In early 2008, after dabbling in various forms of music since the mid-80s, Rick Sparks began to seriously focus on producing original tracks for professional projects. While working as freelance voice talent & attending weekly stage/improv classes, he found the time to compose, produce, and perform over a hundred cues between February 2008 and September 2009. In late 2008 he joined The Composer Collective to further his experience & study in the realm of film, television, & commercial music scoring.
Rick also studies & practices live stand-up comedy, lives in Los Angeles with his longtime girlfriend, provides freelance services as voice talent, volunteers voice-over sessions for The Braille Institute, and has some experience working as a film extra.
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CREDITS:
December 2009 – Piano based silent short film score written in four hours, “The Perils Of Technology,” 2nd Place Award Winner in the AIFF Film Festival “Quick Freeze” contest – Produced / Written / Directed by Jonathan Lang (Anchorage AK) - Watch at www.ricksparks.com/perils
November 2009 - Four original rock cues licensed for the Discovery Channel
Publisher: Jonathan Joseph Budd, PT Productions (Los Angeles CA)
June 2009 - December 2009 / Eleven original cues licensed for various projects, multiple genres – (rock / orchestral / klezmer) distributed by the AudioMicro service
September 2009 - "Fast Food" short film score, Instrumental Rock Song, 8-bit Nintendo style muzak, and orchestral horror cues - Produced / Written / Directed by Jonathan Lang (Anchorage AK)
January 2009 - Reality Show Theme/Cue, Original contemporary track, bass/synthesizers/percussion - Coordinated by The Composer Collective (Calabasas CA) - Evan Evans, Team Leader
Summer 2008 - CHP Smart Start Commercial & PSA cues, Adapted and original themes/orchestral and piano - MWP (Santa Monica CA) - Gary La Vine, Producer
Independent Releases
2005 Composer/Producer/Performer, "Rick Sparks - Music For A Dark Film (That Hasn't Been Filmed Yet)" - An eclectic mix of acoustic, orchestral, and electronic instrumentation
2004 Composer/Producer/Performer, "Rick Sparks Trio - Electric" - Improvisational jazz
1998 Composer/Producer/Performer, "SUTURE - Symboljism" CD – Experimental electric/industrial rock music
1996 Composer/Performer, "Army of Darkness DOOM Video Game Conversion (Independent Project) - Nine original game level themes and one adapted theme, multi-track computer MIDI instrumentation
1995 Composer/Producer/Performer, "SUTURE" 45-minute cassette – Experimental electric/industrial rock music
