Andy Mitran
Composer/Producer
Five time Emmy award winner Andy Mitran started his career in music as a child.
From drums to piano, he formed a band in high school, studied composition in college
while performing professionally and went on to become the Music Director on TV's
longest running children's program in history, the Bozo Show.
While at WGN he composed over 600 original tunes for children and TV, won five Emmys, composed for the award winning "Comiskey Park - Building a Tradition" and formed his own audio company.
As his studio services expanded, Mitran Music truly became Chicago's quintessential music and audio company, having completed projects for some of the city's biggest brands - Oprah, the Bulls, Sox, Cubs, WGN, WTTW, Millennium Park, Lincoln Park, Grant Park and more. Teaming up with internationally acclaimed composer and owner of Laughing Cat Records, Al Jewer, Andy has created a team and business with a reputation for dependability, innovation and unique skills.
Al Jewer
Composer/Producer
Internationally acclaimed composer and owner of Laughing Cat Records, Al Jewer is a classically trained musician with backgrounds in rock, pop, jazz and New Age music.
As a studio owner and producer, Al has over 25 commercial releases to his credit, capitalizing on his dual background in music and engineering. With award-winning live performance experience and CD/DVD production talent, he is uniquely positioned to address the needs of all types of new media.
His strong engineering and computer programming background has allowed him to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of studio technology.
In addition to his highly successful solo releases, his Two Trees CD with Andy Mitran debuted at #4 on the national New Age World Music charts and finished the year in the top 1 percent of nationwide radio play for that genre.