Our second print edition is about to make its way across Australia! As we prepare, we bring you our showcase of talented emerging arts journalists who have come together to share some incredible stories about the new generation of composers, performers, and arts administrators.
Tasmanian composer and music producer Christopher Leon was named a semi-finalist in the 2017 Tasmanian Young Achiever Awards (arts). He graduated from the University of Tasmania in 2013 with majors in Music Technology; and Journalism, Media, and Communications.
In 2011, Christopher worked on a team to produce the score for American feature film Christmas With The Dead, and in 2013 was responsible for scoring a TV commercial for the State Government. Since picking up the guitar at age 12, Christopher has performed his own classical and Flamenco influenced guitar compositions across Tasmania and has swept through multiple genres on his way to electronic and orchestral music production.
As an electronic artist in 2017, he performed a booked-out workshop and DJ gig of original music at BeakerSt@TMAG and SciBar (National Science Week at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery), a set as part of Friday Nights Live at the Moonah Arts Centre, a DJ set at Light Up the Lane street festival, and one at the Falls Festival.
He now works in production with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and has returned to university to study ICT and gain greater knowledge in the areas of his passion. He also works at the University of Tasmania IT support department (when he’s not interviewing international games, film, and TV composers for CutCommon as our Global series editor).
Read Christopher in our print issue #2! You can catch up on our inaugural print magazine, which is now available online only for a limited time.
