BiographyZachary Konick is a Los Angeles-based composer for film, video games, and the concert hall. His media projects span an eclectic range of genres from horror and comedy to drama and fantasy. His latest work includes composing the original score for key segments of director Connor Barton’s upcoming horror/sci-fi series, Red Wave (Infinity Studios), collaborating alongside a powerhouse post-production team of studio-vetted industry veterans. He is also actively scoring the highly anticipated web RPG Roll Craft currently in development. The short film Dogs In The Sand, scored by Konick, was officially selected for the LA Shorts International Film Festival, and the film Ruby's Heart, to which he contributed additional scoring, was selected for the Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase.
Zachary holds a PhD in music composition from UC San Diego, where he collaborated with some of today's foremost innovative musicians. His concert music has been performed internationally by top-tier artists and ensembles, including the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, the newEar Ensemble, the Quasar Saxophone Quartet, The Florida Orchestra, and the JACK, ETHEL, Spektral, and Mivos String Quartets, alongside the McCormick Percussion Ensemble, Mark Dresser and his Bass Ensemble, Lee Hinkle, Rebecca Lloyd Jones, and Alice Weinreb. His music has been conducted under the batons of Oliver Knussen, Aleck Karis, Michael Francis, and Steven Schick. In 2024, Zachary was commissioned by the Mitchell Art Museum of St. John's College in Annapolis, MD, to compose a sound installation for their Theater of Turmoil exhibit. According to the Capital Gazette, a spectator described the installation as "...stunningly put together and designed to poke at the gray matter (and soul), at a profound level". Zachary currently serves as a scoring intern for Bear McCreary's team at Sparks & Shadows, where he manages assets for top-tier entertainment companies like Disney and Sony/Playstation. Konick is deeply indebted to the mentors who supported his journey, including Roger Reynolds, Thomas DeLio, Chinary Ung, Lei Liang, Michelle Lou, Katharina Rosenberger, Baljinder Sekhon, Paul Reller, Penka Kouneva, James Venable, Damon Tedesco, and Julia Sokolowska. When not composing, Zachary enjoys playing and teaching both unconventional and traditional works on the hammered dulcimer. |
"...stunningly put together and designed to poke at the gray matter (and soul), at a profound level." Patrice Drago, The Capital Gazette |
