A member of the famous Newman family of composers that includes Randy, Lionel and Alfred, he is an accomplished classical composer who has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the National Orchestra of Belgium, the American Symphony Orchestra, London's Royal Philharmonic and the New Japan Philharmonic.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Newman has a Master's Degree in conducting from the University of Southern California. He also served as music director at Robert Redford's Sundance Institute where he was principal conductor of its "A Night of Great Movie Music" concerts and the "Sundance Film Music Series" of recordings.
