Simon Leoza
Simon Leoza is a Canadian composer from Quebec, whose music blends neoclassical, ambient, electronic and jazz influences.
He released three EPs under the pseudonym Tambour before releasing Albatross, his first full-length album, under his own name in 2021. In May 2021 he performed a show at the Montreal [Symphony House], which he subsequently released as a mini-album.
His video for "La nuée", directed by Vincent René-Lortie, was a Juno Award nominee for Juno Award for [Video of the Year|Video of the Year] at the Juno [Awards of 2022], and was shortlisted for the 2022 Prism Prize.
In the same year, he composed music for René-Lortie's short film Invincible.
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.