Janine Ferreira

Introduction 

Janine Ferreira is known as an emotionally curious composer with a deep connection to soundscapes that brings her music to a new dimension of listening. Her ambient piano compositions are rich in exploring the human experience, and combined with her intuitive blend of electronic sounds and manipulated recorded sounds of the environment, they are nothing short of captivating. Described as ‘reflective and touching” and “deeply moving”, as well as “exciting and uplifting”, Janine’s compositions tackle themes of identity, memory, love along with trauma and loss. The music is unique and satisfying and creates a visual backdrop that can be used as an accompaniment or main theme to film, dance choreography, or animation. 

Background 

The artist’s composition journey started at a very young age while living on Gambier Island BC, playing in the forest and listening to her mother’s New Wave vinyl collections. This combination of synthesizer music and natural sounds influenced her own unique style of composition that seeks to capture the possibilities of nature-technology collaborations. The composer began playing piano in childhood and quickly navigated her way through classical training while writing her own music along the way. Janine has studied music composition with composers David Gordon Duke, David MacIntyre and Arne Eigenfeldt, who influenced her melodic style and experimental approach to sound design. Janine can be found wandering the city or hiking with her Zoom mic, recording the environment and capturing sound ideas for her compositions. She continues to be influenced by the natural sounds of growing up on the WestCoast of British Columbia, and by composers Enya, Chile Gonzales, Jazz pianist Kieth Jarret, and film composer Hildur Guðnadóttir to name a few. 

Professional credentials & experiences 

Janine Ferreira is a recent graduate of the Digital Music Production program at Langara College where she explored her craft of music composition, along with film sound design. She also studied recording engineering, learning how to record and mix in the world renowned HippoSonic Studio in Vancouver BC.  Janine is currently studying Orchestration with Joseph Sowa through the Wizarding School for Composers. The artist has received a BFA in Music composition from SFU, has taught piano and composition for the past 15 years, and is an active recording artist.  Janine is an advocate for women in composition, and is part of the Alliance of Women Film Composers. 

Current Projects 2023

Original orchestral composition titled “Around The Bend” played by the Turning Point Ensemble in Vancouver as part of the composer development sessions for the Sonic Boom Festival. 

Actively scoring an orchestral piece to be played and recorded by the Budapest Art Orchestra, July 18-20

Rescore for a scene in the recent film, “Volition”, music composed by Matthew Rogers and directed by Tony Dean Smith. This rescore was a spotting seminar session offered by SCGC where Matthew and Tony gave feedback on her score.

Original music and sound design for the short film titled “Teresa's Choice” by Marlene Castanos Ortega, which is being submitted to various local and international Film Festivals. 

Original music - slogan title music for Province Pictures, directed by Edward Douglas. 

Original music and sound design for a short animation titled “Tantara Friends” by Andy Shin, which was promoted by the Korean Animation Studio, Flying Tomato Inc.

2022

Music composition and sound design for the short animation “Fall” by Eileen Widjaja and Quinthara Ircaszia 

Music and sound design for the Film trailer “URun” by Edward Douglas. 

EP completed in summer of 2022

Past projects include music composer and sound design for the short film “How to Deal with an Axe Murderer” by Adam Estey, nominated for Best Comedy at Yorktown Film Festival.