Award winning Canadian Composer, Ian McGregor Smith, has been  composing music for film, television, animated works, radio,  dramatic and musical theatre for over 30 years beginning with his first musical residency at the University of Windsor School Of Dramatic Art in 1988 as Music Director and Resident Composer. Since that time he has also enjoyed being an International musical artist and composer with opportunities to  to perform and conduct his own compositions in concert halls,  music festivals and music nightclubs on 4 continents.  Ian's international musical endeavours include a 10 year successful collaboration composing music for the traditional Japanese musical ensemble "Shikandaza".  This very unique sonic blend of East / West  was dubbed a new type of  "Japanese Jazz".  Ian continues to be a musical ambassador with his latest compositional residency in Osaka Japan in 2023. It was in 2020 when Ian decided to put composing ahead of all other musical activities so while he still performs when able, Ian spends most of his professional time composing music for media.