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Native Californian, Ben Hammer has a certificate in film scoring from UCLA, where he studied under Emmy winning composer Gerald Fried, Grammy nominated composer Tom Sharpe, orchestrator Steven Scott Smalley and other film industry veterans. 

Awards:

The following awards were given by GarageBand.com for the theme song written for the L.A.F.I.T. television pilot:

Best Programming in Pop, week of 12Sep2005
Best Programming in Pop, week of 26Sep2005
Best Production in Pop, week of 26Sep2005
Best Melody in Pop, week of 12Sep2005
Best Melody in Pop, week of 26Sep2005
Best Beat in Pop, week of 26Sep2005

Film credits:

"For One's County", Directed by Russ MacFarland
"Primal Instinct", starring Michael Madsen, Directed by Sherwood Ball
"90 Seconds", Directed by Elan Gale
"Tomorrow's Yesterday", Directed by Elan Gale
"The Lucky 7", Directed by George Roberson

Television Credits:

Against Type (Composer)
L.A.F.I.T. (Composer)
This Is Snuggy Bear (Composer)
"Please God, I'm Only Seventeen" - CBS Afterschool Special (uncredited)

Commercial Credits:

California General Election Ballot Proposition 5 (Composer)

Theater Credits:

Childrens' Theater Factory, Los Angeles (Composer/Arranger/Accompanist)

Other writing experience includes:

"Lady Make Believe"- Audio-book by Hollywood Walk of Fame star recipient June Foray (Composer)
The Special Olympics, Co-wrote theme music with cartoonist Dave Shelton
Penny Lane Foundation, Co-wrote theme music with cartoonist Dave Shelton
Dr. Who-Audio drama series (Composer)
"Follow My Heart" by Hugh Fergusen, Keyboardist/Programmer - produced by Paul McKenna (Sting, Barry Manilow)