Determined to make a feature documentary, first-time filmmaker John Beder, turned to his past as a musician to try and understand how and why we experience performance anxiety. Tapping his roots in classical music John asked musicians from orchestras around the country to share their wisdom and experiences addressing stage fright. Through persistence and a brave cast of artists John found musicians willing to share an open and honest conversation in the hopes that it’d inspire similar conversations with all kinds of performers. Breaking from a career in IT John now hopes to pursue filmmaking full-time and share more stories through the documentary medium.
A classically trained musician, Katie DeRoche joined the Composed team in full during the post-production stage of the project. Drawing on years as a detail-oriented musician, Katie was able to learn the ropes of editing without any formal training. Enthralled by editing and motion-graphics Katie now splits her time between editing additional Composed Extras and helping to organize Composed Tour.
