Gary Kuo
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Background information | |
Origin | Connecticut, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Composer and violinist |
Instruments | Violin |
Website | garykuo |
Gary Kuo is an American composer and violinist. He has worked as a composer on (2003), As the World Turns and All My Children. He played the violin for the film The Glass Shield in 1994, and instructed on the violin for Mirror, Mirror 2: Raven Dance that same year.
Biography[]
Gary Kuo, originally from Connecticut, moved to New York City to accept a scholarship to Juilliard School, where he received his bachelor of arts degree in violin performance. After completion of his studies at Juilliard School, he received a scholarship to the media writing and production graduate program at the University of Miami. Following his graduation, he relocated to Los Angeles, where he composes for and performs on a variety of television programs and motion pictures.[1]
Awards and nominations[]
Daytime Emmy awards:
- Won, 1999, Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: All My Children (shared with Paul F. Antonelli, Pamela Magee, Dominic Messinger, Ron Goodman, Robbie Kondor, Mike Renzi, and Terry Walker)
- Nominated, 2000, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: All My Children (shared with Terry Walker, , Dominic Messinger, Mike Renzi, Robbie Kondor, and Ron Goodman)
- Nominated, 2001, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: All My Children (shared with Terry Walker, A.J. Gundell, , Dominic Messinger, Mike Renzi, John Wineglass, , Loris Holland, Robbie Kondor, Ron Goodman)
- Won, 2001, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: As the World Turns (shared with Pamela Magee, James Kowal, , Ed Dzuback, Tom Kochan, Dominic Messinger, , , and David Nichtern)
- Nominated, 2002, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: As the World Turns (shared with Pamela Magee, James Kowal, Ed Dzuback, David Nichtern, , Jamie Lawrence, Bette Sussman, Tom Kochan, , and Dominic Messinger)
- Won, 2002, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: All My Children (shared with Terry Walker, A.J. Gundell, , Dominic Messinger, Mike Renzi, John Wineglass, , Loris Holland, Robbie Kondor, Ron Goodman, and Peter Fish)
- Nominated, 2003, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: As the World Turns (shared with Pamela Magee, James Kowal, , Ed Dzuback, Tom Kochan, Jamie Lawrence, , David Nichtern, Brian D. Siewert, and Bette Sussman)
- Won, 2003, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: All My Children (shared with Terry Walker, Andrew J. Gundell, , Dominic Messinger, Mike Renzi, John Wineglass, , Loris Holland, Robbie Kondor, Ron Goodman, Brian Tarquin, Kim Oler, Peter Fish, and Jim Klein)[2][3]
- Nominated, 2004, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: All My Children (shared with Terry Walker, A.J. Gundell, , John Wineglass, , Loris Holland, Brian Tarquin, Kim Oler, Peter Fish, Tom Spahn, and Jim Klein)[4]
- Won, 2005, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: All My Children (shared with Terry Walker, , A.J. Gundell, Dominic Messinger, , John Wineglass, , Loris Holland, Brian Tarquin, Kim Oler, Peter Fish, Tom Spahn, and Jim Klein)[5] (tied with Paul Glass, Daniel Krausz (II), David Nichtern, Dominic Messinger, , Lee Holdridge, , , Bette Sussman and Michal Towber for One Life to Live)
- Nominated, 2006, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: As the World Turns (shared with Bryan Lydell, James Kowal, David Nichtern, , , George Whitty, Ed Dzubak, Jamie Lawrence, Michael Licari, and Dominic Messinger)
References[]
- ^ "Gary Kuo – About". garykuo.com. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
- ^ "THE NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY ANNOUNCES 30th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS" (PDF). emmyonline.com. 12 March 2003. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ Feiwell, Jill (11 May 2003). "ABC tops Daytime Creative Emmys". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "Congratulations to the 2004 Daytime Emmy Award Nominees". The Society of Composers & Lyricists. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "The National Television Academy Announces 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF). emmyonline.com. 2 March 2005. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
External links[]
- Living people
- American male composers
- 21st-century American composers
- American violinists
- American male violinists
- Emmy Award winners
- Juilliard School alumni
- University of Miami alumni
- 21st-century violinists
- 21st-century American male musicians