Isak Gaines
Isak Gaines is an award-winning composer, producer, audio engineer, and multi-instrumentalist. He has collaborated with artists like Michael Brook (Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) and Donald Palma (Orpheus Chamber Orchestra), and was mentored by Grammy-winning producer and arranger Robert Sadin (Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter). He has performed at major venues around the world including Auditorio Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, The Guggenheim Museum in NYC, and the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia. In 2025 he composed the original score for Lisse – a contemporary ballet which premiered in a run of five shows at the Joyce Theater in New York. His work has been recognized by organizations like the International Antonin Dvorak Composition Competition, ASCAP, Downbeat Magazine, and the Tribeca New Music Festival. Born and raised in Seattle, he moved to NYC at age 19 to study music performance and composition at The New School. After graduating, he relocated to Philadelphia, where he currently resides.