Dawn Vincent is an Indian music composer, mixing engineer, and sound designer. He is a graduate from

Film and Television Institute of India The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is a film institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile ...

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. He is also an accomplished pianist certified from

Trinity College London Trinity College London (TCL) is an examination board based in London, United Kingdom, which offers graded and diploma qualifications (up to postgraduate level) across a range of disciplines in the performing arts and English language learning and ...

. He works predominantly in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

. He is known for films such as ''

Kammatipaadam ''Kammatipaadam'', alternatively spelled as ''Kammatti Paadam'', is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Rajeev Ravi and written by P. Balachandran. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Vinayakan, Shaun Romy, Manikandan R. ...

'', ''

Adventures of Omanakuttan ''Adventures of Omanakkuttan'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam comedy film directed by debutant Rohith V. S.. The story was conceived by Sameer Abdul and he wrote the screenplay along with the director. It stars Asif Ali, Bhavana, Aju Varghese and Sa ...

'', ''

Eeda ''Eeda'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language romance film written, edited and directed by B. Ajithkumar. The film is a modern take on William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'', set in the backdrops of political violence in Kannur, north Ma ...

'', ''

Iblis Iblis ( ar, إِبْلِيس, translit=Iblīs), alternatively known as Eblīs, is the leader of the devils () in Islam. According to the Quran, Iblis was thrown out of heaven, after he refused to prostrate himself before Adam. Regarding the o ...

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Kala Kala or Kalah may refer to: Religion Hinduism *Kāla, a Sanskrit word meaning ''time'' *Kāla, a Hindu deity of time, destiny, death and destruction closely related to Yama and Shiva. *Kalā, a Sanskrit word meaning ''performing arts'' * Kala Bo, ...

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Early life and education

Dawn was born in

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

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, to Vincent John and Sheena Nancy. He has a younger brother, Navin Vincent, who is a structural engineer and also an 8th grade solo guitarist certified from

, London. He is married to Priscilla Vaddadi who is working as an animation supervisor in Canada. Dawn studied in Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Girinagar,

. He was active as a keyboard player and bass guitarist during his school life. He was part of a rock band and their genre of music included versions of singles from various bands such as

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, Dream Theatre, Slipknot,

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, and

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. They also performed their own compositions and bagged prizes in many interschool competitions from 2004 to 2008. He graduated from

Karunya University Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, formerly Karunya University, is a NAAC A++ Grade accredited private residential institute deemed to be university in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded by D. G. S. Dhinakaran and his son ...

, Coimbatore in 2012 with an undergraduate Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics and Media Technology. He then joined

to pursue his Post Graduation Course in Sound Recording and Sound Design. As a student he was selected to do an on-location sound recording for a project in

Internationale Filmschule Köln The ifs internationale filmschule köln gmbh (''international film school cologne'') is a privately funded film school in Cologne, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany. The film school was founded by Filmstiftung NRW. In the German film school ranking ...

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Musical career

Dawn initially composed music for short films. He started working in the industry by doing background score for the film, ''Mundrothuruth: Munroe Island'', in 2016 directed by Manu along with his batchmates from the Film and Television Institute of India, Ashok and Subramanian. He made his breakthrough in the film ''

'' as a music composer and sound designer, associating with his classmates Rohith V S (director) and Akhil George (cinematographer). He was later associated with Collective Phase One, which is a group of artists and filmmakers such as

Rajeev Ravi Rajeev Ravi is an Indian cinematographer, director, and producer from Kochi, Kerala. He's best known for his work in Hindi and Malayalam films. After graduating from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in 1997, he started his career ...

, B. Ajithkumar,

Madhu Neelakandan Madhu Neelakandan, sometimes spelled Madhu Neelakantan (born 12 July 1971) is an Indian cinematographer from Muvattupuzha, Kerala, known for his work in the Malayalam and Bollywood film Industries. He is a graduate of the Film and Television In ...

, Pramod Thomas and Kamal K M. He did the music arrangement and mixing for the songs from the film ''

'', starring

Dulquer Salmaan Dulquer Salmaan (born 28 July 1986) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil films, in addition to Telugu and Hindi films. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business management ...

and

Vinayakan Vinayakan T. K. is an Indian actor, playback singer, and composer who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has also appeared in some Tamil language films. He started his career with a cameo appearance in the 1995 film ''Maanth ...

and directed by

Filmography

References

External links

* IMDb - Dawn Vincen
Dawn Vincent
* Adventures of Omanakkuttan second video song is her
'Adventures of Omanakkuttan' second video song is here - Times of India
* Malayalam Sangeetham inf
List of Malayalam Movies by Musician Dawn+Vincent
* Mammootty releases audio of Iblis starring Asif Ali-Madonna Sebastia

* ഇവനൊരു 'ഇബ്‌ലീസാ'ണെന്ന് മമ്മുട്ടി..

* Iblis is going to be very fresh and entertaining: Madonna Sebastia

* ttps://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tovino-thomas-starrer-kala-releases-ott-149192 Tovino Thomas starrer ‘Kala’ releases on OTT*The Story Behind Kala’s Soundscap
The Story Behind Kala’s Soundscape: Using Dosa Batter, Wet Leaves, And Small Ponds In A Studio
*First look poster of Kunchacko Boban's Nna Thaan Case Kodu go vira

*Secret of the sound: Robin Kunjukutty on working in Kal

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