Greg O'Connor
{{Short description|American songwriter}}
{{For|the New Zealand politician|Greg O'Connor (politician)}}
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| occupation = Composer, songwriter, producer
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| years_active = 1990–present
| awards = 2006 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, for "A Wonderfully Normal Day" - MAD TV
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| website = {{URL|www.gregoconnor.com}}
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Greg O'Connor is an American composer and songwriter who has composed scores for over 30 television series and has written numerous featured songs for TV, films and commercials. He is a Primetime Emmy winner and a four-time Emmy nominee. He has scored projects including variety, single camera comedy, multi camera comedy, animation, one hour drama, game show, sketch comedy, award show, stand up, reality, hidden camera, documentary, commercials and virtual reality.{{cite web|title=Artist Biography|url=http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/GregOConnor|website=cdbaby}}{{cite web|title=SCL gathers notable songwriters for musicale|url=http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/frontpagenews.php?ArticleID=063009|website=filmmusicsociety}}{{cite web|title=2006 Emmy nominations list – part 2|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/awards/2006-emmy-nominations-list-part-2-1200340637/|website=Variety}}{{cite web|title=Greg O'Connor|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/greg-o-connor-57726620/|website=hollywood}}{{cite web|title=Composer Bio|url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/greg-oconnor|website=emmys}}{{cite web|title=Greg O'Connor: 'MAD TV' Fox 'JKX: the Jamie Kennedy Experiment' the WB.(who scores primetime)|url=https://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-107489933/greg-oconnor-mad-tv-fox-jkx-jamie-kennedy-experiment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305022943/https://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-107489933/greg-oconnor-mad-tv-fox-jkx-jamie-kennedy-experiment|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-05|website=Business Highbeam}}{{cite web|title=Greg O'Connor|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640346/|website=IMDb}}{{cite web|title=Emmy Winning Composer Greg O'Connor Scores Big|url=http://thehollywood360.com/emmy-winning-composer-greg-oconnor-scores-big/|website=The Hollywood 360}}{{cite web|title=Defrost A Virtual Reality Movie Thawing the Audience's Point of View 360 Degrees|url=http://thehollywood360.com/defrost-a-virtual-reality-movie-thawing-the-audiences-point-of-view-360-degrees/|website=The Hollywood 360}}
Early life
O'Connor was born in Philadelphia. O'Connor is a graduate of The University of Notre Dame’s Music School as well as the Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television Program at USC.{{cite news|title=BMI Composers Score at 2006 Creative Emmys|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20060822_bmi_composers_score_at_2006_creative_emmys|newspaper=BMI}}{{cite news|last=Burlingame|first=Jon|title=Callery Wins Second Emmy|url=http://www.filmmusicsociety.org/news_events/features/2006/082106-1.html?isArchive=082106-1|newspaper=film music society}} He began studying music at age six, taking piano lessons at the Bryn Mawr Conservatory of Music in Bryn Mawr PA, a suburb of Philadelphia. O'Connor also played alto saxophone for eight years. His education included performing in various ensembles, either as a pianist, saxophonist or vocalist, including concert band, jazz band, glee club and various top 40 bands throughout high school and college.{{cite web|title=Emmy Winning Composer Greg O'Connor Scores Big - The Hollywood 360|url=http://thehollywood360.com/emmy-winning-composer-greg-oconnor-scores-big/|website=The Hollywood 360}}{{cite web|title=PrepNews Winter 2012 by St. Joseph's Preparatory School - Issuu|url=https://issuu.com/sjprep/docs/2011_prepnews_winterfinal|website=PrepNews Winter 2012}}
Career
He has written songs with collaborator James Pankow for the band Chicago, as well as the song "Here With Me" for the Chicago album Stone of Sisyphus.{{cite web|title=AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-heart-of-chicago-1967-1998-vol-2-mw0000036743|website=allmusic}}
O'Connor was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award as a composer for the comedy show Mad TV.{{cite web|title=Mad TV Cast Reunion|url=http://patkilbane.com/559/mad-tv-cast-reunion/|website=patkilbane}}
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O'Connor scored the animated feature film Bobbleheads: The Movie for Universal Pictures.{{cn|date=July 2023}} In 2020, he composed the company logo music for Academy Awards producer Rob Paine.{{cn|date=July 2023}}
Awards
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! Year ! Award ! Project ! Category ! Result |
| 2007
| Mad TV - "Merry Ex-Mas" | Outstanding Music and Lyrics | {{nom}}{{cite web|title=Greg O'Connor|url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/greg-oconnor|website=Emmys}} |
| 2007
| Mad TV |
| 2006
| Mad TV - "A Wonderfully Normal Day" |
| 2001
| Mad TV - "Mole Folks Song" |
References
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External links
- [http://www.gregoconnor.com/ Official Website]
- {{IMDb name|0640346}}
- [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/greg-o-connor/8/893/4a2/ LinkedIn Profile]
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Category:American male composers
Category:21st-century American composers