Hi, I'm Jamie Ruben—a Toronto-based composer and guitarist blending cinematic scoring with jazz, funk, and surf-inspired vibes. I love turning eclectic ideas into soundtracks and live performances that feel right at home on big screens and intimate stages. My work has appeared on HBO, Showtime, Vice, BBC Earth, and Netflix, and I recently released the album PAI in collaboration with PAI Restaurants. It has been aired on CBC Radio and featured in an E Talk segment with Jason Momoa. When I’m not scoring for film and TV, I lead a weekly trio residency at PAI Uptown in Toronto and perform around the world.…

Jamie Ruben

Hi, I'm Jamie Ruben—a Toronto-based composer and guitarist blending cinematic scoring with jazz, funk, and surf-inspired vibes. I love turning eclectic ideas into soundtracks and live performances that feel right at home on big screens and intimate stages. My work has appeared on HBO, Showtime, Vice, BBC Earth, and Netflix, and I recently released the album PAI in collaboration with PAI Restaurants. It has been aired on CBC Radio and featured in an E Talk segment with Jason Momoa. When I’m not scoring for film and TV, I lead a weekly trio residency at PAI Uptown in Toronto and perform around the world.…

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Hi, I’m Jamie Ruben—a Toronto-based composer and guitarist blending cinematic scoring with jazz, funk, and surf-inspired vibes. I love turning eclectic ideas into soundtracks and live performances that feel right at home on big screens and intimate stages.

My work has appeared on HBO, Showtime, Vice, BBC Earth, and Netflix, and I recently released the album PAI in collaboration with PAI Restaurants. It has been aired on CBC Radio and featured in an E Talk segment with Jason Momoa. When I’m not scoring for film and TV, I lead a weekly trio residency at PAI Uptown in Toronto and perform around the world.

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Work Experience

Film/TV Composer at NFL Films / Vice / Omaha Productions
January 1, 2014 - Present
Composer of all music for NFL Classics: After Further Review; music featured in VICE (HBO/Showtime) — 30 commissioned and 80 licensed cues across 7 seasons; feature film scores including Unusually Normal, Exogesis Lovecraft, Deadly Inferno, Together Alone; television themes and underscores for Project Bakeover; wrote and produced all music for Strange Creatures (BBC Earth/Discovery/Netflix/Blue Ant); 80 commissioned tracks for Bell Media (eTalk, Daily Planet, Marilyn Denis Show); additional cues for HBO's Random Acts of Flyness.
Leader, Weekly Trio Residency at PAI Uptown, Toronto
January 1, 2022 - Present
Currently leader of a weekly trio residency performing eclectic originals, jazz, funk, and surf-inspired instrumentals.
Jazz Guitarist (International) at Thailand
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2010
Past international work as full-time jazz guitarist in Thailand (2003-2010), performing for the Thai Royal Family, Raffles Hotel (Cambodia), and major Asian venues and hotels.

Education

Jazz Program at Humber College
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2002
Music Industry Entrepreneurship at Cal Poly
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2009

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Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services