Philip Laessoe: Keyboardist, Instructor & Artistic Director

BIOGRAPHY

Philip Toxværd Læssøe

... is a Danish-Canadian live & session keyboardist, producer, composer/songwriter, audio engineer, instructor & artistic director based out of Vancouver, Canada. He operates studio production locations SonicShape & Soul Wave under his business (Soul Wave Studios Inc.) and teach Piano/Keyboard and Music Production online and at May's Music School. He performs with corporate band Famous Players, with the house bands at the world famous The Roxy Cabaret or at other music venues. Simultaneously, Philip is guiding his and the collective's spiritual journeys via Vedic/Sidereal & Tropical astrology, numerology, practising meditation and 5d/soul consciousness in an effort to promote spiritual awareness and a higher vibration for all.

Back in his native Denmark, Phil started singing, playing the keyboard and performing at the age of 6. Growing up becoming rhythmically, classically and music theoretically trained while exploring his creative talents, his musical path led him to study audio engineering in Copenhagen, before moving to Canada in 2008. In Vancouver, he obtained a Professional Recording Arts diploma at The Art Institute of Vancouver and Electronic Music Production certificate at Langara College. His academic achievements granted him multiple President’s Honours, the Best of Show portfolio award and he was considered for a CARAS (Canadian Academy of Recording Arts & Science / JUNOS). He then successfully navigated the Canadian immigration process via running his business of producing, composing, engineering, teaching and performing live with local artists.

Phil is a familiar face within the Vancouver music scene. He has performed with artists like Kristin Carter, Rayne, Royal, Nicole Sumerlyn, Cat Madden, Tanner Olsen Band, Kaylee Johnston, Emily Chambers, Champagne Republic and cover bands like Famous Players, Tainted Lovers & The Roxy Cabaret's house bands. He has produced, recorded, co-written or done session work for Jade LeMac, Dimes, Elyse Saunders, Emily Taylor Adams, Nicole Sumerlyn, Cat Madden, Emily Chambers, Jeassea Thyidor, Mad Slug, Pasha Klassik, Fernanda Maleski, Anqi Sun, Champagne Republic and many others and became a top-3 final nominee for BCCMA's Keyboardist of The Year from 2017-2022. In addition, Philip has touring experience from Denmark, Canada and China, playing and performing in the live bands of Hong Kong-based super stars Andy Hui and Anthony Wong Yiu-Ming etc.