Past Mentor: Isaias Garcia

Award-winning Canadian film composer Isaias Garcia is fast becoming one of the most sought-after talents in the world of scoring for media, having impressed audiences and producers with his beautifully crafted, story-driven scores. At 25 years of age, he has already amassed a plethora of awards: A 3-time SOCAN Award winner; 8-time Hollywood Music in Media Awards nominee; and winner of the 2014 HMMA “Best Video Game Score” award for Dream Revenant, as well as the 2015 HMMA for “Best Score in an Independent Film” for The Moment I Was Alone. Isaias has also received premieres for his solo, choral, and symphonic works in Canada, US, Poland, Portugal, Argentina, and the UK. From 2009-2014, Isaias served as the composer-in-residence with the Celebrity Symphony Orchestra (Toronto), directed by Dr. Andrzej Rozbicki, and in 2014, he co-founded the film & video game scoring company, MASTR Studios (Media Arts Symphony of Toronto & Recording). The company has already completed projects for Coca-Cola, BRAVO, HBO, CityTV, CANAL+ (Europe), and over 50 films and video games. Most recently, Isaias recorded the soundtrack for the feature film,Quarries, (dir. Nils Taylor) with 5-time Juno winner Liona Boyd on guitar. Isaias is a proud graduate of BMTM’s arts program in Toronto.

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