INFORMATION FOR FILMMAKERS ABOUT JONATHAN MANNESS

Music that captivates and moves the audience.

Outline of compensation details for filmmakers:

•Willing to compose new music for films

•All rates are negotiable

•Contact me for pricing

•Please do not hesitate to email me if you have any questions about my rates, style, approach, etc. If your primary concern is about my fee, give me as much information you can on the film production side i.e. deadline to complete music, music budget, overall budget, etc so I can give you a fair rate. Also, go to my website to hear more of my music for film, multimedia, and concert music.

Filmmaker's contact: jonathan@jonathanmanness.com

www.jonathanmanness.com

More about Jonathan Manness

Manness received his B.M. in Music Theory and Composition (summa cum laude) from
West Chester University in West Chester, PA where he studied with Robert Maggio and Peter
Paulsen. Currently, he is pursuing his M.M. in Composition with a Concentration in Scoring for
Film and Multimedia at New York University where he studies with Deniz Hughes. Over the past
year, Manness has worked with award-winning composer Richard Einhorn as his copyist and
orchestrator for his latest multimedia-oratorio, The Origin.

Performance venues of Manness’s concert music include Chris’ Jazz Café, the Perelman
Theater at the Kimmel Center, and West Chester University. In April 2007, he was selected to have
his first brass quintet work, Punxsutawney Fails to See His Shadow!, read by the American Brass
Quintet. His one-movement string quartet, Last Call, is constantly aired on “New Music
Philadelphia,” a webcast that features Philadelphia composers. Jonathan’s jazz band arrangement,
Bolivia, can be heard on two promotional CDs: West Chester University Recorded Live at the
Kimmel Center and Writer’s Cramp.

Other recent works include Overture to a Journey for symphony or chamber orchestra,
which was awarded a WCU Student Research and Creative Activities grant. Amalgamation for jazz
sextet and K.I.S.S. in Three for jazz orchestra were both written for the WCU Criterions Jazz
Ensemble under the direction of Matt Niess. In 2008, ASCAP’s “I Create Music” EXPO
recognized Manness’s music for “Score a ‘Film Your Issue’ Short” as “among the very best...”
Presently, Jonathan Manness is collaborating with choreographer Hee Ra Yoo on a large-
scale modern dance piece entitled Who Speaks for Wolf, based on a Native American learning story
by Paula Underwood. Who Speaks for Wolf is scheduled to premiere in late-November and is
supported in part by a Creative Collaboration Support Grant from the New York University
Coordinating Council for Music. For more information, please contact Jonathan Manness at 215-
359-7887 or at jonathan@jonathanmanness.com. You may also visit his website at
http://www.joanthanmanness.com.

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