Michael Kim-Sheng

Every now and again the algorithm introduces you to something wonderful midst diet fads and the latest wonder cream.

Many of you might not be aware that despite Kelly’s goth rock leanings she is in fact a lover of orchestral soundtracks. So, when an excerpt from Michael Kim-Sheng’s latest release was introduced to her via the Matrix, she had to dive in.

Some of us stumble into music. We like it, it’s all around us, but we never expect to be dragged headfirst into it. Then there are others like Michael who were destined to follow the musical yellow brick road from birth. Born into a musical family, the son of a pianist; he began playing piano from the tender age of four. Chopin and Debussy echoed through the house and as a child Michael was enchanted. Then of course puberty hits and the rebellion begins. Musical diversity, electric guitars and drums began to ring through the house too. Music was as the old line goes, in his blood.

Classically trained and educated at the Jacob School for Music and McGill University he won the SoCan grand prize for emerging composers in 2018. ‘Haven of Lavender’ his debut album was released in 2019, a soaring mix of compositions falling beautifully between the two musical worlds of his youth. 2021 saw his prize opus ‘Heavy Moon’ begin to turn heads in the classical world. The seven track voyage of sonic splendour that asks you to delve into your psyche and express the feelings that radiate through you as you plunge into the depth of his vision.

His latest single Onward is a thing of absolute beauty. If you like the works of Dario Marianelli, Hans Zimmer and Ludovico Einaudi, you will adore this.

KC

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