my career, I’ve collaborated with renowned artists and musicians, ranging from the prestigious London Symphony Orchestra to the legendary Stevie Wonder. My background includes engineering, law, and social work. My experiences are shaped by life and work in the UK and Europe, USA, Africa, and Japan.

I reject the adoption of music genre as a form of identity or cultural individuation. My interest in music as a child began with works written for orchestra and acoustic ensembles in Europe over the last 500 years, which includes baroque, classical, romantic era, modernist, minimalist, and post tonal music. My appreciation of music today extends to all genres and cultures.

My involvement in film and animation as a professional composer took me from London to Los Angeles. Much of my work has been for documentary, giant screen, and themed entertainment projects that have reached audiences around the globe. I have also provided soundtracks for several art cinema and award-winning festival films.

Mark Slater recording a commercial at Abbey Road Studios

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