Biography

I began in the UK writing and conducting contemporary chamber and orchestral music, earning an early public commission after winning the Oxford Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition. 

My interest quickly expanded beyond classical traditions; a remix of Gabriel Prokofiev’s Float Dance was released on the experimental label Nonclassical, and I continue to explore modern piano and electronic textures in my own work.

After moving to New York, I completed a master’s in Scoring for Film and Multimedia at NYU and was selected for two ASCAP film scoring workshops as well as winning the 2020 Peer Raben Music Award for Best Music at Soundtrack Cologne.

Post university, I worked for Brooklyn base audio post production studios, working as a sound designer, dialogue editor, ADR engineer and re-recording mixer. During this time, I became the lead sound designer to the podcast and app 'Dipsea Stories'.

My scores have premiered at Venice, Tribeca, BFI London, New Orleans, Big Sky, San Francisco, Palm Springs, and Santa Barbara, with distribution on PBS, HBO Max, Apple TV, and Tubi, and press coverage in Vogue, The New Yorker, and Forbes, as well as Vimeo Staff Picks and Nowness features. Music licensed to daytime network documentary shows such as 20/20, Dateline, Impractical Jokers and the Peabody nominated podcast 'Scene on Radio'.

After my time in Brooklyn working on national ad campaigns, acclaimed podcasts, and independent films, I built my own creative retreat: Creatures of Sound — a fully equipped scoring and post-production studio in New York’s Catskill Mountains. Here I compose, design sound, edit dialogue, and mix up to 5.1, with an open door for creatives seeking a retreat from the city and space to create in mountain privacy.

When I’m not in the studio, I’m often found on the local rivers fly fishing.

Contact: info@alex-symcox.com