Today we’d like to introduce you to Canon Herring
Hi Canon, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
At a young age, my dad taught me the foundations of music. Growing up, he nurtured the gifting and calling he saw and I owe a lot of what I do today to him. As a child, I treated music as a hobby, but in my senior year of high school, I realized I wanted music to be my career. I always loved listening to the music in movies. I found that I hardly cared for what was happening on the screen because of my love for the music. With an already strong background in composing classical music, I decided to pursue being a film composer and music producer. In class I would be sending emails upon email hoping to land a job making music for somebody’s film. With dedicated work, I got my first job. I started building my experience and repertoire of music with smaller jobs. I kept reaching out and adding onto the musical base I had built for myself. To this day, I am doing the same thing. Even after scoring documentaries, commercials and short films, I am still reaching out, putting in the effort to make my dream and passion further become my career. I owe everything to my family that supports me, and God who guides my hands and heart.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
It’s never easy building a career. Of course, it requires hard work and dedication, but there are always challenges in life that further add to its difficulty. For me, I struggle with very intense sicknesses in my body. My health is very poor. But despite the challenge of pain, physically and emotionally, I persevere on.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I specialize in instrumental music that is purposely written to a film, video, or story on the screen. I compose pieces that fit the emotional needs of a scene, whether it is something happy, sad, or very intense. Although I have a lot of experience with electronic instrumentation in scores, I have a unique compositional mind for orchestral instruments. I am most proud of my soundtracks with beautiful strings and piano accompaniments. I believe what sets me apart is the way my mind pieces together parts and dynamics in music. I have a unique compositional style, my own fingerprint in music that I believe is distinguishable.
Is there anyone you’d like to thank or give credit to?
Like I said before, I owe all I am and all I do to my amazing family that supports and loves me unconditionally, and God who is the original creator, and who sparks my desire to create. Without them my life would be void.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://CanonHerring.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canonherring?igsh=aWc3bnJoN3l4MG94&utm_source=qr
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