about Z Pro

As a guitarist, Doug has worked with Pavarotti, Vic Damone, Diahann Carrol, Steve Allen, Pat Boone, Florence Henderson, Roger Williams, Joel Grey, The 5th Dimension, the Shirelles, the Drifters and the Clayton/Hamilton Big Band. He has performed at private functions for such luminaries as Paloma Picasso, Alexander Julian, Bill Gates, and Vanna White.

Recordings include the recent holiday CD Homeless for the Holidaze (guitar, arranger, and co-producer) and early Jazz Police CDs.

As a composer/producer/guitarist he has created soundtracks for numerous commercials and industrial videos for clients including Alaska Airlines, Uwajimaya, Washington Dairy Association and the cities of Bellevue and Everett.

Film scoring includes the independent films Mother's Day, Tiptoes, A Beautiful Thing and two Seattle Fly Film Festival films: Capitol Hill and Anatomy of a Fly.

Doug received a B.F.A. from Cornish College of the Arts (1982 - magna cum laude) where he studied with Marius Nordal, Gary Peacock and Art Lande. He has also studied film scoring and orchestration with Hummie Mann. He is active in the education system as an affiliate faculty member of Shoreline Community College, teaching Fundamentals of Music (online - WAOL certified), jazz improvisation, instrumental ensembles (rock, rhythm section techniques and guitar quartet ), MIDI sequencing (Digital Performer), group guitar classes and private lessons.

An Apple music software specialist, he is a level 2 certified Apple trainer for Logic Pro. He teaches courses for the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program and Discovery Tools and also works with private clients. He formed and leads the Seattle Logic User Group, comprised of Seattle area composers using Logic Pro as their software of choice. He is the author of 3 Tutorial DVDs for Groove 3: Music Production With Logic 8 and Logic Operator Vols. 1 and 2.

He also gives classes and tutors on Soundtrack Pro and GarageBand. He demonstrated Soundtrack Pro for Apple, Inc. at the 2007 NAB trade show.