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Artist
Eric Santiestevan
4+ albums
Soundtrackrock
about
Biography Eric Santiestevan has always been drawn to music, as exemplified when, at three years old, he walked headfirst into the corner of a stereo speaker, necessitating a few stitches. In high school, he began writing songs on guitar and piano. In college, he sang in the Harvard Krokodiloes, one of the oldest and most prestigious male college vocal ensembles, and began to arrange a cappella music in jazz and swing styles, choral music, and instrumental jazz. He also began to write electronic music and formed a series of rock bands. He has completed the certificate program in film and television music composition through UCLA Extension, under the tutelage of Lee Sanders, Craig Stuart Garfinkle, Robert Drasnin, Norman Ludwin, and Thom Sharp. Since then, he has had the opportunity to compose for film and animation in all genres. Starting in 2001, Eric has been the lab manager for the Baltimore Laboratory at Caltech. The research of the lab is focused on microRNA, inflammation, and vector-based therapies for pathogens and cancer. Writing for PhD Comics Eric is the main composer for The PHD Movie and wrote and recorded most of the music for the soundtrack. The task of composing the soundtrack was not easy. First, the music director, working with creator Jorge Cham, decided which sequences in the movie needed music and then coordinated all the arrangements with the composer and soundtrack contributors. Only a few weeks were granted to Eric to compose the score, since a "l