Nice to meet you!

I’m Cheska, a film composer and creator currently based in San Diego, California. I love studying Chinese, watching sci-fi movies, and reading books on rainy days!

You’ve probably seen my music and film composer career tips on Instagram and YouTube. In weekly videos, I share my own journey as a composer and the actionable advice I’ve gathered along the way.

How it Started

I started learning to compose in Garage Band on January 2019 and began documenting my journey on Instagram and YouTube, halfway through my junior year of college.

While I was at school studying clinical laboratory science, I realized that I had always loved music, film, and creating. My parents wanted me to go into medicine, but I just couldn’t see myself doing that as a career.

So after I graduated in 2020, I worked hard to learn how to compose for film and find filmmakers I wanted to collaborate with. I balanced a job at a lab during the pandemic with posting content, composing, and finding film scoring work for 3 years!

How it’s Going

Being a full-time creative is a huge privilege, but it’s also a job requiring a lot of hard work! My business is really me doing 3+ jobs all in one.

But over the past few years I’ve been able to create for some amazing folks around the world including the Northern Film Orchestra and Zach Heyde.

I’m also very grateful to have had my work play in Hollywood at the TLC Chinese Theatre and in my hometown San Diego through the San Diego Filipino Film Festival.

When I’m not composing, I help composers who want to learn from my journey using social media to connect with filmmakers online!