Jess Stroup

TV - Commercials - Licensing

Born into a musical family, Jess Stroup took an interest in music at a young age. Beginning with piano at the age of six, he studied many instruments growing up, including piano, double bass, violin, drums, and classical guitar. Live instruments make up the majority of Stroup’s music, with guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, and ethnic instruments frequently appearing in his compositions. A graduate of New York University’s music production program, he is also a trained audio engineer, and it is this blend of technical knowledge and musical background that creates a cutting-edge yet familiar, organic sound.
To date, he has scored commercials for Hewlett Packard and United Healthcare Services, as well licensing music for The Chronicles of Narnia Special Features DVD's, HBO, A&E, MTV, The Discovery Channel, STYLE Network, and Court TV. He regularly contributes music cues to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) and Warehouse 13 (Sci Fi), and has written for shows such as Trust Me (TNT), The Girls of Hedsor Hall (MTV) and The Bachelor/Bachelorette (ABC). Currently, Jess lives in Los Angeles, where he composes, performs live electronic music, and produces albums for independent artists.
This is a scene from USA's "Burn Notice," which features the track "Whiplash," that I wrote with my collaborator Kathie Talbot.
A scene I scored from the TNT show "Trust Me."
United Healthcare Services "Beating Heart" Spot. Final.
Hewlett Packard "Mark Burnett" Spot. Final. Composed by Kathie Talbot, featuring Jess Stroup on banjo.
Commercial for designer Tiffany Koury, produced by the Jacks Firm. Features music by M.I.A., remixed and mashed-up with classical and choral music by Jess Stroup.
"Vengeance" - a short film by Jacob Swanson, with score by Jess Stroup & Kathie Talbot
Vengeance from Jacob Swanson on Vimeo .
John Varvatos Autumn/Winter '08 spot. Produced by the Jacks Firm with music by Jess Stroup.
Another commercial for designer Tiffany Koury, produced by the Jacks Firm. Music composed by Jess Stroup.
Here's a video for a brand-new full-length artist track, called "Time Forgets," written with Jonathan Fessenden of Pointe Claire.