Samuel Godin is a composer, sound designer, keyboard player and producer living in New York City. His original music can be heard on film and television soundtracks (HBO, NBC, PBS, Nickelodeon, Miramax), album releases and remixes (Universal, Six Degrees, Schanachie, Putumayo) and on many familiar national television advertising campaigns (including Pepsi, Cheerios, Viagra, Olay and many others). He has written music for some of New York and LA's top production companies and advertising agencies (DDB, Saatchi & Saatchi, BBDO, McKinsey & Company) while also maintaining a busy schedule of performing, touring, songwriting, and working on independent projects.

As a performer, he has played keyboards, synthesizers and electronics (as well as writing, arranging, and recording material) for many influential genre-bending innovators such as John Brown's Body, Earthdriver, Karsh Kale, Mother Mallard, Dubfarm, FRKWYS Ensemble, and the 4-time Grammy Nominated and 2022 Grammy winner Falu, among others. To date, he has performed in over 1200 concerts, touring worldwide, which has given him the opportunity to share stages with a diverse variety of luminaries including The Wailers, George Clinton, Jimmy Cliff, Carlos Santana, Keith Emerson, Zakir Hussein, Lauryn Hill, KRS1, Paul Oakenfold, Damian Marley, Noam Chomsky, Ray Kurzweil and Bob Moog.

Both live and in the studio, Sam is adaptable to many different kinds of technology. He often uses multiple computers, keyboards and musical effects on stage, but at other times may play an entire set with only a melodica or a minimoog. In addition to being a recording artist, he also had many years of experience as a professional studio engineer and Pro Tools mixing editor, and has recorded and produced music and sound design for a variety of clients and talent. Not surprisingly, many of his recent projects blur the lines between studio production and live performance. Examples of this include collaborations with Earthdriver (a co-operative of artists, performers and social / political activists), FRKWYS Ensemble, a 5-piece all-synthesizer group. He has also produced original material and remixes for other artists using the alias Dubfarm. Some Dubfarm official releases include tracks for Tanty Records (UK), Putumayo Records (US), and remixes for Ryukyu Underground (Respect Records, Japan) and Krishna Das's "Baba Hanuman" from the Krishna Das album "Breath of the Heart" produced by Rick Rubin.

One of his most ambitious remix projects to date was "Satyagraha Remixed", which started as a collection of remixes inspired by the popular Philip Glass opera, and featuring the stunning vocals of 2022 Grammy Award winning Falu. This eventually led to an invitation funded by the English National Opera to help plan, curate and compose more original music for a unique interactive multi-media "live remix" event where he, Falu and a host of other musicians and artists performed together live at the London Coliseum during the run of the Satyagraha opera.

Sam studied visual arts and film at SUNY Binghamton and then went on to graduate from Cornell University with a BA in Theater Arts with a concentration in music. He started playing piano at age 11, and wrote his first song at age 14. Although most of his work since then has been as a keyboard player, composer for soundtracks, or sound designer, he is currently producing material featuring his own songwriting with lyrical content and a variety of guest vocalists.

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3:00   Froot by the Foot National TV ad
3:30   Accuvue contact lens TV ad
4:01   New York Jets TV ad also shown on the Jumbotron at Jets stadium




0:07   clip from the documentary "Food City" about food sourced locally in NYC
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2:30   Pepsi / Britney Spears web animation featuring sound design
4:40   Clip from the film "And If I Stay" starring Malcolm Madera (House of Cards)
5:47   clip from the film "The Mentor" by Stephanie Gardner
7:22   clip from the the music video "Love Yourself" featuring Tha Gecko Brothas

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