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Joshua Ginsburg

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Born in Las Vegas, NV and based in Los Angeles, CA, Joshua Ginsburg is a multifaceted composer for film, TV, video games and trailers. He has contributed music to Network TV shows such as Claim To Fame (ABC), and scored numerous feature films that have aired on multiple cable TV channels (Lifetime, GAC), some of which include My Favorite Christmas Tree, Single and Ready to Jingle, and Ten Truths About Love. While Josh is quite versatile, he specializes in scoring Drama, and Action/Adventure. He has scored many acclaimed short films, such as Fuego (directed by Edwin Ortiz) and Backlog (directed by Jacqueline Rosenthal). Josh notably won the award for the "Best Musical Score" at the San Diego Film Festival for his hybrid orchestral and jazz based score to the film "Fuego" and has been nominated for other awards as well (including Best Score nomination at the Micheaux Film Festival). In addition to his scoring work, Josh has released commercial production music with various libraries including Combustible Music, Burnett Music, and Amadea Music Production. His latest album of epic, action music, entitled Verge of Destiny was released in August 2023 (available for commercial licensing).

After graduating from USC with his master's in Screen Scoring, Josh worked on many projects, some of which include co-scoring numerous feature films with composer/guitarist Timothy Kobza. Josh has also worked for notable TV composers in the industry, including David Benjamin Steinberg (RuPaul's Drag Race), Tony Kanal (Single Drunk Female), and Deron Johnson (QCODE Podcasts). While pursuing his original voice as a hybrid musician, Josh draws influence from both his background as a film composer and as a Jazz musician. Some of his biggest influences include Bear McCreary, Thomas Newman, John Williams. Josh earned three degrees: a bachelor’s and master’s degree in jazz trumpet, and a master’s degree in Screen Scoring from the University of Southern California.

▶︎ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8193647/

▶︎ Website: https://www.joshginsburgcomposer.com/

▶︎ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jmgmusicproductions/