Hi, my name's Jonathan! I'm a Canadian composer, multi-instrumentalist producer, and classically
trained jazz musician of Taishanese and Scottish heritage. Drawing from a diverse background of
creative influence, my work spans traditional orchestration, cross-cultural composition, and modern
sound design.
My musical journey began from the age of five training in classical piano under the Royal Conservatory of Music. While I excelled into my teenage years, however, my eventual impatience with the rigidity of the classical canon led me to stumble upon the improvisatory world of jazz, where the works of Hiromi Uehara, Oscar Peterson, and Chick Corea inspired my exploration beyond the conservatory and further beyond western culture. From then on, improvisation and multiculturalism became a focal point of my musical journey——from jazz piano, I inexplicably transitioned to flamenco guitar, then began exploring my Chinese roots learning the erhu, then shifted yet again into hip-hop and digital audio production. My aspiration was suddenly to become a musical polyglot, a development especially pertinent in my choice to become a composer.
As a composer, my journey began in UBC Vancouver’s game development club. There, I was given the opportunity to score a VR game, and was so riveted by the process that I promptly converted my major to music composition. I eventually settled at the University of Lethbridge, where I not only carried out my formal studies but also continued fuelling my multi-instrumentalist addiction and passion for orchestration by renting every instrument I could find. As a student, I continued composing for games and animations while training in concert music under the mentorship of Dr. Arlan N. Schultz. At the end of March 2024, after an unforgettable semester of collaboration with fellow musicians in my graduation recital, I concluded my studies and began my journey into freelance composing and audio production. My work can be heard here.
~lastly, after my forty hours of daily music practice, I enjoy climbing rocks, gymnastically tumbling, and programming machines to do my bidding. 🧗♀️🤸♀️💻(^-^)
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Performances, Events, Press:
·(2024-12-04) - SOCAN Foundation 2024 Screen Music Lab
·(2024-03-24) - Graduation Recital - Jonathan Alexander
·(2024-03-02) - Composers' Recital - University of Lethbridge
My musical journey began from the age of five training in classical piano under the Royal Conservatory of Music. While I excelled into my teenage years, however, my eventual impatience with the rigidity of the classical canon led me to stumble upon the improvisatory world of jazz, where the works of Hiromi Uehara, Oscar Peterson, and Chick Corea inspired my exploration beyond the conservatory and further beyond western culture. From then on, improvisation and multiculturalism became a focal point of my musical journey——from jazz piano, I inexplicably transitioned to flamenco guitar, then began exploring my Chinese roots learning the erhu, then shifted yet again into hip-hop and digital audio production. My aspiration was suddenly to become a musical polyglot, a development especially pertinent in my choice to become a composer.
As a composer, my journey began in UBC Vancouver’s game development club. There, I was given the opportunity to score a VR game, and was so riveted by the process that I promptly converted my major to music composition. I eventually settled at the University of Lethbridge, where I not only carried out my formal studies but also continued fuelling my multi-instrumentalist addiction and passion for orchestration by renting every instrument I could find. As a student, I continued composing for games and animations while training in concert music under the mentorship of Dr. Arlan N. Schultz. At the end of March 2024, after an unforgettable semester of collaboration with fellow musicians in my graduation recital, I concluded my studies and began my journey into freelance composing and audio production. My work can be heard here.
~lastly, after my forty hours of daily music practice, I enjoy climbing rocks, gymnastically tumbling, and programming machines to do my bidding. 🧗♀️🤸♀️💻(^-^)
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Performances, Events, Press:
·(2024-12-04) - SOCAN Foundation 2024 Screen Music Lab
·(2024-03-24) - Graduation Recital - Jonathan Alexander
·(2024-03-02) - Composers' Recital - University of Lethbridge
嗨，我叫智海！我是加拿大作曲家、多樂器製作人，並且接受過正統的爵士音樂訓練，擁有粵裔與蘇格蘭裔血統。憑藉多元的創作背景，我的作品涵蓋傳統編曲、跨文化作曲及現代聲音設計。
我的音樂旅程從五歲開始，於皇家音樂學院進行古典鋼琴訓練。然而，在青少年時期，我對古典樂的嚴格體系產生了不耐煩，偶然發現了即興創作的爵士世界；上原廣美、奧斯卡·彼得森及奇克·柯瑞亞的作品激勵了我去探索超越音樂學院，甚至西方文化以外的音樂。從那時起，即興演奏與多元文化成為我音樂旅程的焦點。我先從爵士鋼琴開始，隨後奇妙地轉向了指彈和佛朗明哥吉他，之後開始學習二胡，進一步探索我的中國根源，最後轉向嘻哈和數位音頻製作。我的願望忽然變成了成為一個音樂多語者，而這個轉變也促使我選擇成為一名作曲家。
作為作曲家，我的旅程始於溫哥華，在UBC遊戲開發俱樂部的一部分中展開。在那裡，我有機會為一款虛擬實境遊戲配樂，這個過程讓我深感著迷，隨即將我的主修轉為音樂作曲。我最終進入了萊斯布里奇大學，不僅完成了我的正式學業，還繼續培養我的多樂器癖好及對編曲的熱情，並租借了所有能找到的樂器作為練習。在學生時期，我一邊接受音樂會作曲的訓練，一邊在Arlan N. Schultz 博士的指導下為遊戲與動畫創作音樂。經過了與同伴音樂家們難以忘懷的一個學期合作後，我在2024年3月底舉辦了畢業音樂會，並正式結束學業，開始我的自由作曲與音頻製作之旅。你可以在這裡聽到我的作品。
最後，結束每天40個小時的音樂練習後，我喜歡攀岩、做體操翻滾，以及編程讓機器按我指令運作。🧗♀️🤸♀️💻(^-^)
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表演與活動：
·(2024-03-24) - 畢業音樂會 - Jonathan Alexander
·(2024-03-02) - 作曲家音樂會 - 萊斯布里奇大學
我的音樂旅程從五歲開始，於皇家音樂學院進行古典鋼琴訓練。然而，在青少年時期，我對古典樂的嚴格體系產生了不耐煩，偶然發現了即興創作的爵士世界；上原廣美、奧斯卡·彼得森及奇克·柯瑞亞的作品激勵了我去探索超越音樂學院，甚至西方文化以外的音樂。從那時起，即興演奏與多元文化成為我音樂旅程的焦點。我先從爵士鋼琴開始，隨後奇妙地轉向了指彈和佛朗明哥吉他，之後開始學習二胡，進一步探索我的中國根源，最後轉向嘻哈和數位音頻製作。我的願望忽然變成了成為一個音樂多語者，而這個轉變也促使我選擇成為一名作曲家。
作為作曲家，我的旅程始於溫哥華，在UBC遊戲開發俱樂部的一部分中展開。在那裡，我有機會為一款虛擬實境遊戲配樂，這個過程讓我深感著迷，隨即將我的主修轉為音樂作曲。我最終進入了萊斯布里奇大學，不僅完成了我的正式學業，還繼續培養我的多樂器癖好及對編曲的熱情，並租借了所有能找到的樂器作為練習。在學生時期，我一邊接受音樂會作曲的訓練，一邊在Arlan N. Schultz 博士的指導下為遊戲與動畫創作音樂。經過了與同伴音樂家們難以忘懷的一個學期合作後，我在2024年3月底舉辦了畢業音樂會，並正式結束學業，開始我的自由作曲與音頻製作之旅。你可以在這裡聽到我的作品。
最後，結束每天40個小時的音樂練習後，我喜歡攀岩、做體操翻滾，以及編程讓機器按我指令運作。🧗♀️🤸♀️💻(^-^)
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表演與活動：
·(2024-03-24) - 畢業音樂會 - Jonathan Alexander
·(2024-03-02) - 作曲家音樂會 - 萊斯布里奇大學
