Sylvan

CHECK OUT MY NEW WEBSITE: http://www.musicbysylvan.com/ ************************************************************ **** Sylvan was born in Paris, France. In 1983, while living in England, he joined his first rock band as a guitarist. In 1986, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where he played bass in, and co-wrote songs for several indie rock bands. ************************************************************ **** He went back to school and earned a Bachelors of Music at University of California, Berkeley in 2001. In 2002, he was accepted to the Masters program at San Francisco State University where he studied music composition with Carlos Sánchez Gutiérrez and Ronald Caltabiano. ************************************************************ **** After graduating in 2004 he moved to Los Angeles and enrolled in the Film Scoring program at UCLA Extension. He went on to study with renowned film composer Christopher Young (Spiderman 3). Sylvan’s background as rock musician and classically-trained composer, combined with his European influences and heritage, inspire a rich synthesis of sounds and stories in his music that has assisted film directors in achieving their unique creative visions.