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ARGONAUT is the home of Brooklyn, NY based composer Jay Lifton. He and college friend Ryan Miller (of GUSTER ) recently co-scored Pamela Adlon’s feature directorial debut BABES, starring Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau and Hasan Minaj. Previously, they partnered to score the Reese Witherspoon-produced SOMETHING FROM TIFFANY’S which premiered last holiday season in theaters and on Amazon. Recently he also wrapped the feature doc RABBLE ROUSERS, the story of the forces behind NYC gentrification and urban displacement. He has also worked with Paul Feig (THE HOSTAGE), Alicia Silverstone (CLUELESS, SISTER OF THE GROOM) Sean Baker (GREG THE BUNNY, ANORA), Marc Meyers (MY FRIEND DAHMER, HOW HE FELL IN LOVE), Kirsten Smith (LEGALLY BLONDE), and celebrated documentarian Errol Morris. He has also written dozens of campaign themes, most notable IBM's "Watson and Me" series of commercials featuring Ridley Scott, Serena Williams, Bob Dylan and the late Carrie Fisher. Jay also composed scores for the Peabody Award Winning EGG THE ARTS SHOW for Thirteen. He is a graduate of Tufts University (BA), and The New England Conservatory of Music (MM).
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