BLAKE MORRISON

Reuters- Investigative Projects Editor; New York, NY

Two-time Pulitzer Prize Finalist

"He makes excellence look effortless, and his ability and desire to collaborate are extraordinary. Even more incredible is his work ethic . . . John takes extraordinary pride in his craft. He refuses to settle and takes a "no-excuses" approach to getting the job done well."

ABOUT

John Konopka is an Emmy® award winning film composer, recording and mixing engineer, Certified Pro Tools Operator, sound designer, orchestrator, pianist, and trumpet player. He offers a wide range of musical services within media production. Whether creating a string score for a documentary, background music for a TV series, or an urban beat with cutting edge samples for a commercial, he will provide an original and powerful soundtrack that will meet your needs.

EDUCATION

I have had three years of intensive study at the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM). I studied audio recording under the late Bruce Egre (Azica Records) and Alan Bise (Azica Records), as well as composition with Dr. Keith Fitch, Steve Kohn, and Alex Cooke. I have a liberal arts degree from Franciscan University of Steubenville.

EQUIPMENT

D/A and A/D: Universal Audio Apollo 8p; Twin

Main DAWs: Ableton Live 11; Pro Tools; Logic Pro X

Notation: Sibelius

Hardware Synths: Moog Sub37; Roland Juno 108

VSTs: Omnisphere; Play Libraries (all orchestral and chamber libraries); Cinematic Strings; Kontakt

Samples: TBs of percussion, synth, classic drum sounds, FX, and string orchestra samples.

Audio Plugins: UAD; Waves; iZotope; FabFilter; Sonnox; et al.