Dong-In Danny Choi is a versatile composer known for his expansive repertoire spanning large ensemble concert works, chamber music, solo compositions, and more. Also a professional media composer for film and television scores, his music has been placed in TV shows produced by Warner Bros Discovery, and in various short films. ​ As part of the judging panel of the JUNOS Awards, he is an active member of the Canadian music scene. His music is played internationally, including collaborations with ensembles including the Standing Wave, Erato, Nu:BC Ensembles, the NYU Contemporary Ensemble, the Vancouver and Victoria Symphony Orchestras, the National Youth Band of Canada, the UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Winds, and Symphony Orchestra, and NYU Orchestra. He is also the winner of the 2022 Alan Menken Scholarship and the 2019 Howard Cable Memorial Prize in Composition. ​ ​Largely self-taught in composition, orchestration, and various instruments (piano/keys, clarinet, guitar, drums, saxophone, and cello) starting at age 10, he is fluent in many different genres. His flexibility in classical, choral, jazz, rock, funk, pop, and contemporary church music genres allows him a wide array and palette in his work. He has studied Screen Scoring at NYU (MM ’23), and Music Composition at the Unversity of British Columbia (BMus ’20). His mentors include Jocelyn Morlock, Keith Hamel, Stephen Chatman, Pat Carrabré, Dorothy Chang, Rodney Sharman, Eric Hachikian, John Kaefer, and Catherine Joy. ​ In pursuit of creating emotionally resonant music, Choi explores innovative ways to engage audiences through accessible performance culture and multimedia audio-visual components. His commitment to the craft of film scoring and his expansive musical palette continue to define his evolving career in composition.

D.I.D. CHOI

Dong-In Danny Choi is a versatile composer known for his expansive repertoire spanning large ensemble concert works, chamber music, solo compositions, and more. Also a professional media composer for film and television scores, his music has been placed in TV shows produced by Warner Bros Discovery, and in various short films. ​ As part of the judging panel of the JUNOS Awards, he is an active member of the Canadian music scene. His music is played internationally, including collaborations with ensembles including the Standing Wave, Erato, Nu:BC Ensembles, the NYU Contemporary Ensemble, the Vancouver and Victoria Symphony Orchestras, the National Youth Band of Canada, the UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Winds, and Symphony Orchestra, and NYU Orchestra. He is also the winner of the 2022 Alan Menken Scholarship and the 2019 Howard Cable Memorial Prize in Composition. ​ ​Largely self-taught in composition, orchestration, and various instruments (piano/keys, clarinet, guitar, drums, saxophone, and cello) starting at age 10, he is fluent in many different genres. His flexibility in classical, choral, jazz, rock, funk, pop, and contemporary church music genres allows him a wide array and palette in his work. He has studied Screen Scoring at NYU (MM ’23), and Music Composition at the Unversity of British Columbia (BMus ’20). His mentors include Jocelyn Morlock, Keith Hamel, Stephen Chatman, Pat Carrabré, Dorothy Chang, Rodney Sharman, Eric Hachikian, John Kaefer, and Catherine Joy. ​ In pursuit of creating emotionally resonant music, Choi explores innovative ways to engage audiences through accessible performance culture and multimedia audio-visual components. His commitment to the craft of film scoring and his expansive musical palette continue to define his evolving career in composition.

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Dong-In Danny Choi is a versatile composer known for his expansive repertoire spanning large ensemble concert works, chamber music, solo compositions, and more. Also a professional media composer for film and television scores, his music has been placed in TV shows produced by Warner Bros Discovery, and in various short films.

As part of the judging panel of the JUNOS Awards, he is an active member of the Canadian music scene. His music is played internationally, including collaborations with ensembles including the Standing Wave, Erato, Nu:BC Ensembles, the NYU Contemporary Ensemble, the Vancouver and Victoria Symphony Orchestras, the National Youth Band of Canada, the UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Concert Winds, and Symphony Orchestra, and NYU Orchestra. He is also the winner of the 2022 Alan Menken Scholarship and the 2019 Howard Cable Memorial Prize in Composition.

​Largely self-taught in composition, orchestration, and various instruments (piano/keys, clarinet, guitar, drums, saxophone, and cello) starting at age 10, he is fluent in many different genres. His flexibility in classical, choral, jazz, rock, funk, pop, and contemporary church music genres allows him a wide array and palette in his work. He has studied Screen Scoring at NYU (MM ’23), and Music Composition at the Unversity of British Columbia (BMus ’20). His mentors include Jocelyn Morlock, Keith Hamel, Stephen Chatman, Pat Carrabré, Dorothy Chang, Rodney Sharman, Eric Hachikian, John Kaefer, and Catherine Joy.

In pursuit of creating emotionally resonant music, Choi explores innovative ways to engage audiences through accessible performance culture and multimedia audio-visual components. His commitment to the craft of film scoring and his expansive musical palette continue to define his evolving career in composition.

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Skills

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Composition
Final Cut Pro X
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Instrumental
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Izotope Ozone
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Experience Level

Composition
Expert
Final Cut Pro X
Expert
Freelance Gig
Expert
Instrumental
Expert
Izotope Ozone
Expert
Acapella
Expert
Logic Pro
Expert
Melodyne
Expert
Music Theory
Expert
Soundtrack
Expert
Mix
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Backing Vocal
Expert
Master
Expert
Steinberg Cubase
Expert
Lead Vocal
Expert
Pro Tools
Expert
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Language

English
Fluent
Korean
Fluent
French
Beginner

Education

Masters of Music: Screen Scoring at New York University
September 1, 2021 - May 16, 2023
Alan Menken Scholarship
Bachelor of Music: Music Composition at University of British Columbia
September 6, 2016 - May 15, 2020

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