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   Television and film composer Joe Wiedemann has more than 25-years broadcast experience behind the keyboard AND the camera. An award-winning film and broadcast composer, he scores music for television, video and motion pictures.  He adds new sounds, in a classical style, with modern musical technology.

   Experience behind the camera has influenced his music, and vice versa.  With Axiem and Emmy awards for producing and editing video essays, he has established a personal style.

Video Links:
Cooperstown: Baseball's Main Street
2009: Year-in-Review (Excerpts)
2008: Year-in-Review (Excerpts)
CyberSafe
San Diego in the 50's
Living in Paradise, Living in Fear
Gemstones
Nature Center
Heroes
Electronic Orchestra (Orchestronics 101)
 

    A lifelong musical background merged with a broadcast television career in 1978 for Wiedemann. While studying music at the University of Evansville, he spent nearly all of his savings on a rare and expensive PolyMoog synthesizer.  He was after the widest variety of electronic sounds that technology had to offer at the time, all in one instrument.  He began experimenting with electronic music, and tape-to-tape overdubbing.  That same year he began his video production career as a news videographer with the ABC affiliate in Evansville.  Music and video technology have come a long way since then.

   Since 1981, Joe has been a videographer and editor with KFMB-TV (CBS) in San Diego, telling stories daily with video. On many occasions, these stories and documentaries called for custom music.  Budgeting time, and focusing one's energy on a tight deadline, is a necessity.   

   Wiedemann has scored music for film, news specials, documentaries, and commercial videos.  His unique style of blending electronic and orchestral instruments became known as Orchestronics®.

       The CD: Bulls & Bears explored the many different styles, or genres, that electronic instruments have become a part of: jazz, classical, dance, new age...  The Concerto No.1 for Piano and Electronic Orchestra uses a very classical form to show that electronic instruments are capable of forming their own ensemble.

   The CD: Electro-Acoustic Orchestra shows that the symphony orchestra CAN take on new members.  Concerto No.1 for Synthesizer and Orchestra, is just the opposite in orchestration from the previous concerto.  This time the orchestra is acoustic, and the soloist is electronic.   The style is contemporary classical.

American Idol Underground
Winner, Inaugural Classical Competition
November 20, 2005

Award- "Distant Melody" wins "Best Keyboards"

Here's a list of visual music credits:   (More links at bottom of page)

• Cybersafe (Produced by San Diego District Atty., 2007)

• Chula Vista Nature Center (City of Chula Vista, 2005)
   

• The Year In News: 2003   KFMB-TV   (CBS)    Emmy Award Nominee

• Year In Review: 2004       KFMB-TV (CBS)

• Year In Review: 2005       KFMB-TV (CBS)

• Year In Review: 2006       KFMB-TV (CBS)

• The Year That Was 2007  KFMB-TV (CBS)

• Song of Songs  (Film)  2002   AXIEM Award Winner

• La Torta (TV Commercial Spot)    2002

• San Diego's Veterans  KPBS-TV (PBS) 2001

• Hillcrest: Searching For San Diego  KPBS-TV (PBS) 2001

• City Heights: Search For San Diego KPBS-TV (PBS) 2001 AXIEM Award Winner

• Top Stories of 1999:  KFMB-TV (CBS) 2000 AXIEM Award Winner

• Area 51: KFMB-TV (CBS) 2000

• Keat the Killer Whale:  KFMB-TV (CBS) 1999 (More links at bottom of page)

• Remembering the 50's  KPBS-TV (PBS)   1997

• Heroes of 1997:  KFMB-TV (CBS)  1997 EMMY Award Nominee

• Cooperstown: Baseball's Main Street: National Syndication 1995-1997

• Living In Paradise; Living In Fear: KPBS-TV (PBS)   1994

• ReMax Business Real Estate Videos (Various)   1992-1995

• Mama's Kitchen: Time Warner Cable TV  1993 (Keep scrolling.)

• San Diego: 1992:  KFMB-TV (CBS)  1992                       

• Cover Story  KFMB-TV (CBS)  1992

• Transportation Management: Regional Trans. Council   1991

• Behind the Scenes: Cinderella: KFMB-TV (CBS)   1990 EMMY Award Nominee

• China Revolution: KFMB-TV (CBS)  1989

• Downtown Business Woman: KFMB-TV (CBS)  1989 EMMY Award Nominee

• Real Winter:  KFMB-TV (CBS)  1989

• Computer-Cable Connection:  KFMB-TV (CBS)   1983