Alexandra Petkovski, also known professionally as her artist project, FJØRA, is a Canadian

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, producer, artist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

Life and career

Petkovski was born in

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. She received a Bachelor of Music degree from Queen's University, and applied for a Master of Music in Composition from

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, but decided not to take it. Instead she entered the music industry, taking a sabbatical from

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's Steinhardt School of Music, where she was pursuing postgraduate studies for film scoring. Petkovski serves on the Board of Directors for the Alliance for Women Film Composers,

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, is a voting member at the

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, the

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, and was invited to join the

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's voting member class of 2022. She was selected for the

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's #NEXT Class of 2023 ambassadors. She is an alumnus of the

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at the

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and of the Los Angeles Film Conducting Intensive, where she studied under the direction of William Ross, Angel Velez,

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and Emilie Bernstein, composing for and recording with the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra.

Filmography

As composer

* 2020 : ''

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'' (feature film campaign) * 2021 : ''Better at Texting'' (short film) * 2021 : ''Scotiabank Canada #SaidBefore Campaign'' (TV special) * 2021 : '' Deathloop'' : "Déjà Vu" (video game) * 2022 : ''White Ribbon: I Knew All Along'' (short film - PSA) * 2022 : ''This Place'' (additional vocal score; feature film) * 2022 : ''Adidas Women: Support is Everything Campaign'' (Campaign series) * 2022 : ''More Than Robots'' (additional music; documentary) * 2023 : ''The Routine'' (short film) * 2023 : ''Happily Undead After'' (pilot - short film) * 2023 : ''Kids Help Phone: Feel Out Loud'' (short film - PSA) * 2023 : ''I Was Here'' (short film - documentary) * 2023 : ''Laced'' (additional score composer - Feature film) * 2024 : '' A Family Affair'' (additional vocal score; feature film) * 2024 : ''Masks'' (short film) * 2024 : '' Treasure of the Rice Terraces''

Discography

* 2019 : ''Cruel World'' * 2021 : ''Onyx'' * 2021 : ''Jade(d)'' * 2022 : ''tiger’s eye'' (EP) * 2022 : ''Sondheim Series''

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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