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SAM BISHOFF (he/him) is a composer and saxophonist based in New York City. In his role as composer and supervising music editor at Konsonant Music + Post, Sam has worked with composers Gil Talmi and Andrew Gross on projects such as Wild Wild Space (HBO), United States of Comedy (PBS Independent Lens), Any Problem is No Problem, Grizzly 399: Queen of the Tetons, and #1 Dad (iHeart). Sam has also worked with composer Pat Irwin, contributing additional music for Dexter: Original Sin (Showtime). He was the assistant score mixer on the Oscar-nominated documentary Sugarcane. Since 2022, Sam has worked as the administrator for the NY Chapter of the Society of Composers & Lyricists. He has scored various shorts, ad spots, and his debut feature film Slaughter Beach won "Best Original Score" at the New Jersey Film Awards. In 2023, he assisted composer Jonathan Bepler on the Matthew Barney installation Secondary.

Sam's writing incorporates his many musical influences, borrowing elements from jazz, classical, funk, pop, and beyond. His music often incorporates elements of improvisation. In addition to saxophone, Sam also plays flute, clarinet, and piano, and often records himself in his own scores.

Sam received a Bachelor's Degree in Jazz Performance from Temple University and a Master's Degree in Media Scoring from Brooklyn College. He was chosen to participate in the 2021 Society of Composers & Lyricists Mentor Program, the Ghetto Film School’s 2022 Emerging Composers Program, and the 2023 ASCAP Columbia Film Scoring Workshop and was a finalist for the 2022 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award.

When not composing or performing, Sam loves to cook, go camping and hiking, and is an avid listener of many podcasts.