Hunter got his start in filmmaking and photography through film composing. He began scoring projects such as short films and commercials shortly after high school. He attended Western Kentucky University, where he explored subjects such as screenwriting, editing, cinematography, directing, and music theory.
Hunter has credits as a film composer on over 20 projects including feature films. He has credits on over 15 commercials, 2 feature films, and over 10 shorts as a cinematographer.