I'm a composer based in Ottawa, Canada. I'm currently studying at Carleton University doing a BMus. I've completed second year studies and am currently in third year with plans to major in the field of composition. I greatly admire the music and orchestration of Howard Shore, Hans Zimmer and Patrick Watson (the few I can name off the top of my head) as well as countless others. There is brilliance everywhere.
Besides composing music, I tutor music theory and busk in the Byward Market in the summer time. I play in a band, Out Of Control, and you can find us and listen to our music on Facebook, ReverbNation, SoundCloud, BandCamp and Twitter:
http://www.facebook.com/OutOfControlBandMusic
http://www.reverbnation.com/outofcontrolmusic
https://soundcloud.com/out-of-control-music
http://outofcontrolmusic.bandcamp.com/
https://twitter.com/OutOfControlOtt

Capabilities:
I currently record and create in my basement studio which is equipped with a drum kit, a stage piano, guitar, bass, and some of my toys including a First Nations war drum, a tambourine and a kalimba. I use MixCraft 6 with the EastWest Platinum sound library for most of my work and blend virtual instruments with recorded ones. I have a network of skilled musicians I can call upon to record parts depending on the work, including strings, saxophone, brass, piano, and guitar players, as well as vocalists.

Experience:
I have worked on a few video game scores with independent developers in the past and have recently finished work with Knuckle Cracker, Inc. scoring the upcoming video game release, Creeper World 3. I am also composing music for the game site Curvefever.com. Other game projects I am involved in are an upcoming first-person horror game with Vapor Games and a yet-to-be-named release with the developer Ataxkt (Tom Kail).

If this interests you, or if you just want to give feedback, then feel free to message me and I'll get back to you asap! The best way to contact me is through my Gmail account, finnmertinskirkwood@gmail.com.

I have some work hosted on my Soundcloud page, have a listen:
https://soundcloud.com/finnmk
If videos are more your thing, then check out my YouTube page:
http://www.youtube.com/user/FinnMertinsKirkwood