Theo Koita

Theo Koita-Borcard (°1996 - Evian les Bains, France) is a French-Japanese composer. Interested in music from an early age, he began to study classical music with saxophone, baritone saxhorn, tuba, then later he also became interested in the world of amplified music by studying bass guitar. 

In 2019, he started a Bachelor of Musicology at the University Grenoble Alpes which he obtained in 2022. In 2020, he also began studying composition with Arnaud Petit at the Conservatoire a Rayonnement Regional in Grenoble : he obtained his Diplome d'Etude Musicale (DEM) for composition with the maximum score. In 2022, he continues his studies with a Master's in Composition at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, under the guidance of Wim Henderickx, Bram Van Camp, and Steven Prengels. In 2023, he further deepens his training in wind band and brass band with Jan Van der Roost. He graduates with distinction in 2024.

He composes for different formations (soloist, duets, trios, ensemble, etc.) and a variety of instruments (carillon, recorders, koto). He is interested in any form of art as long as they can marry with music. He also composed music for the cinema (Midnight Snack), music for dance (Perle ai Porci and Tutu) as well as electronic music (懐 か し き 記 憶 [natsukasi na kiyoku] - nostalgic memory).
 
Theo has a second passion : the sound engineering. He started as a self-taught artist in 2013. He then trained in the field of sound in various companies, then did an internship in a concert hall as an engineer of the assistant sound. In addition to his diploma and composition program, he joined the Conservatoire a Rayonnement Regional de Grenoble in 2019, where he studied sound engineering with Clement Durant and Tullio Razziato, where he also obtained his DEM. He will then take care of sound recording and mixing of amplified music, classic films but also documentaries and various short films.