Mikel Hurwitz is a composer, performer and producer of music for film, television, theatre and commercials. Currently residing in Los Angeles, the native Canadian got his start making music for documentary films while he was a Human Rights Observer during the 2006 uprising in Oaxaca, Mexico. His background in social justice issues and music combines in a musical sensibility entirely unique, and, although he grew up taking piano lessons from the age of 5 like most, his path has been distinctly non-linear. Some of his recent include: Dr. Baseball: Ron Taylor, the story of a world series winning pitcher who retired and became a doctor; American Meat, a biopic demystifying US factory farming; Behind the Dress, the story of the first trans-gendered contestant in the Miss Universe pageant; Getting By, an exposé of global informal economies of survival, and, Tiradero al Cielo Abierto, a theatrical performance illuminating struggles of the Latin American Sex Trade. His music has also been featured in national advertising campaigns and international film festivals. Mikel currently collaborates with Academy Award Nominated and Grammy Winning Composer Danny Elfman . He holds a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College Berklee College of Music in Film Scoring, where he won best score in the Berklee Academy Awards, and, a B.A. Honors from the University of British Columbia in Political Geography and Latin American Studies. Hurwitz holds multiple credits as an album producer, engineer, studio musician, band-leader, and instrumentalist. He currently tours with his Cinemastasia, a live solo theatrical performance where he uses 8 instruments and his laptop to create original music for silent films projected on a screen behind him.
