Dr. Andre Williams M.B., B.S.
(b. 1982)

Andre Williams was born August 25, 1982 in Kingston Jamaica. His early years were spent in a musical family, being the son of renowned classical singer Barry Williams. Additionally, his grandfather was an accomplished self-taught pianist and his mother a choir conductor. He was a music student from the age of 3, growing up around Rhodes pianos and Hammond B3s. Every Saturday was spent at the community church where his mother conducted the choir rehearsals. As a child he watched as his father singing extremely demanding solos from oratorios at various concert halls around Jamaica. He began sitting the exams of The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (London) at a young age. Williams excelled in Classical Piano, receiving several Distinctions and Merits, and was awarded the highest mark in Jamaica at age 12. 
 
Williams decided to change paths when he discovered he could play instruments by ear and ventured into studio music production and live concerts. In addition, he is also an excellent tenor vocalist.
 
He has since completed several studio and songwriting projects, most recently serving as the composer for the short film series Pent Up, directed by Sherando Ferril (script by Dominique Mitchell). Andre confides that his work in film composition has been an intensely meaningful journey: 

“Deep down I never felt like an impostor, as I knew I could deliver. Eventually I got the call to do some work for the Pent Up series and fell in love with the script. The music just flowed from there. It's actually a very powerful storyline, lots of raw emotions.”

He describes his compositional approach to the film as an eclectic mixture, using a sonic palette of his formal classical training (lush string voicing and woodwinds), fusing with his cultural background of reggae and dancehall.  

Williams currently works at his home studio, with a preference for using Reaper as a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), virtual libraries such as Spitefire Audio and Arturia. He states that: 
“Film composition has mostly been a solo effort thus far, but I look forward to incorporating live musicians for bigger projects.”

As a medical doctor by profession Andre Williams believes:
”Music is the healing expression of the unspoken emotion. I endeavour to bring the emotions of the screen actor to life, so the audience can be enveloped in the actor’s reality.”

Dr. Andre Williams, March 2021

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Pent up Film Series: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOQwtheJhzLaVL2AnNReRnoqT1JNHAfis
 
CrossRootsDoc website:
https://crossrootsdoc.com/