ABOUT
Born in El Paso, TX and raised in Santa Fe, NM, John is a composer and multi-instrumentalist currently studying Film Scoring and Conducting at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA.
John grew up playing various styles of music in various bands, from jazz to heavy metal, on instruments such as drums, guitar, bass, and piano. In high school, his compositional interest took center stage. It was around this time that he also began learning to play the pipe organ, an experience which aided his compositional skill immensely. During his first year at Berklee, John wrote his first major work, a three-movement violin concerto in F Minor (which he plans to go back and rewrite at a later date). Immediately afterwards, he began composing a full four-movement symphony, of which the last movement is currently being written. John has also scored numerous short films.
John Francis McCarthy
https://jfmusic7983.wixsite.com/johnfrancismccarthy | (505)-577-7983 | jfmusic7983@gmail,com
Profile: Composer/Songwriter/Multi-Instrumentalist (Drums, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Pipe Organ), focusing on classical music, primarily orchestral. Able to write music of any length for any ensemble.
Experience:
-September 2013-May 2016: Numerous high school performances, in both choir and (drums) jazz band
-August 2016: High school senior recital, performing numerous organ pieces, as well as an original piano piece
-July: 2017: Performed on drums at The Bitter End, NYC for singer/songwriter Julia Battistin
-November 2017: Composed the score for a 10-minute short film
-December 2017: Completed first major work, a three-movement violin concerto
-January 2018: Completed the first movement of a four-movement symphony
-February 2018: Completed the first movement of a four-movement string quartet
-February 2018: Performed in Maya Lopez’s “Pain, Panic, and Perfection” album release show (drums)
-February 2018: First string quartet movement premiered at The Cloud Club in Boston, MA
-June 2018: Chamber piece premiered by the American Modern Ensemble at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY
-July 2018: Completed the second movement of a four-movement symphony
-August 2018: Completed the third movement of a four-movement symphony
-December 2018: Composed the score for a 7-minute short film
Areas of Expertise:
-Finale
-GarageBand
-Composition
-Orchestration
-Arranging
-Songwriting
-Drums
-Guitar
-Bass
-Piano
-Pipe Organ
Education:
-New Mexico School for the Arts (high school) 2013-2016
-Berklee College of Music 2016-Present