Mica Levi
Mica Levi (born February 1987 in Surrey , United Kingdom ), also known under her pseudonym Micachu , is a British musician and composer .
Life
Levi was born in Surrey as the daughter of two musicians and was interested in music from an early age. As a young adult, she began working as a DJ in London under the stage name Micachu and released the mixtape Filthy Friends , which quickly enjoyed great popularity in the local club scene.
Levi is the founder of the band Micachu and the Shapes (now Good Sad Happy Bad ), with whom she also released several albums. She has also been working as a film music composer since 2013 and was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Film Music for the soundtrack to the film Jackie: The First Lady (2016) . At the 2014 European Film Awards , she won the award in the Best Film Music category for her work on Under the Skin .
In 2017 she was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which awards the Oscars every year.
Discography
- 2009: Jewelery
- 2012: Never
- 2015: Good Sad Happy Bad
- 2016: Remain Calm
Filmography
- 2013: Under the Skin
- 2016: Jackie: The First Lady (Jackie)
- 2017: Marjorie Prime
- 2019: Monos
Awards (selection)
World Soundtrack Award
- 2017: Nomination for Best Film Composer of the Year (for Jackie: The First Lady and Marjorie Prime )
Web links
- Official website
- Mica Levi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Micachu at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Micachu and the Shapes review - renaissance woman goes back to basics (English) on theguardian.com, accessed on February 27, 2017.
- ↑ Class of 2017. accessed June 30, 2017..
- ↑ Rebecca Rubin: 'La La Land', 'Stranger Things' Among 2017 World Soundtrack Award Nominees . In: Variety , August 21, 2017.
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SURNAME | Levi, Mica |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Micachu (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British musician and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 1987 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Surrey , England, UK |