Amanda Duran

Amanda Duran is a Mexican-American composer, songwriter and vocalist based in Los Angeles, California. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music with a degree in Film Scoring. Prior to studying at Berklee, Amanda studied voice, classical piano, jazz piano, and music theory at the prestigious Colburn School of Performing Arts. Since graduating from Berklee in 2017, Amanda has composed for several award winning shorts, worked as an independent contractor for DreamWorks Animation Television, Puny Entertainment, Disney TVA, and assisted various composers. Outside of film scoring, Amanda is passionate about advocating for the arts in schools and was a member of the Youth Advisory Council for the Los Angeles County Arts Education Collective. The Collective is an organization that is helping to build support and shape a new LA County regional plan for all students to receive arts education. Currently Amanda composes for film and television, as well as song-writes, produces, and arranges for other artists.