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vermouth gamelan music resume Justine Kragen Los Angeles, CA email address Formally educated in classical and ethnic music genres. Experience composing soundtracks for animations and interactive media. ENSEMBLE / PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE Vermouth, Santa Cruz/ Los Angeles, CA 04/98-Present An original RetroFuture Pop Exotica band founded by Justine Kragen and Steve McDonald. Compose, sing, and play guitar & bass. Gamelan Silih Ganti, Los Angeles, CA 07/05-Present A Balinese gamelan quartet from the Angklung Kebyar tradition Petra Haden & the Sellouts, Los Angeles CA 04/05-Present A 7-woman a capella ensemble led by Petra Haden Performed at the LA Weekly Music Awards(06/14/05), the Ford Amphitheatre(07/01/05), and opened for The Decembrists at the Fillmore and the Henry Fonda Theatre (09/11-09/14/05). Gamelan Burat Wangi, Valencia, CA 10/04-Present A Gamelan Gong Kebyar ensemble directed by I Nyoman Wenten at California Institute of the Arts. Performed at Disney Hall (03/22/06) Nevenka, Los Angeles, CA 08/05-Present A Los Angeles-based women's folk chorus performing songs from Eastern Europe. Santa Cruz Chorale, Santa Cruz, CA 11/03-06/04 Sang (first soprano) under the direction of Eduardo Mendelievich. Performed in the "American Gamelan" percussion ensemble for Lou Harrison's La Koro Sutro, conducted by Paul Vorwerk Gamelan Anak Swarasanti, Santa Cruz, CA 1997-2004 Performed traditional and experimental Balinese Anklung and Belaganjur music. Founding member Taki Ñan, University of California, Santa Cruz 01/93- 06/98 Performed in a 14-person Latin American ensemble specializing in traditional folk music genres. Played panpipes, guitar, charango, bombo, cajon and various idiophones. Sang in Spanish and Quechua 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA Made scary vocal sounds for The Omen (opening 06/06/06)- Worked with Marco Beltrami / Buck Sanders. Sang Choral works for Home Alone soundtrack (conducted by John Williams, 1990). SOUNDTRACKS / SOUND DESIGN / AUDIO EDITING EXPERIENCE Taylor Entertainment, Topanga, CA Composed audio soundtracks/theme songs for Piper West, The Koodles, World Wide Webster and The Twitchy Bungus Show FX Palo Alto Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA Composed ambient "myst-like" soundtrack loop for an interactive media project. Creative Technology, LTD. Scotts Valley, CA Consulted on tone quality and performance practice for Gamelan- Balinese Orchestra, (a SoundFont CD ROM). Recorded audio samples and edited .wav files for interactive instrument encyclopedia project. E-MU Systems, Scotts Valley, CA (01/99) Programmed presets for the Audity 2000 sound module. Mac Community Computers, Soquel, CA Composed Radio Ad Soundtrack (Aired on KSCO, Santa Cruz, CA) EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts in Music- University of California, Santa Cruz- 06/96 Majored in Classical Guitar Also studied Orchestration, Composition, Electronic Music, Voice, Latin American Music, and Balinese Gamelan.