Soprano . Alto . Baritone Saxophones . Flute . Bass Clarinet . Piano
About Me
2004 to 2009
Original Music & Audio Production for Corporate Contracts
Singer/Songwriter/Artist development
Production & Recording
Audio Post
Session work (soprano & alto saxophones) in LA for various producers.
Live Performance w/original jazz quartet 'Grant Reeves Contemporary Jazz Quartet'
(performances include Mountain Winery in Saratoga, Crocker Art Museum, Auburn Jazz Festival, Oslo Norway) private Private instruction for beginning woodwinds & advanced saxophone
Providing private instruction in improvisation (currently teaching 20 students
from the award winning Folsom High School Jazz Program) references available
Produced CD of original 20th Century Harmony works for grand piano
& violin (Matt Peebles, Violin - student of Isthak Perlman. Matt is currently
studying at The Boston Conservatory)
2000-2004
Providing private instruction for beginning woodwinds & advanced saxophone
Providing private instruction in improvisation
Composition & Production of original Smooth Jazz CD
Composition & Production of original classical compositions
for grand piano and soprano saxophone
Original Music & Audio Production for Corporate Contracts
1990 to 2000
Ran independent audio post company
Grant Reeves Music Production, San Jose, CA
Composition/Scoring to Picture/Sound Design/Audio Post
Provided services for a Corporate clientele including:
Apple, Applied Materials, Cisco, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, NASA
Pacific Data Images, PBS, Siemens, Sony, Sun Microsystems, Unisys
United Way, US Navy, US Olympic Swim Team
Won numerous industry awards for Composition & Sound Design:
joey award (grant reeves music library)
1998 telluride independent film & screenwriters festival
(f scott fitzgeralds the sensible thing)
gold award world fest charleston (nasa galileo)
telly bronze (las vegas chamber of commerce)
joey award (kicu tv station id package)
telly silver (dna & other animated shorts)
joey award (dna & other animated shorts)
sammy (seattle music awards best saxophone)
1980 to 1990
Produced audio for Ads & Industrial films. Clients including: Weyerhaeuser,
Sony TV, Airborne Express.
'First Call' session musician (saxophones) in Seattle and LA.
Recorded on hundreds of album projects and Ads, incl: Dee Dee Bridgewater, Randy Meisner.
Toured with various original bands including Electra recording artist, Dan Siegel. http://www.dansiegelmusic.com/
Education
1972 to 1974 Green River College-Seattle
Majored in Music Performance; Minored in Jazz Studies (4.0 grade average)
1969 to 1972 Renton High School, Renton Washington
Private study composition, three years,
Twentieth Century Harmony (Rene Fabre'/seattle) 1973 to 1976
Private study flute, two years (Phyllis Compaan-McDaniel/seattle) 1971 to 1973
Private study piano, four years (Sue Lehman/seattle) 1969 to 1973
Private study saxophone, six years (Joe Adams/seattle) 1964 to 1970
Private study piano, two years (Edmonton Alberta, Canada) 1959 to 1961
additional related professional experience/awards:
1983 - Seattle Music Awards . best saxophonist
1972 - Arts Scholarship Grant
1972 - College Scholarship
As a 'first call' studio session musician Grant has recorded in Seattle, L.A.,
Canada & Northern California on Ads, Album Projects, Films, etc....
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