Work Examples:  Directing

Work Examples:  Composer/Arranger for Score 

Work Examples:  Albums/Singles 

Music Performance/Composition/Theory Mentors

  • Guitar, Keyboard, and Music Production:  Alex Kercheval, Independent Instructor, Indianapolis, Indiana (2007-2011)

  • Guitar and Performance Training:  Anthony Burton, Independent Instructor, Indianapolis, Indiana (2009-2011)

  • Drums, Percussion, Music Production: Ed Gaus, Bongo Boy Music School, Indianapolis, Indiana (2009-2012)

  • Drums and Percussion Training:  Wade Parrish, Independent Instructor, Indianapolis, Indiana (2009-2010)

  • Jazz Guitar/Piano Performance: Joel Tucker, Indianapolis, Indiana (2012-2014)

  • Baroque & Classical Composition/Theory: Simon Christian Nilson, Oslo, Norway (2014-2017)

  • Contemporary Concert Music: Dr. Michael Schelle, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana (2014-2016)

  • Contemporary Film Scoring: JJay Berthume, Independent  Composer, Asheville, North Carolina (2014-2015)

Camps and Workshops 

  • Meridian Music School (2008-2011)

  • Larry Crane Guitar Clinic (2011)

  • Bongo Boys Advanced Music Camp (2012-2014)

  • The Jam Advanced Music Camp (2012-2014)

  • New York University Film/TV/Advertising Workshops (2017)

  • Benjamin Zander Master Class: “Interpretations of Music: Lessons for Life” (2017)

  • Hollywood Music Workshop (2018)

    • Scoring for TV Drama with John Lunn

    • From Concept to Composition with Joe Kraemer 

    • Conducting for Film with Johannes Vogel 

    • Advanced MIDI Mockups with TJ Lindgren 

    • Orchestration and Arranging with Conrad Pope and Nan Schwartz

  • Selected as 1/50 Participants Worldwide to attend The Werner Herzog Film Accelerator Workshop in Colombia, South America (2020)

Internships and Employment 

  • Remote Control Productions, Santa Monica, CA (2017)

  • Bleeding Fingers Music, Santa Monica, CA (2019)

  • Blackbird Pictures, Carmel, IN (Self-Employed) (2019-Current)

Awards and Recognitions:

The Soldier (2018)

  • Best Young Filmmaker / Los Angeles Film Awards

  • Platinum / Los Angeles Short Film Awards

  • Honorable Mention for Indie Films / Festigious Awards

  • Official Selection / Heartland Indy Shorts International Film Festival

  • Official Selection / Austin Spotlight Awards

We Shall Not Die Now (2019)

  • Audience Choice Award / Heartland International Film Festival

  • Official Selection / Alexandria Film Festival 

  • Official Selection / Chicago Jewish Film Festival

  • Semi Finalist / Los Angeles Film Awards

  • Finalist / Oniros Film Awards

  • Best Drama / Monthly Film Festival 

Press

The Boy Who Captured JFK From His Parent’s Basement

History Channel’s latest ‘Kennedy’ docuseries debuts in Indy this week

Ashton Gleckman: Director and Composer on Creating KENNEDY

Carmel filmmaker Ashton Gleckman chronicles JFK for a new audience — Indianapolis Business Journal

Carmel teen creates documentary with Holocaust survivors

Pittsburgh survivors featured in Holocaust documentary

Indy teen creates award-winning Holocaust memorial 

Where’s Amy attends Holocaust documentary screening 

Gleckman’s Holocaust documentary to debut

Gleckman’s film earns Heartland honor

Carmel’s own music prodigy

Carmel teen documents Holocaust survivors’ testimony in award-winning documentary

Gleckman’s devotion to craft pays off with composing job

Millions watch Teen High School Dropouts Film on US Holocaust Survivors

Young Carmel man creates award winning Holocaust memorial documentary told through survivors, liberators (Fox-59)

15 YouTube Channels that will make you a better composer

Carmel’s Own Ashton Gleckman on His Latest Documentary Series ‘Kennedy’

Social Media Presence and Presentations 

Developed The “Behind the Score” Series (2014-Current)

YouTube series covering composition/theory/film score analysis

Co-founder of The Global Composers Network & Hans Zimmer Masterclass Academy (2015)

Author of "Principles of Classical Music" (2017)

Hamilton County Goes to the Movies (2017)

“The Art of Film Scoring” composition lecture (Indiana Filmmakers Network & Carmel High School) (2017)

Interview for National Public Radio-”The Art of the Matter” (2017)

I Heart Soundiron Podcast (2018)

Who Gets What “Emerging Hoosier Filmmaker” Podcast (2019)

WICR The University of Indianapolis Radio (2019)

Jewish Film Festival, Miami Florida (2019)

Lecturer for The Peabody School of Music at Johns Hopkins University (2020)

Guest Lecturer for Professor Thomas Dolby’s Musical Composition Class

Invited Speaker at The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (2020)

Keynote Presenter for the Claude Lanzmann “Shoah” Event 

Jewish Community Center, Raleigh-Durham North Carolina (2020)

Jewish Community Center, Indianapolis, Indiana (2020)

Jewish Community Center Virtual Workshop, Chicago, Illinois (2020)