Audio Engineering Society AES New York 2015

AES New York 2015 Presenter or Author

Timo Elliston

Timo Elliston

Primary Affiliation: Composer, BANG - New York, NY, USA

Timo Elliston is a Composer at BANG, New York City. His film credits include the upcoming feature film, "Bukowski," directed by James Franco; Jim Breuer's documentary "More Than Me;" and the multi-award-winning short film "The Shovel," starring David Strathairn. In television, he has scored numerous shows for National Geographic and Discovery, as well as dozens of national and international advertising campaigns.

Raised in a musical family, he studied piano with his father - pianist and Professor of Music at the University of Maryland, Ron Elliston. He began playing in clubs at age 14 and spent the majority of his life performing in every type of musical venue imaginable. Some highlights include concerts with vocalists Stacey Kent, Rebecca Parris, and Giacomo Gates; performances with jazz legends Charles Davis and Valery Ponomarev; touring under the auspices of the U.S. State Department with his own trio throughout Southern and Eastern Africa; and collaborating with the New York City Ballet performing music he arranged for a series of performances in New York City and Provence, France. Some more personal highlights include recreating a Dimebag Darrell guitar solo on keyboard while he listened on in a metal club in Texas; and playing show tunes with Neil Armstrong.

Currently, he lives in New York City with his wife and twin 4-year olds.

More Info: http://www.timoelliston.com

Session List

Oct 31: W22: Composing Music for Short-Form, Interstitial, and Episodic Television (Panelist)

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