Contributors

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David Tobin

David Tobin is a member of The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and a member of the Ivors Academy of Composers and Songwriters. He has 20 years of credits in Film, TV, Radio, Advertising and theatre, in the UK and the U.S.

With credits including “This is Us”, “Ghosts” and “Supersize Me 2”, he is a regular face at many famous studios including Abbey Road and Air Studios. His orchestrations have been played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Session Orchestra and orchestras across Europe.


Over the last 14 years, David has built up a unique working relationship with Jeff Meegan.


They began working together in 2010.


Since then, they have written more than 1,000 works together for film, TV and an enviable client list.


They most recently co-authored the score for the feature “Daughter Of The Bride” with Academy award winner Marcia Gaye Harden and Aiden Quinn.

http://meegan-tobin.com
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Jeff Meegan

Jeff Meegan is an Emmy-winning singer/songwriter, composer and producer based in Chicago, IL. 


Starting in the late 90’s, Jeff began writing songs for placement in American soap operas. With regular use in shows such as All My Children, General Hospital, One Life to Live and The Young and the Restless, 


Jeff’s main collaborator since 2010 has been David Tobin. 


They can be heard all over film and TV including “Super Size Me 2”, Bettany Hughes’ “Treasures of The World” and multiple Geoffrey Baer PBS documentaries in the US. They most recently co-authored and mixed the score for the feature “Daughter of The Bride” starring Academy award-winner Marcia Gaye Harden and Aiden Quinn.


In 2022, Jeff won a Daytime Emmy for Best Original Song with collaborators Brad Hatfield and Gaye Tolan Hatfield.

http://meegan-tobin.com

Guests

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Brad Hatfield

Brad Hatfield is a talented keyboardist, pianist, arranger, and Emmy Award winning composer based in Boston, MA. As an accomplished keyboard and piano player, Brad has added his unique sound to a wide variety of genres and has performed with such diverse artists as Aretha Franklin, YoYo Ma, kd lang, Bono, The Boston Pops, Gary Burton, James Taylor, and many more.

As a composer and producer, Brad's musical versatility is evident from his numerous placements in film and television exploring a wide range of musical styles. As an arranger and orchestrator, his work has been performed by The Boston Pops, Houston Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Atlanta Symphony and The Rochester Philharmonic.

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Chad Birmingham

Chad Birmingham is an NYC-based Music Editor (Song Sung Blue, Materialists, The Penguin, Past Lives, And Just Like That) and proud member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700.  

After graduating college, Chad began working at a commercial music studio and eventually became involved with film sound post-production. He is grateful to David and Jeff for their collaborations and to the community of artists and craftspeople who have nurtured and inspired him.

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Debi Derryberry

Debi Derryberry, one of Hollywood’s most active and sought-after voice-over artists is best known for voicing Jimmy Neutron in the Academy Award-nominated film Jimmy Neutron-Boy Genius and Draculaurain Monster High


A lifetime musician and songwriter, Debi has written and recorded 5 award-winning pre-school music albums. Her song “Baby Banana” hit #1 on Sirius/XM Kid. Her song written with Grammy Winning Artist, Lisa Loeb, called The Compost Bin has won the NAPPA award. Her latest album, GO TO SLEEP, also a NAPPA winner, is all about giving kids the help they need to drift off to sleep!


Her YouTube Channel Debi Derryberry KIDS!,  combines her love of cartoons and music with delightful animated accompanying videos of her songs. Children listen, as well as watch, as a visual component, is so important.

https://debiderryberry.com
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Jay Weigel

Grammy winning composer/producer Jay Weigel is a distinguished composer, producer, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, contractor, and music industry veteran. His recent scores can be heard in studio projects produced by Warner Brothers, Paramount Pictures, Universal, and numerous documentaries/independent films such as: The Campaign, Green Lantern, Grudge Match, Get Hard, Midnight Special, Interview With The Vampire,  and NCIS New Orleans.


Weigel has worked as an orchestrator, conductor, contractor and/or score preparer for many top composers in Hollywood. He most recently arranged the works of Big Freedia and the Lost Bayou Ramblers for concerts with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the recording of the latter was awarded a 2024 Grammy.


Weigel chairs the Society of Composers and Lyricists Nashville Chapter and serves on its Board of Directors.

https://jayweigel.com
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Max Brodie

Max is sa music composer, producer, sound designer and general noise enthusiast based in Manchester, England.

He has written music and created sound for TV programmes, films, games, artists and installations. Most recently, Max has scored the 50-episode CBBC animated series 'Duck & Frog'.

Max also frequently collaborates with long time friend, singer-songwriter Tom Rosenthal.


https://www.maxbrodie.co.uk
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PresentDayProduction

PresentDayProduction is made up of James and Mark, who have been running a professional audio business together since 2014. Mark got the recording bug in the late 1980s, quickly gaining entry into London’s top studios through his love of the Hammond organ. He opened his first commercial studio in 2012, with James joining two years later.

Mastering was always his passion, so what started as a traditional commercial studio pivoted solely to mastering and post-production during the Covid-19 outbreak, with the pair starting a YouTube channel at the same time.

Together, they created the MUM - a studio monitor with unrivalled clarity, transparency and class-leading low distortion, and a community of users now achieving world-class mixes with exceptional translation.


https://www.presentdayproduction.com