After an early career as a classical guitarist, Simon turned his interests toward writing music for concert, film and dance. Following a 3-year period of solitude living in a cottage by a small and quiet lake, his music has found inspiration from the surrounding nature, and laid down its roots in the poetry of colorful harmonies, subtle orchestrations, and the integration of space/silence. As an emerging composer, his recent chamber music and orchestra pieces have received recognition from various international competitions.

His work is a contemplation on the underlying forces of nature, and, consequently, on humanity’s own internal forces. It is an invitation to stop, open and connect oneself with one’s deeper dimension ; to enter one's “silent sanctuary”.

Recent experiences

currently - Composition for upcoming dance production “Surrealist Exile” with dance company Vías
currently - Co-director and composer for short dance film “Winter’s Womb”
currently - Composer in residence with chamber ensemble Prisme (4 commissioned pieces so far)
2025 - Winner of Kreitler Commission Competition by Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra (new commissioned piece and 10 000$)
2024 - Winner of Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra Composition Competition - “Ellipse of a Cry”
2024 - Winner for competition “Projet 4:4” by INIS and SMCQ
2023 - 1st prize La gnove musiche International Orchestra Composition Competition - “Ellipse of a Cry”
2023 - Composer for multi-disciplinary art residency and documentary project “Resilience”
2023 - Special prize Ise-Shima International Composition Competition - “Marées”
2022 - 1st prize “SYN(es)THESIS” International Composition Competition - “Hypnosea”
2022 - 2nd prize SOCAN Young Composers Award (Chamber Music) - “Souffle”
2017-today - Chief musician of multi-disciplinary improvisation series theWAVEJams by Quantum Collective in Montreal