Steven Argila

Steven's musical life began at the age of seven when his parents brought home an electric organ. By 10, he was winning regional and national competitions on piano and organ. At 14, he was accepted into the pre-college division of The Juilliard School. Steven continued his conservatory training for four years on a full scholarship to Juilliard, graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree. A professional musician since the age of 15, Steven has broad experience working in every capacity of the business, including as a composer, producer, songwriter, arranger, music director, orchestrator and performer - often simultaneously. His intense classical training gives him the ability to work in a wide variety of styles. Flexibility and versatility are two of Steven's trademarks, and he particularly enjoys collaboration with directors and producers. Steven has worked in virtually every genre, from dramatic, comedy, and musical feature films (Basmati Blues, The Last Poker Game, Lazy Eye, The Thing About My Folks, Dear Dumb Diary, How to Grow Your Own, Mad Song) to documentaries (Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict, Alive and Kicking), mocumentaries (Memron), animation ("Monster High," "Max Steel," "The Great Puppy Adventure", "Scooby Doo Pirates Ahoy"), TV dramas ("The Get", CBS, "Skyward", Amazon) comedies ("There's Johnny", "The Paul Reiser Show", NBC, "10 Items or Less," TBS), video games ("The Quiet Man"), pop records, classical recordings, and musical theater. His talents range from creating lush dramatic scores to quirky comedy cues and everything in between. For the Hollywood-meets-Bollywood musical Basmati Blues, starring Brie Larson, Steven acted as composer, songwriter, and soundtrack producer. Steven composes, records, mixes, and produces his scores at 88 Keys Music, his studio in the heart of Silverlake on the eastside of Los Angeles.