For more than three decades, award-winning composer, pianist, music producer and creative director Steve Barakatt, C.Q. has collaborated with leading artists, record labels, studios, brands, and organizations on hundreds of projects around the globe. As a concert pianist, he has presented more than 500 live performances on five continents. His music has been featured on hundreds of TV programs & series as well as on major sports event TV broadcasts such as the FIFA World Cup and the F1 Grand Prix. As a recording artist, he has sold over five million albums worldwide and his music catalogue reached 300,000,000 views on YouTube.
He had artistic collaborations with Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Québec, Yaroslavl philharmonic Orchestra, Lahti Sinfonia, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre métropolitain, Radio Nacional de Espana, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, El Sistema, Angelique Kidjo, Natasha St-Pier, Nana Mouskouri, Maxim Vengerov, The Alexandrov Choir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Nic Raine, Yoav Talmi, Christian Vásquez, Yiruma, Richard O’Neill, Shirley Bassey, Leon Lai, Alan Tam, Kelly Chen, Daniel Chan, Agnes Chan, Sincere, Yoko Oginome, Miri Ben-Ari, Noriko Sakai, Audrey De Montigny, Sun Min, Wheesung, John Park, Shayne, Chen of EXO, Lee Dong Woo, Yesung of Superjunior, Sunny of Girls’ Generation, Luna of fx, Wendy & Seulgi of Red Velvet, Taeil & Doyoung of NCT127, Universal Music Publishing, Sony Music Entertainment, SM Entertainment, Yamaha, Roland Corp, Sir George Martin’s Air Studios, Japan Central Music and many more…
He has composed official anthems for major organizations such as:
UNICEF – Lotte Hotels & Resorts – Royal Canadian Air Force – ANCC – Quebec City’s 400th anniversary – Mega City Project of Saemangeum, South Korea – The 66 Royal Golf Clubs of the World – Fairmont Le Château Frontenac – Ordre national du Québec – City of Jeonju, South Korea.
In the real estate world, he has developed an innovative “Experience Driven” approach in the following fields of activities:
– Experiential & narrative strategist in mixed-use projects;
– Entertainment facility design / creative direction / operations & partnerships;
– Strategic alliances (hospitality & entertainment);
In 2021, Steve Barakatt was named Knight of Ordre national du Québec.
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