Burke’s musical interests began at an early age. At seven, he was singing and playing the trumpet. He studied privately under the direction of Mr. Dale Beacock, and dedicated his time perfecting his talent acting and singing in leading roles in the local productions of the high school’s Broadway musicals. Burke enjoyed the opportunity playing lead trumpet in the Fort Vancouver High School jazz band and recorded with musicians from the “Nelson Riddle Orchestra”, the “Henry Mancini Orchestra”, and the “Stan Kenton Band”. Burke received a full music scholarship to Clark College in Vancouver, Washington after graduating with honors from Fort Vancouver High School
Burke attended Cal State University in Long Beach, California pursuing a career in music, majoring in composition and arranging for film and television. He had the opportunity to apprentice under jazz piano player and Arista recording artist, Jeff Lorber in the early 80’s. Jeff showed Burke how to engineer, mix and produce his own original music.
Burke opened the doors to Soundtracks Recording Studio in 1983, serving local artists and businesses, providing their audio and video production needs. After a decade of serving the community and other artists, Burke recorded his own album “Table for Two”which featured his singing, songwriting and trumpet playing talents. He later produced an instrumental album featuring his pop trumpet style called, “Caribbean Cruise”.
Today after 30 years in music and video production, Burke continues to compose, record, and produce his own music for independent audio/video projects, and consults artists and businesses with their audio and video engineering needs.
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