After 17 years of solo careers, the three composers behind the worldwide popular music of Dragon Ball Z (Cartoon Network) joined once again, to bring back the tunes and that special early-2000s feeling many of us grew up on – with today’s sonic production in a bombastic live show! SSJ (Smith, Scott & Julius) takes a 21st Century spin on the iconic themes they originally wrote for one of the most popular shows ever on Cartoon Network: Dragon Ball Z, in a series of live performances that are as authentic as they are high energy.
SSJ is:
Michael Smith – A Dallas, Texas native, following his music composition studies at Southern Methodist University, Mike started off as a keyboard player in the bands Experimental BBQ and Afternoon Delight. Following a sordid career in the rock and roll industry, Mike found himself composing for the Ginyu Saga of DBZ. He continued his work on Dragonball Z to make contributions that are prominent throughout the Z series, such as his Vegeta, SSJ Vegeta and SSJ Transformation themes. Mike has since worked in television, marketing, and digital media production, and he is also a founding member of the band Safety Meeting, which continues to perform to a loyal following and grow its presence around the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Visit Mike at http://www.safetymeeting.rocks
Scott Morgan is a composer, sound designer, and software engineer. After earning a degree in Music Theory at the University of North Texas, he edited and performed music for DBZ, and composed such popular themes as Pikkon’s, Imperfect Cell’s and Android 17 & 18’s. After DBZ, Scott spent 15 years working with video game audio tech as a test engineer, composer, and software engineer for projects such as Empires Dawn of the Modern World, DirectX, Xbox 360, Kinect, Xbox One, and Black Ops 3. Scott continues to pump out music on Youtube, iTunes, Soundclick, and more under the alias MorganStudios. He has released 5 albums and 120 videos to date. He currently works as a software engineer at Roland Virtual Sonics. Visit Scott at http://morganstudios.com
Julius Dobos is an award-winning electronic music & film composer, producer, sound synthesist and performer. Composing since age 9, Julius scored several feature movies in his native Europe, before joining the DBZ composition team in 2000. Over the next years, he created such favorites as the SSJ3 Powerup, Super Buu and Gohan Powers Up themes. After DBZ, Julius went on to compose for movies such as Don't Mess with the Zohan, MallCop, The Zookeeper, television programs like NCIS and for countless advertisements. To date, Julius has released 11 albums, including a platinum album, to an international audience. Focusing on his philosophical concepts, Julius launched his solo project forgotten future in 2015, producing and performing psybient & epic ambient music worldwide. He has performed at various festivals and events, including his Human Intelligence Control interactive concert in Los Angeles to an audience of 3,000. He is also a Distinguished Professor at USV in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as the founder of the A.I.-Free Organization. Visit Julius at http://www.juliusdobos.com