Simon Leoza

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Simon Leoza is a Canadian composer from Quebec, whose music blends neoclassical, ambient, electronic and jazz influences. [1]

He released three EPs under the pseudonym Tambour before releasing Albatross, his first full-length album, under his own name in 2021. [2] In May 2021 he performed a show at the Montreal Symphony House, [3] which he subsequently released as a mini-album.

His video for "La nuée", directed by Vincent René-Lortie, was a Juno Award nominee for Video of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022, [4] and was shortlisted for the 2022 Prism Prize. [5]

In the same year, he composed music for René-Lortie's short film Invincible . [6]

In 2023 he released L'Enfer d'un monde, a score for a ballet work by the Zemmour Ballet.

His most recent album, Acte III, was released in 2024. [7]

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