About Lydia Ainsworth

Lydia Ainsworth is a Toronto, ON, Canada based composer. Working with a variety of collaborators including visual artists, filmmakers, poets, choreographers, Lydia's music explores the meeting points of many contemporary artistic languages. As might be expected from a former student of Joan La Barbara, Lydia's work embraces a wide range of vocal influences. Her film scores have premiered at festivals including Sundance, Toronto International Film Festival, and Cannes. As a New York based composer / musician she has performed her solo work at venues such as Bowery Ballroom, Le Poisson Rouge, and Mercury Lounge. Composer / producer / singer Lydia Ainsworth has been secretly writing and recording songs over the past three years from bedrooms and basements between Toronto and Brooklyn. What began as pass-time sketches between composing music for film and multimedia projects has over time revealed an enchanting collection of experimental pop songs with a life of their own. Blurring the boundaries between indie music, filmic orchestration, and electronic music, Lydia's debut 'Right From Real' thrives on haunting melodies and draws inspiration from a wide range of musical sources: Verdi's Requiem, Ace of Base, Bulgarian Choirs, Bernard Herrmann, Tones on Tail, Art of Noise, to name a few. This sense of unexpected marriages of influence flows throughout much of Lydia's previous work which features use of voice sampling and string arrangements woven into a unique minimalist fabric.