Composer

Toronto composer Richard Pell began playing and studying guitar at age 5, and by 14 he was writing and playing with several different local bands. Studying jazz and classical harmony as well as composition under such notables as Brian Katz and Michael Cusson at the Royal conservatory, Richard learned to write and perform in a variety of styles ranging from Baroque to 20th century Avante-Garde to Jazz to Electronica and Pop. The diverse education led him to an active peforming career, playing with Canadian icons such as the eclectic Oliver Shroer and the Stewed Tomatoes., Simon Wilcox and many others, as well as his own Jazz Trio and Funk based bands. Richard later studied  orchestration with Scott Smalley in New York and today he continues to write music for Film and T.V. at Vertigosound Studios.