ABOUT
Sasha Scott is a composer, producer, violinist and orchestrator born and based in London.
Described as ‘a name to watch’ (The Times), her music often blends acoustic instruments with beat-driven, immersive electronics. In 2019, she was the senior winner of ‘BBC Young Composer of the Year’ for her electro-acoustic work Humans May Not Apply. Since then, she has collaborated / been commissioned by Aurora Orchestra, Sean Shibe, Beijing Music Festival, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Her Ensemble, BBC Concert Orchestra. Upcoming projects include new works for London Symphony Orchestra, 12 Ensemble, Aldeburgh Festival, Lise Vandersmissen and Deni Teo (Explore Ensemble). Her music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 & 6, NTS Radio, and have been performed in venues across the UK, Europe and Asia. Sasha is currently on the RPS Composers programme 2024-2025, and was previously on the 'LSO Panufnik Composers Scheme 2023-2024' & 'Britten Pears Young Artist programme 2022-23'. Sasha graduated from the Royal College of Music in 2024, with first class honours in Bachelor of Music (Hons). She studied composition with Mark Anthony-Turnage and violin with Yuri Zhislin.
As a producer/performer, Sasha performed Inertia on solo live electronics with the London Symphony Orchestra at Hackney Empire 2024, and has also been a support act for Robert Ames at the Purcell Room (Southbank Centre) 2021, Ben Corrigan and Robert Ames at the Pickle Factory 2022, and MINIHI at the Waiting Room 2023. Her debut EP Spiral was released on 24/02/23, and was broadcast on BBC Radio 6 & NTS Radio. Her second EP Angel was released on 22/11/24 and both EP’s were featured in Tom Boogizm’s 2023 & 2024 Guest Charts for Boomkat. Sasha remixed Ben Corrigan and Robert Ames' track Chrome Ocean which was released on Modern Recordings, and recently scored a 30 second film for Burberry's Outerwear Campaign 2024.
As an orchestrator/arranger, Sasha co-orchestrated Loraine James’ album Building Something Beautiful For Me with Ben Corrigan for James’ performances with the London Contemporary Orchestra. She transcribed and arranged Wendy Carlos’ Timesteps for the film Wendy, created by Frances Scott and Chu-Li Shewring. Sasha solely orchestrated the television score composed by Carly Paradis for 'The Control Room' on BBC 1, and arranged three tracks from Hania Rani's album Ghosts for Night Tracks @ BBC Proms / The Glasshouse 2024. She has also worked on arrangements and provided additional orchestration for artists such as Afrodeutsche, Anna Meredith, Clark, and Jed Kurzel.
As a violinist, Sasha regularly plays in Chineke! Orchestra and the London Contemporary Orchestra. Recent credits include being a session violinist on The Smile's albums Walls Of Eyes and Cutouts, and has also been a session violinist on film and television scores such as Chevalier, Deadpool & Wolverine, and Who Killed Jill Dando? She has played in venues across the UK & Europe, as well as BBC Proms, BBC Radio 6 Festival, F175 Live, and the Burberry SS23 fashion show.