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Simon TaufiQue film composer 917.957.4624 [email protected] http://www.MusiQueTaufiQue.com “...it's just right. Chilly and evocative….It reminded me of what Neil Young would do for an Antonioni film!” Ramin Bahrani, Director (99 HOMES), on the score for SHE’S LOST CONTROL. BIO SIMON TAUFIQUE is a UKborn, NYCbased, awardwinning composer, film producer and founding partner of the film fund, Atomic Features. As a teenager Simon started TRP, a BMX bike company that became a hit venture, running it out of his bedroom and reaching kids all over the globe. He later went on to launch greenButton.com, an awardwinning tech startup. Throughout it all, Simon has always been creating music, in his bedroom at first, later in bands, and finally in the studio. And yet, Simon never formally studied music. At NYU he studied Political Science and Economics, in pursuit of a career in Foreign Diplomacy. But it wasn’t long before Simon's longstanding musical passion pulled him into the orbit of many likeminded musicians and artists. One of those kindred spirits was a struggling South Asian film student named M. Night Shyamalan (THE SIXTH SENSE). This became an immediate and inspiring friendship that led to countless hours brainstorming story ideas and even landing Simon a starring role in an early music video by the future blockbuster filmmaker. Simon also named Shyamalan’s production company, Blinding Edge Pictures which remains to this day and eventually Shyamalan commissioned Simon to write a song for Night’s first studio film, WIDE AWAKE ( Miramax ). The song never made it into the final cut of the film, but the process hooked Simon onto the unique collaborative bond between director and composer. This experience inspired Simon to pursue a Master’s degree in Music Technology at NYU . Along the way Simon has worked with dozens of fastrising directing talents such as Caryn Waechter (THE SISTERHOOD OF NIGHT), Spirit Award nominee Hossein Keshavarz (DOG SWEAT), Francisco Ordonez (ST. PAUL), as well as iconic directors such as Mary Harron (AMERICAN PSYCHO) and Julian Casablancas, Grammy winning frontman of the genredefining New York rock band, THE STROKES. After these formative projects Simon took the leap to cocompose the score for JESUS HENRY CHRIST (starring Michael Sheen and executive produced by Julia Roberts) with Grammywinning guitar virtuoso David Torn (LARS & THE REAL GIRL). Soon after, Simon was asked to score and coproduce SHE’S LOST CONTROL (with Executive Producer and Oscar nominee, Oren Moverman), which went on to win the CICAE prize at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival, two Spirit Award nominations and official selections many toptier festivals including SXSW and the prestigious New Directors/New Films series. Recently, Simon composed music for the upcoming Amazon series, THE NEW YORKER PRESENTS, which premieres at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Simon is also currently Simon TaufiQue film composer 917.957.4624 [email protected] http://www.MusiQueTaufiQue.com producing the Lionsgate / Universal film, IMPERIUM, starring Daniel Radcliffe (HARRY POTTER), Toni Collette (THE SIXTH SENSE) and Sam Trammell (TRUE BLOOD). IMPERIUM marks Simon’s second collaboration with director, Daniel Ragussis, for whom Simon scored the film HABER, which premiered at Telluride and went on to win the National Board of Review Motion Picture Award. Upcoming projects include ASHER, starring Danny Glover and Mekhi Pfifer, and PURPLE AMERICA, an adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Rick Moody, author of THE ICE STORM and GARDEN STATE. Simon will also produce and score the 2016 MacArthur prizewinning documentary, THE INTERPRETER. Other milestones include writing for Timeout NY Magazine, covering the TriBeCa Film Festival , providing additional reporting for TapeOp Magazine (a pro audio publication), and serving as Program Director (2008) for the South Asian International Film Festival . Simon is also a continuing member of the Tribeca Film Festival P rogramming Committee ('15, '16). Simon has been profiled by ASCAP and 15 Questions and mentioned in Rolling Stone, Deadline Hollywood, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Spin Magazine, NME and IndieWire . Simon is an active member of BAFTA NY , SCL and the IFP. Simon also teaches film producing and postproduction at Studio4 , a James Francofounded acting and filmmaking school in NYC.
