String Arranger/Producer
I specialize in Producing full tracks, programming drums, string arranging, string charting, tuning vocals, editing audio, and mixing. I can write string parts from scratch or I can work with melodies you provide. I've worked on projects such as Relient K, Birds in the Airport, Secondhand Serenade, XxX: The Return of Xander Cage, Disney's Chicken Little, and many others.
Contact me through the green button above and let's get to work.
Credits
AllMusic verified credits for Tom Breyfogle- Relient K
- Relient K
- Relient K
- Secondhand Serenade
- Secondhand Serenade
- Eyes Set to Kill
- Eyes Set to Kill
- Secondhand Serenade
- Secondhand Serenade
- Secondhand Serenade
- Secondhand Serenade
- Eyes Set to Kill
- Secondhand Serenade
- Secondhand Serenade
- Secondhand Serenade
- Secondhand Serenade
- Bleed the Dream
- Bleed the Dream
- Bleed the Dream
- Bleed the Dream
- Lexia
Interview with Tom Breyfogle
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Birds in the Airport. I write/produce the music and play every instrument.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Movie Trailers, Birds in the Airport songs
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital. It's 2017.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I like the rare moments of bliss that arise while solving the arrangement puzzle of a song.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What emotion are you trying to convey with the strings or beat.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: laptop, midi keyboard, drum set, microphone, interface
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I've been touring and making records with bands for 16 years. In 2010, I started producing a lot of the records for the bands I was playing in. I went to Berklee for Orchestration and Arranging. I grauduated in 2013.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Orchestral Indie Rock
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Knowing what not to do is just as important as knowing what to do.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Indie, Pop, Rock, Hip Hop, Film Score
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Songwriting
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring out the core emotion of the song with each instrument.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I listen to a song over and over to feel the core emotion of the song. I then figure out what sounds and rhythms would enhance the emotion.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Logic Pro X. All in the box.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Beck, Danny Elfman, Ben Folds, Jon Brion, Elvis Costello
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: String Arrangements, Drum Programming, or fully producing songs.
2 revisions. 2 day turn around for Beats, 3 day turn around for String Arrangements.
- EastWest Hollywood Strings
- EastWest Hollywood Brass
- EastWest Hollywood Percussion
- EastWest Hollywood Orchestral Woodwinds
