Versal, aka Javier Velez, is a Houston based composer, CG artist and programmer. Versal has learned to play several instruments including organ, trumpet, trombone, flute, bass, piano and classical guitar -his favorites. He became the conductor and arranger of the Hand Bell Choir in his native Puerto Rico by the age of 19, with multiple television and live show appearances.
Versal studied piano, harmony, composition, orchestration and counterpoint under professor James McCoy, Ph.D., at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico.
He has worked on several films and documentaries in multiple capacities, as editor, colorist, visual FX artist, director of photography, composer, and director. This exposure into the world of film gives him a greater understanding of the arts and helps him turn concepts and ideas into musical abstractions.