Shao Jean is a Los Angeles based composer, songwriter/producer. Her musical roots began with the classical piano, and formative years on the instrument were shaped under studies with acclaimed pianists Ong Lip Tat and Benjamin Loh.

As a composer, her music has been heard on networks such as SKY, Netflix and Discovery Channel. On top of her work in the film and television industry, she has also written music for theater productions, commercials and ventured into video games scoring.

Having worked for composers Tom Howe, Didier Lean Rachou and alongside Dan Romer, her credits include Fox Searchlight’s Wendy (lead orchestrator & conductor), Ted Lasso on Apple TV+ (score tech engineer), and Discovery’s Bering Sea Gold (score mixer).

Additionally, Shao Jean produces and writes with other artists. Her personal EP, a collaboration with Leyeux, has been featured on popular music/culture websites Indieshuffle and Stereofox and described as ‘clean and simple happiness’. The Straits Times awarded the EP ‘Album of the Week’.

Originally from Singapore, Shao Jean graduated from Berklee College of Music, majoring in Contemporary Music & Production, and Professional Music where she received the Jon Aldrich Award from the Songwriting department. She recently graduated with her masters from the USC Thornton Screen Scoring Program.

She got her start in the industry at the Village Studios in Los Angeles.

She lends her thoughtful and imaginative soundscape, and honest songwriting to every project she works on. Beyond music, Shao Jean loves discovering hole-in-the-wall food and coffee places, getting lost hiking in the woods, and the occasional throwing fists at a punching bag.

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