Jann C. Castor

composer / arranger / orchestrator / songwriter / singer / music producer
HONORS & AWARDS

 
  • ARIA MUSIC INDUSTRY AWARD NOMINEE (Australian Grammy) - BEST ORIGINAL SCORE for "RED EXPRESS" Soundtrack Album from ABC TV USA Series
  • BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - HAPPY HOOKER - Philadephia Independent Film Festival, 2008
  • Special Award: Four Nights With Anna" Jerzy Skolimowski - International Tokyo Film Festival, 2008
  • BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - HAPPY HOOKER - Melbourne (Australia) International Film festival, 2008
  • BEST ANIMATION/EXPERIMENTAL FILM: Shade Caper Fear Film Festival, USA
  • SILVER MEDAL AT THE HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL for Shade, USA
  • Canadian International  Film Festival Best Animated  Short , Shade, by Michael Huber.  2001, USA
  • AFI AWARDS NOMINEE - BEST ORIGINAL SCORE "PHANTASMAGORIA"
  • HONORABLE MENTION - AMERICAN FILM & VIDEO ASSOCIATION (RED EXPRESS)
  • SILVER CLIO AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE "ART CENTER NARRATIVE CATALOG" Multimedia Presentation, COW.
  • I.D. MAGAZINE DISTINCTION AWARD, LOS ANGELES. Multimedia Presentation, COW.
  • NEW MEDIA EXPO, LOS ANGELES. Interactive Media Awards, COW.
  • COMMUNICATION ARTS MAGAZINE Interactive Design winner, COW.

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    MOTION PICTURES

    FOUR NIGHT WITH ANNA - Dir Jerzy Skolimowski, (composer, additional music, 2008)
    THE HAPPY HOOKER -     Dir Robert Dunlap, (composer, editor, designer,2008)
    BEYOND THE QUEST -     Dir Mireck Kullitti, (composer, editor, designer,2008)
    K -19 THE WIDOWMAKER http://www.nationalgeographic.com/k19 -     Sound Production, feature movie with Harrison Ford.
     MANIACTS- Dir: Curt Cressler, Music Composer, Meat And Potatos Production.
    ASYLUM DAYS - Dir: Thomas Elliott, Fresh Produce Film, C. Thoams Howell,) - music, sound FX, sound mix.
    GLEN GREEN- Dir: Brian Hanson, Music Composer, FX editor, Mixer, Sound Designer.
    PLANT ONE ON ME- Dir: Paul Ero, Music Composer, FX editor, Mixer, Sound Designer.
    BARK - Dir: Kasia Adamik, Song Production with Julie Delpy
    WOUNDED SOLDIER - Dir:Eva Piaskowska, Executive Producer Jerzy SKolimowski, Additional Music,Sound FX, Sound Design
    SHADE Dir: Michael Huber, Huber Films, (original music, sound design, cgi animation film)
    MEIN ZWEITER TOD (My Second Death)  Dir: Dominique Othenin-Girard (additional music & feature song) RTL
    MARIE - HEILIGE HURE (Maria - The Sacred Whore) Dir: Dominique Othenin-Girard (feature song) RTL
    BEYOND DESIRE Dir: Dominique Othenin-Girard (additional music arrangements & feature song) RTL
    KILLERS WITHIN Dir: Paul Leder - Burnhill Productions
    RETURN TO TWO MOON JUNCTION- (additional music, feature song) Trimark Pictures
    WHACKY ADVENTURES OF Dr BORIS & Ms DULUTH Dir: Paul Leder - PR Productions
    FORCED TO KILL Dir: Corey Eubanks - PM Entertainment
    BLANKMAN (music production - orchestra hits) Columbia Pictures
    AMERICAN HERO (INTERACTIVE FEATURE)- Interactive Prod.
    LAST DETOUR Dir:Eric Chambers - Stem Production
    KISS OF DEATH American Phoenix 

    TELEVISION

    RED EXPRESS (MULTIPLES) ABC TV USA
    EXILE AND THE NEW TEXAS ABC TV USA
    RULE THE EAST ABC TV USA
    INTO THE HEART OF MOTHER RUSSIA ABC TV USA
    STEAMING TO TIANANMEN SQUARE ABC TV USA
    PHANTASMAGORIA SBS TV AUSTRALIA
    RETURN FROM VIETNAM ABC TV AUSTRALIA
    THE BICENTENNIAL: BIRTH, MOTION PROD.


    THEATRE

    POWDER ROOM TRIAGE - by Frank Strausser, with Sally Kirkland (Oscar Nomenee), dir Rob Brownstein, Los Angeles. Music Director-Composer
    TRIAGE - by Frank Strausser, with Sally Kirkland (Oscar Nomenee), dir Rob Brownstein, Los Angeles. Music Director-Composer
    EXPERIMENT - Music Director-Composer   "STU" THEATRE,  CRACOW, POLAND ; Grzegorz Matysik, Kasia Figura
    STANDING ON MY KNEE - a play by John Olive, Los Angeles
    LOVER - a play by Llewelyn Jones, Los Angeles, Music Director-Composer

    CLASSICAL PERFORMANCE & COMPOSITIONS

    CONCERTO FOR 11 STRING GUITAR & ORCHESTRA LIVE  BROADCAST  ON ATN 7 TELEVISION, AUSTRALIA.
    BICENTENIAL REQUIEM FOR 40 DIDGERIDOOS AND ORCHESTRA
    DIDGERIDU SONATA 

    MULTIMEDIA

    K -19 THE WIDOWMAKER - http://www.nationalgeographic/k19/ - Sound Production, Sound Design official website for a feature movie with Harrison Ford.
    "LORD OF THE DANCE" - MICHAEL FLATLEY WebSite http://www.lordofthedance.com - Sound Production, "Hello Design"
    DISNEY INTERACTIVE CD ROM "DISNEY STANDARD CHARACTERS" History Of Disney - Compositions & Sound Design)
    MOLSON WEBSITE- Sound design, streaming media     http://www.molsonusa.com "Hello Design"
    SONY WEBSITE - Sound design, streaming media
    DISNEY DAILYBLAST (Compositions & Sound Design for www.dailyblast.com Website)
    MERCEDES BENZ CD ROM -(100  Years of Mercedes Benz - Compositions and Sound Design)
    MOTOROLA ELECTRONICS (GENEVA 95 Exposition - Sound Design)
    PIONEER EXPO (JAPAN 96 Sound Design & Compositions)
    PIONEER CD ROM (Sound Design & Compositions)
    ART CENTER NARRATIVE CATALOG (Sound Design & Compositions)
    TETRAPAK INTERACTIVE (Sound Design & Compositions) 

    CURRENT ALBUM &VIDEO REPRESENTATION


    CONCERTO FOR !! STRING GUITAR AND ORCHESTRA - MOTION MUSIC MAN
    BEYOND THE QUEST - MOTION MUSIC MAN
    VITAMINS FOR THE SOUL - MOTION MUSIC MAN
    FALLENAH - MOTION MUSIC MAN
    ASYLUM DAYS - MOTION MUSIC MAN    JANN CASTOR FILM SONGS - MOTION MUSIC MAN
    DIGIDANCE - BMGKARMIC JUSTICE     - MOTION MUSIC MAN
    MY DIDGERIDU - RCA
    RED EXPRESS - BMG
    ANGEL IN ME - BMG
    PRECEDENCE - BMG
    THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER -BMG
    MEGA MOO - Mega Moo Music 

    RECORDING AND PERFORMANCE COLLABORATIONS

    JON ANDERSON, (YES) JULIE DELPHY, MARK MOFFAT, CHONG LIM, RICHARD TOGNNIETTI - SYDNEY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, MUSIC DIRECTOR / CONDUCTOR. 

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