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234 Hulsey Center
(205) 996-0640
Research and Teaching Interests: Education, Composer, Musician, Music Technology, Recording Engineering, Producing, Film Scoring and Sound Design
Office Hours: By appointment
Education:
- BA in Music Education from Long Island University at C.W. Post
- MA, in Music Theory and Composition from Long Island University at C.W. Post
Craig Brandwein is an Assistant Professor of Music Technology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Previously, he was an Associate Professor of Audio Production and Design at Living Arts College in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has been in the music business for over 40 years as an accomplished musician, composer, songwriter, producer, and engineer. Craig has written and produced music for various artists, such as the late Lynn Anderson. He has composed music for network television (CBS, NBC and ABC), corporate clients, as well as Musical Theatre.
In 2018, “The Secret Exit”, an album which he produced, was released on Naxos (Catalogue No: 8.559890). In 2010, he received an Emmy™ nomination for music composition and arranging, as well as in 2011 a Telly™ Award and a 2012 “People’s Choice” Telly™ Award for a promotional video. He co-produced the “Sing With Max” album, which has earned a Mom’s Choice Award and Dove Foundation Seal of Approval. He has also scored for several motion pictures that can be seen all over the world.
He has scored music for film and television, and his credits include Composer and Music & Sound Supervisor. As a film producer, Brandwein has been a key element on such films as “We Remember,” a Holocaust survivor DVD; “Youngsville,” a horror film; “Changeover,” a feature drama; and “Max & Wrigley,” a 3D animation show (in development). He is also a staff producer, songwriter, and Vice President for Center Sound Productions.
Affiliates:
- Owner, Center Sound Productions
- Board of Directors, Living Arts College, Raleigh, NC
- Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
- Birmingham Art Music Alliance (BAMA)
- Voting Member, National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences/Grammys (NARAS) American Society of Authors, Composers, and Publishers (ASCAP)
- Society of European Stage Authors and Composers (SESAC)
- Alabama Music Industry Educators Association (AMIEA)
- Audio Engineering Society (AES)
For more information please visit:
Location Audio and Audio Post Production, Sound Design, Dialog Editing, Original Music
HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS DOCUMENTARY (Marccom)
Location Audio, Audio Post Production, Video Editing, Original Music
A Long Way Off; (Uptone Pictures)
Location Audio and Audio Post Production, Sound Design, Dialog Editing, Original Music
Don’t Pass Me By; (Uptone Pictures)
Audio Post Production, Sound Design, Dialog Editing, Original Music
Youngsville (Paris Entertainment) Production Audio Supervisor
Remnants; (Remnants, Inc)
Audio Post Production, Sound Design, Dialog Editing
Destiny Road; (Uptone Pictures)
Location Audio and Audio Post Production, Sound Design, Dialog Editing, Original Music
A Box For Rob; (Uptone Pictures)
Audio Post Production, Sound Design, Dialog Editing
The Rusty Bucket Kids Club; TV Pilot
Composer/sound design/post-production supervisor Studio in the Woods. (Emmy Nomination 2010 and Silver Telly Award 2011 for Composition and Arranging)
Staff Composer for Signature Sound, Inc., Music, for Corporate, Film & Television. Composed and produced cues for Proctor & Gamble’s daytime dramas; Guiding Light, Another World an As The World Turns. I used both MIDI and Live instruments.
