Jason Frederick (born November 29, 1970) is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and composer of music for films and television, based in Colchester, UK.

Early life and education

Frederick was born in Sudbury, Ontario. He was educated in Canada and the United States. He studied under composers

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, David Raksin, and

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at the USC Thornton School of Music, as well as receiving private study with Leonard Rosenman and Joe Harnell.

Career

Frederick performed with the alternative rock band The Walk from 1987 to 1996, and continues to record under the name Lomax!. His film work includes '' Dawg'', starring Denis Leary and Elizabeth Hurley, and ''2BPerfectlyHonest'', starring John Turturro and Robert Vaughn, as well as contributions to Richard Gibbs' scores for the films '' Big Momma's House'', '' 28 Days'', and '' Like Mike''. He composed the music for the television show '' Darcy's Wild Life'', starring

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. Other television credits include Disney’s '' The Replacements'', and the

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''. Frederick also provided additional score for Disney’s '' 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure'', which won the 2003 DVDX award for best musical score. He provided music for the 2007 comedy-horror film ''Terror Tunes 2''. His music has been part of the television programmes ''

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'', '' Good Girls Don't'', '' Dirty Jobs'', ''

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'', ''Lassie's Pet Vet'','' I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant'', and '' Wedding Central''. In addition to film and television, Frederick has also scored television advertisements, promotional trailers, and documentary subjects. He also composed and performed the wraparound segments for Showtime’s ''On The Edge'', and the opening theme for psychic Sylvia Browne’s live stadium appearances. He has played on recordings with artists

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, and Peter Thomas, and has played on soundtrack sessions for film and television. In about 2010, Frederick moved to Colchester, United Kingdom, where, with his band The Cinematic Trio, he has presented a series of shows mixing musical performances with film sequences. In 2012, Frederick recorded with the band Death by Chocolate on their album ''Brick-a-Brac''. In 2015 his album ''Mods and Coppers'' received airplay on community radio in Ontario."CFMU 93.3 MHz - Hamilton Top 30 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, July 28, 2015"
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References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frederick, Jason Canadian film score composers Male film score composers Canadian television composers 1970 births Living people USC Thornton School of Music alumni Musicians from Greater Sudbury