About
John’s involvement in music started at a young age as a clarinettist and quickly expanded to composition, through which he developed a deep love for storytelling that would define his path as an artist moving forward. To date, he has written music for feature films, tv shows, documentaries, video-games, as well as animated films, theatrical plays, live projections, and lighting installations, with projects spanning from successful independent productions like ‘Farewell North’ and ‘Sapiens’, to high-profile AAA titles such as Tencent’s ‘Honor of Kings’.
John has also composed a number of concert works that have been performed by notable ensembles around the world. Having performed with many orchestras himself as a clarinetist, he has honed his musical skills and developed a deep love and knowledge of orchestral writing that he utilises in his compositions.
In the two years prior to attending the University of Edinburgh, John had already started gaining international recognition, having been selected as the 1st Runner-Up in the Youth Category of the New York based Marvin Hamlisch International Film Scoring Competition in 2016, and the Winner of the inaugural International Animated Film Scoring Competition organised by the Megaron Concert Hall in 2017 for his score to the animated short The Leaf of the Poplar. He was then selected by the University of Edinburgh as the Runner-Up of the Tovey Memorial Prize in 2018 and 2021 (for performance and composition respectively) and by the EUSO as the winner of the Emre Araci Composition Competition in 2018 for his piece Closure for string orchestra.
Furthermore, John was selected as the Winner of the Oticons Faculty International Film Music Competition in 2019 which provided him with mentoring by Hollywood veterans such as Richard Bellis, Gavin Greenaway, and Nick Wollage during the 2019 FMF Young Talent Award workshops (Poland), and Christopher Young in the 2019 Film Scoring Summer Programme (Bulgaria). He was a Nominee for the SABAM Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer during the 2022 World Soundtrack Awards in Gent, where his score to Nosferatu was performed by the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Dirk Brossé. He is also one of the composers selected to participate in the inaugural Film Composers Lab, a mentorship scheme organised by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and was commissioned by El Sistema Greece to compose a piece for the Lullaby Project 2023, a project run in collaboration with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Carnegie Hall. In 2023, he won the Award for Best Original Score, presented by ERT in the Academy Award qualifying Thessaloniki International Film Festival, for his music to the film “Dolls of Dresden”.
When working on a project, John strives to compose music that supports and enhances its story and visuals by encapsulating the emotional essence of their sum and providing the viewer with a complete, emotional experience.
About
John’s involvement in music started at a young age as a clarinettist and quickly expanded to composition, through which he developed a deep love for storytelling that would define his path as an artist moving forward. To date, he has written music for feature films, tv shows, documentaries, video-games, as well as animated films, theatrical plays, live projections, and lighting installations, with projects spanning from successful independent productions like ‘Farewell North’ and ‘Sapiens’, to high-profile AAA titles such as Tencent’s ‘Honor of Kings’.
John has also composed a number of concert works that have been performed by notable ensembles around the world. Having performed with many orchestras himself as a clarinetist, he has honed his musical skills and developed a deep love and knowledge of orchestral writing that he utilises in his compositions.
In the two years prior to attending the University of Edinburgh, John had already started gaining international recognition, having been selected as the 1st Runner-Up in the Youth Category of the New York based Marvin Hamlisch International Film Scoring Competition in 2016, and the Winner of the inaugural International Animated Film Scoring Competition organised by the Megaron Concert Hall in 2017 for his score to the animated short The Leaf of the Poplar. He was then selected by the University of Edinburgh as the Runner-Up of the Tovey Memorial Prize in 2018 and 2021 (for performance and composition respectively) and by the EUSO as the winner of the Emre Araci Composition Competition in 2018 for his piece Closure for string orchestra.
Furthermore, John was selected as the Winner of the Oticons Faculty International Film Music Competition in 2019 which provided him with mentoring by Hollywood veterans such as Richard Bellis, Gavin Greenaway, and Nick Wollage during the 2019 FMF Young Talent Award workshops (Poland), and Christopher Young in the 2019 Film Scoring Summer Programme (Bulgaria). He was a Nominee for the SABAM Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer during the 2022 World Soundtrack Awards in Gent, where his score to Nosferatu was performed by the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Dirk Brossé. He is also one of the composers selected to participate in the inaugural Film Composers Lab, a mentorship scheme organised by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and was commissioned by El Sistema Greece to compose a piece for the Lullaby Project 2023, a project run in collaboration with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Carnegie Hall. In 2023, he won the Award for Best Original Score, presented by ERT in the Academy Award qualifying Thessaloniki International Film Festival, for his music to the film “Dolls of Dresden”.
When working on a project, John strives to compose music that supports and enhances its story and visuals by encapsulating the emotional essence of their sum and providing the viewer with a complete, emotional experience.