Rick DeJonge is a graduate of the Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television Program from USC and holds a Master's of Art and Bachelor's of Music from Western Michigan University. Rick has been writing music for orchestra and wind ensemble for over 20 years and travels the world conducting his premieres. You can hear his symphonic works on Summit Records. This year one of Rick’s pieces on Summit Records was nominated by the record label for a Grammy in the category of Contemporary Composition. Many of Mr. DeJonge’s symphonic works have been preformed at many music education conferences including the National MENC, Midwest Clinic, Ohio MEA, CBDA, Colorado MEA, Western MENC, Eastern MENC, South Carolina MEA, Georgia MEA, the American Bandmasters Association, and the Western International Band Clinic. Rick has had premieres with The Annapolis Symphony, Elkhart Symphony, New Jersey Pops Orchestra, Williamsport Symphony, Capital University, Indiana State University, California State Long Beach, and The Air Force Band of the Golden West.
As a film composer, Mr. DeJonge has worked on several films and with great composers such as Christopher Young, David Spear, Jack Smalley, and Pete Anthony. As an orchestrator, Rick worked with composers on television promos including shows like “Beautiful People”, “Lost”, “The West Wing” and “CSI Miami”. As a conductor, Rick has conducted his own scores at Paramount Studios, Fox Studios, and Firehouse Studios in Pasadena, California. Currently living in Austin, Texas, DeJonge is one of the most sought after composers for original music for both film and video games in the area. DeJonge just finished recording the score for the action film “Fighting With Anger” with Executive Producer, Willie Nelson and has written two songs for the film that Willie Nelson recently recorded. Rick also composed the music and did the sound design for the current popular Nintendo DS game “Konductra” and is currently doing music and sound design for a new Nintendo Wii game developed by OEFun Inc. Rick is a member of ASCAP along with his publishing company, Dream Notes Music. Rick’s music is exclusively distributed through Northeastern Music Programs and Publications.