Gage Ihrcke
Gage Ihrcke
@GageCIhrcke4Composer, musician, and actor who doesn't like to take himself too seriously.
I am a composer and musician from the Milwaukee area who has a history of amateur acting. There's not an uncreative bone in my body, and I like to put passion and love into every project, even if it's just a silly video of a meme that is really only going to my friends. From energetic rehearsals to long hours spent fiddling with no more than 10 measures to get them perfect, I love every aspect of making, creating, and performing music. Similarly, I've always loved acting and putting together shows, no matter how amateur they've been or how poorly written the script. Currently, I am a student of music, so that consumes a lot of my time, but I have no qualms with making time for work, especially work that I love to do. I am also a huge nerd and gamer, so I spend a lot of my free time playing games that most people I talk to in my day-to-day life have never heard of or pursuing other nerdily creative hobbies like D&D or writing.
Bachelors of Fine Arts in Music Composition and Technology
The year listed is when I enrolled and started taking classes—I should be graduating in 2026.
For composition, I charge $40 an hour, with an upfront of $120 that is deducted from the total at the end. If what you are asking requires me to hire any external musicians or buy any sort of software/equipment, I require that you cover those costs within reason (I am not going out and buying a Les Paul and asking for compensation).
If you are looking to hire me as a singer, guitarist, or for production, I charge $25 an hour with no upfront, however, I do charge for the time I need to spend practicing.
If you are looking to hire me for anything acting-related, message or email me with offers, as I am admittedly a practiced amateur, and I know many projects have lots of different needs that wouldn't work well with an hourly rate.
I'm offering my services here because I want to get my feet wet in the world of creative freelancing. I am hoping that I can make good connections with lots of fun people through my work here and that people will want to ask for me again. I love gaming, so I would love to lend my skills to anything related to the industry, whether it be modding, indie games, or fan films/animations. Genres that I would like to work within include Science Fiction/Fantasy, Medieval Fantasy, and anything vaguely modern/ pre-modern. I would primarily like to be hired for compositional/music work, but I also love to act and am open to projects that need voices/bodies.