Thomas Jacques Antoine Chabalier

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About me

Born and raised in Antibes, in the south of France, Thomas Chabalier started music by studying classical piano and percussion before choosing the vibraphone as my main instrument. In 2011, he received the Young Talent Award of the year from the city of Antibes and the general council while entering into the Paris National Conservatoire. He then graduated with a Master's degree in Jazz Performance and a B.A. in Musicology. While he was performing as a jazz player and composing for various ensembles, Thomas was also working as a percussion instructor in different schools of music. It's at this time that he started to score movies, trailers and advertisements, first in France and Germany, and then in the U.S. One of the first movies I’ve been working on, "The Wheel of Emotions", has been selected in the Cannes Film Festival in the Cinefundation program in 2015, and now he's presently working on a feature film with the same director.
After being accepted to Columbia College of Chicago as a graduate assistant, Thomas pursued my work as a film composer. Last year, he wrote an electronic score which was awarded 1st prize at the Red Bull Media Portfolio film scoring competition. A few months later, his orchestral score created on an animated movie called "The Little Thing" won the film score award at the European Talent Competition in SoundTrack Cologne. He also got the chance to write music for various professional orchestras (WDR FunkhausOrchester, the Paris Colonne Orchestra, the Conservatoire Graduates Orchestra) and jazz ensembles.

Actually living in Los Angeles, Thomas is pursuing his career as a composer for Films.

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Lecturer / Teacher
Job Titles	Compositor, Composer, Teacher
Years in industry	3 to 6 years