R.J. chats with Jeremy Zerbe, a current Pepperdine senior who is double majoring in Advertising and Music Composition while also serving as the Music Director of the Pepperdine Pickups men's a capella group and Music Producer for the Centered on the Arts podcast. He was the featured student composer for the Up Against the Screen silent film festival in Spring 2020 with the Pickford Ensemble, and recently, he composed for the theater department’s performance of As You Like It and premiered his String Quartet no. 1 with the Escalera Quartet in 2020.

The pair banter about the ending of Zerbe’s undergraduate career, as well as his experience as a student member of the CFA staff. Zerbe’s passion for music and composition is overwhelmingly apparent as he discusses what got him into music and where he hopes his career can go. His infectious joy will delight any listener, and you may just learn a bit about composing. 

Info on Jeremy: https://jeremiahzerbe.wixsite.com/composer

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyhzerbe/

The Senior Recital will be via the Pepperdine Music Facebook page on the 16th. Visit https://www.facebook.com/pepperdinemusic/

More info about the Center for the Arts can be found: https://arts.pepperdine.edu/visit/digital-resources.html 

Music Composer: Jeremy Zerbe