Biographical notes

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After having composed instrumental and electroacoustic pieces, Julien-Robert Legault Savail composes mixed music. To create accessible contemporary music, he uses the technology's possibilities to integrate video to his mixed music. He is also interested by different medias having composed pieces for dance and film. Among others, he composed music for the dance piece Le fil rouge (choreographed by Véronique Gaudreau, cie Mythomania, at the Gésù), for the short films Coma (directed by Radhanath Gagnon) and Chimie (directed by Céline France), which were screened at the Short Film Corner of Cannes Festival 2009. His pieces of music have been performed in England, France and Canada.

Julien-Robert Legault Salvail had a diversified career path before focussing on composition. He has studied classical piano from 12 years old to the Cegep Saint-Laurent where he completed a DEC in music (with Michel Tétreault and Yves Davignon). He has performed in various ensembles, from jazz to classic passing by pop music, on piano, voice and trumpet. He performed in many concerts and competitions as in the Canadian Music Competition (provincial finalist in 2003) and in Cegeps en spectacle (public price in 2004).

In 2007, he completes a BAC in mixed music at the Université de Montréal with Denis Gougeon and Jean Piché along with Bret Battey and Peter Batchelor at De Monfort University (United-Kingdom). In 2009, he completes a master in mixed music at the Université de Montréal with Denis Gougeon and Jean Piché on a project of mixed music with video funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.