Hi, my name's Jonathan! I'm a Canadian composer, multi-instrumentalist producer, and classically
trained jazz musician of Cantonese and Scottish heritage!
My musical journey began from the age of five, rigorously training in the art of classical piano and cultivating a keen sense of technicality within the Royal Conservatory of Music. However, during my rebellious teenage years, my impatience with the rigidity of classical music led me to stumble upon the improvisatory world of jazz, where the works of Hiromi Uehara, Oscar Peterson, and Chick Corea ultimately inspired me to explore music beyond western culture. Since then, and especially considering these influences, multiculturalism has remained a focal point of my musical journey: from learning Japanese fusion jazz piano to playing finger-style and flamenco guitar; then from learning Chinese erhu to producing hip-hop beats and mastering digital audio production; all under the aspiration of becoming a musical polyglot, and proving especially pertinent in my choice to become a composer.
As for composition, my journey began in Vancouver at the University of British Columbia where my discovery of scoring for interactive media via the Game Dev Club prompted my immediate conversion to studying music full-time. I eventually settled at the University of Lethbridge, where I not only began formally studying composition but also continued fuelling my multi-instrumentalist addiction and passion for orchestration by renting every instrument I could find.
During my studies, I continued freelance composing for award-winning games and animations while training in composing concert music under the mentorship of Dr. Arlan N. Schultz. At the end of March 2024, after a spectacular semester of musical collaboration with fellow musicians in my graduation recital, I concluded my studies and began my journey into freelance composing and audio production.
~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:
·(2024-03-24) - Graduation Recital - Jonathan Alexander
·(2024-03-02) - Composers' Recital - University of Lethbridge
My musical journey began from the age of five, rigorously training in the art of classical piano and cultivating a keen sense of technicality within the Royal Conservatory of Music. However, during my rebellious teenage years, my impatience with the rigidity of classical music led me to stumble upon the improvisatory world of jazz, where the works of Hiromi Uehara, Oscar Peterson, and Chick Corea ultimately inspired me to explore music beyond western culture. Since then, and especially considering these influences, multiculturalism has remained a focal point of my musical journey: from learning Japanese fusion jazz piano to playing finger-style and flamenco guitar; then from learning Chinese erhu to producing hip-hop beats and mastering digital audio production; all under the aspiration of becoming a musical polyglot, and proving especially pertinent in my choice to become a composer.
As for composition, my journey began in Vancouver at the University of British Columbia where my discovery of scoring for interactive media via the Game Dev Club prompted my immediate conversion to studying music full-time. I eventually settled at the University of Lethbridge, where I not only began formally studying composition but also continued fuelling my multi-instrumentalist addiction and passion for orchestration by renting every instrument I could find.
During my studies, I continued freelance composing for award-winning games and animations while training in composing concert music under the mentorship of Dr. Arlan N. Schultz. At the end of March 2024, after a spectacular semester of musical collaboration with fellow musicians in my graduation recital, I concluded my studies and began my journey into freelance composing and audio production.
~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:
·(2024-03-24) - Graduation Recital - Jonathan Alexander
·(2024-03-02) - Composers' Recital - University of Lethbridge
嗨，我叫蔣智海！我是一名來自加拿大的作曲家，多樂器製作人，以及受過古典訓練的爵士音樂家，擁有廣東和蘇格蘭血統！
我的音樂旅程始於五歲時，當時我在皇家音樂學院進行嚴格的古典鋼琴藝術訓練，培養了強烈的技術感。然而，在我叛逆的青少年時期，我對古典音樂的嚴格性感到不耐煩，這讓我偶然發現了即興的爵士世界，最終是Hiromi Uehara、Oscar Peterson和Chick Corea的作品啟發了我去探索西方文化以外的音樂。自那時以來，特別是考慮到這些影響，多元文化一直是我音樂旅程的重點：從學習日本融合爵士鋼琴到彈奏指彈和弗拉門戈吉他；再從學習中國二胡到製作嘻哈節拍和掌握數字音頻製作；這一切都在成為音樂多語者的願望下進行，這在我選擇成為作曲家的決定中尤為重要。
至於作曲，我的旅程始於溫哥華的英屬哥倫比亞大學，在那裡我通過遊戲開發俱樂部發現了互動媒體的配樂，促使我立即轉為全職學習音樂。最終我定居在萊斯布里奇大學，在那裡我不僅正式開始學習作曲，還繼續通過租借我能找到的每一件樂器來激發我對多樂器的癖好和對管弦樂編曲的熱情。
在我的學習期間，我在Dr. Arlan N. Schultz的指導下，繼續為獲獎遊戲和動畫進行自由作曲，同時接受音樂會音樂作曲的訓練。2024年3月底，經過與同學音樂家的精彩合作學期，在我的畢業音樂會中，我結束了我的學業，開始了自由作曲和音頻製作的旅程。
～最後，在我每天四十小時的音樂練習之後，我喜歡攀岩、體操翻滾，以及編程讓機器為我工作。🧗♀️🤸♀️💻(^-^)
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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
我的音樂旅程始於五歲時，當時我在皇家音樂學院進行嚴格的古典鋼琴藝術訓練，培養了強烈的技術感。然而，在我叛逆的青少年時期，我對古典音樂的嚴格性感到不耐煩，這讓我偶然發現了即興的爵士世界，最終是Hiromi Uehara、Oscar Peterson和Chick Corea的作品啟發了我去探索西方文化以外的音樂。自那時以來，特別是考慮到這些影響，多元文化一直是我音樂旅程的重點：從學習日本融合爵士鋼琴到彈奏指彈和弗拉門戈吉他；再從學習中國二胡到製作嘻哈節拍和掌握數字音頻製作；這一切都在成為音樂多語者的願望下進行，這在我選擇成為作曲家的決定中尤為重要。
至於作曲，我的旅程始於溫哥華的英屬哥倫比亞大學，在那裡我通過遊戲開發俱樂部發現了互動媒體的配樂，促使我立即轉為全職學習音樂。最終我定居在萊斯布里奇大學，在那裡我不僅正式開始學習作曲，還繼續通過租借我能找到的每一件樂器來激發我對多樂器的癖好和對管弦樂編曲的熱情。
在我的學習期間，我在Dr. Arlan N. Schultz的指導下，繼續為獲獎遊戲和動畫進行自由作曲，同時接受音樂會音樂作曲的訓練。2024年3月底，經過與同學音樂家的精彩合作學期，在我的畢業音樂會中，我結束了我的學業，開始了自由作曲和音頻製作的旅程。
～最後，在我每天四十小時的音樂練習之後，我喜歡攀岩、體操翻滾，以及編程讓機器為我工作。🧗♀️🤸♀️💻(^-^)
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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
