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MegaQuake: Hour that Shook Japan, National Geographic Doomsday Earth Mega Tsunami
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Seasons 1 - 6. The Battle Over Illegal Immigration. Series on National Geographic Channel. In production now. View IMDB listing | Watch on Hulu
Volcanoes, Hurricanes & Earthquakes. The NEW series on THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL
National Geographic goes behind-the-scenes to look at some of the cutting-edge technologies being developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to detect, deter, and defeat terrorist.
Discovery Channel. Composing for pilot. In production
Navy SEALs take action to free cargo ship Capt. Richard Phillips from the pirates holding him hostage off the coast of Somalia. On THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL
13 part EMMY winning series for the History Channel. Why some species became extinct while others survived the cutthroat competition.
AERIAL AMERICA, Once again Smithsonian Channel is aiming to do what has never been done before - filming the entire United States - from sea to shining sea- from the air and entirely in HD.
Smithsonian Networks presents a stunning look at the world's largest coral reef. A conglomeration of some 3,000 reefs & 600 islands stretching more than 1,250 miles along Australia's northeast coast
Should we believe the kid? A Documentary on children's memory in court cases.
Turtle Dance tells the story of the world’s most endangered sea turtle and its will to survive against all odds.
Legend surrounds the 14th-century apothecary and his prophecies. on The Discovery Channel from the BBC
Dr. Michael Stone's examines the criminal mind with a scale he created that decodes a killer's motive, method and mind. A 25 part series on Discovery
An Interactive installation in the Johnson Museum at Cornell University. Music to accompany the building of the Sand Mandala for the Dalai Lama's visit
In November 1945, surviving representatives of the Nazi elite stood before an international military tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. A compelling documentary from the BBC
HD Documentary special, filmed throughout 20 countries, on the Save Our Seas Foundation.
Watch SWAT teams from Dallas, Detroit and Kansas City pursue arrest warrants, drug busts, and alleged bank robbery suspects on SWAT - Weekly series on A&E TV
This landmark series forensically deconstructs the wicked deeds of the world's most notorious serial killers and analyzes their psychological make-up. An 8 part series on Discovery
A short film shot & produced by Ron Riddle for The Dream Project, a not for profit organization helping people in the Dominican Republic
HD Documentary for the Save Our Seas Foundation. Winner: Gold Millennium Award; Runner-up Santa Barbara Film Festival
A predicted thaw in the Arctic ice cover combined with a search for energy supplies is leading a new race in the Arctic
Sally Fields narrates this compelling documentary feature that shows one family's attempt to escape the long tern effects of trauma after decades of abuse abandonment, drugs and rage.
Fire-walking is the act of walking barefoot over a bed of hot coals. A film on bazaar religious rituals of India for TLC
Caves of the National Parks for Discovery and the National Parks
A team of engineers and scientists must try to recreate the catapult, the most complex of all Roman war machines. On TLC -from the BBC
Discovery HD & The National Parks
TLC Feature from the BBC
Discovery HD Theater and The National Parks
for Discovery & The Travel Channel An insider's look at the amazingly varied gateways and parklands of our wildest state.
World Trade Center disaster for TLC
Teams stranded on a Scottish island face a series of engineering challenges in order to escape in this six-part series from the BBC on TLC
In 1994, paleontologists made the remarkable discovery of a pygmy mammoth on Santa Rosa Island, the most complete collection of its kind in the world. A Discovery Channel Special.
Cops in the suburbs of Los Angeles deal with personal and professional issues.
explodes through your television sets with an apocalyptic collection of stunts and extreme machines! On the Learning Channel and DVD
title theme music for the series on CNN
This is a reality series that follows students at Moorpark College in Los Angeles as they learn how to deal with the ups and downs of animal management. a 15 episode TV series for Animal Planet.
A Discovery Channel Special from the BBC about the creation of the first line of consumer-friendly robots that are modeled after animals & insects
Title Theme music for the series on The Discovery Channel.
A Learning Channel Special on World War 2
for the Understanding series on The Learning Channel.
Produced by Roundabout Productions
National Geographic Explorer International, Best Independent Film - International Wildlife Film Festival
The Discovery Channel HD & Health Channel. Narrated by Alan Rickman
with Peter Fonda, Wildlife Adventures, Turner Original Productions & National Wildlife Federation
The Detonators takes you inside the explosive-packed world of professional demolition engineers as they use all their skills to fire off the perfect blast.
Ed Begley, Jr. explores the Florida Everglades, home to hundreds of rare animal and plant species now endangered by encroaching civilization. Turner Original Productions
title theme music for the series on The Learning Channel
Go inside the FBI's National Academy in Quantico Virginia, the secretive facility that acts as the testing and proving ground for this nation's finest law enforcement personnel.On Discovery and DVD
A two year old Grizzly Bear named Tuffy negotiates the complexities of bear society near the MacNeil River of Alaska.WNET/NATURE, PBS
Narrated by Ed Answer , Discovery Pictures
Actress and model Isabella Rossellini goes on a safari to discover the wildlife in New York City. Winner of the Cine Golden Eagle Award
A look at some of the world's best wildlife photographers and artists, and their children who are following in their footsteps. , Turner Original Productions & National Wildlife Federation.
- (1998)
a two hour special on the Discovery Channel, produced by Al Giddings & Jim Lipscomb. Narrated by Martin Sheen
Learning Channel
Cinematographer/writer James Lipscomb visits Alaska to explore the complex relationships forged between moose and humans. Animal Planet , Turner Original Productions
with Harry Hamlin. Wildlife Adventures, Turner Original Productions. Finalist at the International Wildlife Adventure Festival.
A movie about tunnels
Discovery/CBS Special. This features the trials of "Digger" and his family as they struggle to survive. This is a very dark but realistic look at the lives of this small group Meerkats
Discovery Pictures, Large Format IMAX Film, 70 Perf (Trailer)
Peter Roberts American Wilderness Series / Hit Entertainment
Filmed on the Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia, This Discovery Channel documentary was the winner of the Cable Ace Award for Best Environmental/Nature Documentary Special
Explores the myth and mystique surrounding these exotic creatures while documenting the habits and behavior of the various species that comprise its widespread and vastly different family.
a documentary for children and their parents about Florida's West Indian manatees. OnThe Disney Channel (Winner of the Genesis Award for Best Children's Series).
ICV Films
Wild Horses can be purchased through: http://horsenet.com/equivid/breeds.html
Photosynthesis Productions for PBS
National Geographic Television
Cornell University, Insights Productions
National Geographic Television
Photosynthesis Productions
Comedy Feature Film Released by Anchor Bay Entertainment. The movie stars Susanna Hoffs, Dedee Pfeiffer, Joan Cusack and Pam Grier.
Pyramid Films
Partial Scores
National Geographic: Alaskan Bush Pilots
The Discovery Channel: The Haunted, Pacific Secrets: Pearl Harbor, Anxious, Carnivorous Ants, Cell Block 6 Female Lock Down, Dive to the Bottom of the World, MegaQuake: Hour that Shook Japan , Wild Kingdom, Wild Russia, Freaky Eaters, Seven Wonders, I Was DEad, Ingenious Minds, Invasion of the Giant Jellyfish, Life, What On Earth?, Weird True & Freaky, Untamed & Uncut, My Strange Addiction , My Strange Phobia, Oceans Blue, Ancient Life, The Mayan Mystery, Country Justice, Exorcists, The, Extreme Clutter, Human Nature, I, Caveman (Curiosity), Long Island Medium, Madagascar , Ned Bruha: Skunk Whisperer, On the Case with Paula Zahn (Season 3), One Man Army, Patient Ed: Health IT: Advancing Care, Empowering Patients, Penn & Teller Tell a Lie, Raising The Dead, Saved, Alaska Wing Men
Professional Experience
Drummer for Blue Oyster Cult(CBS) World Tours.
1986
Drummer & Composer for Happy the Man, for info see: http://www.happytheman.com
2000
Film Composer & Independent Producer of Soundtracks
1994
Panelist, "The Art of the Score" Wildlife Film Festival, Jackson Hole, WY.
1995
Guest Lecturer/Workshop Presenter, Ithaca College School of Music
1994
Drummer for David Broza, National Tour.
1994
Composed and orchestrated the symphony, "Journey"
1992
Drummer for Sturat Hamm(#1 Bassist in Downbeat Polls) National Tour.
1991
Producer, Composer/Arranger for The Burns Sisters (CBS Records).
1982
Grants and Awards
Winner of the Merit Award for
1998
Winner of the New York Foundation of the Arts Special Opportunity Award for the completion of the symphonic work "Journey".
1994
Albums Recorded and Studio Work
Edangered Species, CBS Records, The Burns Sisters
Produced by David Kershenbaum
1989
The Burn Sisters Band CBS Records Co-Producer.
Composed and arranged all songs.
Drums, keyboards and keyboard programming.
"LIsten to the Beat of a Heart" -Charted #11 nationwide Adult Contemporary Radio.
"I Wonder Who's Out Tonight" Top Ten Hit on many stations.
Miss Teenage America Theme Song 1988.
1986
Dogface Gary Windo Rounder Records
Drums - Ron Riddle
1980
Happy the Man - Crafty Hands. Artista Records
1978
The Red and the Black Blue Oyster Cult side project.
Producer & Drums - Ron Riddle
1988
John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonful) Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, NY.
Drums - Ron Riddle
1981
Mick Ronson (David Bowie) Utopia Studios, Bearsville, NY.
Drums - Ron Riddle
1980
Pam Window and the Shades - Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, NY.
Drums - Ron Riddle
1979
The Cars - Ric Ocasek, Benjamin Orr and Greg Hawkes
Drums - Ron Riddle.
1975
The Starland Vocal Band - Warner Brothers Studios, NY, NY.
Drums and percussion - Ron Riddle
Produced By Milt Oaken
1975
Education
Arranging and Composition, Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts.
1973