Biography

Dean Kervin Boursiquot born in 1986, is a First generation Haitian-American, and New York Native. The guitar, film music and music from the twentieth sparked his interest  in music composition.  While in New York, Mr. Boursiquot received his Bachelor in composition at Mannes College the New School for Music. Notable awards include; Vox Novus Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame: Parhelion Trio 2012, Peter Gross grant 2010, Mannes Orchestra Competition 2009, CRICE (Composer-In-ResidenceChamber-Ensemble) commission and Second Place Jean Schneider Goberman Prize 2009. Mr. Boursiquot has been featured artist at the cell theater 2012, The Flea Theater’s Music with a view in 2011, and Band of Gypsies in 2010. While at Mannes he has studied with Mario Davidovsky, Rudolph Palmer, Jennifer Higdon, John Musto, and Christopher Theofanidis.

Since moving to the Bay Area, in 2012. His experience in California has encouraged him to reconnect with his Haitian background, focus on extramusical subjects. While hoping to achieve freedom and variety, storytelling is ongoing theme in his music. Mr. Boursiquot continues solo projects while collaborating with writers and is a PhD Candidate at University California Davis living in Sacramento, California.