Who is Opus 1?
A brief history…
Opus 1 Productions was founded in 1999 by composer Tommy Tierney and magician/composer Daniel Doss. The two teamed-up with a simple philosophy: to create the best royalty-free music-for-magic, at the best price.
Daniel
Daniel’s extensive knowledge as a life-long magician gave Tommy the proper insight into what it takes to write and record the perfect tracks for specific routines/illusions. An accomplished musician as well, Daniel is also the director and producer of Thin Air Theatrics, has been commissioned to write original musical scores for Kansas City theaters, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition from the Conservatory of Music.
Daniel is the author of the manuals for Sounds of the Sorcerer, Illusionique and Imagination; he also designed the cover for Imagination.
Tommy
Classically trained in piano and composition at the same Conservatory Daniel attended, Tommy immersed himself in orchestration techniques, composing string quartets, choral pieces, and symphonic movements for full-scale orchestras.
After the 2002 release of Imagination, Sacred Music: Hems for the Soul was recorded as part of a fund-raising campaign for this church. In 2004, Tommy decided to expand into the multi-media market and began recording tracks for radio and television productions. Tommt’s music is also in regular rotation on The Oprah Show (now featured on the OWN channel), Dr. Oz, Dance Moms, National Geographic, and has tracks placed with numerous other television networks and music libraries.
Tommy is currently the owner/operator of Opus 1 Productions, producing all the music sold on this web site *.
Paul
Paul Arthur has contributed his talents as the voice-overs for the introduction and announcement/warning tracks on Sounds of the Sorcerer, and edited the Opus 1 manuals Daniel wrote. Paul contributed his knowledge and technical expertise in magic during the sessions for Sounds of the Sorcerer and Illusionique, helping to create the overall concept. He continues to be active in stage and theatre productions.
* “Daydream”, from Sounds of the Sorcerer was written and performed by Daniel Doss.