La-Nai (She/They) is a composer and music producer based in Victoria, BC.

Canadian Screen Award Nomination

Best Original Music, Documentary

So happy to announce that I’ve been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award! Best Original Music, Documentary, for my work on “Black Community Mixtapes”. So honored to have been a part of this series, and congratulations to the rest of the team for our 5 nominations!

The award winner will be announced on May 30th, 2024.

Check out Black Community Mixtapes on CityTV and Amazon Prime

Black Community Mixtapes Streaming Now!

Black Community Mixtapes is a 5 part documentary series that follows host, Kha’Ra Martin, as she rediscovers significant Black social movements and culture in Canada. I am proud to have composed the score for this series, and am excited that it’s now out in the world!

Check out Black Community Mixtapes on on CityTV and Amazon Prime

“Process” music video out now!

The official music video for my latest single “Process” is out now! Watch as I dance my way around James Bay!

“Process” - New Single by laaain

The first single off of laaain’s upcoming EP “Existential Disco” is out now! Check it out on all streaming platforms on February 14th, and on Bandcamp now!

“Stuck in The Mud at Night”

New song for “Thomas and Friends: All Engines Go!”, co-composed by myself and Tika Simone, out not on Youtube and Netflix.

Dreams In Vantablack Streaming NOW on CBC Gem

So excited to share that my first series as a composer is now streaming!!

12 Black youth poets from across Ontario share their stories of identity, fear and dreams for the future through poetry and animation.The all new 12-part mini-series, Dreams in Vantablack premieres on CBC Gem on September 29th.

2022 CASMA Awards

This year at the inaugural Canadian Screen Music Awards, myself and co-composer Janal Bechthold won Best Original Score for Interactive Media for our work on “No Reason to Apologize: The Resilient Legacy of Viola Desmond”. Check out our acceptance speech here.

Thank you to the Screen Composers Guild of Canada for this incredible honor, and to Teach Media for bringing me onto such an important project.

Super Wish Airing Now on YTV!

So happy to announce that the new animated series “Super Wish” is airing now, Saturdays at 9am EST/PST on YTV in Canada and Discovery+ in Brazil. Check out my work in Episode 10, “Princess Party”; I had the pleasure of co-composing and orchestrating “The Princess Song”, the featured song in the episode. Check out YTV.com for more details.

Tanika Charles “Papillion de Nuit” out now!

I had the pleasure and honor of recording saxophones on a few tracks on the latest album by Tanika Charles. “Papillion de Nuit” is out now on all streaming services. Check out the video for the lead single “Different Morning” featuring Dijah SB on the rap, and me on saxophones! You can also hear me on the tracks “My Love Don’t Mean a Thing” and “Frustrated”.