Joseph Chiu is a Toronto-based composer known for his inquisitive and sincere approach to sound. Fueled by a love of imagined worlds and investigations into the human experience, his music treads through viscerally emotive textures that lay on top an elegant and modern sense of pulse. His body of work includes music for film, video games, and concert music.

Named by Ludwig van Toronto as one of “six emerging Canadian composers to keep an eye on,” Joseph has scored a number of film and video game projects in a variety of genres such as drama, documentary, and horror. These projects have premiered and screened at festivals and venues including DOC NYC (“That Which is Heard”). He also co-wrote the score to the women entrepreneur documentary “How She Dares” (as seen on Global News, CBC, and CTV), which has screened in venues and conferences all throughout Canada.

Additionally, his music has been presented and recorded by artists and ensembles throughout North America and Europe, including collaborations with the Quatuor Bozzini, Continuum Contemporary Ensemble, Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan, and ArrayMusic. These performances have appeared at festivals and venues such as the Canadian Music Centre, Tippet Rise Art Centre, and the Nordic Percussion Festival.

He is an alumnus of artist programs including the Ubisoft x SOCAN Foundation Screen Music Lab, Canadian League of Composers’ PIVOT, and has held residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity where his work for the Dior Quartet was premiered at the centre’s inaugural Evolution Concert Series.

Joseph is classically trained, obtaining a BMus in composition from Wilfrid Laurier University and a MMus in composition from the University of Victoria.