Kamel Bushnaq, also known as Polykrome, is a Canadian Screen Award-nominated artist, film composer, and music producer. Born in Jordan to a Bosnian-Palestinian father and a Syrian mother, he began composing and producing music at the age of 17, experimenting with a wide range of genres and developing an eclectic musical voice.

Bushnaq’s approach to music is a reflection of his diverse background. He grew up in an artistic household where visual art, literature, and music were a daily presence. Bach’s piano works were performed daily in his childhood home by his sister, while Beethoven’s symphonies amplified loudly through his father’s stereo system, often simultaneously. Surrounded by such a rich artistic environment, it was only a matter of time before he developed a keen ear for music and began exploring his own world of sound. He found himself drawing influences from classical, electronic, and jazz, as well as artists such as Franz Liszt, James Newton Howard, Vangelis, and Phil Collins.

This early exposure gradually metamorphosed into a near-obsessive passion for music. As Bushnaq grew older, he developed a razor-sharp skill set in composition and production, creating works that span electronic, orchestral, pop, and everything in between. Over the course of several years, this experimentation was distilled into a distinctive musical style: at times heavily cinematic and grandiose, with electronic voices weaving throughout; at other times, appropriately subtle. In all cases, however, his music is emotionally potent.

In addition to his work as an artist and producer, Bushnaq is a film and media composer who has created music for CBC’s The Nature of Things and the internationally acclaimed film American Doctor, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He also produced the song I Won’t Break for the Canadian film Queen Tut, earning him a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Song.

Bushnaq currently resides in Montreal, Canada, and works on projects spanning North America, Europe, and the Middle East.