Justin R. Durban
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Justin R. Durban |
| Also known as | Edgen |
| Born | 7 December 1977[1] |
| Origin | Madisonville, Kentucky |
| Genres | Film scores, Film |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Director, Digital Artist |
| Instruments | piano, guitar, |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | http://www.justindurban.com |
Justin R. Durban (born in Memphis, Tennessee) and raised in the small town of Madisonville, Kentucky. He is an American composer and filmmaker. He is also known as Edgen to many media creating communities.
Early career
One of his first musical scores was the 35 mm film Firecracker (directed by Steve Balderson), which was accepted into the Raindance Film Festival in London, England in October 2004. Firecracker later went on to win numerous awards and was named on Roger Ebert's list of 2005's best films.[2]
Recent works
Durban continues to write music for the boutique trailer music company, X-Ray Dog Music, located in Burbank. By writing orchestral music through X-Ray Dog, his music has been in recent campaigns such as; James Cameron's Avatar, BRAVE, 20th Century Fox, Australia, Touchstone Pictures, Miracle at Saint Anna, Warner Brothers, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Universal’s Hulk, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The Express and Sony’s Stomp The Yard theatrical and TV trailers.
In 2008 he completed the feature film Semum which was later picked up by Warner Brothers Turkey for international distribution. He also wrote the score to the internet-released film Star Trek: Of Gods and Men directed by Tim Russ and the feature InAlienable directed by Robert Dyke starring Walter Koenig, Richard Hatch, and numerous cast members of the Star Trek series old and new. His latest film score is to the feature The Blackout directed by Robert Sanders of Starway Pictures. GPS - The Movie (dir. Eric Colley) won Best Action Film at AOF Festival 2008.[3]
Film
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Personal life
Durban currently resides between Austin, Texas and Los Angeles, California with his wife and children as creative director for his film production company, "Edgen Films".
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0243943/
- ↑ Ebert's Best 10 Movies of 2005, Sun Times
- ↑ Action on Film International Film Festival, USA: 2008 at IMDB.com
External links
- Justin R. Durban at the Internet Movie Database
- Personal website
- Deviantart Account
- The Sixty One
- Edgen Films
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