Composer Eric Kaye, a former independent freelancer, has launched his own music company, Eric Kaye Mu-sic, and is sharing office space with Cabana, a New York-based postproduction facility.
Kaye has been a freelance composer for the past five years, with a roster of credits somewhere in the ballpark of over 100 commercials and several scores for independent films and television programs. Kaye said his reasoning for opening up the shop was a matter of timing. It was getting to the point where I knew enough about the business and I was ready to break out on my own and deal with people directly. I think I have a good sense of the industry, where its going and where its been, explained Kaye.
While Kaye has built a 32-track studio in Cabanas office space, Eric Kaye Music will remain a separate entity from Cabana. Im just setting up space there but I hope we will get to work together in the future, said Kaye, whos been working on the construction of the studio since last September. The music shop officially opened its doors about a month ago.
In the past Kaye has freelanced with music houses Whats The Score, Johnny?, New York, and the New York office of bicoastal tomandandy, but has been working completely solo for the past year and a half. His most recent spotwork includes scores for Tropicana, Picture, and Carton Squeeze, Chase Manhattans, Links, and Workout, all via Foote, Cone & Belding, New York. He also recently composed scores for the Learning Channels Sky Archeology, PBS Surviving the Bottom Line, Comedy Centrals Inner Space promo and HBOs upcoming documentary, City at Peace.
Kaye holds a degree in composition with honors from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. Over the years he has performed in numerous bands and orchestras, playing keyboards, guitar and bass. He has also been known to play the drums, various percussion instruments, the mandolin, charango, zampona, harmonica, ocarina, and the Balinese gamelan.
