INTERNATIONAL
COMPOSITION COMPETITION

Russell Brower

Russell Brower is a three-time Emmy Award winner, Composer, Musical Director and Conductor. For over a decade, Brower was the Senior Director of Audio and Lead Composer at Blizzard Entertainment, developer and publisher of the World of Warcraft, Diablo III, StarCraft II, Overwatch and Hearthstone franchises. He currently serves as Music & Audio Director for CD PROJEKT RED.

Previously, Brower served as a Principal Media Designer and Music Director at Walt Disney Imagineering, creators of Disney's theme parks worldwide. As an independent composer and sound artist, he has worked on such projects as Animaniacs, Batman: The Animated Series and many other series, specials and films. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Society of Composers & Lyricists and formerly the Board of the Game Audio Network Guild. Russell is a member of NATAS and NARAS, and has been a Film Scoring instructor for the UCLA Extension Program. "Invincible", from his score for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, made its first appearance in the Classic FM Hall of Fame Top 300 in April 2014 at no 52.

Patron of Epic Montreux, and one of seven voices judging the International Composition Competition.

Ludwig Wicki

A native of Lucerne, Switzerland, Ludwig Wicki studied trombone, conducting, and choral direction before beginning his career with the Lucerne Symphony. In 1999, he founded the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra, becoming a leading figure in live-to-film performance. Since 2008, he has premiered major productions including The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Pirates of the Caribbean, Gladiator, Star Trek, and Fantasia, and has conducted leading orchestras including Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh.

Alex Moukala

Alex Moukala is a Composer for games and trailers, as well as an online music educator. He worked with clients such as Playstation, KONAMI and Xbox. His music has been featured on promotional trailer & tv spot campaigns for movies such as Avengers: Endgame, and his music production tutorials on YouTube helped a generation of young composers into taking their first steps with writing orchestral and cinematic music.

Cédric Baravaglio

Cédric Baravaglio is a Swiss composer and co-founder of Unique Horns Studios, specializing in epic music, video games, and movie trailers. He collaborates with companies such as Blizzard Entertainment, Epic Games, and Riot Games on franchises like World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Diablo. In the world of film and television, his work has been featured in international campaigns for titles such as Avatar: Fire and Ash, Avengers: Doomsday, Stranger Things, Star Wars, Superman, and The Odyssey.

Bernard Duc

Bernard Duc is Music Director of Helvepic. A classically trained composer, orchestrator, and conductor working across film, television, video games, and live performance, he is equally at home writing music, supporting major productions, and bringing ambitious concerts to the stage. He has contributed to projects including Gran Turismo, His Dark Materials, Life on Our Planet, the BBC Proms, and Star Fox 2026. He also conducts live performances of concert, film, and video game music, including selected performances of Helvepic's "World of Warcraft: 20 Years of Music".

Alexandre Pican

Alexandre Pican is a choral conductor, EPFL-trained engineer, and the founder of Tale of Fantasy, Switzerland’s first collective dedicated to Epic Music. As the Founder, General Manager & Artistic Director of Helvepic and the creative force behind Epic Montreux, he has led hundreds of singers and musicians through film, game and trailer music, bringing the genre from score to stage.

2WEI

2WEI is a Hamburg-based composer collective and music production house founded by Simon Heeger and Christian Vorländer in 2016, known for epic, cinematic trailer music. Their tracks have scored over 500 game trailers - including League of Legends, Call of Duty, and Assassin's Creed - and were performed live at LoL Worlds in front of audiences of up to 160 million. With hundreds of millions of streams and 590k+ YouTube subscribers, 2WEI ranks among the world's most successful epic music artists.