Todor Kobakov

Blend the classically infused history of Eastern Europe with the experimental edge of Canadian indie rock and you have before you Todor Kobakov: composer, producer and missionary of genius gadgetry. Todor has 12 feature film scores to his credit, including The Samaritan (2012) – a dark thriller featuring Samuel L. Jackson for which Todor's work was praised by Variety magazine ("Hollywood composers, take note"). Kobakov also scored Cold Blooded, a crime thriller that won the Audience Award at the 2012 Fantasia Film Festival. The Husband, directed by Bruce McDonald received critical acclaim at festivals worldwide and his series "Bitten" has taken the SyFy and Space channels by storm with record ratings. The series starring Laura Vandervoort is in its second season.A key player in Toronto's indie music scene, Todor has created transcendent string arrangements for the likes of Metric, Stars, Emily Haines, k-os, Dan Mangan, Lily Frost, Small Sins, Whitehorse and others. He worked on Sarah Bareilles album, "The Blessed Unrest", which was nominated for a Grammy in 2014 – 'Album of the Year', running against fellow artists, Daft Punk, Macklemore & Lewis, Kendrick Lamar, & Taylor Swift.Todor's solo piano album debut, Pop Music, was released in 2010 to glowing critical acclaim ("A piano stylist in the gorgeous, whimsical form of Erik Satie" – Globe and Mail). A modern take on classical form, Pop Music features collaborations with Emily Haines of Metric and Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio. Todor's musical influences include Debussy, Amon Tobin and "The Muppet Show."

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