Dawn Vincent

Dawn Vincent[1][2][3] is an Indian music composer and sound designer. He is a graduate from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. He is also an accomplished pianist certified from Trinity College London. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema.

Dawn Vincent
BornKochi, Kerala, India
GenresFilm score, world music, electronic
Occupation(s)Music Composer, arranger, mixing engineer, sound designer, Sound editor
InstrumentsPiano, keyboard, synthesizer, Seaboard, Bass guitar

Early life and education

Dawn was born in Kochi, Kerala, to Vincent John and Sheena Nancy. He has a younger brother, Navin Vincent, who is a structural engineer and also an 8th grade solo guitarist certified from Trinity College London, London. He is married to Priscilla Vaddadi who is working as an animation director in Canada.

Dawn studied in Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Girinagar, Kochi. He was active as a keyboard player and bass guitarist during his school life. He was part of a rock band and their genre of music included versions of singles from various bands such as Metallica, Dream Theatre, Slipknot, Green Day, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. They also performed their own compositions and bagged prizes in many interschool competitions from 2004 to 2008.

He graduated from Karunya University, Coimbatore in 2012 with an undergraduate Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics and Media Technology. He then joined Film and Television Institute of India, Pune to pursue his Post Graduation Course in Sound Recording and Sound Design. As a student he was selected to do an on-location sound recording for a project in Internationale Filmschule Köln, Germany.

Musical career

Dawn initially composed music for short films. He started working in the industry by doing background score for the film, Mundrothuruth: Munroe Island, in 2016 directed by Manu along with his batchmates from the Film and Television Institute of India, Ashok and Subramanian. He made his breakthrough in the film Adventures of Omanakuttan as a music composer and sound designer, associating with his classmates Rohith V S (director) and Akhil George (cinematographer). He was later associated with filmmakers such as Rajeev Ravi, B. Ajithkumar and Pramod Thomas .[4][5][6]

Filmography
YearTitleLanguageCreditDirector
2016Mundrothuruth: Munroe IslandMalayalamBackground scoreManu
2016Kammatipaadam MalayalamMusic arranger / music mixing engineer/ background scoreRajeev Ravi
2016Kismath MalayalamMusic mixing engineer / pre-mixing engineerShanavas K Bavakutty
2016Kaadu Pookkunna Neram MalayalamMusic editor / pre-mixing engineerDr. Biju
2017SamarpanamMalayalamBackground scoreK. Gopinathan
2017Adventures of OmanakuttanMalayalamMusic composer / sound designerRohith V. S.
2017TharangamMalayalamSound designerDominic Arun
2017Sound of SilenceMalayalamAssistant mixing engineerDr. Biju
2018EedaMalayalamBackground scoreB. Ajithkumar
2018IblisMalayalamMusic composer / director of audiographyRohith V. S.
2019Run KalyaniMalayalamSound designerGeetha J
2019ThottappanMalayalamSound editorShanavas K. Bavakutty
2019VirusMalayalamSound editorAashiq Abu
2019Android Kunjappan Version 5.25MalayalamAdditional background score / sync sound recordingRatheesh Balakrishnan Poduval
2020Paapam Cheyyathavar KalleriyatteMalayalamBackground scoreShambhu Purushothaman
2020TranceMalayalamMusic engineer (title track)Anwar Rasheed
2021 KalaMalayalamMusic Composer / Background score / Sound DesignerRohith V. S.[7][4]
2021Chathur MukhamMalayalamMusic composer / background score / Sound DesignerRanjeet Kamala Sankar
Salil V.
2021NayattuMalayalamPre Mix EngineerMartin Prakkat
2021Kuttavum Shikshayum MalayalamMusic ComposerRajeev Ravi
2022Appan[8] MalayalamMusic ComposerMaju
2022Nna Thaan Case Kodu[9]MalayalamMusic ComposerRatheesh Balakrishnan Poduval
2022The Teacher (2022 Indian film)[10]MalayalamMusic ComposerVivek
2022Kaapa[11]MalayalamMusic ComposerShaji Kailas
2023Higuita (film)[12]MalayalamBackground ScoreHemanth G Nair
20232018_(film)MalayalamAdditional Background ScoreJude Anthany Joseph

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards:

References
  1. "'Adventures of Omanakkuttan' second video song is here - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. "Dawn Vincent". IMDb.
  3. "Audio Launch of 'Iblis' held". The New Indian Express.
  4. "Secret of the sound: Robin Kunjukutty on working in Kala". The New Indian Express.
  5. "Rajeev Ravi's 'Kuttavum Shikshayum' with Asif Ali is based on true story". The News Minute. 2 November 2020.
  6. M, Athira (20 June 2020). "'Chaavunadappaattu', written by Anvar Ali and sung by John P Varkey, is an anthem for migrant labourers". The Hindu.
  7. "Tovino Thomas starrer 'Kala' releases on OTT". The News Minute. 20 May 2021.
  8. "Appan: First look poster of Sunny Wayne's next out". OnManorama.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  9. "First look poster of Kunchacko Boban's Nna Thaan Case Kodu go viral! - Malayalam News". IndiaGlitz.com. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  10. "Amala Paul's 'The Teacher' trailer promises a gripping thriller". Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  11. "Kaapa Movie Review : Interesting, if predictable, gangster movie". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  12. "Suraj Venjaramoodu and Dhyan Sreenivasan to team up for 'Higuita'". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  13. https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/jul/21/53rd-kerala-state-film-awards-announced-heres-the-full-list-of-winners-45841.html
  14. https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/jul/21/kerala-state-film-awards-2023-nna-thaan-case-kodu-wins-big-45845.html
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