Solo Piano Engagements

SEATTLE

El Gaucho Restaurant
Bellevue Club and Hotel Washington Athletic Club Columbia Tower Club
The Harbor Club
Ranier Club
Everett Country Club
Westin Hotel Lobby
Crown Plaza Hotel Lounge Warwick Hotel Lounge Benihana Restaurant Loung
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OLYMPIC PENINSULA

Shoreline Restaurant
Gig Harbor
Canterwood Country & Golf Club Tacoma Golf and Country Club
Kiana Lodge Poulsbo
Harbor Inn Restaurant
Gig Harbor
Alderbrook Inn
Hood Canal
Wing Point Country Club Bainbridge
Pacific Rim Restaurant Tacoma The Kitsap Party Silverdale Mall
W.B. Scotts Restaurant - Gig HarborOyster Bay Inn Bremerton

PRIVATE PARTIES

Bill Gates -- Private Wedding Reception
Vance Corporation -- Yearly since 1988 Stimpson/Green Mansion Convention Services
Space Needle
Four Seasons Hotel Nordstrom Boeing
Ford Motor Co.
J.C. Penney Corp.
Port of Seattle
Elegant Cruises
Street of Dreams Oakbrook Country Club Seattle Golf and Country Club John Fluke Home Dinner
Party for Govenor Booth Gardner


 

 

 

 

Denny Gore

MUSIC PRODUCER/COMPOSER
Safari Studios Gig Harbor, WA

- Assembled a digital 24-track recording studio -- for filmscoring
& Music production

-Composed music scores for over 50 National TV programs on PBS Television - Clients include WNET in New York City,  Small World Productions in Seattle,  Wild North Productions in Anchorage,
KPBS in San Diego,  Tom Bodett for  ‘National Public Radio’

-Produced and Engineered 9 albums for various clients

-Performed with Seattle Symphony Pop on numerous performances in Seattle

-Established Record Label, Publishing Co., and national distribution of
CD’s for Oceana Records.

-Instructor at Olympic College in Bremerton,  WA (a) Music Composition
(b) Arranging and Orchestration (c) Jazz Piano (d) TV and Film Scoring

MUSIC DIRECTOR KCTS 9/ PBS Seattle
Sept 1988 to Oct 1997 Manager of Music Production

  • Created and established Music Director position
  • Planned and administered fiscal year budgets for music department
  • Directed and supervised music projects within approved budgets
  • Analyzed production process and recommended modifications & updates
  • Developed and implemented new audio production techniques into project -flow
  • Provided quarterly progress reports to production management and the Board of Directors

COMPOSER & PRODUCER - INDEPENDENT
Gig Harbor, WA

  • Composed, underscored, and recorded original compositions for PBS Productions, including National Series, Documentaries and Specials
  • Produced soundtracks, station breaks, sampler projects, and promos
  • Contracted music scoring teams and appropriate musicians per-project
  • Coordinated scheduling of personnel and facilities for recording sessions
  • Delivered completed projects for network’s “broadcast deadlines’.
  • Received numerous Emmy and Telly awards for Original Music

 

INDEPENDENT FILM COMPOSER
Seattle, WA Sept 1984 to Sept 1988

  • Composed film scores for National documentary producers Assembled
    a Northwest team of composers/arrangers for music production
  • Designed and operated a recording studio for television broadcast
  • Developed and presented a "Film Scoring" seminar at University of WA.
  • Teaching “music composition” at Olympic College in Bremerton, WA


PIANIST / ARTIST
Seattle, WA Nov 1985 to Oct 1988

  • Pianist at Nordstrom's in Tacoma, WA
  • Developed play-lists for the pianist network at Nordstrom stores
  • Received consistent recognition and awards for customer service
  • Extensive live performances for major corporations-- Single & Groups
  • Independent music contractor for orchestras and ensembles

 

INDEPENDENT MUSIC CONDUCTOR
Malibu, CA June 1971 to Feb 1984

  • Conducted live orchestras for "Star" entertainers on International tours Lou Rawls, Pointer Sisters, Ice Capades, Michael Murphey, and others
  • Auditioned and contracted musicians and audio personnel
    for headline acts
  • Conducted Studio orchestras for television productions
    and live broadcast
  • Developed and catalogued music libraries for touring shows
  • Managed an international ‘network of orchestra contractors ’ for
    tours Screened and recommended A & R Song submissions
    to star performers
  • Arranged and produced music catalogues for publishing companies


PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 

  • National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences "Grammy"
    -- Voting member
  • National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – - elected and served on the Board of Governors 1998 t 0 2002 (elected for two terms )
    -- 1998 to 2002
  • 9 (nine) Northwest Emmies , and 17 ( seventeen ) National Telly Awards
  • In 2001 – received the ‘Best of the Decade’ Telly Award
  • Started ASCAP publishing company in 1996 - 'Sweet Tweet Music'
  • BMI - registered composer since 1970American Federation of Musicians Local #47 - Hollywood , CA – since