Composer · Producer — Trailer & Production Music

Music with cinematic
weight.

Hundreds of sync placements across film, TV and trailers, from The Killer and Predator to Bel-Air and Mayans M.C.

150+Placements
50+Networks & studios
20+Feature films

Credits

Jonathan Merkel in his studio, holding an electric guitar — Jonathan Merkel · Beat Chamber Records

About

The composer
behind the cues.

Jonathan Merkel is a songwriter, producer and composer versed in many styles of music. He studied guitar from a young age, picking up other instruments and skills along the way, and earned a BA in Contemporary Music from Musicians Institute, with further study at UCLA Extension and Berklee.

Today he co-owns Beat Chamber and Beat Chamber Records, where he produces artists and creates music for TV, film, commercial and media placements. He has written and co-written hundreds of songs and instrumental tracks featured across television shows, films, commercials and albums.

A guest lecturer on composing, producing and the music business, Jonathan has spoken at Temple University every year since 2015.

Based in: Los Angeles, CA
Education: BA, Contemporary Music — Musicians Institute · UCLA Extension · Berklee
Studio: Co-owner, Beat Chamber & Beat Chamber Records
Speaking: Guest lecturer, Temple University — since 2015