Edvard Bolås (Norway)

I grew up on a small farm in the countryside of Norway, where my grandmother began to teach me piano at the age of five. Since then, music has been a major and essential part of who I am. Throughout my life I have done a lot of small projects, dealing with theatre, live music, small films, and general music production. Since graduating from FSAE I have gotten involved with projects for the major video game Fortnite. One which is already released, called Skybox 2, and one which I am currently working on.

Regina Waue (Germany)

From a young age, my musical life was influenced by John Williams. When the first Star Wars film was released in 1977 (I was 11), I bought the soundtrack LP, which kept the adventure alive for me. Music has always been a passion that guided me intuitively. I play many instruments, including guitar and various brass instruments, but only started composing film-like pieces in 2021. I completed the Soundtrack Composer A.C. at a German school and earned a Graduate Diploma in Film & Game Scoring from FSAE. The greatest experience was conducting my music played by the European Recording Orchestra. I am currently working on music for an audiobook and aim to deepen my path in this direction.

Mathew Magneson (Canada)

Mathew Magneson is a 23-year-old Singer/Songwriter, Film Scorer, and Producer from Toronto, Ontario. As a recent alumnus of Humber College’s Bachelor of Music program, Mathew has transitioned into full-time freelance work as a one-man band live performer, often seen lugging around his leather suitcase from the late 1800s that he retrofitted into a kick drum for his live looper performances. In addition to his live shows, he is working as the composer and sound designer for Theatre By The Bays’ original play “If I Only” which will be his fifth production with the company.