Cory Lawrence

Cory Lawrence is a composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist who graduated in 2023 after having completed the Advanced Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering.

As a composer, Cory specialises in composing video game music in a variety of styles such as orchestral and jazz. Cory regularly composes for video game projects, such as the announcement trailer for the highly regarded community video game, Project: Eden’s Garden. He has also taken part in several video game jams as a composer and works on music for sync. Cory is also a content creator and has a YouTube channel with over 1 million views. Everything Fantasy is dedicated to video game arrangements, compositions and education, utilising skills such as video editing and coding.

Some of Cory’s career highlights include creating a video game inspired by Abbey Road for the artist business presentations. Performing keys at Abbey Road Studio Two for a song written by Jessi McDonald, produced by Haydn Bendall. And lastly, inviting over a dozen artists to feature on an original piece produced by Cory, inspired by Wade in the Water.

Cory is also a school governor and avid public speaker. He has provided speeches at schools and organisations aiming to inspire young people. In January and March 2023, Cory ran sessions for the Arts Council funded project Unsigned and Gifted. Here he discussed the world of video game music.

His future ambitions are to open up more platforms for people to achieve their creative dreams. He also seeks to establish a studio to provide creative spaces for those without access. Separately, Cory aspires to compose for larger video game projects and continue pursuing a career in sync.

Cory spent 2023 – 2024 as a technician at the Abbey Road Institute, which involved supporting students and being a runner in commercial sessions at Angel One. Cory will also be delivering lectures on video game music.