MUSIC COMPOSITION AND SOUND DESIGN FOR digital media platforms 

Everything in our world is connected: people and nature, peace and love. Elena Alekseeva's compositional approach explores the connection between sound and movement, highlighting how musical sounds, sound effects, and textures integrate with digital media. Elena is a composer and sound designer who collaborates with filmmakers, video game developers, VR creators, dancers, and other artists. Her compositional interests include electronic dance music, screen dance, and music for video games.

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Elena's audiovisual compositions emphasise the connection between music and the movement of the moving image. She seeks strong relationships between the aural and kinaesthetic worlds to translate and convey the visual characteristics of dance through music. Her musical language varies from project to project based on the requirements of her collaborators. However, it is often characterised as a fusion of tonal melodic expression, digital electronica, and occasional classical Western (orchestral) instrumentation.

To explore Elena's work, please visit the Portfolio, Media, Games, and other navigational pages of the website.

Biography:

Elena Alekseeva's musical career began in childhood through classical piano training, spanning twenty years and resulting in a rich classical repertoire. Her studies in musical analysis deepened her understanding of classical composition's structure, form, music theory, and harmony. From an early age, Elena performed piano and continues to do so today. Building on this classical foundation, her career has evolved to integrate digital tools and techniques into traditional music composition. This blend allows her to explore both traditional and popular musical styles.

In 2012, Elena moved to Ireland to pursue a Master's degree at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick. This transformative period laid the groundwork for her future musical endeavors. Her Master's degree focused on classical piano performance, during which she also served as a lecturer and tutor for undergraduate students at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance.

Elena successfully completed her PhD in Music Composition at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2022. She actively composes, produces music, writes, and enjoys collaborating with talented individuals in the creative process.