J Bateman composes and produces music for his Utah-based production company, Artist Point Productions. From his studio he has produced several international best-selling fitness albums. He has composed and produced music for ESPN, NASCAR, HealthRider, NordicTrack and Billy Blanks� TaeBo. In addition to his work in the United States, J has lived and worked in the film industry in Japan, and he produced the debut album of the popular Brazilian band, Herois Do Dia. He has been on several major international tours as both a sound engineer and a guitar player, including tours of Europe and the former Soviet Union.
J also works as a composer for film and T.V. and his original music can be heard in video games, radio advertisements, and feature films. He recently won a "Telly" for his original score in the short film, "Nobody's Listening". He also recently composed the score for the feature film, "Saints and Soldiers", which has won 14 best picture awards at film festivals nationwide, and he was the Music Supervisor and Composer for the ABC Family Movie of the Month, "Everything You Want". On a different front, J helped to produce the critically acclaimed regional touring production of Evita. He acted in several capacities for the show, as music producer and both conducting the orchestra and playing guitar in �the pit�.
Most recently, J composed the score for the action/adventure film, "Outlaw Trail", and the sports drama "Forever Strong", starring Sean Astin. He is currently working on the horror film, "House of Fears." He lives in Utah with his wife, Britani, and their two daughters, Taylor and Olivia.
