New Signing: Composers Caleb & Brian Chan
Spectra Creative Agency is thrilled to welcome Caleb & Brian Chan to the Spectra family!
Raised in Hong Kong and Vancouver, brothers Caleb and Brian Chan are creatively at home in mixed contexts. They write with a wide palette of colors, nuanced imaginations, and a deep admiration of music from many spaces. Early introductions to classical and church music followed by rigorous studies in instrumental performance were met with youthful discoveries of the local indie scene and inspired beginnings of a hack job home studio. A continuous curiosity in both traditional conventions and new boundaries of sonic expression grew naturally.
What emerged from this lifelong collaboration is music that is dynamic and intersects organic textures, modern orchestra, and experimental synthesis. Coupled with a love for compelling narrative, the brothers provide a unique voice to picture by crafting thoughtful scores.
In film and TV, recent projects include providing the swampy, off-kilter score for dramedy series Panhandle (Sony/Spectrum) and crafting eight distinct palettes of horror score for Sam Raimi’s anthology series 50 States of Fright (Roku). 2022 saw the release of three animated series. Their two DreamWorks series – Pinecone and Pony (Apple TV+) with an endearingly rich medieval-orchestral-folk adventure score and Team Zenko Go (Netflix) with an 808-infused heist score – have both garnered CASMA nominations. They were also awarded a Leo Award for their music on Netflix’s Angry Birds: Summer Madness, an eclectic and wildly quirky reimagination of the popular franchise. Other credits include music for Lifetime, Hallmark, Spinmaster, and Hasbro.
Beyond scoring, the brothers join to form Heis. Their latest instrumental album, Good Weather, is a collection of slow-moving and meditative pieces for an isolating time. In addition, as arrangers, performers, and producers, they enjoy frequent collaborations with indie and pop artists in studio and on stage. They also make up two-thirds of the songwriting collective Aardwolves, whose tunes have been featured on Batwoman, Heartland, and Sportsnet.
About Caleb Chan
With an aptitude to create music that reaches diverse audiences, Caleb’s (he/him) range of work spans from independent projects and short films, to televised series and theatrical features such as My Little Pony: The Movie (Emily Blunt, Zoe Saldana). As a prolific arranger with over 250 song arrangements and productions, he has collaborated with dozens of artists and orchestrated two Emmy-nominated songs. He is a six-time Leo Award nominee and holds a masters in composition from the University of Toronto.
About Brian Chan
Adept at both the creative and technical, Brian (he/him) has appeared on over one hundred records as an arranger and session multi-instrumentalist, collaborating with artists such as Jordan Klassen, Dear Rouge, and Andy Shauf. As an engineer, he has worked with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, and The New Pornographers, among others. In 2020, his recording of the Chor Leoni Men’s Choir was nominated for a Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year. Brian holds a masters in sound recording from McGill University.
Season 3 of Angry Birds: Summer Madness is now streaming on Netflix, and Panhandle premieres on Spectrum Originals on September 26, 2022. Watch the trailer below!
