David Baron (composer)

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David Baron is an American composer, producer, arranger, recording engineer and keyboardist from Boiceville, New York.

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Career

Baron holds a BA degree from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio. [1]

Between 1991 and 2000, David ran Baron and Baron with his father, Aaron Baron. [2] Aaron Baron was a pioneer in location recording and engineered many famous records including, Allman Brother’s at Fillmore EastBB King Live in Cook County Jail”. Baron and Baron became a leader in original music for television network branding. During this period David composed and produced music for E!, fX, VH1, MGM, Star TV, PBS, ABC, CBS, Showtime, TV Land, Nickelodeon, MTV, and others.

After Baron and Baron folded, David formed Edison Music in 2001 and took over the Hotel Edison recording studio with Lenny Kravitz and Henry Hirsch. [2] The trio ran the studio from 2001 to 2008. David made a foray into records during this period, first with Lenny Kravitz and later producing, playing, and composing for many records.

In 2008, he opened his own studio in Boiceville, called Sun Mountain Studios; [3] the studio includes a vast instrument collection. Baron, an aficionado of rare analog synthesizers, [2] owns analog modular synthesizers, including the Arp 2500, Moog Modular 3p, and a large Serge Modular System.

Notable works

Film/Art (recent)

Records

Commercials and network branding

Current projects

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