About me
http://gtthomas.com/studio Translating concepts into music has been at the basis of Gwen's career as a musician-for-hire since she started out at the age of 17, in 1999. Pursuing musical resonances with like-minded musicians, artists, directors, & friends the world-over has resulted in collaborations (both commercial and non) for TV, records, film, & stage with award winning artists such as Chris Dedrick (of The Free Design), Fleet Foxes, Berend Dubbe ( or Bettie Serveert, Bauer), Benny Sings, Michael Leonhart (or Steely Dan, Plastic Ono Band), & The Metropole Orchestra. Gwen Thomas also provides occasional work as a Native English speaking voice-over and a lyric consultant for Dutch songwriters seeking to improve their English lyrics.
trackrecord
2012 - Present - Producing albums by bands and solo artists. Vocalist and songwriting with Supercasanova (LA loungetronica duo), Benny Sings (Amsterdam music producer), and singing with The Metropole Orchestra. Can be heard singing on a current Senseo ad. 2011 - Film score for 'Mastering Bambi' by Persijn Broersen and Margit Lukács, with Berend Dubbe on display in Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum (modern art). 2008-2011 - Music for Honda's European ad campaign, with Berend Dubbe. 2010 - Voice (singing) performance under direction of Stephen Emmer for marlies|dekkers live fashion show productions.
education
2000-2004 – Bachelor's degree in Music Composition from Seattle Pacific University, Washington, USA.
2007-2010 – Apprenticeship to multi award-winning film score composer, Christopher Dedrick.
2007-2010 – Apprenticeship to multi award-winning film score composer, Christopher Dedrick.
remarks
- Production from start to finish entirely within my professional studio. - Construction of convincing sound-alikes in nearly every genre - Creation of everything from minimal soundscapes to full orchestral scores. - Also a voice actor, American English as native tongue. - Dutch as a second language diploma obtained in May 2011.