Youssef Guezoum | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Youssef Guezoum |
Born |
Marrakesh, Morocco |
July 31, 1975
Genres | Film score, Trailer music |
Occupation(s) | Film composer, arranger, producer |
Instruments | Bass, guitar, piano |
Years active | 1999-present |
Website | Official Website |
Youssef Guezoum (born July 31, 1975) is a music composer, orchestrator and conductor based in Los Angeles. He has produced music for television series for NFL-CBS Sport, Immediate Music, Universal Music, Paramount Pictures and Lion's Gate. He has also composed music for actor Jean-Claude Van Damme film, Full Love. He is the founder of Soundscore Production, a film music production company in Belgium. He plays guitar, bass and piano. He is also the members of Oticons film composers agency.
Guezoum was born in Marrakesh, Morocco in 1975. After completing his high school, he moved to Canada where he studied sound engineering at Vancouver Film School. In 1996, he relocated to Brussels where he studied classical music for 4 years and received his academic degree from Académie G.H.Luytgaerens de Jette. He moved to Los Angeles in 2013.
Guezoum started playing guitar at the early age of 10. He pursued his master's degree with the famous American composer, Hummie Mann. He is known for his music which draws from elements of middle eastern music, gnawa music and folk music.