Portfolio
Music for stage, screen and recordings
A selection of productions, performances and recordings with available media. This is a window into Michael’s wider body of work, not a complete project history.
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Original Scores & Stage
Ballet Ouest de Montréal · 2023
La Valse des invalides
A 50-minute original score for a contemporary ballet inspired by Victor Hugo’s Notre-Dame de Paris.
Michael’s roleComposer of the original score
Ballet Ouest de Montréal
Pinocchio
Music for Ballet Ouest de Montréal’s multimedia retelling of Pinocchio.
Michael’s roleMusic, with Claude Caron
Les 7 Doigts de la Main · 2012
A Muse
Music connected to A Muse, the circus creation by Les 7 Doigts de la Main.
Michael’s roleOrchestral and jazz composition, alongside Benoît Jutras
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Commercial & Media Music
Les Producteurs de lait du Québec
Jeanne / Nouvelle Génération
A new arrangement and re-recording of Hubert Lenoir’s Fille de personne II for an award-recognized campaign.
The One Show 2026, Merit
New York Festivals 2026, Bronze
Idéa 2026, Silver
Campaign recognition
Michael’s roleRe-recording and musical arrangement
Baume & Mercier · Riviera relaunch
Baume & Mercier · Riviera
Music for the 2-minute film relaunching the Baume & Mercier Riviera watch.
Michael’s roleMusic composition, with Circonflex
IGA / Sobeys · 2022
Nourrir le rêve / L’athlète
Music for L’athlète, IGA’s Beijing Olympic film.
Idéa 2022, Gold
Campaign recognition
Michael’s roleMusic for the Beijing Olympic film, with Olivier Girard and Paul-Étienne Côté
Comunika, Montréal
Comunika · Agency Reel
Original music for Comunika’s agency reel, produced with Les Productions Underground.
Michael’s roleOriginal music composer
Trenitalia
Frecciarossa · Dimmi Dimmi
Original music co-written for Trenitalia’s Frecciarossa campaign.
Michael’s roleCo-composer, with Paul-Étienne Côté
Huawei · CCLAB, China
Huawei · Pocket 2
Original music and sound for Huawei’s Pocket 2 foldable phone film, created with Circonflex for the agency CCLAB in China.
Michael’s roleOriginal music and sound, with Circonflex
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Original Music
Original songs
Odd Shapes in Square Boxes
A set of Michael’s own songs, each with its own video.
YouTube
No Time to Die
Multi-instrumental interpretation · cello, violin, guitar, voice.
YouTube
JTC / .strandberg* solo
Guitar solo contest entry.
YouTube
Soulful & Chill Rock Vibe
Experimenting with music production, #1.
YouTube
The First Moment of Peace
Short meditation piece.
Career history
Career credits
The projects above are a selection. Michael’s working life also runs through television, commercials, his own records and a long list of studios.
Historical entries come from Michael’s own career biography. Not every credit has media or third-party documentation available online.
Television & Screen
Music for series, broadcasts and on-screen storytelling.
- 5e RangMusic for the Radio-Canada television series.
- Jamillah & AladdinMusic for the BBC / CBeebies television series.Series trailer
- Magasin GénéralMusic for the Historia television series.About the series
- La GalèreOriginal rock song featured in the television series.
- Tout part de soi · MitsouFive songs created for Mitsou Gélinas’s television project.About the production
- 2014 Sochi Olympics productionsFive songs for Olympics-related media work.
Advertising & Commissioned Music
Brand films, commercial music and compositions for varied briefs.
- Loto-QuébecMusic for a commercial.
- Grand défi Pierre LavoieMusic for a commercial.
- LONOMusic for an app commercial.
- Circonflex collaborationsAbout five years of advertising and branded music. Several campaigns appear in the featured projects.Studio website
Studios & Creative Collaborators
A broader network of studios and production partners from Michael’s career.
- Seratone StudiosRecording studio collaboration.
- DazmoLong-standing studio collaboration.
- XSProduction studio collaboration.
- Appollo StudiosStudio collaboration.
- TroublemakersProduction collaborator.
Working on something similar?
A score, an arrangement, a live set or a song in progress: Michael would be glad to hear about it.