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Joel R.

Joel R.

Composer, Arranger, and Expert Music Engraver for Music Projects

I deliver professional, error-free sheet music and dynamic arrangements that elevate your project, backed by 15+ years as a composer, orchestrator, and performer. I'm Joel Rodríguez, a highly specialized professional composer, arranger, and music engraver. I blend deep academic training with real-world industry experience to transform your musical ideas into polished, executable reality. 🌟 Specialized Services & Value: Music Engraving (Editorial Quality): Creating clean, meticulous sheet music and scores using Sibelius (Expert Level), Finale, and Musescore. I guarantee performance-ready materials for orchestras, conductors, and publishers. Composition & Arranging: Delivering original scores, arrangements, and full orchestrations for film, media, jingles, and live performance across diverse genres (Classical, Jazz, Folk, Rock). Performer's Insight: As a multi-instrumentalist (Cello, Guitar, Piano), my arrangements and compositions are always technically sound and fully executable by musicians—a critical difference from purely theoretical work. 💻 My Professional Toolkit: Category Tools & Expertise Professional DAWs Pro Tools and Cubase (for high-quality mockups and audio integration) Experience 6 years as a cellist with Orquesta Sinfónica de Ciudad Guayana; 2+ years arranging for symphonic and crossover projects. Education Trained in harmony, counterpoint, and composition at the renowned Simón Bolívar Conservatory. Whether you need an original score for a short film, a complex arrangement for string quartet, or professional, clean sheet music in any style—I'm here to bring your musical vision to life.

🇨🇴Turbaco, Colombia$25/hr40% JSS5.00 (16)Since Oct 2017

Earnings and projects

MRR
$659

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#66,273 / 412k
🇨🇴Country#889 / 4,578
Revenue, last 30 days
$1.1k

Last 6 months: $4k

World#40,847 / 412k
🇨🇴Country#589 / 4,578
Total earnings
$44k

Billed in all: $45k

World#84,556 / 412k
🇨🇴Country#745 / 4,578
Per project
$2.2k

$4k in the last 6 months

World#72,000 / 412k
🇨🇴Country#836 / 4,578
Projects, last 6 months
1
100% fixed0% hourly
World#128,092 / 412k
🇨🇴Country#1,261 / 4,578
Projects in all
20
90% fixed10% hourly
World#133,447 / 412k
🇨🇴Country#681 / 4,578

Earnings, last 30 days

$45.2k+$1.1k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$44k$45k$46kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: #1 in 1 skill of 10

Rarest: top 7% in Cello, of 15. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. 1Cello15 freelancers · 🇨🇴 #1Top 7%
  2. #4MuseScore51 freelancers · 🇨🇴 #2Top 8%
  3. #6Jingle85 freelancers · 🇨🇴 #2Top 7%
  4. #9Finale83 freelancers · 🇨🇴 #3Top 11%
  5. #10Sibelius136 freelancers · 🇨🇴 #3Top 7%
  6. #14Music Engraving165 freelancers · 🇨🇴 #2Top 8%
  7. #21Film Scoring229 freelancers · 🇨🇴 #2Top 9%
  8. #26Orchestration175 freelancers · 🇨🇴 #2Top 15%