Janay Maisano is a composer that has experience writing for video games, film, and concert music.
Janay is a composer with a strong passion for video game music and ludomusicology. She is a graduate of the University of Redlands, having earned a Bachelors of Music in Composition in 2021, and is currently studying at the University of Las Vegas. There, she is studying composition in the Jazz and Commercial Music department, working her way towards earning her Masters of Music in Composition. She has received instruction from composers such as Anthony Suter, Dave Loeb, Carlos Mata-Alvarez, Mark Dancigers, Edmond Allmond, and Andre Myers. She has played classical piano since the age of five, and is a vocalist as well. Her composition style has developed and now ranges from lively and fun concert pieces to beautiful, ethereal soundtracks.
She has participated in multiple game jams and film collaborations, and has also written music for groups such as the Holland Concert Jazz Orchestra, HUB, and Transient Canvas. She is also the founder and first president of the UNLV Ludomusicology Society, an organization dedicated to promoting discussion and research of ludomusicology between students and bringing more awareness and appreciation to the subject. She has travelled internationally to study music and have pieces performed while also being a member of groups such as the Millennium Composer Initiative (MCI), a group of composers that’s meant for exposing and providing opportunity for up-and-coming composers of all kinds of backgrounds and styles, as well as Phi Kappa Lambda.
When not writing music, she enjoys cooking, video games, creative writing, and animation. She also has two parakeets named Fune and Yonsei and a dog named Winnie that she spends more time talking with than most people.