Three-time Dallas Winds award winning composer Christian Kolo is a recent graduate from The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music where he received a Masters Degree in Screen Scoring. Kolo was born in West Bloomfield, Michigan, a suburb of Metro-Detroit. A graduate of Michigan State University, Kolo studied music composition with Zhou Tian and Ricardo Lorenz, receiving high honors for his academic achievements. Kolo currently resides in the greater Los Angeles area where he composes, orchestrates, and conducts film and media music along with concert works from his studio, Christian Kolo Music.