Steven Chesne
Composer

Mr. Chesne has composed the scores for over 300 episodes of prime-time, network shows including "Batman: the Animated Series," "Family Man," "Family Matters," "Getting By," "Girls Across the Lake," "Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper," "The Hogan Family," "Kirk," "Life Happens," "Perfect Strangers," "Step by Step," "Two of a Kind," and "Valerie," as well as for nine independent features including the award winning "Dinner and a Movie" (Slamdunk Festival 2001 Best Director, and Worldfest 2001 Best Comedy Feature) and "No Turning Back," (Winner, Best Feature Film Award, 2001 Malaga Festival de Cine, and Grand Jury Prize Winner, Rhode Island International Film Festival).

In addition to Chesne’s dramatic scoring, pop and world-music catalogues, his orchestral concert works include 2 concertos, 4 symphonies, 2 orchestral suites, and 2 tone-poems, as well as works for string quartet, woodwind ensemble, and music for theater and ballet. His works have been performed by the Ventura Symphony, the L.A. Modern String Orchestra, The Los Angeles Arts Symphonia Orchestra, the La Mirada Symphony, Mehli Mehta’s American Youth Symphony, as well as by members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the L.A. Chamber Orchestra, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, and the Pacific Symphony.

Chesne Studied film composition with David Raksin and Earl Hagen, and classical guitar with Pepe Romero and Jim Smith. He has received numerous awards for outstanding achievement for his compositions from several organizations including ASCAP, Billboard, and USC School of Music.