Bio
Sam Garner is an active composer and performer for a wide range of venues and media. He competed in the national Philips Jazz Piano Competition. His performance in front of a panel of world-class musicians resulted in a third place award. World-class pianist Dan Haerle has featured Sam in the Dallas Jazz Piano Society’s “Catch a Rising Star” concert 3 years in a row. In addition, Sam’s compositions were selected as audition music for the Texas All-Region and All-State Jazz Band competition for 2 years in a row.
Sam has had the privilege of having several cues of his recorded by the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, one of the premier student Orchestras in the nation. Sam also composed music for a short film titled “Lucky Red”; this later went on to be featured on CBS news and in the Dallas International Film Festival. He has composed for numerous short films that were placed in nationwide festivals and another that won TXU’s “Light up the Red Carpet” contest. Sam is active in composing for student films on campus and videogame projects across the country.
Sam has composed for a variety of videogames, ranging from top down shooter action games to creepy ambient forest games. His music is also featured as theme and background music for a television show located in Nashville, Tennessee. He has also had success in composing for music libraries/catalogues where his music is featured in a wide range of locations like business/corporate meetings to videogames. Sam is currently scoring a feature film written by some of the top film students at University of Miami.
Sam recently accepted a prestigious and competitive full-ride scholarship to University of Miami for the Masters in Media Writing and Production degree for the 2013-2014 school year.
For such a young man, Sam has enjoyed a long career in music. He has performed and composed music for over 15 years. His career began early with performances at the age of six and gigs at the age of ten. He actively gigs in the Miami area, playing at corporate events, weddings on the beach, and downtown clubs and bars. Sam draws from his knowledge as a performer to take his compositions to the next level.
Sam Garner is an active composer and performer for a wide range of venues and media. He competed in the national Philips Jazz Piano Competition. His performance in front of a panel of world-class musicians resulted in a third place award. World-class pianist Dan Haerle has featured Sam in the Dallas Jazz Piano Society’s “Catch a Rising Star” concert 3 years in a row. In addition, Sam’s compositions were selected as audition music for the Texas All-Region and All-State Jazz Band competition for 2 years in a row.
Sam has had the privilege of having several cues of his recorded by the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra, one of the premier student Orchestras in the nation. Sam also composed music for a short film titled “Lucky Red”; this later went on to be featured on CBS news and in the Dallas International Film Festival. He has composed for numerous short films that were placed in nationwide festivals and another that won TXU’s “Light up the Red Carpet” contest. Sam is active in composing for student films on campus and videogame projects across the country.
Sam has composed for a variety of videogames, ranging from top down shooter action games to creepy ambient forest games. His music is also featured as theme and background music for a television show located in Nashville, Tennessee. He has also had success in composing for music libraries/catalogues where his music is featured in a wide range of locations like business/corporate meetings to videogames. Sam is currently scoring a feature film written by some of the top film students at University of Miami.
Sam recently accepted a prestigious and competitive full-ride scholarship to University of Miami for the Masters in Media Writing and Production degree for the 2013-2014 school year.
For such a young man, Sam has enjoyed a long career in music. He has performed and composed music for over 15 years. His career began early with performances at the age of six and gigs at the age of ten. He actively gigs in the Miami area, playing at corporate events, weddings on the beach, and downtown clubs and bars. Sam draws from his knowledge as a performer to take his compositions to the next level.