Don Caron

Don Caron, co-writer, co-director

For over 40 years Don has been active in the entertainment industry as a composer, pianist, sound engineer/designer, screenwriter and author. He has composed extensivlely for orchestra, choir and chamber groups and his music has been heard world-wide. Commissions include the symphonic work "Paradigm Shifts" composed for the 50th anniversary of the Spokane Symphony through a grant from the Olga Ferrai Foundation of New York. His music is available on CDBaby.com.

He co-wrote the screenplay and wrote the choral/orchestral score for the feature film The Basket, produced by North by Northwest and released in 1999 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

The Basket was awarded The Crystal Heart Award at the Heartland Film Festival, Director's Gold Award at the International Family Film Festival, and the Best Film for Families by MovieGuide Awards.

Caron's screenplay "The Pull" was awarded a Platinum Remington for Best Romantic Screenplay at the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival in 2008.

In 2002 he was awarded "Composer of the Year" by the WA Music Teachers National Association.

Past Positions

Co-founder and co-director of Art Growers Association (with Elizabeth Carlssohn), a Washington State non-profit specializing in teaching materials for dance

Founder and Director of Composers' Conspiracy, a non-profit organization which presented concerts of music by contemporary composers. (see "Celebrating Five Years at the Met, produced by Don Caron)

Sound Supervisor at North by Northwest Productions and North by Northwest Entertainment

Currently co-owner at Different Drummers, LLC, a feature film production company.

Additional albums of music include

The FIrst Class Albums, music for ballet class

Victor, The Musical, based on Mary Shelly's Frankenstein with lyrics by Kimberly Gannon.

The Legendary Davenport Hotel, documentary soundtrack

Four Ambiguous Options, orchestral and chamber music

Awards Summary

Heartland Film Festival

1999 Crystal Heart Award

for: The Basket (1999) (Feature film)

Shared with:

Rich Cowan

Frank Swoboda

Tessa Swoboda

San Fernando Valley International Film Festival

2007 Jury Award

for: Different Drummers (2013) (Best Screenplay)

Shared with:

Lyle Hatcher (Co-writer)

(Different Drummers).

WorldFest Houston

2013 Platinum Award Independent Theatrical Feature Films - Family/Children

for: Different Drummers (2013).

Shared with:

Lyle Hatcher

(Different Drummers).

2007 Grand Award Best Screenplay

for: Different Drummers (2013).

Shared with:

Lyle Hatcher (Writer)

(Different Drummers).

International Accolade Competition Award of Merit

for: Different Drummers

shared with Lyle Hatcher (writer)