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Pepper Williams posted a video

Wally and The Wand Alt. (Original Music scored by Pepper Williams)

Wally enjoys his adventures but is hounded by a sinister "Wand".
Apr 25, 2011
Pepper Williams replied to Amalie Skarsgaard's discussion Adventure, my first film score
"Hi Amalie, I too agree with the other composers concerning the use of 'good' samples. I use EW, VSL and symphobia. These samples are more 'realistic' and will bring out the quality of your compositions much better. I also did my…"
Apr 25, 2011
Pepper Williams replied to Jacob Royal's discussion Your FIVE favorite composers.
"I stand corrected. In any event, I love his work! "
Apr 1, 2011
Pepper Williams replied to Jacob Royal's discussion Your FIVE favorite composers.
"You know, I need to put a mention out to Frank Martin (Dutch composer). I love is piano concertos"
Mar 31, 2011
Pepper Williams replied to Jacob Royal's discussion Your FIVE favorite composers.
"You won't get an argument from me:) "
Feb 19, 2011
Pepper Williams replied to Jacob Royal's discussion Your FIVE favorite composers.
"I assume that the discussion dealt with CLASSICAL/FILM composers. For jazz, I have to think about it. Although Chris' list is not bad at all:)."
Feb 14, 2011
Pepper Williams replied to Jacob Royal's discussion Your FIVE favorite composers.
"Marco, I forgot about Ennio Morricone (He's definitely one of my favorite)."
Feb 13, 2011
Pepper Williams replied to Jacob Royal's discussion Your FIVE favorite composers.
"If we're going with the top five FILM composers, then my list is: Bernard Herrmann Jerry Goldsmith James Newton Howard tied with John Williams Danny Elfman (clone of Bernard Herrmann) Elmer Bernstein (Hell, just scoring "The Magnificent…"
Feb 10, 2011
Pepper Williams left a comment for ryu218gt
"#3 Kicks major a**. Where are the drums hits coming from?"
Jan 22, 2011
Pepper Williams replied to Stephen Hatchfield's discussion Stormdrum and other Percussion VST
"I believe Stormdrum 2 (play version) is on sale until 12 midnight TONIGHT ($197.50)"
Jan 17, 2011
Pepper Williams replied to Jacob Royal's discussion Your FIVE favorite composers.
"Ha Ha Prince.....that was cool:) "
Jan 6, 2011
Pepper Williams replied to Vlad Burlea's discussion Suite in five movements for string orchestra
"First off, anytime someone can have a real orchestra play their compositions is a plus. Second, reminds me a lot of Shostakovitch style Three, Very Good! Side note: Was there an intonation problem throughout or, were you composing with a lot of…"
Jan 6, 2011
Pepper Williams replied to Jacob Royal's discussion Your FIVE favorite composers.
"1. Tchaichovsky 2. Stravinsky 3. Shostakovitch 4. Beethoven 5. William Walton"
Jan 6, 2011
Pepper Williams commented on Chris Alpiar's photo
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Alpiar Studio

"Nice! I've just finished my studio (it's much smaller than yours) and now, I'm dealing with the nightmares of setting up an 'Orchestral' template with all it's intricacies:)"
Dec 15, 2010
Pepper Williams posted songs
Dec 13, 2010
Pepper Williams left a comment for Tyler Hughes
"Thank you! I'm looking forward to meeting many of you."
Dec 10, 2010

Profile Information

What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
Film, Television, Orchestra, Small Ensemble, Big Ensemble, Songs, Other
What is your favorite genre or style of music?
Classical (Romantic Period), Film
Is music your main income source?
Sort Of - Music Related
Where do you live?
Santee
About Me (MUST be more than 10 words to be approved):
I was born in Detroit, Michigan (Motown City). With famous neighbors such as: Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye, it's no wonder that I would eventually find my path as a musician.

I attended Laney Jr. College, SFSU and CSUH. Upon graduating from CSUH with both Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Music Composition, I've worked in many local bands as a saxophonist, keyboardist and arranger, having composed for many artists as well as composed nearly 1000 compositions during those times, and worked on hundreds of albums in the Los Angeles area.

I've had the pleasure of working with many artists such as: Barry White, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Pharoah Sanders, Ahmed Jamal, Benny Golson, Sonny Stitt, Jon Hendricks, Hadley Caliman, Vinnie Colaiuta, El Debarge, Buddy Montgomery, Cedar Walton, Billy Higgins, John Handy, Jerome Richardson, Bill Cosby, Estaire Godinez, Mark Isham, Paul Buckmaster, Coco Lee, The Doobie Brothers, George Duke, David Murray, Eddie Henderson, Ed Kelly, America, Stevie Wonder, Wilton Felder , Lee Sanders, Paul Humphrey, Benny Green, Ray Obeido, Rodney Franklin, Michael Jeffries, Kevin Burton, Tower of Power, Gerald Albright, Ed Kelly, Bishop Norman Williams, Angela Bofill, Nathan East, Vince Cooper, Warren Wiebe, Lenny Pickett, Fattburger, Taste of Honey, Gene Page, The Slyvers, Benjamin Franklin Wright Jr., El Debarge, Chet Baker, John Faddis, Bill Bell, Lenny White, Bobby Hutchetson, Michael White, Jules Broussard, Norman Williams, Ray Drummond, Pepper Adams, Curtis Ohlson, Pete Escovedo, Josquin des Pres, Ralph Penland, Mike Wolff, Dexter Gordon, Tito Puentes, Roberto Carlos, Wayne Wallace and many, many more.

I've recorded four CD's of my own (Pop/R & B jazz) as well as focusing on composing, arranging and orchestration in a different genre, that of film and tv projects which has led to some of my compositions being 'placed' on CNN, Time Warner, CBS evening news, Extra, TMZ, The Discovery Channel and Entertainment Tonight and many 'corporate presentations'. I've also worked side by side with acclaimed composer, Lee Sanders of "The Amazing Race" reality series. That collaboration led to a small independent movie project called, "Not Too Tart, Not Too Sweet" in 2003.

I've been involved in a series of showgroups that performed in many of California's showrrooms and concerts overseas in Japan, Korea and other places in the world. I've opened concerts for the Doobie Brothers, Norman Brown, America and Spyro Gyra and others.
Having finally got 'off the road', I've committed myself to a home studio of which to continue composing and arranging and hopefully, become more active in the film industry.
Website:
http://www.pepperwilliamsmusic.com

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