Navid Lancaster

Stage32 Brand Ambassador / Stage32 Lounge Moderator (Composer Lounge)
Music Composer, Sound Designer and Musician

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Member Since:
October 2011

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About Navid

Navíd (pronounced: Nah-veed) Lancaster is a Musician, Film Composer, Sound Designer and the owner of LANCAST, an independent company that composes the emotions for award-winning Films, Video Games, Mobile Applications and Animation. He is also a Stage32 Brand Ambassador and a Stage32 Lounge Moderator (Composer Lounge)

Before starting his independent company, Navíd worked and trained in various studios most notably KMP Music Lab in 2001 and Suresound Recording Studios for six years. From 2009 to 2012 he also worked as a Sound Engineer Officer/Media Archive Producer at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (N.A.P.A).

He was also the Sound Designer for the Caribbean Premiere and run of the play ‘Carnival Medea – A Bacchanal’ in 2017 and at present also works as a Sound Designer for various music videos.

He is also the Music Composer and Sound Designer for the ongoing Knight Series and other content created by multiple award-winning Stack Designer, Anthony Phills. He and Anthony Phills, along with other team members also created the Immersive Learning, Augmented Reality (AR) app, "Unbreakable: Documenting Black History in Augmented Reality" that won the Silver Medal at the 2020 International Design Awards and won the Bronze Medal at the inaugural 2022 Anthem Awards in the category "Education, Art, & Culture - Product Leader of the Year"..

He is also a member of the Bahá’í Faith.

A lover of the Japanese language, he also spent two years in the Center of Language Learning in the University of the West Indies (UWI).

Navíd is also a member of the Creative Passport (verified via YOTI) a member of the Copyright Music Organization of Trinidad and Tobago (C.O.T.T) and a holder of the Certificate of Recognition of Caribbean Community Skills Qualification (C.S.M.E.). He is also a Registered Cultural Worker under the The National Registry of Artists and Cultural Workers (Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts) and is also registered under the Film Production Directory of Trinidad and Tobago.

He also holds a BA (Hons) First Class in Media and Communications from the University of Greenwich, England. He also holds an MA in New Media and Society from the University of Leicester, England.

Unique traits: Japanese tattoo on left shoulder, You can learn more about my work via: https://linktr.ee/NavidLancaster

Gender:
Male

Height:
6' 4"

Body type:
Average

Hair:
Short

Hair color:
Black

Eyes:
Black

Ethnicity:
Caribbean

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Videos

In Depth With Dike Rostant - Seeing Sound In New Applications.mp4

Credits

Film TT: Make A Scene (2023)
Commercial by Steven M. Taylor Sound Designer "Make a Scene" 2023 is the Ministry of Culture, Trinidad and Tobago Film Commission official promotional video to entice and introduce Trinidad and Tobago as a filming destination for foreign and local productions
The Anthony N Sabga Laureates Awards (2022)
Documentary by Steven M. Taylor Composer / Sound Designer The goal of the ANSA Caribbean Awards for Excellence is to recognize significant Caribbean achievement, to encourage and to support the pursuit of excellence by Caribbean persons, for the benefit of the region. The ANSA McAL Foundation is convinced that talent needs to be sought out, brought to light and encouraged. It is in this context that these Awards were conceived.
Immune (2020)
Film (short) by Robert Macfarlane (Thriller) Composer Winner - Noida International Film Festival 2022 [Best Screenplay] Winner - Samskara International Film Festival 2022 [Best Actress] Winner - AltFF Alternative Film Festival 2021 ;Spring Award, Quarantine Category] Winner - Imagine This women's International Film Festival 2021 [Best Thriller] Winner - Seattle Film Festival 2021 [Best Director / Best Director Short Film / Best Sci-Fi Short Film / Best Actress / Best Actress Short Film] Winner - South African Independent Film Festival 2021 [Best Actress]
19 (2020)
Film (short) by Steven M. Taylor (Horror) Composer After the government decides to quarantine a suspected COVID-19 group to a remote location, a desperate man named Raz decides to escape the shady confinement. He sets off on a quest to find refuge with an old friend, Rose. When his text messages begging for help are met with rejection, he spirals into deploying a stream of threats which lead to irreversible primal actions.
Ganga Dhaara: Sacred Spaces (2020)
Documentary by Perry Polar / Sharda Patasar (Documentary) Cinematographer Winner of Special Mention at the Global Shorts Film Competition, March 2021
The Refuge (2020)
Film (short) by Aziz Tebyanian (Short) Thanks (Credit) Winner of Best Short Film at the Bharat International Film Festival, 2020.
Erphaan Alves: Lock On (2019)
Film by Steven M. Taylor (Short) Composer (MUSIC VIDEO) Undercover Agent Garcia works her way into the heart and mind of the leader of an ongoing illegal operation in a desperate bid to end a cycle of exploitation.
Erphaan Alves: Lock On (2019)
Film by Steven M. Taylor (Short) Sound Designer (MUSIC VIDEO) Undercover Agent Garcia works her way into the heart and mind of the leader of an ongoing illegal operation in a desperate bid to end a cycle of exploitation.
Nailah Blackman & KI & The Band: Together We Reign (2019)
Film (short) by Steven M. Taylor Sound Designer (MUSIC VIDEO)
Same Old Shit (2018)
Film (short) by Robert MacFarlane (Short) Composer When a tempered rock icon is confronted with an unlikely souvenir from his outrageous past, he is enticed to return to his true nature
Sue: A Soucouyant Love Story (2016)
Film (short) by Steven M. Taylor Composer When a shape-shifting Soucouyant nicknamed SUE falls in love with a human, her life of disguise becomes a challenge
Tomb (2016)
Film by Nick Attin (Sci-Fi) Music department An Astronaut responding to a distress beacon in deep space slips into a wormhole and finds himself in the afterlife.
Re-Percussions, PAN: Our African Odyssey (2015)
Film by Kim Johnson Music Editor / Sound Design Winner of Best Documentary at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival 2015
PAN! Our Music Odyssey (2014)
Documentary by Jérôme Guiot / Thierry Teston (Documentary) Technical Assistant A rags-to-riches tale of the steel band movement, witnessed through several steel pan musicians as they prepare for battle on the big stage.
Jab In The Dark (2013)
Film (short) by Robert MacFarlane (Thriller) Composer The discovery of a secret diary draws a drug addicted security guard into a world of demons and a struggle for inner redemption. Winner of the People’s Choice Award for best short at the Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival 2013
Buck - The Man Spirit (2012)
Film (short) by Steven Taylor (Thriller) Composer Winner of the People's Choice Award for Best Short at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival, 2012. A rural taxi driver sets aside his reluctance to adopt a Guyanese Baccoo (BUCK) for the sake of saving his failing domestic relationship. This gamble takes a turn for the worse when death knocks at his door

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Awards

'Immune'. Multiple Award Winner. Click on poster for full IMDb listing.
(2022)
'Ganga Dhaara-Sacred Spaces'. (Special Mention, Global Shorts Film Competition)
(2021)
'Immune'. Multiple Award Winner. Click on poster for full IMDb listing.
(2021)
'Re-Percussions. Pan: Our African Odyssey'. Winner of Best Documentary at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival 2015
(2015)
'Jab In The Dark'. Winner of People's Choice for Best Short at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival. 2013
(2013)
'Buck - The Man Spirit' won the BPTT People's Choice Award at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival 2012
(2012)

Education

University of Leicester
(2012-2014)
University of Greenwich
(2011-2011)
School of Business and Computer Science (S.B.C.S.)
(2006-2009)