The Artist behind phoenixofadown

     Kyle Kim was born in Toronto ON, and grew up just West in the city of Mississauga. Starting piano at the age of 5, and picking up the guitar at age 10, music was extremely prevalent from early stages on. Kyle developed the perfect pitch ability during these uses through listening to classical music during sleep and learning them by ear in waking life. 

     He later fell in love with rock n roll and heavy metal music through listening to Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, AC/DC, Black Sabbath etc. on the radio with his father. This led Kyle on a journey to discover all the great music out there, where he was soon entrenched into the world of Tool and other progressive bands, as well as pouring his heart into and finding solace in the emo/hardcore well with bands from the likes of Brand New, Circa Survive, Every Time I Die, etc. 

     This ever-growing love for music led Kyle to play in many different bands and ensembles over the years ranging from hard rock/metal, indie pop, hardcore punk, jazz, chamber choral music and even ska! Eventually he decided to pursue audio school in order to really hone the craft of music in a broad, practical sense. It was at this point he realized how much influence video game music had on him as a child, particularly the Final Fantasy franchise. 

    Kyle is now a graduate of the Professional Recording Arts program at LaSalle College Vancouver, and hopes to be able to create new, original and eclectic scores and composition to your films, animations, video games or whichever forms your heart may desire!