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Ken Bui

Toronto,ON

Summary

Composer and arranger with 13 years of experience, including collaboration with diverse performers and producers. Proven expertise in orchestral arrangement and musical creativity, adapting scores across genres. A former self-employed professional, I excel in relationship building and critical thinking, delivering exceptional sound tailored to client needs.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Composer-Arranger, Teacher, Pianist, Keyboarder

Self - Employed
05.2021 - Current
  • 13 years of experience in composing, especially in classical field, 4 years of professional training in conservatories and universities, willing to open and learn other genres of music
  • Bring out some brightness of the music
  • Collaborated with performers and producers to determine and achieve desired sound for production
  • Scored compositions for consistency with instrumental and vocal capabilities
  • Transposed pieces from one instrument to another and one key to another to accommodate client and musician preferences
  • 3 years of professional training of classical piano, with 5 years of experience performing as a keyboarder in a band, 2 years of performing classical music
  • Rewrote original scores to adapt to different musical genres and styles

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Musical Composition

York University, Toronto, ON
09-2027
  • Completed Coursework: Musical composition with Matthew Brubeck (son of Dave Brubeck) with GPA 93/100 (2024)
  • Completed Coursework: Musicianship (Keyboard training, ear training and sight-singing, musical theories RCM level 8) with GPA 97.5/100 (2024)

Diploma - Musical Composition

Ho Chi Minh Conservatory of Music, Ho Chi Minh City
06-2025
  • Valedictorian of entrance test (2021, 27.5/30)
  • Honour Roll, [1st semester, 2022-2023]
  • Honour Roll, [2nd semester, 2022-2023]
  • 9.05-9.45 GPA (2022-2023)
  • One of 85 music students in Vietnam to receive Toyota scholarship for excellent academic achievement (2023)
  • Arranger for the student orchestra of the conservatory for the program "Ban Giao huong Doc lap" (2022)

Skills

  • Relationship building
  • Critical thinking
  • Orchestral arrangement
  • Live performance experience
  • Musical creativity
  • Music theory mastery
  • Harmonic analysis
  • Harmonic progression
  • Collaborative mindset
  • Musical composition
  • Accurate transcription
  • Ensemble playing

Languages

English
Limited Working
Vietnamese
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Composer-Arranger, Teacher, Pianist, Keyboarder - Self - Employed
05.2021 - Current
York University - Bachelor of Arts, Musical Composition
Ho Chi Minh Conservatory of Music - Diploma, Musical Composition

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