about
Three-time Dallas Winds award winning composer, Christian Kolo seeks to meld contemporary, classical, and film music as one, recognizing the beautiful potential and limitless opportunities that each contain. Kolo is a recent graduate from The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music where he received a Masters Degree in Screen Scoring. Born in West Bloomfield Michigan, a suburb of Metro-Detroit, Kolo began composing music in his sophomore year of High School. A graduate of Michigan State University, Kolo studied music composition with Zhou Tian and Ricardo Lorenz receiving high honors for his academic achievements. Along with composition, Kolo is very interested in musicology and music education. He loves making classical and instrumental music fun for all ages and for those who do not have an extensive musical background. Kolo enjoys composing music for all ensembles and skill levels. He especially likes composing for large ensemble which provides a great pallet of color and texture for which he enjoys writing with. Kolo also works with film music website, Soundtrack.net as a film music critic.
Kolo currently resides in the greater Los Angeles area where he composes, orchestrates, and conducts film and media music along with concert works from his studio, Christian Kolo Music.
notable performances
Eastwood Scoring Stage, Warner Bros. Studios, Christian Kolo, conductor
University of North Carolina, performance at CBDNA 2018, Evan Feldman, conductor
Detroit Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble
Brooklyn Rider
Michigan State University Wind Symphony, Kevin Sedatole, conductor
Stephen F. Austin Brass, Fred J. Allen, conductor
Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra, Matt Forte, conductor
Dallas Winds, Jerry Junkin, conductor
Scottish Session Orchestra, Glasgow
Dali Quartet
awards
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) Foundation 2019 Pete Carpenter Fellowship
Nominated for Best Original Score at The Little Wing Film Festival, On The Way Up
Dallas Winds Brass Fanfare Competition, awarded for Adventure Awaits
ACCBDA James E. Croft Grant for Young and Emerging Wind Band Composers, awarded for The River Runs Silver
Michigan State University Large Ensemble Competition
Dallas Winds Brass Fanfare Competition, awarded for To The Stars
Dallas Winds Brass Fanfare Competition, awarded for Valiant
Duluth Superior Orchestra Young Composers Competition, Runner-up
education
Master of Music in Screen Scoring
University of Southern California Thornton School of Music
Professors: Bruce Broughton, Eric Schmidt, Garry Schyman
Bachelor of Music in Composition
Michigan State University College of Music
Professors: Zhou Tian, Ricardo Lorenz
technical skills
Cubase Pro
Logic Pro
Dorico
Sibelius
Pro Tools
Vienna Ensemble Pro 7
Microsoft Office
Apple & Microsoft
Spitfire Audio Libraries
Cinesamples Libraries
EastWest Libraries
Spectrasonics Virtual Instruments
Kontakt Libraries