S1E3 - Squidward Started It All - The Composers Interview

Episode Notes Yep, you read that episode title right. In this episode, Bella interviews three musicians that made The Eardrum a complex, clever jingle that perfectly matches the feel of our publication. Alex, Justin, and Alex talk about inspirations, perfect pitch, and the driving forces that make them accomplished musical composers. Bios: Justin is a geology major prospering to transfer from IVC to study natural disasters and the geology of the events’ locations. He is also passionate about music as he is the principal clarinet player in the IVC Wind Symphony. He composes a large variety of music from concert band pieces to diverse electronic music with his unique style. He placed 3rd in the 2022 IVC Student Composer Competition with his work “Dark Dance” and with the IVC wind symphony premiered his suite “Literal Movements” the same year. Justin loves playing video games and plays basketball, football, and ping pong. He aims to study threatening natural disasters while being a versatile composer for band and electronic music. Alex Belzer is a Music Composition major with a double major in Business. He started playing piano at seven years old, and he has been composing for five years. Recently Alex was commissioned to compose and produce music for the career podcast, "Ride the Tide Collective". While studying at IVC he composed a piano concerto for piano and orchestra, symphonic band music, chamber music and solo piano music. Alex is very active on campus performing classical piano and playing percussion in the IVC orchestra. If he isn't in class, he is usually in one of the coveted Steinway piano practice rooms, either working on his next composition or piano repertoire. D. Alexander Warner is a versatile musician playing piano, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, violin, and voice. Alexander has been taught by many active musicians including under the tutelage of Ben Lulich, former principal clarinetist of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, and Mathieu Giradet, Instrumental Music Director of Irvine Valley College. New Orleans legend and jazz clarinet virtuoso, Doreen Ketchens, has described Alexander’s playing as "truly talented, full of positive energy…and a new, fresh style that raises eyebrows.” On and off the theater stage, he has performed in many musical productions such as Miss Saigon, Anything Goes, Les Misérables, Ragtime, Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins and more. His love of music has given him the privilege to join orchestras and perform around the world and across the United States. An award-winning composer, arranger, conductor, and educator, he is currently a high school music coach, private instructor and is in pursuit of a bachelor’s in music education. He currently resides in Orange County, California. Links: Episode Transcript Linktree: Linktr.ee/theearcommunity Website: the-ear.org Submittable: theear.submittable.com/submit Instagram: @theearcommunity Discord: The Ear Community Server This podcast is powered by Pinecast.