Michael Drew

Biography:

Michael Drew is a multi award-winning Australian composer for film, television and games based in LA. In 2022, Michael was awarded the APRA AMCOS Professional Development Award. The APRA AMCOS PDA's are an annual honour that exist to support songwriters and composers at a pivotal stage in their respective careers. Michael recently recorded and conducted at the Warner Brothers Eastwood Scoring Stage in LA. Michael holds a Master of Fine Arts (First Class Honours) in Music for Motion Pictures and Contemporary Media from the Film Scoring Academy of Europe. During this time he wrote a Masters thesis researching spatial audio and its use for immersive music composition. Michael strives to innovate and find new approaches for immersive storytelling experiences. Much of Michael's creative approach delves deep into sound design, melodic driven themes, out-of-the-box thinking, and pushing the technology and the boundaries of music composition. Michael has extensive recording experience working with the European Recording Orchestra and Hollywood Recording Orchestra playing multiple roles from composer, orchestrator, conductor and score supervisor. Michael prides himself on bringing passion and enthusiasm to every project. With a keen insight in scoring to visuals and storytelling, an outstanding work ethic, deep imagination and an open mind, no concept is too complex for this experienced and talented composer.