Neil Lee Griffin 

Music Composer, Engineer, Producer 

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Griffin is a multi-award-winning composer and audio engineer adept at writing musical scores for films, podcasts, audiobooks, and audio dramas, in addition to creating original songs, hip-hop beats and jingles. With over fifteen years of experience in various genres of music, he is constantly striving to learn and grow as a composer. 

 

PUBLIC RECOGNITION 

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• 2020"Award of Merit For Music - Southern Shorts Awards for "While Away"

• 2020: Award of Excellence in Sound Design - Southern Shorts Awards for "While Away"

• 2018: “Best Music Score - Short Film” - Peak City Film Festival in Peak City, NC for “Harvest Season”

• 2019: “Gold Award - Best Score” - Independent Shorts Awards in Los Angeles, CA for
  “Two Peas in a Pod” 

• 2019: “Award of Merit” - Southern Shorts Awards for “Two Peas In A Pod”

• 2019: “Best Original Score” - South Cinematographic Academy Film and Arts for “Two Peas In A Pod”

 

SKILLS

• Advanced in music & audio editing,

• Composition of original lyrics, accompaniment, & score 

• Dialogue Editing, Sound Design and Mixing

• Self-managing with a high level of self-critique

• Flexible availability for scheduling collaboration and review with clients 

 

COMPLETED FILM AND OTHER SCORING PROJECTS

 

2020

• “The Bewailing” Feature by Suttle Films

• “While Away” short by Daljit Kalsi

• “Shine” short by Gianna Lutz

• “Unfamiliar” short by JB Torres

• “The Street Lights Are On” short by JB Torres & Taiyen Stevenson

• "The Good Things Devils Do" Feature by Suttle Films  starring Kane Hodder

• "Compassion"  short by Jeff Corpening

• "Compassion pt.2" short by Jeff Corpening

• "Compassion pt.3" short by Jeff Corpening

• “Lost In The Funhouse" Podcast”

• "Sacrifice" short by Luci Cruell

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​2019

• “Lost In The Funhouse with Gregbo and Blondie” Podcast

• “Dusk” series Season 3  by Ronald J. Rossmann Jr.

• “Two Peas in a Pod” short by Chantey Colet

• “Department 666” short by Adam York

• “Gaslight Insurrection” audiobook by Jason Gilbert 

​2018

• “Bottled Up” short by Daljit Kalsi

• “Dusk” series seasons 1-2 by Ronald J. Rossmann Jr.

• “Mister Academy” feature by Dean Ferreira

• “Triggered” short by Daljit Kalsi

• “Cracks” feature by Dean Ferreira

• “Harvest Season” by Daljit Kalsi

• “Daisies” music video by Neil Lee Griffin

​2017

• “Wrong Girl” short by Dean Ferreira

• “Bound” short by Daljit Kalsi Jr.

• “Trophies in the Attic” short by Corey Maher   

 

 

 

WORK HISTORY

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ANTLER HILL ARTS, LLC, PIEDMONT, SC Feb 2017 - Current

Music Producer, Engineer, & Composer

• Writing, producing, arranging, & engineering original musical ideas, usually in narrative form.

• Recording, editing, engineering, & scoring podcasts & short audio stories. 

• Composing musical accompaniment for motion pictures (both short & feature length).

• Creating digital artwork for film posters and for distribution with recordings.

• Consulting with directors & producers to determine musical cues & to coordinate artistic vision.

 

 

SHADY PALMS PRODUCTIONS, CHARLOTTE, NC Jun 2018 - Current

Remote Composer, Musician, Engineer, & Producer

• Collaborating with performers & producers to determine & achieve desired sound for production.

• Exporting stems to be mixed with client's vocals.

• Developing additional production to an existing track.

• Transposing pieces from one instrument to another & from one key to another to accommodate client & musician preferences. 

 

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BROAD SPECTRUM STUDIOS, SPARTANBURG, SC Apr 2010 - May 2013

Composer, Engineer, & Producer

• Scoring short webisodes & motion comics to help carry the narrative.