JOAQUIN LICHTLE
COMPOSER | CONDUCTOR | PRODUCER | SPEAKER
Composer, producer, conductor and speaker Joaquin Lichtle was raised by his mother, a fashion designer and chef, and by his father, a music lover, culinary expert and industrial engineer.
Due to the struggles at the start of the 19th century and particularly World War 1, his great grand parents from both sides of the family respectively migrated from Catalunia, Spain and Alsace, France to Puebla, Mexico were they found safety and a new life. After more than 100 years living in Mexico, Joaquin was the first member of his family to professionally pursue music and develop a career abroad.
He started learning piano at age 7 and by 14 he was constantly called to perform at his school's events. This inspired Joaquin to write a piece, dedicated to his High School in his senior year which made him earn one of only three recognitions awarded to the graduating class, the Artistic Recognition.
He then attended Berklee College Of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a double major in Film Scoring and Professional Music. The later focusing on composition and arranging.
While in college, Joaquin worked for four semesters as tutor, mentor and supervisor at Berklee's Core Music Tutoring Department, helping American and international students develop their musical skills.
For two years Joaquin was music director, conductor and arranger of Berklee's Audire Soundtrack Choir & Orchestra. In his last semester, he produced and conducted the biggest off-campus show in the group's history with 60+ musicians on stage from 15 different countries. The performance was held at MIT's iconic Kresge Auditorium.
Ending his senior year, he interns at Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions, company that has brought to life soundtracks for movies such as Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lion King, Dune, others.
After graduation, Joaquin comes back to Los Angeles to work directly with Christian Lundberg, one of the lead composers at Bleeding Fingers Music - composer collective led by Hans Zimmer and Russell Emmanuel.
Award-winning projects in which Joaquin participated are Around The World In 80 Days (BBC), Earth At Night: In Color (Apple TV+) & The Cave Of Adullam (ESPN). Others include Interrogation Raw (A&E), Masterchef (FOX) & Nightwatch (A&E).
In October 2022 the Around The World In 80 Days series was nominated for the Music+Sound Awards under the category of Best Original Composition In Film + Television Programme Titles. Joaquin had the privilege of being included in the list of finalists as Technical Score Assistant along with Hans Zimmer, Russell Emmanuel and Christian Lundberg at Bleeding Fingers Music.
Joaquin was chosen by Forbes Mexico to be one of the 100 Most Creative Mexicans In the World and has recently imparted conferences and masterclasses in top institutions in Mexico and Latin America such as: UNAM, National Conservatory Of Music (First Conservatory in Latin America), Rec Musica (Berklee Affiliate).
He additionally holds international recognitions as a composer such as 3 Bronze Medals from the Global Music Awards (Intl, 2023), Outstanding Musician for the IBLA Grand Prize (Italy, 2023), Semifinalist for the NYC Contemporary Music Symposium (USA, 2023) as well as First and Second Prize from Marker and Pioneer International Music Competition (USA, 2023).
Recently, Joaquin wrote the soundtrack for LALIFF and Netlflix's sponsored short-film Death In Training. The project won the overall-pick, Honorable Mention award at the New York Latino Film Festival sponsored by Warner Bros. Discovery (USA, 2023).
With around 120 applicants, he was one of only 5 composers to be accepted in the Masters in Composition at the UCLA Herb Alpert School Of Music. He will continue his studies focusing in concert-music with Grammy award-winning composer Richard Danielpour, Peter Golub, Ian Krouse and many others with inspiring careers on a fellowship.
