Youssef Guezoum

Youssef Guezoum (born July 31, 1975) is a Moroccan music composer, orchestrator and conductor based in Los Angeles.[1] He has produced music for television series for NFL-CBS Sport, Immediate Music, Universal Music, Paramount Pictures and Lion's Gate.[2][3] He has also composed music for actor Jean-Claude Van Damme film, Full Love.[4] He is the founder of Soundscore Production, a film music production company in Belgium.[5] He plays guitar, bass and piano. He is also the members of Oticons film composers agency.[6]

Youssef Guezoum
Background information
Birth nameYoussef Guezoum
Born (1975-07-31) July 31, 1975
Marrakesh, Morocco
GenresFilm score, Trailer music
Occupation(s)Composer, arranger, producer
InstrumentsBass, guitar, piano
Years active1999-present
WebsiteOfficial Website

Early life

Guezoum was born in Marrakesh, Morocco in 1975. After completing his high school, he moved to Canada where he studied sound engineering at Vancouver Film School. In 1996, he relocated to Brussels where he studied classical music for 4 years and received his academic degree from Académie G.H.Luytgaerens de Jette. He moved to Los Angeles in 2013.[7]

Career

Guezoum started playing guitar at the early age of 10. He pursued his master's degree with the famous American composer, Hummie Mann. He is known for his music which draws from elements of middle eastern music, gnawa music and folk music.[8]

In 2009, he collaborated with Noureddine Zerrad, a Belgian director and produced music for his short film Tension.[9] He also produced music for Van Damme and Claudia Bassols starrer movie Soldiers in 2010.[10]

In 2012, he worked with Moroccan film director Hicham Hajji for his Arabic film Chaala. He collaborated with Guillaume Didier for another Arabic film War Game in 2013.[11]

He composed music for Full Love directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme in 2014.[12] He has also produced music for Mark Dacascos starrer Ultimate Justice which is slated to release in 2016. [13]

Filmography
  • Ultimate Justice (2016)
  • Ankh (2015)
  • Full Love (2014)
  • War Game (2013)
  • Beb El Fella - Le Cinemonde(2013)
  • The Amityville Asylum (2013)
  • Where My Heart Is (2013)
  • Daylight (2013)
  • Chaala (2012)
  • Motorhome (2012)
  • Casa Riders (2011)
  • My Basement (2010)
  • Soldiers (2010)
  • Tension (2009)

References
  1. Compositeur de musiques pour le cinéma, Youssef Guezoum (French) Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
  2. Music for MFL-CBS sport Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
  3. Belgian composer writes music for Diablo III (French) Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
  4. Moroccan singer Karima Skalli in a new movie with Van Damme, Music composed by Youssef Guezoum (French) Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
  5. Founder of Soundscore Production in Belgium Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
  6. Oticon Roster,A Multi-National Pool of Internationally Acclaimed Film Scoring Artists. Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
  7. Early life and profile of the artist Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
  8. Association with Hummie Mann and type of music. Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
  9. Collaboration with Zerrad for "Tension". Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
  10. Composed film score for the movie Soldiers in 2010. Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
  11. Association for Hicham Hajji for Arabic film. Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
  12. Association with van Damme for his movie Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
  13. Produced music for Ultimate Justice Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
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