Casual-T

Casual-T is a New York/Hollywood-based musical composer and musician. He earned his Master of Music in Percussion Performance from the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna in 1992, and his second Master of Music from the Conservatory of the City of Vienna in Drum Set Performance in 1995. As a drummer Casual-T studied with Prof. Horst Berger, Prof. Wolfgang Schuster, and Prof. Kurt Prihoda, who, at the time, were all members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as Prof, Gerhard Fromme from the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. He studied Drum Set with Prof. Walter Grassmann and Prof. Fredvard Muehlhofer, as well as Latin percussion with Prof. Anton Muehlhofer. He also studied privately with renowned Drum Set artists Kenwood Dennard, Jojo Mayer, Gene Lake, and Marimbaphone soloist Neboja Zivkovic.

Casual-T
Casual-T and Chris Young in 2009
Background information
Occupation(s)Composer, producer, musician
Websitebrooklyncomposer.com

As a composer he has written music for three feature films, as well as a number of short subject films, and has received many placements on cable and network TV programs. He participated in the 2010 "Hollywood Calling" film scoring workshop with Christopher Young, the 2010 Rick Baitz "Composing for the Screen" Film Scoring Workshop, and the 2009 "The Art of Orchestration" Workshop with Steven Scott Smalley. He was a featured composer in the June '08 edition of Student Filmmakers Magazine.[1]

As a drummer he has performed with orchestras and chamber music ensembles throughout Europe, as well as numerous bands worldwide. Amongst these bands was the Austrian Indie-band Bomb Circle,[2][3] as well as NYC-Glam Rock Darlings The Drown.[4][5] He also performed as a drummer for the Broadway productions of the musicals Chicago (revival) and Spring Awakening, as well as off-broadway, off-off broadway productions and theater festivals such as the world-premiere of "This One Girl's Story", a musical inspired by the proud life of Sakia Gunn, at the 2010 Gayfest NYC, New York International Fringe Festival, and The Gallery Players (whose production for the musical Urinetown, won Outstanding Production of a Musical at the 2007 New York Innovative Theatre Awards.

Filmography

List of Compositions (Concert Music)
  • "Quand les sirènes pleurent" for Solo Piano and Orchestra (2009)
  • "Phantasms and Dreams" for Solo Violin and Orchestra (2008)

Other works
  • "Corporate Music Logo" for OCM Productions (2009)
  • "Multimedia Music Logo" Hudds Music Scene (2007)

Discography (as a drummer)
  • "Love Revolution" – Machine Wash Cold (2010)[17]
  • "In A Living Room" – We Make Music (2007)[18][19]
  • "The Drown Remastered" – The Drown (2006)
  • "The Journey Continues" – Phoenix & After Buffalo (2006)
  • "Vile Bodies (EP)" – The Drown (2003)[20]
  • "The State of Blue Eyed Soul" – Philip Clark (2002)
  • "Take a Ride into the Life of Thomas Alva Edison" – Buddy & The Huddle (2000)[21][22][23][24]
  • "Alien Lovers" – TERA (1999)[25]
  • "What Happened Here?" – Mr. Karl (1998)
  • "Evolution of Funk" – Evolution (1997)
  • "Fluid Drive" – Jesus Chrysler (1996)
  • "Steroids (EP)" – Bomb Circle (1996)
  • "Time To Act" – Bomb Circle/Various (1996)[26]
  • "Boiler Live Pool III" – Bomb Circle/Various (1995)[27]
  • "Grateful Ethiopians Burst Out in Songs of Joy" – Bomb Circle (1994)[28]
  • "Boiler Live Pool – Summerline" – Bomb Circle/Various (1994)[29]
  • "Philharmonic Rock Symphonies" – Vienna Philharmonic Rock Symphony Orchestra (1994)[30]
  • "Time To Act" – Bomb Circle (1993)[26]
  • "Schlagwerk, Alphorn, Orgel" – NÖ Tonkünstler Kammerorchester (1990)

References
  1. "Filmmakers Networking Community: Featured Networkers Spotlighted in StudentFilmmakers Magazine, June 2008 Issue". Studentfilmmakers.com. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  2. Verein SR-Archiv österreichischer Popularmusik. "SRA – Band-Details: Bomb Circle". Sra.at. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  3. "Datum 12/09 – Seiten der Zeit: Musik aus Österreich". Datum.at. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
  4. Kyrby Raine. "The Drown". Ink 19. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  5. "REVIEW – The Drown/Twins". The Wig Fits All Heads. April 1, 2004. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  6. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1567235/
  7. https://www.imdb.com/company/co0292731/
  8. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399011/
  9. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1479206/
  10. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1357445/
  11. https://www.imdb.com/company/co0259786/
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1687896/
  14. "The 48 Hour Film Project: Los Angeles". 48hourfilm.com. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  15. "The 48 Hour Film Project: "Preston"". 48hourfilm.com. June 18, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  16. "The 48 Hour Film Project: "Control-Alt-Delete"". 48hourfilm.com. June 30, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  17. "love_rev_credits". Machinewashcoldnyc.com. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  18. Verein SR-Archiv österreichischer Popularmusik. "SRA – Tonträger-Details: In A Living Room". Sra.at. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  19. Verein SR-Archiv österreichischer Popularmusik. "SRA – Band-Details: Wemakemusic*". Sra.at. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  20. "The Drown". In Music We Trust. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  21. de:Buddy & The Huddle, Retrieved 2011-06-05
  23. "/\/ Z e n t r a l n e r v \/\____ Das Musikmagazin in Bayern". Zentralnerv.de. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  24. "Buddy & The Huddle – sub-bavaria" (in German). Sub-bavaria.de. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
  25. "NY Rock Street Beat: Reviews of Unsigned, Newly Signed or Independent Label Bands". Nyrock.com. April 22, 2001. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
  26. Verein SR-Archiv österreichischer Popularmusik. "SRA – Tonträger-Details: Time To Act". Sra.at. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  27. Verein SR-Archiv österreichischer Popularmusik. "SRA – Tonträger-Details: Boiler Live Pool – Reborn Vol. 3". Sra.at. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  28. Verein SR-Archiv österreichischer Popularmusik. "SRA – Tonträger-Details: Grateful Ethiopians burst out in Songs of Joy". Sra.at. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  29. Verein SR-Archiv österreichischer Popularmusik. "SRA – Tonträger-Details: Boiler Live Pool – Summerline". Sra.at. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  30. "Philharmonik Rockorchestra". Vienna-philharmonic-rock-orchestra.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
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