BAD STELLA. GOOD MUSIC
Bad Stella Owner, Composer Munk Duane
Matt Pavolaitis
Emmy Winning Composer/Senior Audio Engineer at Accenture Song
"Munk is one of the most talented, driven, and persistent creatives in the music industry. As a Boston native myself, he always blown me away with his versatility of performing live, producing famous artists, growing his fan base to composing for a few of the largest publishers in the world. He's truly one of a kind and I feel blessed to be able to connect with him on future projects!”
Chris Georgenes
Award Winning Director, "Book!"
“Munk is a master. He composed a beautiful score for my animated short "Book!". Working with Munk is almost too easy. He simply gets it! It’s as if he’s inside your head and knows instinctively what you are looking for and what is best for the project at hand. He is approachable, relaxed, and a leader. He makes me better for just working alongside him.
Jeff Miller
Product Owner, Bose
“Munk is a seasoned pro who always shows up with professionalism, creativity, and technical know-how. As a content product owner for Bose, I had very specific criteria for generative music for a therapeutic audio product. The constraints for this project were unusual, and required a thoughtful approach to sample based delivery. Munk’s experience in game soundtracks - along with his ability to use design thinking to consider the needs of the listeners - made him a great fit. The work was spot-on, and Munk was an easy collaborator. I can only give my wholehearted recommendation for Munk as a composer and producer. He’s versatile, he knows technology, and he understands how to connect to audiences.”
Ralph Jaccodine
Berklee College of Music
Business Management Department
"I just spent 5 hours with Munk when he was the guest lecturer at my Berklee College of Music Professional Development Seminar classes. My students were treated to an artist, and entrepreneur... and most importantly, a soulful man. Munk is a multi-tasking artist/businessman that creates sparks wherever he goes. It was a treat, and a blessing to spend this time with Munk."
Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff
Writer/Producer
"When I needed someone to write a cinematic score for a project I had written and was executive producing, Munk was my first phone call. He is an extremely creative musician who is always coming up with amazingly innovative ways to make sure he hits the right emotional notes with just the right amount of individuality. He is a fantastic producer with a very detail-oriented ear for melody as well as a talented vocalist. I have the pleasure of knowing many successful and creative songwriters and composers and I have to say with all honesty that Munk is one of the best I've ever worked with and I would highly, highly recommend him to anybody."
Bad Stella Studios is owned by award winning composer, producer Munk Duane, who is a Grammy® considered recording artist, Berklee College of Music alumni, and a voting member of The Recording Academy (Class of 2024)
Projects include composing for Extreme Music (the production music arm of Sony/ATV Music), Bleeding Fingers (co-founded by Hans Zimmer & Russell Emanuel), Pitch Hammer Music (trailer music for Disney, Marvel and more), the Bose Corporation, Heavy Hitters Music, and more.
Munk's music has been licensed to hundreds of television and film productions, including Dateline NBC, NCIS, CBS Sports, NFL on CBS (120 broadcasts), Super Bowl Half-Time Show, NCAA Basketball (29 broadcasts), March Madness, US Open Tennis, NCAA, The Herd with Colin Cowherd (70 episodes), The Sopranos, Atlanta, One Life To Live (45 episodes), The Unbelievable With Dan Aykroyd, Pam & Tommy, CBS promos for 70th Annual Tony Awards, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, 60 Minutes, and to major network and streaming platforms such as ABC, CBS, NBC, A&E, Amazon Prime, Max, NatGeo and more.
Munk has composed to picture for features and shorts, including the award winning 2024 animated short "Book!" by Chris Georgenes (Tokyo International Cinema Awards, AniMate - Australia Animation Film Festival, Montreal Independent Film Festival, Chicago Indie Film Awards, Amsterdam Movie Fest, Hollywood Discovery Awards, New York Lift-Off Film Festival and more), and 2015 Indie Thriller "The House Across The Street" starring Eric Roberts.
As a recording artist, songwriter and producer, Munk was honored with consideration for Best Pop Solo Performance in the 66th Annual Grammy® Awards for his song "Myths", which was featured in the 2024 film "The Getback". He is a 2x New England Music Award winner.
Munk has been contracted for his signature combination of composer and UX skillsets for the innovative Bose sleep assist product Sleepbuds II, to create generative music content, informed by scientific research on soundwaves and their effect on the human brain. He was later contracted for the similar role at Hatch, tasked to create 10 hours of exclusive music content for his very own channel.
Munk Duane has appeared in major press including a feature in Billboard Magazine. He has been a guest lecturer for the Professional Development Seminar at Berklee College of Music and keynote speaker at the Massachusetts DECA District 1 Conference.