Whether it's the television or the computer screen, Drew Neumann is a leader in finding -- or creating -- the right sounds.

As a composer and sound designer, Neumann has made vital contributions to two of the most innovative series on television. He composed the music and designed and recorded the voices and sound effects for 21 episodes of "Aeon Flux" from the cutting-edge animation series "Liquid Television" on MTV and has done all the music for the pilot and three seasons of episodes on the hit Nickelodeon series "Aahhh!!! Real Monsters" for award-winning animation studio Klasky Csupo.

Neumann's credits also include sound design and composition for numerous bumpers, trailers, icons, closes and promos for feature films and television. His work with Disney Feature Animation is highlighted by sound effects and sound effects design for "Beauty and the Beast," "Rollercoaster Rabbit" and "Off His Rockers." He has composed music and created sound design for Disney Television Animation, E! Entertainment Television, ABC TV and for leading advertising agencies including Daily and Associates (California Lottery and Honda) and Widen and Kennedy (Sega).

In addition to his television and feature film work, Neumann has contributed sound design and music composition for a variety of software and computer products for leading companies such as Time Warner Interactive Group, Software Toolworks and Philips Interactive Media.

Recent and future Career Highlights:

For Klasky/Csupo:
Demos for "Drac's Late Late Late Show," "Nigel Thornberry," "Kevin's Kitchen," "Fairly Tales" "Aaaah! Real Monsters,"--music for pilot and series for Nickelodeon (Fall 1994 to Early 1997).
For MTV:
Liquid Television--"Buzz Box," "Jack Mac and Rad Boy Go," and for "Liquid Television:" 11 episodes of "Aeon Flux"--Music, Voices, and Sound effects.
10 Half hour episodes of "Aeon Flux" Summer 1995
"Idiot Box"--Opening theme and bumpers.
"MTV 10th Anniversary Special"--Music and Effects.
For E! Entertainment Television:
50+ Themes, Bumpers, closes, Icons, and, Promos over the last six years.
For ABC TV:
"Entertainers 91" with Dennis Miller--Music for 1 hour prime time special.
For Disney Feature Animation:
"Off his Rockers" (released with "Honey, I Blew up the Kid") all sound effects.
"Beauty and the Beast"--additional sound effects.
"Rollercoaster Rabbit"--sound effects design.
For Disney Television Animation: (CBS)
"Shnookums and Meat" and "Tex Tinstar"--Music for Syndicated TV Series
("Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show" on Disney Afternoon)
For Dailey and Associates:
Honda--"Money Talks" and "Exploding Head"--Music and Effects.
California Lottery--Music and Sound for 4 commercial spots.
For Widen and Kennedy:
Sega--"Mess With Your Head" Music and Sound Design for proposed Ad Campaign.
For the Wm. Carruthers Company:
"Whammies" and "Supermarket Sweep" Sound Effects Design.
With Studio CIRM/Albin Michael/Paris Museums: (Music)
Invited Guest Composer in Residence at CIRM Studios in Nice, France--1988
"Rachel's Balloon Ride in Dreamland" from the Compact Disk "Berceuses"
"Canavesio" Film Score and Sound Design
"Talos Et Koine" Ballet for four dancers and a robot.
"Electronic Cafe"--assistance with international live music link with simultaneous performances in Nice, France and at the Electronic Cafe in Santa Monica, Ca. With Terry Riley, Morton Subotnick, David Rosenboom.
Rencontre European Cinema Son (REX)--Guest Speaker at European Film Sound Conference 1988,1990,1995

Computer Related Works:

For Viacom New Media: (Music and Sound Effects) "Aeon Flux," CD Rom for PC and Sony Playstation currently in production
For Time/Warner Interactive Group: (Music and Sound Effects)
"The New Family Bible," "Seven Days in August"--(The October Missile Crisis), "Funny," "Olympic Goldrush", "Smart Money"
For Ensoniq Corporation:
Sound Development and Demo Music for 16 bit/32 voice IBM/Multimedia Compatible sound card.
Sound Development for Keyboard products and CD Rom libraries. Beta testing.
For Advance Strategies Corporation:
Sound Development and demo Music for 12bit/21 voice IBM/Multimedia Compatible sound card
For Software Toolworks:
Project Management for development of the Miracle Piano Teaching System Keyboard, sound development, and supervision of startup of manufacturing testing.
For Phillips Interactive Media:
"The Wacky World of Miniature Golf" with Eugene Levi. --All sound effects, mix, archiving.
For Sequoia Development Group Inc.:
The pegasis project. Sound development for a multimedia sound card for Samsung.
The OPL 4/Hummingbird Project. Subcontract for Logitech for a computer installed multimedia sound card.
Degree:
B.F.A. Film and Video Graphics and Animation, Minor in Electronic Music at California Institute of the Arts, 1982.

Reviews

KORTEX WEBZINE
French review by Yanik Trudeau
"An intriguing CD well worth listening to."

FAQT MAGAZINE
Vol. 2 Number 5
Review by Maveriq

Fans of the animated Aeon Flux will be glad to see that the soundtrack to Peter Chung's futurist spy series has been compiled and released on this beefy, two disc set. If you've seen the show, you will no doubt remember the alien-esque soundscapes that helped make Aeon Flux the cult hit it became, and after one listen it's apparent that Drew Neuman's compositions more than pass the test of home listening. The complex pieces jerk around from theme to theme (a functionality of the show's many scene changes), conveying an unsettling sense of urgency befitting the show's spy motif. An armchair album for sure, this soundtrack is one worth hunting down even if you've never seen nor cared about its visual counterpart.

 

KEYBOARD MAGAZINE
MARCH 1998 Mark Vail

This dual-CD set is a compilation of music from the animated MTV show Aeon Flux. Eye Spy features magnificent, hypnotic, and at times bombastic orchestral synth-works reminiscent of serious scholastic recordings done in university electronic music studios. Neumann used a truckload of gear, which is detailed in the liners. Although it's an enjoyable listen, I can't help by wish he'd stretch out some of the pieces that just get into a groove before taking off in a totally new direction. Some of the vignettes are obviously formatted as a "we'll be right back after this commercial break" message. If you can get by the short-attention-span format, you're likely to enjoy this one.