biographical info
Canadian-born, London-based Carly Paradis is a composer and classically trained pianist who, after feeling at odds with the traditional day-to-day of ‘being in a rock band’, began focusing on soundtrack work in 2008. In that time, she has lent her talents to movies, documentaries and television series.
In 2008, she relocated to Los Angeles to work alongside world renowned film composer Clint Mansell (Requiem For A Dream, Black Swan). She arranged piano parts on Mansell's soundtrack for the BAFTA Award winning film Moon, directed by Duncan Jones, and played all piano on the official score and soundtrack.
In the UK, Carly has already fully scored a major sports Documentary, 'Davis vs Taylor: the 85 black ball final' made by IMG for BBC Television, and originally airing nationwide on BBC2.
She has also worked as composer on True Justice in 2010/11 starring Steven Seagal; a major U.S. 13-part TV series, syndicated worldwide.
Carly worked with Mansell again on the romantic comedy feature film The Rebound staring Catherine Zeta-Jones, directed by Bart Freundlich (Californication), which led to live performances as pianist/keyboardist with Mansell and L.A.'s Sonus Quartet at the Ghent Film Festival, Tenerife Film Festival and venues such as London's famous Union Chapel.
The rising composer has recently debuted original compositions, recorded in Los Angeles with arranger Joe Trapanese (TRON: Legacy, Dexter), with selected tracks mixed at Air Studios, London, by Oscar nominated Geoff Foster.
Her works have also aired internationally on both independent and commercial radio, featured on tastemaker stations such as LA's KCRW, and placed in various TV shows, including NBC's One Tree Hill, The Border, Rookie Blue and Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Carly has a university degree in music and multimedia, and has picked up various scholarships and awards. She also studied at the University of McGill in Montreal, Canada, recognized for its early experimentation in Electroacoustic music and digital studio composition.
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