Shao Jean Sim is a Los Angeles-based composer, songwriter, and producer. Originally from Singapore, her music journey began at the age of four on the piano, later expanding to various plucked stringed instruments.

As a composer, Shao Jean's music has been heard on networks such as SKY, MTV, and Discovery Channel. Recently, she collaborated with Keefus Ciancia, writing additional music for Netflix’s Eric. She has also orchestrated for Dan Romer and Mark Kilian. Beyond film and television, she has written and arranged music for records, award-winning theater works, commercials and a video game score. In March 2024, her concert piece premiered with the UN Orchestra as part of the UN Global Women in Music program.

Her career started at the Village Studios in Los Angeles, where her credits as assistant engineer include Stevie Nicks and Weird Al Yankovic. She has worked as composers' assistant for Tom Howe and Didier Lean Rachou with credits including Ted Lasso S1 on Apple TV+ (score tech engineer), and Discovery’s Bering Sea Gold (score mixer, additional arrangements).

Fueled by curiosity, her wide musical palette spans thoughtful melodies, irreverent and inventive soundscapes, continually exploring new sonic territories with each collaboration.

She holds a dual degree from Berklee College of Music and a masters in Screen Scoring from USC. In 2023, she was also selected as one of 12 composers from around the world for the inaugural Composer Filmmaker Accelerator program at the Vancouver International Film Festival. 

Beyond music, she loves discovering hole-in-the-wall food and coffee places, getting lost while hiking in the woods, and throwing fists at a punching bag.

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