Dale Nichols, composes music for film, virtual reality, video games, stage, and dance productions. His music has been featured in award-winning short films, commercials, and documentaries. He has worked in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, performing with singers and bands from around the globe. An adventurous collaborator in new media forms, Dale has worked with France-based Compagnie Voix to compose and produce an electronic cinematic dance score for the immersive mixed-reality dance performance Eve: Dance Is An Unplaceable Place which earned awards in both France and Taiwan. The sequel show Eve 3.0 is currently being performed in cities around Europe. His most recent scoring achievement includes winning the Best Documentary Score (Montreal International Film Festival) for the multi-award-winning feature documentary When Hope Breaks Through, which premiered in September 2023. In 2021, he had his music featured in the two-part docuseries Covid-19: Dubai, produced by Discovery Channel. Dale has written and released several solo piano recordings, accumulating over a quarter-million streams globally, and has had his arrangements performed live by artists at Expo 2020 in Dubai. My fees/day rate varies depending on the size of the project and scope of my role. Please feel free to get in touch and we can figure out a plan to make it work. --- **Employment and project experience** **Skogen Studios** _Managing Director/Owner_ August 2018 - Present Vancouver, Canada Visit _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ for more details. **Dale Nichols Music** _Professional Pianist & Composer_ September 2012 - Present Global Professional working pianist on a contractual basis. Catering to high-end events, corporate functions, holiday celebrations, fixed-term restaurant & hotel residency contracts. Performing a range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, soul, rock, easy listening, in various band configurations (solo, duo, trio, quartet, etc.) Visit _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ for more details. **Skogen Studios** _Voiceover Artist_ May 2014 - Present Voice over narration services include: #Documentaries #Corporate videos #E-Learning courses #Radio & Television commercials Audiobooks #YouTube videos #Character portrayal #IVR prompts (Interactive Voice Response) Podcasts #Explainer & Whiteboard videos Visit _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ for more details. **Kiyany Media** _Composer, Audio Engineer, Sound Recordist, Producer_ March 2015 - July 2018 Dubai, United Arab Emirates --- **Qualifications and education** **The Royal Conservatory of Music (Canada)** Piano/Music Theory · (1991 - 2002) **ThinkSpace Education** Music for the Media/Harmony/Cinematic Orchestration · (2015 - 2018)…Dale Nichols, composes music for film, virtual reality, video games, stage, and dance productions. His music has been featured in award-winning short films, commercials, and documentaries. He has worked in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, performing with singers and bands from around the globe. An adventurous collaborator in new media forms, Dale has worked with France-based Compagnie Voix to compose and produce an electronic cinematic dance score for the immersive mixed-reality dance performance Eve: Dance Is An Unplaceable Place which earned awards in both France and Taiwan. The sequel show Eve 3.0 is currently being performed in cities around Europe. His most recent scoring achievement includes winning the Best Documentary Score (Montreal International Film Festival) for the multi-award-winning feature documentary When Hope Breaks Through, which premiered in September 2023. In 2021, he had his music featured in the two-part docuseries Covid-19: Dubai, produced by Discovery Channel. Dale has written and released several solo piano recordings, accumulating over a quarter-million streams globally, and has had his arrangements performed live by artists at Expo 2020 in Dubai. My fees/day rate varies depending on the size of the project and scope of my role. Please feel free to get in touch and we can figure out a plan to make it work. --- **Employment and project experience** **Skogen Studios** _Managing Director/Owner_ August 2018 - Present Vancouver, Canada Visit _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ for more details. **Dale Nichols Music** _Professional Pianist & Composer_ September 2012 - Present Global Professional working pianist on a contractual basis. Catering to high-end events, corporate functions, holiday celebrations, fixed-term restaurant & hotel residency contracts. Performing a range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, soul, rock, easy listening, in various band configurations (solo, duo, trio, quartet, etc.) Visit _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ for more details. **Skogen Studios** _Voiceover Artist_ May 2014 - Present Voice over narration services include: #Documentaries #Corporate videos #E-Learning courses #Radio & Television commercials Audiobooks #YouTube videos #Character portrayal #IVR prompts (Interactive Voice Response) Podcasts #Explainer & Whiteboard videos Visit _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ for more details. **Kiyany Media** _Composer, Audio Engineer, Sound Recordist, Producer_ March 2015 - July 2018 Dubai, United Arab Emirates --- **Qualifications and education** **The Royal Conservatory of Music (Canada)** Piano/Music Theory · (1991 - 2002) **ThinkSpace Education** Music for the Media/Harmony/Cinematic Orchestration · (2015 - 2018)WWWW…