After an early career as a classical guitarist, Simon turned his interests toward writing music for concert, film and dance. Following a 3-year period of solitude living in a cottage by a small and quiet lake, his music has found inspiration from the surrounding nature, and laid down its roots in the poetry of colorful harmonies, subtle orchestrations, and the integration of space/silence. As an emerging composer, his recent chamber music and orchestra pieces have received recognition from various international competitions.

His work is a contemplation on the underlying forces of nature, and, consequently, on humanity’s own internal forces. It is an invitation to stop, open and connect oneself with one’s deeper dimension ; to enter one's “silent sanctuary”.

Recent experiences

Ongoing - Composition for upcoming dance production “Surrealist Exile” with dance company Vías
2023 - 1st prize “La gnove musiche” International Orchestra Composition Competition - “Ellipse of a Cry”
2023 - Composer for multi-disciplinary art residency and documentary project “Resilience”
2023 - Special prize Ise-Shima International Composition Competition - “Marées”
2022 - 1st prize “SYN(es)THESIS” International Composition Competition - “Hypnosea”
2022 - 2nd prize SOCAN Young Composers Award (Chamber Music) - “Souffle”
2022 - Commission for “Marées” (pno. - perc. - fl. - cl. - bn. - vl. - al. - vc.) - Ensemble Prisme
2022 - Commission for “Souffle” (pno. - perc. - fl. - hb. - str. qrtt.) - Ensemble Prisme
2017-today - Chief musician of multi-disciplinary improvisation series theWAVEJams by Quantum Collective in Montreal