Ed Hartman: Bio

Media Credits: (click on links)

Ed on IMDB

Motion pictures: - Ed's Music has appeared on:

  

• Warner Bros.: "The Blind Side" (2009 - Academy Award, SAG, Golden Globe winning film)
  
• Warner Bros.:  "Scooby Doo, The Mystery Begins" (2009)
• Z Flight Productions:  "The Paralyzing Agent" (2009)
• Jeff Madsen Productions:  Forbidden Fruit" (2009)
• Illustrators TV:  "Robert McGinnis, Painting the Last Rose of Summer" (2008)
• Arclight Films: "Mini's First Time" (2006)
• Dreamworks:  "Surviving Christmas" (2004)

Motion Picture Full Scoring:

• The Map Makers:  "Project Colombia" (Documentary) (2009)
• Seattle International Film Fly Film Festival:  "End Zone" (Short) (2008)
• Who Made Who Productions:  "Fitz" - 2008 AlbertaFilm and Television Awards Nominee: Best Feature Film (Feature) (2007)

Television - Ed's Music has appeared on:

• HBO:  "Twas the Night", "Katie Morgan", "Big Love"
  
• NBC:  "Passions"
• MSNBC:  "Doc-Block"
  
• ABC Family:  "Greek"
  
• PBS: "Nature"
• MTV:  "Scarred"
  
• TRAVEL:  "Channel 5 Takes Latin"
• GREEN:   "Emeril Green"
• TLC:  "Shalom In The Home"
  

Corporate - Ed's Music has been licensed by:

• Parragon Books, Ltd.
• Modem Media, 3CIM Inc.
• Avex Marketing
• Kobalt
• Barnes and Noble
• Tarinatalo OY, Storyhouse LTD.
• Trailer Park
• DDB Health
• Lavinia Productions S. L.C.
• Greenpeace

Commercial scoring:

• Q-2 (FOX television affiliate, Seattle, WA)
• Lightyear Productions (for Tacoma Grand Cinema)

Performance:  

Ed Hartman has recorded and performed with numerous bands, orchestras, dance and theatre co’s including:

        

• Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel
• Tickle Tune Typhoon
• Ellipsis

In the Northwest, Ed is a top freelance percussionist and recording artist. As a soloist, Ed has performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in NYC.  Ed performs music from around the world. Ed performs as a solo one-man-band, and with his bands, at concerts, fairs, festivals, schools, colleges and events of all kinds.

Current Bands:

• The Olympic Marimba Band (World - Marimba)
• Northwest Passage (Jazz - Vibes)

Recordings:

     

• "The River"
• "Northwest Passage"
• "Marimbells of Christmas"

Publications/Sheet Music:

• C. Alan Publications - "Return of the Wooden Soldiers" (orchestra, band)
• Olympic Marimba Publications:  Various books & sheet music.
• Articles for Victory Music Review, Modern Drummer.
  

Education/Teaching:

Originally from Chicago, Ed received his degree in percussion from Indiana University. 

Endorsements:

• YAMAHA Performing Artist and Clinician.

• Mike Balter Mallets.