Logan Nelson (composer)
Logan Nelson (born November 11, 1996) is an American composer who has composed scores for films, video games, and modern dance productions.[1] In 2018, he received the SABAM Award for Best Young International Composer by the World Soundtrack Academy.[2] He is known for his work with Kris Bowers, where he composed additional music on the scores to Green Book, Dear White People and For the People.[3]
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Background information | |
Born | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | November 11, 1996
Genres | Film score, electronic, ambient, orchestral |
Occupation(s) | Composer, producer |
Instruments | Piano, viola |
Website | logannelsonmusic |
Life and education
Nelson was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas. In his early years, he "fell in love with" the viola and studied piano and composition with local professors.[1] Nelson attended the University of Southern California[4] where he majored in Music Composition and minored in Cinematic Arts.[5] At USC, he studied music composition with Ted Hearne[6] and film scoring with Garry Schyman;[5] Nelson worked closely with the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and a solo violinist to "sample unique and interesting violin textures that [he] later produced into electronic elements" in collaboration with student choreographers, the project concluded with two performances.[7]
Nelson worked on over 30 original short film scores at USC.[5] His score for Pepper was named Best Original Score by the NYC Indie Film Awards.[8]
Career
In his first summer in Los Angeles, Nelson was offered a prestigious position as an assistant for film composer Hans Zimmer's, Remote Control Productions. Following this, he began working as the composition assistant for Kris Bowers.[1] With Bowers, Nelson assisted on the scores to television projects like Dear White People (TV series) and For the People (2018 TV series).[3] Additionally, Nelson wrote additional music with Bowers on the Sundance Film Festival selection, Monsters and Men, as well as the Tribeca Film Festival selection, Unstoppable.[5] His most recent project with Bowers was Green Book (film).[9]
Logan just finished collaborating with documentary filmmaker Renan Ozturk on a piece with National Geographic and Sony about Mt. Everest.[10] He recently scored the romantic comedy, Straight Up.[9] The film was produced by Valparaiso Pictures and stars actress Katie Findlay.[11]
Nelson also produces music for the synth-pop duo, LightHouse.[12] Their song, Nebula, was described by NEST HQ (Owsla) as "mature, highly-refined synth-pop brilliantly contrasting bright, summery sounds with ghostly, melancholy vocal harmonies and a dark, echoing flair to the production."[13] LightHouse was just featured in FLAUNT Magazine.[12]
Awards and honors
- Winner, SABAM Award for Best Young International Composer, 2018[14][15]
- Winner, National YoungArts Foundation, 2015 and 2016[16][17]
References
- "Young Wichita native's music named best in the world at international festival". kansas. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- Dalton, Ben (2018-10-17). "Kendrick Lamar, late Jóhann Jóhannsson win at 2018 World Soundtrack Awards". Screen. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- "Logan Nelson wins Sabam Award at World Soundtrack Awards". Sabam. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- "Senior Logan Nelson finalist for World Soundtrack award". music.usc.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- "Music Artist for October 2018: Logan Nelson". Oklahoma Film and Music Office. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- Oganesyan, Natalie (2018-09-21). "Senior selected as World Soundtrack Awards finalist". Daily Trojan. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- Ordin, Olivia (2017-03-08). "Choreographers and composers to perform together". Daily Trojan. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- "NYC Indie Film Awards". www.nycindiefilmawards.com. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- "Logan Nelson". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- "Instagram". Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- Wiseman, Andreas (2018-10-02). "Valparaiso Pictures To Produce & Finance Rom-Com 'Straight Up' Starring 'Man Seeking Woman' Actress Katie Findlay". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- "Flaunt Premiere | LightHouse "Bonnie & Clyde"". Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- "Premiere: LightHouse Share Uplifting, Ethereal Pop-tronic on "Nebula"". NEST HQ. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- "Johann Johannsson Wins Posthumous World Soundtrack Award for Best Film Composer of the Year - Soundtrack.Net". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- STF. "World Soundtrack Awards 2018 – Winners". SoundTrackFest. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- "2016 YoungArts Winners" (PDF). National YoungArts Foundation. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- "2015 YoungArts Winners" (PDF). National YoungArts Foundation. Retrieved 2018-12-29.