Biographical notes

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After having composed instrumental and electroacoustic pieces, Julien-Robert Legault Salvail composes mixed music. To create accessible contemporary music, he uses the technology's possibilities to integrate video to his mixed music. His pieces of music have been performed in England, France, Argentina, Kosovo, United States and Canada in various festivals like Sonoimagenes, Spark festival, SOUNDplay festival, Remusica Festival, UVM, Studio 300 or Opensound. His projects have been funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des Arts et Lettres du Québec and the SOCAN. He won a third price in the 2011 Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award Competition. He also composed music for dance and short films which have been screened in various festivals like the Short Film Corner Festival of Cannes.

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. 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 (UK).