Daniel Vendt
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- Composer
Daniel P. Vendt is an award-winning composer who is pursuing a career
in film and television music. Recent honors include the premier of his
score for the silent film Persephone (Blue Damen Pictures), recording
and conducting a score at Capitol Records, and being selected as a
Graduate Student Speaker for the 2008 Commencement Ceremonies at
Columbia College Chicago.
Graduating cum Laude from Illinois Wesleyan University in 2005, Daniel was a pioneer in the composition program by being the first student to have original film music performed at a student recital. Two years later, he repeated this feat by being the first to feature original film music at their Senior recital. While at IWU, he also wrote and directed three short films about student life, that he then scored and produced.
Shortly after graduating from IWU, Daniel was the first student accepted to a brand new MFA Music Composition for the Screen program at Columbia College Chicago, also receiving the prestigious Follett Fellowship from the school. A founding director of Chicago-based Blue Damen Pictures, he is currently (2009) collaborating with a number of film makers across the country, while working as a studio assistant for an Emmy-and Grammy award nominated composer for film and television.
Daniel is an accomplished Pianist and Horn player, but also brings his experience with countless other instruments to a score.
Graduating cum Laude from Illinois Wesleyan University in 2005, Daniel was a pioneer in the composition program by being the first student to have original film music performed at a student recital. Two years later, he repeated this feat by being the first to feature original film music at their Senior recital. While at IWU, he also wrote and directed three short films about student life, that he then scored and produced.
Shortly after graduating from IWU, Daniel was the first student accepted to a brand new MFA Music Composition for the Screen program at Columbia College Chicago, also receiving the prestigious Follett Fellowship from the school. A founding director of Chicago-based Blue Damen Pictures, he is currently (2009) collaborating with a number of film makers across the country, while working as a studio assistant for an Emmy-and Grammy award nominated composer for film and television.
Daniel is an accomplished Pianist and Horn player, but also brings his experience with countless other instruments to a score.