Binaural beats are an audio illusion often used in psychology circles to aid in stress reduction and concentration. Our guest today, composer John Joseph Wiater, used this compositional technique in a creative way to enhance the emotional impact of his score for the film “I Think I’m Sick.” He’s here to talk with us about it today.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

-John’s background

-Finding the first composing job

-Branching out to new styles

-Binaural beats – what are they?

-The use of binaural beats in film scoring

-Future possibilities for exploration with binaural beats

-DIY building a composing business

About our Guest:

https://johnwiater.com/

https://itisfilm.com/

Philidelphia-based John Joseph Wiater (Waiter) has scored over 15 genre-spanning films from an Oscar-qualifying family drama short to a dark comedy on suicide awareness, to espionage, romance, and sci-fi adventures.

John's most recent credits include the debut feature from Danny Gevirtz "I Think I'm Sick", which portrays a young man's second chance at life after a failed suicide attempt. The score was a collaboration with long-time musical collaborator Matt Fell, and featured a textural scoring inspired by binaural beats and choral vocals.

John has a strong following on social media through his educational and film composer and music production-centric content, and a large fanbase for his artistic compositions streaming on music platforms.