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CMDess (b. 1982)

Birthplace:
Ocala, Florida, USA

Born:
February 14, 1982

Biography from TheMovieDB

CMDess music has been used in hundreds of TV shows around the world. Including shows like Chopped, Exploration Unknown, American Ninja Warrior, Monday Night Raw, Katie, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Helt Ramme sporter, RuPaul's Drag Race, Knochenjobs and the like. He got his start in the commercial music world when a symphonic orchestra performed one of his works at age 15. Later he would work for Ueberschall developing instruments and loops for commercial applications. During that time he created a production technique called "Groove Shadows". Eventually CM moved to San Francisco, California and spent 12 years there working in production music and soundtracks. He produced several hundred works during that time that would be utilized for background music in media. He performs the instruments heard in his works as well as signs where applicable. As of 2016 he resides in Florida and is still making production music and songs. He is a member of ASCAP for several decades with 900 works in his repertoire as of 2025.

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2023  UFC Fight Night 231: Almeida vs. Lewis
2024  The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause

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2009  Chopped
2017  Tæt på sandheden
2019  Chopped Sweets
2020  Expedition X

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