Gary Gunn

Film title: The Young and Evil

Gary Gunn is a producer and composer who has scored and created original music for award-winning film and television projects, including 2009 Sundance Official Selection, "The Young and Evil," and Showtime's Emmy-nominated "Sleeper Cell" series.

Raised in Washington, D.C., Gunn's musical roots stem from his participation the city's vibrant Go-Go music scene. A self-taught prodigy, Gunn began his professional career as a teenager, producing and arranging under Grammy-winning music producer Mahogany who pioneered sounds for top urban artists such as Jay Z, M.O.P. and Dr Dre.

After graduating from Howard University in 2003, Gunn moved to New York City where he was approached to build an alternative record label alongside industry mavericks Nona Hendryx (Labelle) & Vicki Wickham (Dusty Springfield). During this process he continued to make a name for himself as a rising producing talent, creating original music for Rick Yune's action feature "The Fifth Commandment," and musician work on the Divinci Code documentary, "Secrets of the Code."

In 2008, Gunn received the Amie Street/Wrigley's Visionary Grant, which funded his concept-driven album project, "Destroying Beauty" set to debut in early 2009.

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