About
Combining passion and professionalism, Dead House Music’s resident (de)Composer, Mars, has built asolid reputation within the horror community as a musician who consistently delivers what genre filmmakers want. On time, on budget, and ready to scare you out of your seat.
Born into a family of musicians; Mars is a multi-instrumentalist who began performing professionally at the age of 13. He has played with Symphony Orchestras, as well as Jazz, and Rock bands on tours through Canada, and the United States. He has logged countless hours in recording studios as a session musician, and is himself an accomplished studio engineer. Having grown weary of the road; Mars decided to combine his two greatest lovesmusic and films and formed Dead House Music in 2005.
“Ive had a life-long love affair with things that go bump in the night, explains Mars, I remember being captivated by monster movies at a very young age. I saw all the classic Universal horror films on late-night television, and I was hooked. The appreciation of that gothic aesthetic has endured into my adult life, and helped shape the person I have become.”
Mars has worked with genre veterans like “Puppetmaster” creator Kenneth J. Hall (”The Halfway House”, “Night Visit”), as well as talented young directors Scott Goldberg (”All I want for X-mas”, “Nightmare”), Frank Woodward (”Lovecraft:Fear Of The Unknown”), David W. Kann (”Prison of the Psychotic Damned”, “Nyarlathotep”, “Sever”), Melantha Blackthorne (”The Graveyard Picture Show”), S.V. Bell (”Rise Of The Ghosts”, “Crawler”) and more.
In October 2005, Mars debuted his completely re-scored version of the brilliant silent classic “Nosferatu” to packed houses and standing ovations, and in 2008, his surreal and chilling score to “Witch House: The Legend Of Petronel Haxley” accompanied the films theatrical release in the UK.
Mars has appeared in many online publications such as About.com, FearZone.com, Dread Central.com, as well as a feature interview in Canadas Rue Morgue magazine. In, 2006, an interview with Mars for Fangoria TV ran in over 50 theaters across the US, as part of the pre-show entertainment before Fangorias advance screening of The Descent(Lions Gate Films).
He has appeared as a featured speaker at numerous horror events alongside genre legends such as Tony Todd, Tony Moran, Lloyd Kaufman, Debbie Rochan, veteran composers Richard Band & Stephen Parsons, with many appearances to come.
“I feel like a man on a mission. A great movie score can stand on its own, without the relying on flavor-of-the month bands to attract interest. Im doing my best to return the horror score to its rightful place as genuinely well crafted and respected music.”