Lydias Literary Lowdown with Lydia Aswolf

Los Angeles-based composer Rob Gokee, know for his varying style & flexibility, studied Music Theory & Composition at the University of New Mexico, and then spent six months under the tutelage of world renowned composer Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, The Grudge, Ghost Rider). Rob has scored 8 feature films, dozens of shorts, and three dozen different TV series & pilots, including the National Geographic show “Known Universe,” SyFy’s “Fact Or Faked,” PBS’ “Roadtrip Nation,” Speed Channel’s “Car Science,” and TruTV’s “Police POV.”

His 2012 IAWTV Award-Winning score for the series “GOLD: Night of the Zombie King” is a wonderful mix of acoustic folk and epic fantasy; ”My Bitchy-Witchy Paris Vacation” is a lovely blend of drama and comedy ala “Under the Tuscan Sun”; “End Result” is non-stop “24″-like action; and his Award-Nominated score for the scfi comedy series “SOLO” is an eclectic grab bag of Asian, Middle Eastern and Jazz styles.

Rob is currently scoring the features “Alice & the Monster” & “Love in the Time of Monsters,” The Social Network meets Wall Street show “Cost Of Capital,” music for several Discovery & TruTV shows, readying a new CD compilation of television & film scores, and writing his second book, about composing for television & film in the indie world, and how to make a living doing it. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Producer Allison Vanore.