In his never ending quest for the perfect pint and being a beer snob for most of his adult life, it can be said that Charles Wolschon has a passion for pubs, ales, and the fine breweries that hand-craft their extraordinary beverages.
While living on and off between Los Angeles and England for the past few years, and touring England (more on that in a bit) early on in his professional career, Charles developed a keen interest and passion for England, British history, and the world of pubs and English style ale. This passion developed so much that he even became a craft beer brewer himself!
While brewing for the better part of ten years, working as a consultant for different breweries, and hosting beer tastings and pairings, this part-time ambition became a full-time passion. As a result, the book series “Pubs To Have a Pint In” was born which focuses on the history of pubs, breweries, and the brewing industry in different cities around the world.
Being a musician all of his life, Charles’ professional career in Los Angeles and England has been divided between three major categories: composing music for film and television, classical composition, and conducting. After working at Remote Control Productions (formerly Media Ventures) Charles started Dark Element Music to focus on film, television, and video game scoring. His film credits include the 1922 black and white horror film Nosferatu, directed by F.W. Murnau, which was the first vampire film based on Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, The Armoire (which Charles was just nominated for best score/sound at the Independent Horror Film Awards and The Idyllwild Film Festival), Hellraiser: Deader, Undiagnosed, Con Artists, Black Red Yellow (which Charles was nominated for best score at the Action on Film International Film Festival), and the television shows ESPN Sports Century, Environment, Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone, and 10.5: Apocalypse, among many others. As a guest conductor and composer, Charles has done two tours of England, a tour of Taiwan, and most recently a tour of the Hawaiian Islands. He has written classical music for many different mediums including orchestra, wind ensemble, electronic, and many different chamber ensembles. He also wrote the music to the off Broadway musical Neva-Eh – Prince of Black Angels, which opened in Los Angeles in September 2007.
Having had the privilege of living in two different countries and touring others as well, these experiences have allowed him to learn about, study, and live among different customs and traditions throughout the world. Charles currently resides in Beverly Hills, California.