Who is carvin Knowles?

Answer 1

Carvin Knowles is a composer and music producer from Los Angeles. He studied music composition under Michael Hennagin, who was an orchestrator for Jerry Goldsmith.

Carvin's music has appeared in over 20 feature films.

Carvin Knowles was born in Long Beach, California to a mixed ethnic, multicultural family of musicians. At the age of 6, his family moved to Oklahoma, where as a teenager he became involved in the New Orleans-Tradition Marching Brass Band, "The T-Connection," playing funk and soul in a style that would eventually be banned as "indecent" in the city of where he lived.

Inspired by the movie scores of Bernard Herrman, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams, Carvin flew to Hollywood the week after his graduation to compose music for film.

In 1997, Carvin began producing albums for Oglio Records, a label dedicated to preserving the music of the '70s and '80s. Carvin was a contributing writer for Oglio's "Sex-O-Rama" series that included '70s-style funk with wah-wah guitar grooves and lots of bass. His production of "Porno-Style-Grooves" was so convincing that even his own mother believed that he was writing music for adult films. But despite the effect it had on Carvin's reputation, "Sex-O-Rama II" caught the attention of Paul Weitz, who directed "American Pie." His music for the now infamous "Pie Scene" has helped make it a cinematic classic.

Soon after his small taste of independent film success, Carvin began focusing on the music that he loved. Electronica, Dub and World Music. For several years, he was a part of Los Angeles' underground club scene, appearing "live" to play theremin (a kind of electronic instrument) or jazz trumpet or flute while the DJs kept the groove going.

From the beginning of his film scoring career, Carvin has been regarded as the go-to guy for any job that seemed too difficult, strange or controversial for other composers. His first real break came with Universal's American Pie, but his range has included Orchestral Score, Jazz, House, Jungle, Lounge, Dub, Breakbeat, Indie Rock, Blues, Ancient Music, World Music and, of course Funk. His love of controversy and his eclectic range led him to score Th!nkFilm's important 2005 documentary "F*ck" which explored issues of Freedom of Speech in Bush's America.