bio

patrick bowsher works as a freelance composer, music producer and sound designer while also pursuing performance opportunities in a variety of music genres. he's composed and orchestrated many scores in the areas of film, TV, theatre and dance in a wide range of styles and instrumentation from full orchestra to jazz to synthesized and more. he plays a few instruments including guitar, keyboards and bass. his soundtracks and albums are available online at iTunes and most other download sites. patrick has performed around the world and also leads the experimental jazz trio 'the ramp'.

music licensing clients

patrick has licensed a lot of music for film and TV use both domestically and internationally and in the USA his music has played on the history channel, MTV, VH1, national geographic, discovery, PBS, fox, ESPN, CBS, NBC, bravo, A&E, oprah, E!, independent, WE, travel channel & fit TV and food network.

music production credits

kodama (feat. fay kato) - electronic/trance single, released jan 2010 on most MP3 download sites and in select stores, distributed by chameleon music and IODA (6 mins, 1 track)

pyramid lake - alternate rock album, released Feb 2009 on most MP3 download sites and in select stores, distributed by chameleon music and IODA (45 mins, 8 tracks)

patrick bowsher - film music, vol.1 - remastered this collection of pieces from various films i've worked on. available on iTunes, rhapsody.com and emusic.com

if you see kay - produced, recorded and mixed this album by south african rock act 'bed on bricks', distributed in south africa and england. available on iTunes and rhapsody.com - visit http://www.bedonbricks.co.za

the ramp - exchange - performed, produced and co-mixed this original jazz album. available on iTunes, amazon.com, rhapsody.com, emusic.com and more

screen credits

dreamkiller - sound design, foley, ADR, additional music and original theme song for this theatrically released feature, directed by catherine pirotta (119 mins, shot digital, color 35mm prints)

VISA podcasts - music and sound design for a series of podcasts created by rivet global and released by VISA. also featured on their website and sites of affiliated banks and organizations.

KONTRAST - music, sound design and mix for this short film, dir. lazrael lison (49 mins, color HD)

turning point - sound design and mix for feature doc about current education milestones and issues for bowling green university in ohio, dir. angel vasquez (102 mins, color DV)

blood and soil - sound design for this period short set during the american civil war, dir. brandon osterman (20 mins, color HD)

blackhawk gift cards - music for TV commercials featuring offers from blackhawk gift cards, prod. rivet global, san francisco branch (15, 30 sec and 1 min versions, color beta)

on the bench with sabra williams - sound mixes for new season episodes of this TV sports interview series

krazy unleashed - music and sound design for web based comedy series - 13 episodes, dir. lazrael lison for gjenius productions (episodes +/- 5 mins, color DV)



still cries the soul - score for drama feature, dir. riju raju sam, dist. dream merchants, los angeles (117 mins, color DV)



sick chick - music and sound design for this mocumentary short about TV actress cathy cahn who suffered from an unusual ageing disease, directed by cathy cahn (30 mins, color DV)



VISA mobile phone TV and web commercial and infomercial - music, sound design and mix for the launch of VISA's new mobile phone (30 sec, 1 min 30 sec) - you can hear my track '50+' play on VISA's website here - http://visa.com/mobile



the institution - music for comedy feature film, dir. marynell maloy (85 mins, color HD)

when flashbulbs pop - music, sound design and mix for short thesis film by elizabeth berk, NYU (15 mins, color 16mm)

COLD - music, sound design and mix for short film by acclaimed experimental artist eugene rodriguez (20 mins, b/w 16mm)

moneytrack, Season 3 - original music for PBS financial TV series, produced by neil alford (28 mins, beta)

the rhapsody - mammoth film festival, sound design, foley, ADR and mix, dir. max cusimano (29 mins, color HD)

eve - pilot episode of made for TV 13 part BBC documentary mini series, dir. tegan summer. (49 mins, color DV)

speaking freely series, episodes 1-3 – sound mix for US and foreign DVD release of this political documentary series, dir. phillipe diaz, (50 mins each episode, color beta)

the end of poverty? - cannes film festival, critic's choice, distributed internationally - sound design and mix - directed by philippe diaz (105 mins, color 35mm and DVD)

high water - new orleans film festival - music, sound design and mix, directed by lloyd clark (25 mins, color DV)

yun's flowers - music and sound installation for gallery show by critically acclaimed painter yun bai - scored for solo cello and loops, featured exhibit at 2007 LA artwalk

raising FLAGG - sound design and mix for the trailer of this internationally distributed film starring alan arkin, lauren holly, directed by neal miller (trailer 2:30 secs, color 35mm, DVD)

angels and dust - sound mix for trailer of this critically acclaimed and internationally distributed documentary, directed by louise hogarth (2:30 secs, color)

california wellness foundation peace prize videos - music and sound design for this annual ceremony - 5 years running!! - directed by jo streit (3-5 min videos for each recipient, color beta)

smith & hawken TV commercial - broadcast nationally, music and sound design (15 secs & 30 secs versions, color beta)

his name is trevor - sound design and mix, directed by hwan (15 mins, color DV)

song of myself - sound mix for film version of the critically acclaimed poem by walt whitman starring john o'keefe, distributed internationally on DVD, directed by william farley (118 mins, color DVD)

biro - mix and sound design for DVD of the play starring and written by ntare guma mbaho mwine, distributed in the USA (110 mins, color DV)

the conventioneers - tribeca film festival, independent spirit award & distributed internationally, M&E mix for foreign market - produced by hyphenate films (98 mins, color DV)

my first wedding - distributed internationally, trailer mix team (stereo and 5.1 surround) - dir. laurent firode (100 mins, color 35mm)

paperwords - animated short produced for ITVS and PBS, score, sound design and mix, dir. joyce lee (27 mins - color, animation)

arriana's journey - score, sound design and mix, dir. william farley (30 mins - color beta)

the legend of bloody jack - distributed internationally on DVD - score, sound design, final mix and M&E mix (stereo and 5.1 surround), dir. todd portugal (85 mins, super 16mm)

visa infomercial - original music, sound design and VO recording and mix - produced by marketing drive international (2 mins 30 sec, color animation and beta)

darryl henriques is in show business - mill valley film festival - score, sound design and mix, dir. william farley (45 mins, color beta)

cartography of ashes - oakland museum exhibit and part of the 1906 earthquake centennial program in san francisco - score, sound design and mix, dir. dolissa medina (45 mins, color 16mm and 8mm)

visa signature card commercial - score for this visa ad produced by marketing drive international (30 sec, 45 sec and 2 mins)

blackhawk gift cards commercial - score for this blackhawk gift card ad produced by marketing drive international (45 sec and 1min 30sec)

bowling green university research documentary - score and sound mix, dir. angel vasquez (40 mins, color beta)

night sky network infomercial, NASA - score and sound mix, produced by flying moose pictures (6 mins, color DV)

come fly with me nude - score, sound design, mix and location sound, dir. diane karagianakos and dan gomes (100 mins, color DV) - soundtrack available on iTunes

citizen - music supervision, music editing and remixing (75 mins, color super 16mm)

19 victoria texas - sound design and mix, dir. dolissa medina (3 mins, color DV)

how to be popular - sound design and mix, dir. john dilley (15 mins, color 16mm)

store wars - final mix and v/o recording, produced by freerange graphics (5 mins, animation, color DV)

the meatrix 2 - v/o recording, produced by freerange graphics (5 mins flash animation)

famous in the neighborhood - score, sound design and mix (75 mins, color DV)

of men and angels - sundance film festival - score and final mix, dir. william farley (85 mins, color super 16mm) - soundtrack available on iTunes

that man - peter berlin - berlin international film festival, seattle international film festival, chicago international film festival - winner, best documentary, honolulu rainbow film festival - winner, best documentary, fire island film & video festival - sound design and mix, dir. jim tushinski (90 mins, color DV)

moneytrack - PBS TV series - score and additional mixing, produced by pam krueger and neil alford (30 mins weekly show, digi beta)

diez - LA latino film festival - sound design and mix, dir. immanuel martin (18 mins, color 35mm)

high school ripped me a new one - score, sound design and mix, dir. cameron washington (80 mins, color DV)

in the sunset - score, sound design and mix, dir. melinda busch and JP duboucheron (12 mins, color DV)

approved - score, dir. victoria reichenberg (23 mins, color DV)

iceberg - sound design and mix, dir. chris barronti, (20 mins, color DV)

counting the days - music, sound design and mix, dir. joaquin san lorenzo (92 mins, color DV)

MUSE! the musical - music and arrangements for theatre duo 'dom and bella', performances in san francisco

radiOM - digital archiving for web radio show by new music organization 'other minds'

vanilla - score, dir. joe graham (50 mins, color DV) - soundtrack available on iTunes

favors - score and final mix, dir. gary king (20 mins, color HD)

mindgame - sound design and mix, dir. nancy wirem (10 mins, color 16mm)

culpability - live sound mix, dir. kit fox (10 mins, color 16mm)

fabrication - winner best chicana film - tucson film festival, KQED TV - score, narration recording and mix, dir rosario sotelo (5 mins, color 16mm and 8mm)

drive thru - frameline festival, SF and outfest, LA - music, sound design and mix, dir. jed bell (5 mins, color digital animation)

strangers - foley and mix, dir. eric doyle (10 mins, color DV)

love life - frameline film festival - score, sound design and mix, dir. nancy gaglio (10 mins, color 35mm)

how low can you go? - score and mix, dir. candy campbell (44 mins, color DV)

unsung - score, dir. laura young (10 mins, color DV)

i am what i am - orchestration and mix of this broadway classic for heather mayes, finalist in the 2003 miss Virginia pageant

okemah's creek - score, dir. melody grant (17 mins, color 16mm)

connectix web infomercial - narration recording, produced by ami capen (8 mins)

2003 san francisco independent film festival trailer - played at bay area landmark and associated festival cinemas - sound design and mix - dir. mark atkins (90 secs, color 35mm)

phantom donut - score, directed by vince tocce (5 mins, color 16mm)

DANCE 3.1 - performed in union square, san francisco, for 2003 retail dance festival - music and sound design, commissioned for shipp dance theatre, choreography by kim shipp (10 mins)

south africa's great sardine run - score and sound mix, produced for TV by beyond pix LLC, san francisco (45 mins, color beta)

denial - score, sound design, foley and mix, dir. gregory sugajski (75 mins, color DV)

little failures - sundance film festival - sound design, foley and mix and ADR, dir. john dilley (6 mins, color 16mm)

minutiae of light - score, dir. michelle van zandt (12 mins, color 16mm)

see the truth - 18th film arts foundation independent film festival - additional sound mixing, dir. jerold howard (15 mins, color 16mm)

LAI - my life as a liar - score, dir. joyce lee (20 mins, color 16mm)

night in tunisia - sound mix, dir. steve yamane (10 mins, b/w 16mm)

scumrock - chicago underground film festival (winner, best feature), NY underground film festival (winner, best feature), vancouver film festival, toronto asian film festival, film arts foundation 18th independent film festival - sound design, music editing, mix and foley, dir. jon moritsugu (82 mins, color hi-8 video)

foucalt WHO? - 'honorable mention' at fano festival in italy, also playing at mix brazil festival of sexual diversity, sold for broadcast to the australian-based TV series 'mind ignites' - score, dir. jed bell and wickie stamps (12 mins, color 35mm)

three cornered hat - DV film festival in los angeles - ADR, dir. tony liano (6 mins, color 35mm)

skating and things - additional score, dir. peter kirby (10 mins, color DV)

the hunter - sound mix, dir. peter kirby (10 mins, color 16mm)

san francisco taxicab - additional score, dir. peter kirby (45 mins, color DV)

inside the actor's head - rhode island film festival, film arts foundation independent film festival, DV film festival in los angeles - score, sound design and mix, dir. K.C. smith (13 mins, b/w DV)

miles out and hours overdue, yosemite search and rescue - torello film festival (spain) - score and sound design and mix, dir. gary zieff (45 mins, color DV) - soundtrack available on iTunes

the knight in glass armor - new york independent film and video festival, winner of 'best dramatic feature' at LA presentation of NYIFVF - score, dir. wayne schotten (145 mins, color 16mm)

rob's guide to san francisco - sound mix and additional score, dir. rob wilson (50 mins, color DV)

sigh, san diego independent film festival - sound mix and foley, dir. neil kendrick (6 mins, b/w 16mm)

streaming media magazine - score and sound mix, dirs. peder berg and stuart sheldon, client - streaming media inc. (30 sec, web infomercial)

code 2000 - score, sound design, mix and foley, dir. don radulovic (110 mins, color 16mm)

in darkness - sound mix, dir. mauricio chernovetsky and arlene muller (12 mins. b/w 16mm)

it's better in the bahamas - score, dir. scott barnum, client - spec piece for united airlines in-flight commercial (30 sec, color 35mm)

touched, milan film festival (italy) - score, dir. narda rubens (65 mins, color video)

homeless, london amateaur film festival - winner of silver seal award - director and editor (6 mins, color video)

rodrigo's concerto de aranjuez with the connecticut valley chamber orchestra

vivaldi's concerto in D major with the boston conservatory

numerous solo and chamber recitals, club bookings (jazz, funk, latin, rock 'n roll) and events both in the US and internationally.