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Shao Jean is a Singaporean composer, songwriter, and producer. Most recently, she scored Retrieval, premiering in the Documentary Competition at Tribeca Festival 2026. She is a recipient of the New Music USA Reel Change Grant for the project, building upon her previous work contributing additional music to Netflix’s Eric and Sony’s I Know What You Did Last Summer for composers Keefus Ciancia and Chanda Dancy. Shao has also orchestrated for Dan Romer and Mark Kilian, as well as collaborated on such projects as Ted Lasso S1 on Apple TV+ (score tech engineer), and Discovery’s Bering Sea Gold (score mixer, additional arrangements).
Originally from Singapore, Shao’s music journey began on the piano before expanding to various plucked stringed instruments. Today, her work spans film, television, records, theater, commercials, and video games. As a songwriter and producer, Shao has collaborated with artists across Asia and the U.S., even charting in Asia. Fueled by curiosity, her wide musical palette spans thoughtful melodies, irreverent and inventive soundscapes, continually exploring new sonic territories with each collaboration.
Shao graduated from Berklee College of Music and holds a masters in Screen Scoring from USC. Her career started at the Village Studios in Los Angeles, where she worked as an assistant engineer on tracks from such icons as Stevie Nicks and Weird Al Yankovic. She was selected as one of 12 composers for the inaugural Composer Filmmaker Accelerator program at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2023 and her concert music was premiered with the UN Orchestra in New York City.
Beyond music, Shao loves discovering hole-in-the-wall restaurants and coffeeshops, off-grid adventures, and throwing fists at a heavy bag. Shao is currently based in Los Angeles, CA.
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