Joel Pickard has an MA in composition from Mills College in Oakland, CA, where he studied with Fred Frith, Alvin Currin, and Pauline Oliveros. He received his BA in Music from Bethel College in St. Paul, MN, where he studied classical guitar. In 2009, he began studying and playing the cello.

As a composer, Joel creates music and sound for film, live sound installations, and commercial use. His film scores have premiered at Sundance, San Francisco International Film Festival, and River Run, among others. His most recent sound installation is at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC, and he has created audio branding and mnemonics for HBO, Showtime, and IFC.

Based in Portland, Oregon, Joel creates music with real acoustic instruments, analog synthesizers, and modern digital audio manipulation.
 

contact: joel@joelpickardmusic.com

971.255.1503

interview with Elektron  

interview with Art21

Clients and Collaborators

• Adidas

• Afternoon Inc.

• Art21 - PBS

• Audi

• Core 77

• FX

• Douglas Filiak

• HBO

• The Hoffman Brothers

• Joe Hubers

• IFC

• Instrument

• Kodak

• Landor

• Mercedes

• The New York Times

• Nike

• Passenger Productions

• Pivotal

• Showtime Networks

• Smithsonian Instititue

• Smithsonian Networks

• Thornberg and Forester

• Trollback

• Ultrabland

• US Open Tennis

• Virgin Orbit

• Work-Order