Elizabeth C. Axford, M.A. (Liz) is an award-winning songwriter, composer, arranger, producer, author, pianist, and piano instructor. The owner of Piano Press Studio, www.piano-press-studio.com, Liz, has written and published hundreds of piano pieces and arrangements available through www.piano-press-catalog.com. She has had numerous placements of her solo classical piano performances, instrumental arrangements, and original songs in films, TV shows, videos, and commercials. Her recordings have aired during new episodes of network and cable TV shows, newscasts, syndicated TV shows and reruns, TV movies, movies shown on TV, and TV commercials on 70 networks and streaming services. TV placements range from long-running shows, including CBS's The Young and the Restless, NBC's The Today Show, and PBS's Sit and Be Fit, to Prime Video's Hunters starring Al Pacino and the popular Disney Channel shows Raven's Home and Puppy Dog Pals. Film placements include The Chosen One, starring Rob Schneider and Steve Buscemi, In Search of Walt Whitman, Sol LeWitt: Wall Drawings, Britain's Favourite Sweets, The Sacred Bee, and independent films screened at film festivals worldwide. Ad placements include Straight Talk Wireless, Six Flags, Chicago's Remy Bumppo, and more. Her music is on 838 digital compilations and CDs, and used in many website videos, including those for Scholastic and well-known magazines published by Hearst, retail store background music, video games, apps, ringtones, greeting cards, gift items, and educational resource kits.
Liz is an active ASCAP, NARAS, NSAI, CMA, SCL, AIMP, CCC, PMA, NAMM, MTNA, and MTAC member. She has voted on and attended The Grammys since 2000 and numerous industry events since 1989. During her 20-year tenure (1990-2010) as NSAI Regional Workshop Coordinator and founder in San Diego, CA, and Miami, FL, Liz was responsible for over 300 monthly songwriting workshops, showcases, and special events. She has received service awards from NSAI, songwriting, and seven ASCAP PLUS awards. Liz has an M.A. in Music from San Diego State University and a B.A. in Music from the University of Illinois. Her first industry job after graduating in 1982 was with the Mark Foster Music Company in Champaign, IL.
During her 41 years of teaching studio piano and voice, Liz has held numerous recitals with her students in Miami, FL, La Jolla and Del Mar, CA, and Santa Fe, NM. Many of her students have successfully completed the MTAC Certificate of Merit program in piano and voice at all levels, from Prep to Advanced, and she has had an AP Music Theory student score a 5 on the AP Music Theory Exam. Her teaching studio received the Best of Del Mar, CA award from 2008 to 2019. From 2011 to 2019, she taught 70 five-week online music and arts courses for the University of Phoenix. Liz is the author of Traditional World Music Influences in Contemporary Solo Piano Literature, Song Sheets to Software - A Guide to Print Music, Software, Instructional Media, and Web Sites for Musicians, and Music Apps for Musicians and Music Teachers, published by Rowman & Littlefield and found in libraries worldwide.
Liz is an active ASCAP, NARAS, NSAI, CMA, SCL, AIMP, CCC, PMA, NAMM, MTNA, and MTAC member. She has voted on and attended The Grammys since 2000 and numerous industry events since 1989. During her 20-year tenure (1990-2010) as NSAI Regional Workshop Coordinator and founder in San Diego, CA, and Miami, FL, Liz was responsible for over 300 monthly songwriting workshops, showcases, and special events. She has received service awards from NSAI, songwriting, and seven ASCAP PLUS awards. Liz has an M.A. in Music from San Diego State University and a B.A. in Music from the University of Illinois. Her first industry job after graduating in 1982 was with the Mark Foster Music Company in Champaign, IL.
During her 41 years of teaching studio piano and voice, Liz has held numerous recitals with her students in Miami, FL, La Jolla and Del Mar, CA, and Santa Fe, NM. Many of her students have successfully completed the MTAC Certificate of Merit program in piano and voice at all levels, from Prep to Advanced, and she has had an AP Music Theory student score a 5 on the AP Music Theory Exam. Her teaching studio received the Best of Del Mar, CA award from 2008 to 2019. From 2011 to 2019, she taught 70 five-week online music and arts courses for the University of Phoenix. Liz is the author of Traditional World Music Influences in Contemporary Solo Piano Literature, Song Sheets to Software - A Guide to Print Music, Software, Instructional Media, and Web Sites for Musicians, and Music Apps for Musicians and Music Teachers, published by Rowman & Littlefield and found in libraries worldwide.
Television
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Feature Films
The Chosen One (Starring Rob Schneider, Steve Buscemi, and Holland Taylor)
In Search of Walt Whitman (Documentary)
Sol LeWitt: Wall Drawings (Checkerboard Film Foundation Documentary)
The Sacred Bee (Documentary)
Britain's Favourite Sweets
Ashley’s Shadow
Answered Prayers
Hail to the Groupies!
The Chosen One (Starring Rob Schneider, Steve Buscemi, and Holland Taylor)
In Search of Walt Whitman (Documentary)
Sol LeWitt: Wall Drawings (Checkerboard Film Foundation Documentary)
The Sacred Bee (Documentary)
Britain's Favourite Sweets
Ashley’s Shadow
Answered Prayers
Hail to the Groupies!
Short Films and Videos
Art by Nail (Documentary - FooKem)
Back Heritage (Go! Experience Design)
Chanukah in Carefree (Herbert Hitchon)
Christmas JWT (Crawford Post)
Cierre 1972
Contadini a Milano (Documentary by Matteo Ganino - Entered into Video Festival Imperia and The Venice Short Film Festival)
Cox Media Group
Daniel's Window (JABM Publishing and Broadcasting)
Dialogues and Monologues (Documentary by Alex Fabry - Entered into The Boston Jewish Film Festival)
Fireworks (Angela Robitaille)
Funeral (Mary Sand)
Hanerot Halalu (Belles Productions)
Hearst Magazines (Hearst)
Holiday Medley (Zeno Group)
Israel60 Website (Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education)
Jewish Family and Children’s Services (Keystone Pictures, Inc.)
JUF (Jewish United Fund)
Lego Pirate Sea Battle – Lego Police Chase Art 3 (Hamster Productions)
Mama (Marshall-Grant Ministries)
Microsoft (Microsoft)
MLB Audio Slideshow (Red Line Editorial)
Month of Miracles (Worldwide Peace Prayer)
National Trust Internal Training Film (Jump Off the Screen)
O Chanukah (Christopher Coveney)
Pacific Interactive Facebook Video (Pacific Interactive)
Platinum Casting (Entered into Tropfest, The Australian Short Film Festival)
Rabbi (Imagemaster)
Ratango (Marina Dorell)
Style Squad Halloween Couples (Glam, Inc.)
Sunrise Medical
Suntana
The Distracted Gardener (C. Robert Loney)
The Ultimate Fireplace DVD (Belles Productions)
Various SnapChat Videos (SnapChat)
Various TikTok Videos (TikTok)
Various YouTube Videos (YouTube)
Video Station Q
Vierfotografen GbR (Julian-Keno Lilienthal)
Wally the Wafflebear (Waffleman)
West Coast University (WCU) Graduation (Beard Boy Productions)
Winter (Bosalay)
Worldview Weekend Production (Brannon Howse)
Yours Truly
Zooby’s Site in Second Life (Zooby)
Art by Nail (Documentary - FooKem)
Back Heritage (Go! Experience Design)
Chanukah in Carefree (Herbert Hitchon)
Christmas JWT (Crawford Post)
Cierre 1972
Contadini a Milano (Documentary by Matteo Ganino - Entered into Video Festival Imperia and The Venice Short Film Festival)
Cox Media Group
Daniel's Window (JABM Publishing and Broadcasting)
Dialogues and Monologues (Documentary by Alex Fabry - Entered into The Boston Jewish Film Festival)
Fireworks (Angela Robitaille)
Funeral (Mary Sand)
Hanerot Halalu (Belles Productions)
Hearst Magazines (Hearst)
Holiday Medley (Zeno Group)
Israel60 Website (Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education)
Jewish Family and Children’s Services (Keystone Pictures, Inc.)
JUF (Jewish United Fund)
Lego Pirate Sea Battle – Lego Police Chase Art 3 (Hamster Productions)
Mama (Marshall-Grant Ministries)
Microsoft (Microsoft)
MLB Audio Slideshow (Red Line Editorial)
Month of Miracles (Worldwide Peace Prayer)
National Trust Internal Training Film (Jump Off the Screen)
O Chanukah (Christopher Coveney)
Pacific Interactive Facebook Video (Pacific Interactive)
Platinum Casting (Entered into Tropfest, The Australian Short Film Festival)
Rabbi (Imagemaster)
Ratango (Marina Dorell)
Style Squad Halloween Couples (Glam, Inc.)
Sunrise Medical
Suntana
The Distracted Gardener (C. Robert Loney)
The Ultimate Fireplace DVD (Belles Productions)
Various SnapChat Videos (SnapChat)
Various TikTok Videos (TikTok)
Various YouTube Videos (YouTube)
Video Station Q
Vierfotografen GbR (Julian-Keno Lilienthal)
Wally the Wafflebear (Waffleman)
West Coast University (WCU) Graduation (Beard Boy Productions)
Winter (Bosalay)
Worldview Weekend Production (Brannon Howse)
Yours Truly
Zooby’s Site in Second Life (Zooby)
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TV Commercials
Dr. Tabor’s Diet Infomercial (Physicians Laboratories)
Kaza (Ali Ontas)
Keller Williams Realty Marco Island (John Gacos)
Northanger Abbey (Remy Bumppo)
Obama Ad (Democratic Courage)
Roger Dabbs Chevrolet New Car Spot (Amacker-Inc.)
Six Flags Great Escape Resort (Turnstile)
Straight Talk Wireless (Straight Talk)
Takada Moving Center Japan
Thanksgiving 10 (Appleyard Agency)
Three Strikes (Grindley Productions)
Dr. Tabor’s Diet Infomercial (Physicians Laboratories)
Kaza (Ali Ontas)
Keller Williams Realty Marco Island (John Gacos)
Northanger Abbey (Remy Bumppo)
Obama Ad (Democratic Courage)
Roger Dabbs Chevrolet New Car Spot (Amacker-Inc.)
Six Flags Great Escape Resort (Turnstile)
Straight Talk Wireless (Straight Talk)
Takada Moving Center Japan
Thanksgiving 10 (Appleyard Agency)
Three Strikes (Grindley Productions)
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Audiobooks, Video Games, and Mobile Apps
ABC Order (ABCya.com LLC)
ABC Tuwim (mBooks)
Audible Magic
Christian Copyright Solutions
Daily Grab (Ohanarama)
Dobbins Derby Video Game (Julian Kinsley)
Edvard Grieg (Blikkboks, Ltd.)
Fry's English Delight Series 6 (Stephen Fry)
Game Project (Kingdom Crafting Pte, Ltd.)
Hoopla
Ice Cream (Rogue Gaming Studio, LLC)
IntuApps
Les Huit Enfants de Schumann (Les Editions du Sonneur)
Mobile Apps (Intuwin LLC)
Tidal Drive (Pebble Pinky Studios, Ltd.
ABC Order (ABCya.com LLC)
ABC Tuwim (mBooks)
Audible Magic
Christian Copyright Solutions
Daily Grab (Ohanarama)
Dobbins Derby Video Game (Julian Kinsley)
Edvard Grieg (Blikkboks, Ltd.)
Fry's English Delight Series 6 (Stephen Fry)
Game Project (Kingdom Crafting Pte, Ltd.)
Hoopla
Ice Cream (Rogue Gaming Studio, LLC)
IntuApps
Les Huit Enfants de Schumann (Les Editions du Sonneur)
Mobile Apps (Intuwin LLC)
Tidal Drive (Pebble Pinky Studios, Ltd.
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Educational Products, Greeting Cards, and Gifts
Big Bad Wolf Meets Santa Claus (Theatre on Main)
Christmas eCard (Greenroom Digital)
Christmas eCard (Konitek)
Corporate Website Holiday Card (Wunderman)
Fun with Classics CD Gift (PT Surya Perkasa Rateko)
Fun with Classics Baby Product’s Gift Pack (PT Dinamika Dunia Internasional)
Mozart Music CD Gift (Kylla Communications Sdn. Bhd.)
Popcorn Expressions Premium Popcorn Tin (Signature Popcorn)
Scholastic News Weekly Reader (Scholastic Magazines)
Scholastic Website Sports Section (Scholastic)
Sound Chips in Christmas Gift Bag and Christmas Greeting Card (Lang)
TCM 15795 Emergent DRCD (Teacher Created Materials)
Big Bad Wolf Meets Santa Claus (Theatre on Main)
Christmas eCard (Greenroom Digital)
Christmas eCard (Konitek)
Corporate Website Holiday Card (Wunderman)
Fun with Classics CD Gift (PT Surya Perkasa Rateko)
Fun with Classics Baby Product’s Gift Pack (PT Dinamika Dunia Internasional)
Mozart Music CD Gift (Kylla Communications Sdn. Bhd.)
Popcorn Expressions Premium Popcorn Tin (Signature Popcorn)
Scholastic News Weekly Reader (Scholastic Magazines)
Scholastic Website Sports Section (Scholastic)
Sound Chips in Christmas Gift Bag and Christmas Greeting Card (Lang)
TCM 15795 Emergent DRCD (Teacher Created Materials)
In-Store Music, Hold Music, and Ringtones
Almotech
Audience First
Bargain Judaica, Inc.
Bongotones
ImageSound
Inland Video Supply
Mood Media
PlayNetwork
Subway
Thumbplay
Toneco
Verizon Wireless
Almotech
Audience First
Bargain Judaica, Inc.
Bongotones
ImageSound
Inland Video Supply
Mood Media
PlayNetwork
Subway
Thumbplay
Toneco
Verizon Wireless
