Biography Petter Wahlback



	Petter Wahlbäck Founder, Composer Petter Wahlbäck is a Swedish composer currently working in Chicago. He works as a teacher at Columbia College Chicago, where he teaches music theory, sight singing, and music printing with Finale. Petter has written music for numerous short films, creating sound design for theater companies, and printed countless of scores for various clients. Petter has also played guitar for the most of his life and has played and recorded with his own project Lost, in Sweden 1996, and with Intelligent Dennis, and Hedonists Maybe, in Chicago 2003. He is currently working on material for a new CD project: Pointless Ignition Resumé Education M.F.A Music Composition for the Screen - Columbia College Chicago/Los Angeles - 2006-2008 B.A. with a major in music composition - Columbia College Chicago - 1996-2000 Analogue multi-recording certificate at Jazzinstitutet - Malmö - 1995 Guitar studies with Anders Rosander and John Fritzell, Örebro and Malmö 1986-1996 Work Teacher - Columbia College Chicago - 2000-Present. Composer, Arranger, Sound Designer and Music Copyist. - 2000-Present Works List Regent's Square, by Jeremy Braverman, short drama/comedy, for guitar, keyboard, marimba, and synth bass. Myra, by Chris Liliedahl, short horror/suspense, for chamber orchestra. The Dirt On You, by Jeremy Braverman, short drama, for bass clarinet, french Horn, marimba, bass, and piano. Sushi Bar, by Thiago Lima, short drama/suspense, for slide guitar, celesta, synth, and prayer bowl. Rising Up, by Ed Letamendi, short drama, for acoustic guitar, prayer bowl, and tambourine. La Llorona, by Chris Liliedahl, short horror, for strings, scraped metals, and electronic sounds. All of My Life, and then some, sound design for production by Buckeye Tree Productions at the Raven Theater. Death as Usual, by Brendon O'Neil, feature length animated comedy/drama for strings, brass, and samples. Out of the Blue, by Mary Novak, short comedy/drama for guitar, bass, drums, piano, and vocals. The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds, sound design and original music for Paul Zindel's play, performed by DSHS, Milwaukee. Directed by Nick Weber. Piggy by Holly Rosenberg, short film. Hold Let Go by Jeremy Braverman, short drama. Suddenly Last Summer, sound design and original music for Tennesse Williams' play performed by the Boulevard Ensemble, Milwaukee. Directed by David Chrzanowski. Nothing to Lose by Ed Letamendi, short drama. Life is So Easy by Jeremy Braverman, short drama for bass, accordion, clarinet and samplers. A Midsummer's Nights Dream, Sound design and original music for Shakespeare's play. Directed by David Chrzanowski Pippin, Soundtrack recreation of Schwartz's musical, performed by Boxer Rebellion Theater, Chicago. Crossing Jordan by Alison Lonesome, short drama. Pieces. . . Man by Sean Fennel, short animated movie.