Composer and Sound Designer
About Mackenzie
Mackenzie Cleland is a classically-trained composer, sound designer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, having graduated in the Class of 2019 from the University of Calgary. They studied counterpoint and orchestration under Juno Award-winning Canadian composer Allan Gordon Bell, and are adept in a wide variety of genres, styles, and ensembles.
Mackenzie is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and has a lifelong dream of scoring soundtracks, particularly for videogames.
When not composing or geeking out on music theory, Mackenzie can be found playing with their pets, enjoying a good RPG (tabletop or electronic!), and researching various topics of interest, especially anthropology, linguistics, and philosophy.
You can follow Mackenzie and their work at any of the sites listed below:
Awards and Distinctions
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Global Game Jam 2026, Calgary - Best Audio, Masks of Mortality: An Untimely Cursetume
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Global Game Jam 2026, Calgary - Honorable Mention for Audio, Void Walker
Recent Projects and Updates
Please feel free to check out my most recently-published projects, embedded below!