BIOGRAPHY

My name is Mitchell Hedrick and I am a composer based in Alaska. Music is my passion, however it is not my job. I am an Electrical Engineer by trade, and I am enjoying my career in that field so far. That being said music is definitely a big part of my life outside of work and personal relationships.

I first really delved into the world of music when I became involved with my universities film club. Up to this point my music experience involved playing various string instruments, primarily the bass and cello. When I joined film club, I realized that since I had no experience in the field I couldn't do much besides tag along and hold the boom pole.

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I wanted to contribute, and noticed that no one really had much music experience in the club. I decided to take the plunge and offered to compose soundtracks for peoples projects if they were interested.

My first composition was for my friend Fischer Knapp, for a short film called "Shit Happens." He was an easy customer, because his only requirement was that I make a sad song and a happy song. And so I made a couple short pieces on the piano and we got them recorded by one of my classmates who could play piano.

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These pieces turned out alright and did just fine for the film, which was just a 5 minute sketch on YouTube anyways. However, I found the process so fun and engaging that I immediately wanted to do more. After this point I started digging into the weeds of music theory and learning all I can about the various compositional tools I can use and to what effect. I continued making music for the film club, and even took the leap of directing my own short film and wrote the soundtrack for that. Then I started creating music outside of the club just for the sake of making it.

Now I have a growing catalog of work that I plan on keeping track of using this website. If you are interested in checking it out, you can find my music under the Portfolio tab. Thank you!