Penkin, Kevin

Kevin Penkin is an award winning Australian composer who composes for video games, film, and the concert stage. In 2015, he graduated with a Masters Degree in Composition for Screen at the Royal College of Music, for which he was a "Tait Scholar" supported by the Tait Memorial Trust. He has also been awarded the Doctor Harold Schenberg music prize in music composition from the UWA School of Music. Kevin won "Outstanding Achievement for a Vocal Theme" at the 2013 Annual Video Game Music Awards for his song "I Race the Dawn," and was nominated for the 2012 Annual Game Music Awards held by Square Enix Music Online under the "Outstanding Achievement: Newcomer" category for his work on his debut project Juuza Engi: Engetsu Sangokuden. Kevin debuted at the age of 18, collaborating on a Japanese video game with legendary Final Fantasy series' composer Nobuo Uematsu. The collaboration proved to be so successful, Kevin has now been in involved with Uematsu on four different video game projects. Twitter: @kevinpenkin YouTube: kpenkin Facebook: @kevinpenkincomposer