Randy Kerber is Southern Californian, born and raised. He began studying the piano at the age of six and by age eighteen had become proficient in many diverse musical genres. He attended CSUN, but by the age of 20 had become so entrenched in LA studio work that he cut his education loose to pursue the career of a studio musician. Since then, Kerber has been nominated for an Academy Award for his composing work on "The Color Purple" and a nomination for a Grammy for his arrangement of "Over the Rainbow" for Barbra Streisand. He produced the debut album for the German chanteusse, Ute Lemper, as well as orchestrations for James Horner, John Powell, and Marco Beltrami on many films. He has also composed commissioned works for the New Hollywood String Quartet. In addition to his studio career, Randy Kerber is a sought-after collaborator and performs regularly at chamber music concerts in the Los Angeles area and nationally.