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Ep 48: KOVAS & Joe O'Riordan (The Cost Of Winning)

34m · Composer Talk · 09 Apr 19:43

Multi-award-winning composer KOVAS scores Netflix's hit original series On My Block, starring Sierra Capri and Jason Genao; and Tatiana Kelly’s up coming documentary The People vs. Vegas Dave. He received a Clio Award for writing, producing and co-starring in Dunkin’ Donuts campaign ad “Runnin’ on Cold Brew” featuring three-time NFL Pro-Bowler Odell Beckham Jr.. As a recording artist, KOVAS can be heard on several features, tv shows and top-selling video games including Netflix’s Golden Globe-nominated series Glee; Hulu’s Emmy-nominated series American Dad; Oscar-nominated thriller Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks; Columbia Pictures’ 22 Jump Street; EA Sports’ Madden NFL and Saintʼs Row IV. KOVAS has also produced and remixed for some of the biggest names in music including Justin Timberlake, Usher, De La Soul, M.I.A, Chris Brown, and more.



Music supervisor Joe O’Riordan, has lent his expertise to creating unique sounds on shows such as Adult Swim’s Loiter Squad; MTV Network’s Ridiculousness and Greatest Party Story Ever; Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules; Dakota Pictures’s Imagen Foundation Award-nominee for "Best Comedy Primetime Television Program" Lopez; Netflix’s hit original series The Comedy Line Up, starring Aisling Bea; Nickelodeon Network’s The Dude Perfect Show and Crashletes; Science Channel’s The Explosion Show; and many more.


I'm very excited to welcome them on the podcast!

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