Jarryd Elias

As a part of the Eastman Film Music Ensemble, Jarryd was in the percussion section for the first performance EVER of Emmy-Award Winner Jeff Beal's "House of Cards" Symphony

Jarryd's confidence and musicality on the stand makes him an ideal candidate for working with an orchestra at any recording session. Here, Jarryd is working with the String Section at the legendary Bastyr Chapel in Seattle, WA (Scores for "The Revenant", "Wonder", and "Die Hard 3" were recorded here). Click the link below to watch the LIVE scoring session!

Jarryd studied with one of the world's leading percussionists, Michael Burritt, at the Eastman School of Music from 2011-2015. He earned his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Applied Music: Percussion Performance.

A shot taken by director/cinematographer Mark Davis (http://www.davisfilms.com/) during the music video shoot for "Hero's Journey", a piece for Solo Timpani and Electronics. You can click the link below to see the music video!

Jarryd always has a blast recording music for superhero/action flicks. It was an orchestration challenge working with a slightly smaller ensemble, but that's what the hero's journey is all about! This session was recorded at Avast Recording Co. Check out the link below to see some cues WITH the film!

Jarryd performed with a great, talented friend of his, Leigh Maple, at Oakland University's talent competition. Their performance received the Audience Choice award!

A fun shot taken by director Peter Gargaro (http://www.petergargaro.com/) and cinematographer Clark Birchmeier (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3840098/) during the music video shoot for "Ascension", a piece for Marimba Duet and Electronics. You can click the link below to watch the music video!

Jarryd had the pleasure of working with industry professionals at world-renown Bastyr Chapel at Bastyr University in Seattle, WA (Scores for "The Revenant", "Wonder", and "Die Hard 3" were recorded here). Click the link below to watch the LIVE scoring session!

Jarryd with his Director/Producer/Writer/Genius brother Nolan Elias after their "Best Comedy" win for the 48 Hour Film Festival.

Photo taken after Jarryd's final performance in the world-renown Eastman Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Mark Scatterday.

Jarryd's excellent sense of Orchestration makes him an asset for any project. The one pictured was for a cue (the link below is for this cue in particular) for a horror film, "Gratuity", by director Eufemia Scarfone, and has been screened in several film festivals around the country. Check out the link below to see some cues WITH the film!

Jarryd can write music for multiple styles and films. Jarryd wrote multiple cues for two short films, which were both recorded at the same session in the famous Studio X, located in Seattle, WA (scores to the films "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" and "Into the Wild" were recorded here). Check out the link below to see some cues WITH the film!

In fall of 2014, Jarryd, as a part of the Eastman Percussion Ensemble, played John Luther Adam's BRILLIANT work, "Inuksuit" in Rochester, NY's High Falls.

While at Eastman, Jarryd and two of his colleagues worked on a piece with David Skidmore and the Grammy Award-Winning Ensemble, Third Coast Percussion

Jarryd working with musicians at world-renown London Bridge Studios in Seattle, WA (famous for recording artists Macklemore, Pearl Jam, etc.)

Jarryd was an orchestra member during Eastman School of Music's critically-acclaimed run of "Dialogues of the Carmelites"by Francis Poulnec.