Richard Pell

Rich Pell started playing guitar at age 5 and by 14 he was playing in clubs. Just a few years later he started writing and playing with eclectic Toronto bands such as ~ Oliver Schroer and the Stewed Tomatoes, Paul Humphreys - Broken Arrow, Chunk o`Funk and the Simon Wilcox Band.

Eager to expand his horizons, Rich rounded out his education at the Royal Conservatory where he learned a variety of musical disciplines ranging from Baroque to 20th Century Avante-Garde to Jazz to Electronica.

After studying with eminent orchestrator Scott Smalley in New York City, he returned to his native Toronto to start up Vertigosound Music, were he`s since scored over 40 television series, documentaries, indie features, short films and musicals.

Highlights include BBC`s Emmy Award winning Malory Towers, Comedy Central’s Kenny Vs. Spenny, the HBO (and 2-time CSA winning) comedy series Call Me Fitz, and Raising Expectations starring Jason Priestly and Molly Ringwald. Other hits include the 2014 TIFF smash hit Bang Bang Baby starring Peter Stormare, the animated series Mothers UP! starring Eva Longoria and providing additional music for the sci-fi thriller Splice, starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley.

Recently Rich wrapped up 7 Seasons of the British Drama Malory Towers, the British children's drama based on the eponymous book series by Enid Blyton for the BBC and CBC Gem. The series has garnered an Emmy Award and 28 other major nominations. He also just completed Phyllis Ellis` new feature documentary, Beautiful.