With his strong knowledge in modern music technology, as well as his ability with conventional tools, Rick Reifenstein has been chosen by many Theatrical Directors and Producers as well as multimedia creators to compose original music and sound design for them. As an accomplished guitarist, and synth programmer Rick has performed and recorded with a number of electronic music groups, and rock bands in the past 15 years.

Past projects include:

Shakespeare’s “As You Like it” Produced by Carlow College – Composer Original Music

“El Salvador” Produced by Pyramid Theater – Composer Original Score

“Hide and Seek” Produced by Red Barn Theater – Composer Original Score

Isaac|Rullo art installation “Pittsburgh Nude Project” – Co-composer Original Score

“On The Map” 12 minute short film showcasing images from gallery installation. Produced by Harrison Institute, University of Virginia Library – Composer Original Score

"Walk, don't Run". Part of the Artefact project. University of Virginia - Composer Original Music

“The Living Dead Festival” Produced by The Living Dead Festival – Main Theme for official website.

Current Projects: Evan City Historical Society DVD – Composer Original Score
Living Dead Festival - "Fan Music" producer

Future Projects: Edgar Allen Poe interactive exhibit. Harrison Institute, University of Virginia Library. Music and Sound Design. (Tentative Project)

2009 Living Dead Festival: Dropping a line that I'll be performing at the 2009 Living Dead Festival in Evans City Pa. where the movie was shot. The ONLY festival organized and approved by the original cast and producers including Russ Streiner, Judith Ridley and Jack Russo writer of the movie "Night of the Living Dead".
I'll be performing live cinematic horror music that will get everyone in the mood for classic horror. As spooky darkness approaches; the tone of the music changes too. Soundtrack music created live for the ghouls as they wait for the original cast to take the stage before the movie. I'll start around 5pm.
http://www.thelivingdeadfest.com/

In the studio...: last night I returned to the studio after a month or two. We had some water damage in the studio and needed a de-humidifier installed. I have recovered old tapes from my first studio, which sits vacant, and started going through them last night. i found some old gems that I might try to remaster and release. Other stuff was jut not very good. I am working on compiling soundtracks for a CD of soundtracks that I did in o8 and 09. I also have some space electronic and some minimal symphonic to release. All that should be soon.
Stay posted.
Thanks
Rick

Using Flicker to compose...: I am in the middle of composing and recording music for a DVD that will center on Message Therapy. The Producer/Director and Therapist like the first piece of music I send her. She didn't like the second piece. She said that the first piece gave her the feeling 'very "sitting on top of a mountain", that really works with this. Anything nature-feeling. The uptempo one sounds sort of in doors.' OK. I thought. How to I capture that feeling. So I turned to Flicker. I found some mountain pictures. Great ethereal feeling pictures from mountain views and of mountains. This helped put me into the mind set. A subject to compose to. A picture to compose to. It worked. The music that was inspired by t