Ken Joseph was raised in the Detroit area under the influence of Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock, and Johnny Mandel. Scoring music for film, television, and new media has emerged as the ideal expression of a musical imagination, and serves to compliment his craft. Throughout childhood Ken remained immersed in the orchestral inspirations of Holst, Debussy, Ravel, Richard Strauss, and Tchaikovsky while receiving extensive training in the techniques of the Masters. At 14, his piano professor, Matt Michaels (who founded the Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media program at Detroit's Wayne State University) encouraged Ken to get out and play so he could "learn on the bandstand" while enhancing his studies in music theory and harmony. This valuable guidance brought a unique level of experience and confidence to Ken's work at an early age and allowed him the freedom to incorporate the influences of the internationally revered professionals that he performed with on many occasions. Most importantly, it gave him the opportunity to earn a living as a musician while flourishing as a conductor for big bands and orchestras. He later attended the Center of Creative Studies Conservatory and graduated from Wayne State University where he studied Composition and Jazz Piano. In addition to extensive composition classes at school, Ken was able to perform and study with composers, arrangers and performers that he admired. They were part of the classic Motown sound. Because of his strong ability to visualize images in correlation to sound, composing for film would become a natural venue for him. Music and imagery became his passion. After relocating to Los Angeles, Ken had the opportunity to score the feature length, independent films, "Stick It In Detroit", and "Derailed Heart." He also scored an independent short film, "The Pitch," that was awarded a Gold Medal of Excellence at the Park City Film Music Festival.