Tristan Clopet

Tristan Clopet (/kloʊˈpeɪ/; born October 8, 1986) is an American film composer and singer-songwriter.

Tristan Clopet
Background information
Birth nameTristan Carl Clopet
Born (1986-10-08) 8 October 1986
Toronto, Canada
Occupation(s)Composer, singer-songwriter, musician
Years active2008–present
Associated actsTristan Clopet, The Juice, Great Good Fine Ok
Websitetristanclopet.com sussexmusichouse.com

Education

After graduating high school in Raleigh, North Carolina Clopet studied acting at Uta Hagen’s HB Studio in New York City,[1] and studied music at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, the Berklee College of Music and the University of Miami, which he left in 2009, two semesters short of graduation, to pursue a career in music.[2]

Film Composing Career

In April 2013, Clopet scored the short film "Dream Girl" which was officially selected to the Garden State Film Festival.[3]

Starting in 2014, Clopet teamed up with filmmakers Alex Mann and Adam Bloom of Space Oddity Films to create and score a running series of tech-inspired short films including "3 Seconds" and "Me2," amassing over three million views on YouTube. [4]

In 2016, Clopet scored Good Bones, which debuted at the YoFi Film Festival,[5] and wrote music for Broad Green Pictures' The Infiltrator starring Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger and John Leguizamo.[6] He also contributed music for Sony Pictures Television's Crackle series StartUp starring Martin Freeman and Adam Brody, co-writing the main title theme with long-time collaborator Chris Hajian,[7] and composed for the DirectTV series Cassandra French's Finishing School for Boys based on Eric Garcia's critically acclaimed novel. [8]

Recording career

Clopet has released two EPs and one LP, 2011's Name It What You Want. Produced by Raymond Richards (Local Natives) and Justin Gerrish (The Strokes, Vampire Weekend)[9] and partly recorded at Avatar Studios in New York, the latter was released in June 2011 and hailed as the “best indie album of 2011” by Alternative Magazine, who noted that the song “A Chat with My Brain” “solidifies Clopet as king of the catchy choruses.”[10]

His YouTube series Living Room Sessions, featuring intimate cover performances of artists such as Bon Iver, Nirvana and Adele has received over 1.5 million plays in over 71 different countries.[11]

In January 2014 Clopet joined Brooklyn-based electro-pop band Great Good Fine Ok, with whom he sometimes tours playing bass guitar and synthesizer and singing backup vocals.[12] His vocals were featured on the group's debut album Body Diamond, released in 2014 on Neon Gold Records/Epic Records and Transgressive Records/Warner/Chappell Music publishing.[13]

Both with the group and solo, Clopet has performed internationally with artists including The Swell Season, X Ambassadors, Sandi Thom, Billy Bragg, Miguel, Miami Horror, Betty Who, Magic Man, The Weeknd, Joywave and Tove Lo and played at the music festivals SXSW, CMJ, and Party in the Park.[1]

Sussex Music House

In November 2012 Clopet announced the launch of his new music production company Sussex Music House. Based in Brooklyn, New York and with a branch in Los Angeles, California, the company has written music for clients including Old Navy, Meineke Car Care Center, Clemson University, Mike's Hard Lemonade and the Washington Nationals.

On September 30, 2013, an opinion piece written by Clopet on "The Potential Resurgence of the Jingle" was published by Advertising Age.[14]

Discography

Film/TV Scores

Dream Girl (2013) (Garden State Film Festival)

GUN (2014)

Green Dot (2015)

Appetites (2015)

Follower (2015)

Runners (2015)

Wink (2016)

Good Bones (2016) (YoFi Film Festival)

Trunk (2016)

Me2 (2016)

3 Seconds (2016)

The Infiltrator (2016)

StartUp (2016-2017)

Cook Off! (2017)

Crown Heights (2017) (Sundance Film Festival-Audience Award Winner)

LAbyrinth (2017)

Solo Career

Duende (2009)

Purple (2010)

Name It What You Want (2011)

References
  1. Siebert, Rob. "Interview: Musician Tristan Clopet". Primary Ignition.
  2. Delgado, Ric. "Album Review: Tristan Clopet's Duende EP". Rev Miami.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Berkowitz, Joe. "If This Creepy Horror Short Doesn't Scare You Off Snapchat, Nothing Will". Co.Create.
  5. http://www.yofifest.com/copy-of-2016-schedule
  6. "The Infiltrator Score Soundtrack". Film Music Daily.
  7. "Crackle's 'StartUp' to Feature Music by Chris Hajian". Film Music Reporter.
  8. http://www.hollywood.com/tv/cassandra-french-s-finishing-school-for-boys-60595133/
  9. "Tristan Clopet Makes the Album for the Summer". After Hours.
  10. Mulrooney, Marty. "Music Review – Name It What You Want by Tristan Clopet". Alternative Magazine Online.
  11. https://www.youtube.com/user/SussexRecordings
  12. http://www.greatgoodfineok.com
  13. http://www.transgressiverecords.com/news/detail/new-signing-great-good-fine-ok-announce-debut-ep-body-diamond
  14. "Tristan Clopet – 'Jingle' Shouldn't Be Heard As Dirty Word". Advertising Age.
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