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Award-winning Film, TV and Game music composer, Kyle Newmaster – a self-professed “Star Wars” fanatic – helped bring the pop culture phenomenon back to avid gamers in the latest LucasArts’ game “Kinect Star Wars,” which was recorded at the famed Abbey Road Studios in London, with the London Symphony Orchestra. The game was released on April 3, 2012. Newmaster is primarily active in film scoring. He recently composed music for “Something Wicked,” Brittany Murphy’s last film; the vampire action feature “Blood Shot;” “Channeling,” an edgy, furturistic drama and Sundance Select’s “The Myth of the American Sleepover” which was an official selection at the 2011 Cannes Festival du Film. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times called the teen coming-of-age drama, “Poetic … A lovely, gentle and very true film.” In 2007 Kyle contributed music to the internet sensation “Ryan vs. Dorkman 2,” which to date has received more than 15 million views online and counting. This video led to the opportunity to create and orchestrate music for “Star Wars: The Old Republic,” which has garnered critical praise since the game’s release on December 2011. It recently won a Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G) Award for Best Original Soundtrack and Best Instrumental Music at the 2012 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Born and raised in Minnesota, Newmaster’s deep-rooted interest and talent in music comes from his family. His great grandfather was a published composer for military bands, and his father studied classical music and played a key role in Newmaster’s musical training at a very young age.

Newmaster’s broad musical range and experience throughout his career has given him an advantage in being able to adapt to the ever-changing film/music industries. In 2009, Newmaster arranged and orchestrated for composer Tyler Bates’ edgy score to Rob Zombie’s animated film, “The Haunted World of El Superbeasto.” Newmaster also composed additional music and orchestrated for LucasArts’ “Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings.” Additionally, he completed a variety of string and horn arrangements for “LAX,” the third studio album for hip-hip artist, The Game and also provided horn arrangements for Susan Tedeschi's Grammy nominated contemporary blues album, "Back to the River". That same year he composed a dramatic orchestral score for Hallmark Channel’s movie, “Bound By A Secret”, starring Meredith Baxter. Other credits include: “Little Big World,” “Crash,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” and a variety of other shows. When he is not writing music, Newmaster is an active professional trumpet player who performs and records in a variety of groups. He has performed with bands such as "The Brian Setzer Orchestra" and the "Seth Macfarlane Big Band" and has recorded for numerous TV shows and films including Family Guy, Cleveland, America's Got Talent and American Dad. Newmaster holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Performance and Music Education from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and a master’s degree in Composing for Contemporary Media from The Eastman School of Music in New York. He also frequently gives lectures on composing and the music business at the University level. These speaking engagements recently included an online talk at the University of Pennsylvania Pembroke and he was guest lecturer at his alma mater, UW-Eau Claire. Newmaster also continues to compose and arrange regularly for the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, and has provided music for a variety of the ensemble’s guest artists including Roy Hargrove, Mavis Staples, Ann Hampton Calloway, Branford Marsalis, and many more.

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Film/TV and Game Composing Experience: • Composer for “Something Wicked” Produced by Joe Colleran (2013) • Composer for “Channeling” Directed by Drew Thomas (2013) • Composer for "The Jazz Funeral” Directed by Jesse Rosen (2013) • Composer for “Kinect : Star Wars” (VG Lucas Arts 2012) • Additional Composer for “The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct" (VG Terminal Reality 2013) • Composer for "Walk and Talk the Vote: West Wing Reunion" (Directed by Michael Mayers

2012) • Additional Composer for “Star Wars: The Old Republic" (VG Lucas Arts 2012) • Composer for “Bloodshot” Directed by Dietrich Johnston (2012) • Music Arranger for “Spy Hunter” (VG Playstation Vita 2012) • Composer for “Backstreet Blockbusters” Directed by John Hudgens (2012) • Composer for “Myth Of The American Sleepover” Directed by David Mitchell (2011) • Composer for “Scape” Directed by Taegen Carter (2010) • Composer for “Tales From The Catholic Church Of Elvis” Directed by Mercy Malik (2009) • Composer for the Hallmark Channel film “Bound by a Secret” (2009) • Additional Composer, Arranger and Orchestration for Tyler Bates on Rob Zombie’s Film

“The Haunted World Of El Superbeasto” (2009) • Composer for “Sex Ed” television pilot Directed by Tamela D’Amico (2009) • Additional Composer for “Little People Big World” (2009) • Additional Composer for “Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings” (VG by Lucas Arts 2008) • Staff composer for DP music on the VH1 series “Scream Queens” (2008) • Composer for “Ryan vs Dorkman 2” Directed by Michael Scott (2007) • Composer for “Psychedelic Shack” Directed by Kenneth Jones (2008) • Composer for “Game Over” Directed by Tamela D’Amico (2008) • Composer for “The Shiftling” Directed by Taegan Carter (2007) • Composer for “Reservations” Directed by Aloura Charles (2006) • Composer for “Forced Alliance” Directed by Randy Bookman/Gerry Santos (2006) • Additional Composer for “Guide to Guys” Directed by Dave Barry (2006) • Composer for “The Boarder” Directed by Susan Bell (2005) • Composer for "Volare" Directed by Tamela D’Amico (2004) • Composer for "La Magique Noire" Directed by Aloura Charles (2004) Composing and Arranging Experience: • Horn and String Arranging for recording artists such as Susan Tedeschi, The Game, Duffy,

Nas, Cool and Dre, DJ Quik and a variety of others. (2005-‐2013) • Arranged and Orchestrated “Broadband” for the Metropole Orchestra featuring Michael

Brecker (2005) • Co-created and Composed for the "Novo Philharmonic", a 90-‐member contemporary studio

orchestra. (2004). Novophilharmonic.org • Arranged numerous big band charts for performance by Byron Stripling and the Columbus

Jazz Orchestra (2004-‐2012) • String arranger and producer for CMH/Vitamin records (2002-‐2004)




Events, panels and scoring sessions

Right: Kyle speaking at Comic-

Con’s Fan Favorite Projects Go

Interactive panel that was

attended by over 200 con-goers!

Top Right: Kyle attending the LA

Premiere for “The Myth of the

American Sleepover” at AFI Fest

in LA.

Above and Right: Kyle recording

the score for “Kinect Star Wars” at

Abbey Road Studio with the

London Symphony Orchestra.

Left: Kyle pictured

with fellow video

game composers,

Gordy Haab, Gerard

Marino, David Ari

Leon, and Jeremy

Soule.

Left: Kyle

attending the

dub mix for

“Blood Shot”

Right: Kyle conducting

the orchestra for “Ryan

vs. Dorkman 2” at

Capitol Records

Below: Kyle with Gordy

Haab and Matt Franko

after the scoring session

for “Kinect: Star Wars” at

Abbey Road Studio

Above: Kyle with

“Channeling” director, Drew

Thomas at Dances with Films

2013




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Features, interviews and reviews

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For those of you that enjoy

listening to music themes

from your favorite video

games…Thursday July 12,

2012 will be a day that you’ll

NOT want to miss. Comic-

Con 2012 will be holding a

special panel courtesy of

CW3PR and ASCAP

dedicated to talented

individuals that compose

music from the latest video

games. More details from the

press release after the jump:

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