Jeffrey Daijiro Taylor (b. 1999).My name is Jeffrey Daijiro Taylor, and I am a music composer, audio designer, and project coordinator. On the music side, I have composed for films, games, and other media along with having a personal library of instrumental and vocal works. On the audio side, I have worked as a film postproduction audio mixer, sound designer and Unity audio implementer. My current full-time job is as a project coordinator on the audio description accessibility team at Deluxe Media in Burbank, CA. Deluxe Media is one of the largest post-production companies in the world. Deluxe specializes in film and game audio mastering, Localization, cinema, and distribution.
In college, I earned a BM in Music Composition with Magna Cum Laude at Ithaca College’s School of Music. Two of my largest pieces during college were “Dreams Beyond Earth” for Orchestra and “The Mist” for SSAATTBB choir. "Dreams Beyond Earth" was chosen as the winners of the college’s prestigious best orchestral composition competition by Pulitzer Prize and Grammy nominated composer Fredrik Kaufmann. After college, I have gone on to manage a mix of music composition and audio design projects. "Moments Fleeting", which I served as the music composer and postproduction audio mixer for, went on to win an award from the prestigious Director's Guild of America. My collaboration with High Tops Media has allowed me to compose several podcast themes in varying genres. My longtime commitment to the Iaijutsu team has allowed me to serve several roles on the team including being the Jira Project Manager, Sound Designer, Music composer and audio implementer. Afterwards, I also went on to serve as an Additional Dialogue Editor for the long running series Sunrider 4: The Captain’s Return |
EducationAugust 2017 - May 2021:
Bachelor of Music in Music Composition GPA: 3.825 (Magna Cum Laude) CertificationsJanuary 2022:
- (AudioKinetic) Wwise 301 Certification: Wwise Unity Integration March 2021: - (AudioKinetic) Wwise 101 Certification: Wwise Fundamentals Wwise is a trademark of Audiokinetic Inc. © 2017 All rights reserved. |
Awards- (Winner) "Best Soundtrack" Oniros Film Awards
- (Winner) "Best Soundtrack" New York International Film Awards (NYIFA) - (Finalist) "Best Soundtrack" Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift - (Winner) "Jack Downey Choral Composers Competition Award" Ithaca College - (2nd Place) "International Film Scoring Competition" The Indie Gathering - (Honorable Mention) "International Trailer Scoring Competition" The Indie Gathering - (Winner) Orchestral Composition Competition, Ithaca College |
Formal Work Experience
Deluxe Media - Project Coordinator for the Audio Description Dept. (Sept. 2022 - Current)
Audio Description is a film & game accessibility format for blind and low-vision people (like subtitles for the blind). AD allows blind and low-vision people to enjoy media with narration similar to listening to an audiobook. An average project work cycle involves getting assigned multiple TV shows or films where I manage the workflow, calendar and files between audio mixers, voice actors, and screenwriters. Job Details: - Prep and format audio & video files (AAF, ATMOS, Pro-Res, etc.) for Pro Tools mixing sessions. - Communicate costs and workflow changes with our reps at studios like Ubisoft, Disney and WB. - Practice good etiquette around security titles on high-profile projects from Lucasfilm & Marvel. - Other softwares regularly used include: VMWare (cloud server), Excel, Teams, Jira, Slack, Outlook. |
Film Scoring
Fed the Frog
Co-Composer Director: Kaiwen Yu (2023) They Live Forever Music Composer Director: Frankie Mo'Nay Walls (2021) Running on Empty Music Composer Director: Jordan Brown (2021) Moments Fleeting Music Composer Director: Justin Li (2021) IMDB Loretta Music Composer Director: Matt Wolf (2021) There is a Hole in the Ground Music Composer Director: Aidan Cronin (2020) IMDB Never Last Music Composer Director: Justin Li (2020) IMDB Ennui Music Composer Director: Micaela Wilner (2019) Till the End of Time Music Composer Director: Aidan Cronin (2019) IMDB Like She Breathes Music Composer Director: Josie Klein (2019) IMDB |
Film Audio Mixing
Game Industry Credits
Ubisoft Forward (May - June 2023)
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While at Deluxe Media: Coordinated Audio Description Accessibility for 18 Trailers (2023)
(Click here for more examples from the showcase) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Euj4yOXSnc2kBPniCh7MEtT1rptRn_p |
Sunrider 4: The Captain's Return (Nov - Dec 2023)
Iaijutsu
Podcast Credits
You just Have to Trust the Process
Composed a background track (2023) Podcast Audio Supervisor This is Cool Composed the theme (2023) Terra Incognito Composed the theme (2023) The Dark Archive Composed the theme (2023) Play the Field Composed the intro, outro & loop-able track (2022) One on One Composed the intro, outro & loop-able track (2022) All Things Iconic Composed the intro music (2021) The Penalty Flag Composed the intro & outro music (2021) |