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We’re Stephen and Cheska, a composing duo for documentary films and commercials based in Los Angeles and San Diego.
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Meet the Team
Stephen and Cheska are a composer duo writing music for Documentary films! Between the two of them they have an Emmy, music on Netflix, Hulu and Prime Video, and have scored numerous award winning documentary films including the CPJ International Press Freedom Awards hosted by Meryl Streep, BAHALA NA, California’s Forgotten Children, Ulam: Main Dish, and many more!
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Composer
Cheska Navarro, a Filipina American composer, began her film scoring journey while still working as a scientist in a clinical laboratory. During this time she started documenting her musical journey on Instagram and YouTube, building a following of film makers and composers. Despite her parents wanting her to go into medicine, she balanced a full time job as a scientist while professional film composing for 3 years until she ultimately had enough scoring work to leave the lab. Now she lives in San Diego with her fiance and spends her time composing for films, mentoring up-and-coming film composers, and bouldering with friends!
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Composer
Stephen Spies, started on violin at the age of 5 and began film scoring in middle school when his music composition teacher, Molly Axtmann, had him improvise music for silent films at a local silent film museum. He now lives in Redondo Beach, California with his wife, scoring full time from his home studio. He’s recorded his music with orchestras in Los Angeles, London and Budapest, and holds a BA in Music Composition from UCLA (University of California Los Angeles). In his spare time, he plays guitar, violin and sings with his folk-rock bands, Hello Noon and Star Eyes, and volunteers as a songwriting instructor at “My Friend’s Place,” a resource center for homeless youth in Los Angeles.