Donald Quan

President - Composer @Q Music Inc

CA

film music company, Q Music, has provided composing and music services to hundreds of television, film, radio and multi-media productions including Relic Hunter (Fireworks), Mutant X (Tribune Entertainment), and Tracker (Lions Gate) as well as feature films Mocassin Flats and the CBC comedy pilot Getting Along Famously.Especially well known for his work in the area of World Music, his CDs Tear of the Sun (with Ron Korb) and Invocata (recorded at Real World Studios) have garnered acclaim worldwide. Donald has toured China and Japan with collaborators Ron Korb and George Gao, playing music dubbed \"New Chinese Jazz\", a blend of jazz improvisation and traditional Chinese melodies. Donald also collaborated with Ron Korb, creating the Toronto 2008 Olympic Bid theme song Expect the World, with performances by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Toronto’s Samba Squad. Donald was nominated for Gemini Awards in 2002 and 2003 and has won SOCAN’s International Television Series Award twice.Selected Discography (including year of each release):Spirit Earth - Somerset (2011)17 Minutes of Siilence – Edam Squid (2010)Intimate Classics – Solitudes (2009)Mysterious Places – Solitudes (2009)Asian Spa – Solitudes (2004)Expect the World – Official song for the Toronto 2008 Olympic Bid (2001)Invocata – Oasis/ Q Music (1998)Tear of the Sun – Oasis/ EMI (1990)Performances/News for 2011:Donald is currently scoring the fourth season of By The Rapids and currently releasing his twelfth album “17 Minutes of Silence)Website Address: d•••@qmusic.ca

Berklee College of Music

BA