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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dawn Vincent
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| native_name_lang = ml
| birth_place = [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]], India
| genre = [[Film score]], [[world music]], [[Electronic music|electronic]]
| occupation = Music Composer, arranger, mixing engineer, sound designer, Sound editor
| instruments = Piano, keyboard, synthesizer, [[ROLI|Seaboard]], [[Bass guitar]]
}}

{{Indian name|Dawn|Vincent}}'''Dawn Vincent'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/adventures-of-omanakkuttan-second-video-song-is-here/articleshow/58312622.cms|title='Adventures of Omanakkuttan' second video song is here - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=22 April 2017 |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5929488/|title=Dawn Vincent|website=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2018/jul/16/mammootty-releases-audio-of-iblis-starring-asif-ali-madonna-sebastian-1843820.html|title=Audio Launch of 'Iblis' held|website=The New Indian Express|date=16 July 2018 }}</ref> is an Indian music composer and sound designer. He is a graduate from [[Film and Television Institute of India]], [[Pune]]. He is also an accomplished pianist certified from [[Trinity College London]]. He works predominantly in [[Malayalam cinema]].

==Early life and education==
Dawn was born in [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]], to Vincent John and Sheena Nancy. He has a younger brother, Navin Vincent, who is a structural engineer and also an 8th grade solo guitarist certified from [[Trinity College London]], London. He is married to Priscilla Vaddadi who is working as an animation director in [[Canada]].

Dawn studied in [[Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Girinagar]], [[Kochi]]. He was active as a keyboard player and bass guitarist during his school life. He was part of a rock band and their genre of music included versions of singles from various bands such as [[Metallica]], [[Dream Theater]], [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], [[Green Day]], and [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]. They also performed their own compositions and bagged prizes in many interschool competitions from 2004 to 2008.

He graduated from [[Karunya University]], Coimbatore in 2012 with an undergraduate Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics and Media Technology. He then joined [[Film and Television Institute of India]], [[Pune]] to pursue his Post Graduation Course in Sound Recording and Sound Design. As a student he was selected to do an on-location sound recording for a project in [[Internationale Filmschule Köln]], [[Germany]].

==Musical career==
Dawn initially composed music for short films. He started working in the industry by doing background score for the film, ''Mundrothuruth: Munroe Island'', in 2016 directed by Manu along with his batchmates from the Film and Television Institute of India, Ashok and Subramanian. He made his breakthrough in the film ''[[Adventures of Omanakuttan]]'' as a music composer and sound designer, associating with his classmates Rohith V S (director) and [[Akhil George]] (cinematographer). He was later associated with filmmakers such as [[Rajeev Ravi]], [[B. Ajithkumar]] and [[Pramod Thomas]] .<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/apr/02/secret-ofthe-soundrobin-kunjukutty-on-working-in-kala-2284546.html|title=Secret of the sound: Robin Kunjukutty on working in Kala|website=The New Indian Express|date=2 April 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rajeev-ravis-kuttavum-shikshayum-asif-ali-based-true-story-136684|title=Rajeev Ravi's 'Kuttavum Shikshayum' with Asif Ali is based on true story|date=2 November 2020|website=The News Minute}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/chaavunadappaattu-written-by-anvar-ali-and-sung-by-john-p-varkey-is-an-anthem-for-migrant-labourers/article31877201.ece|title='Chaavunadappaattu', written by Anvar Ali and sung by John P Varkey, is an anthem for migrant labourers|first=Athira|last=M|date=20 June 2020|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
! Year !! Title !! Credit !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2016 || ''Mundrothuruth: Munroe Island'' || Background score ||
|-
| ''[[Kammatipaadam]]'' || Music arranger / music mixing engineer/ background score ||
|-
| ''[[Kismath (2016 film)|Kismath]]'' || Music mixing engineer / pre-mixing engineer ||
|-
| ''[[Kaadu Pookkunna Neram]]'' || Music editor / pre-mixing engineer ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2017 || ''Samarpanam'' || Background score ||
|-
| ''[[Adventures of Omanakuttan]]'' || Music composer / sound designer ||
|-
| ''[[Tharangam (2017 film)|Tharangam]]'' || Sound designer ||
|-
| ''[[Sound of Silence]]'' || Assistant mixing engineer||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2018 || ''[[Eeda]]'' || Background score ||
|-
| ''[[Iblis (film)|Iblis]]'' || Music composer / [[director of audiography]] ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2019 || ''Run Kalyani'' || Sound designer ||
|-
| ''[[Thottappan]]'' || Sound editor ||
|-
| ''[[Virus (2019 film)|Virus]]'' || Sound editor ||
|-
| ''[[Android Kunjappan Version 5.25]]'' || Additional background score / [[sync sound]] recording ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2020 || ''[[Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte]]'' || Background score ||
|-
| ''[[Trance (2020 film)|Trance]]'' || Music engineer (title track) ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2021 || '' [[Kala (2021 film)|Kala]]'' || Music Composer / Background score / Sound Designer ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tovino-thomas-starrer-kala-releases-ott-149192|title=Tovino Thomas starrer 'Kala' releases on OTT|date=20 May 2021|website=The News Minute}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>
|-
| ''[[Chathur Mukham]]'' || Music composer / background score / Sound Designer ||
|-
| ''[[Nayattu (2021 film)|Nayattu]]'' || Pre Mix Engineer ||
|-
| ''[[Kuttavum Shikshayum (2021 film)|Kuttavum Shikshayum]] '' || Music Composer ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2022 || ''[[Appan (film)|Appan]]'' || Music Composer ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2021/12/06/appan-movie-first-look-poster-sunny-wayne-next-out.html|title=Appan: First look poster of Sunny Wayne's next out|website=OnManorama.com|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Nna Thaan Case Kodu]]'' ||Music Composer ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/first-look-poster-of-kunchacko-boban-s-nna-thaan-case-kodu-go-viral-malayalam-news-309581|title=First look poster of Kunchacko Boban's Nna Thaan Case Kodu go viral! - Malayalam News|date=15 March 2022|website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Teacher (2022 film)|The Teacher]]'' ||Music Composer ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2022/nov/23/amala-pauls-the-teacher-trailer-promises-a-gripping-thriller-2521026.html|title=Amala Paul's 'The Teacher' trailer promises a gripping thriller|date=23 November 2022 |access-date=23 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Kaapa]]'' || Music Composer ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/kaapa/movie-review/96481928.cms|title=Kaapa Movie Review : Interesting, if predictable, gangster movie|website=The Times of India|access-date= 24 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2023 || ''[[Higuita (film)|Higuita]]'' || Background Score ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/suraj-venjaramoodu-and-dhyan-sreenivasan-to-team-up-for-higuita/articleshow/95874555.cms|title=Suraj Venjaramoodu and Dhyan Sreenivasan to team up for 'Higuita'|website=The Times of India|date=30 November 2022 |access-date=30 November 2022 }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[2018 (film)|2018]]'' || Additional Background Score ||
|-
| ''[[How Is That For A Monday?]]'' || Music composer || [[English language|English]]<br>[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Sureshanteyum Sumalathayudeyum Hrudayahariyaya Pranayakadha]]'' || Music Composer ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2024-05-11 |title=Premalola song from Sureshanteyum Sumalathayudeyum Hrudayahariyaya Pranayakadha out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/May/11/premalola-song-from-sureshanteyum-sumalathayudeyum-hrudayahariyaya-pranayakadha-out |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2025 || ''[[Aap Kaise Ho]]'' || rowspan="2"|Music Composer ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Features |first=C. E. |date=2025-02-04 |title=Dhyan Sreenivasan's Aap Kaiso Ho gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Feb/04/dhyan-sreenivasans-aap-kaiso-ho-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-

| ''Kaliyugam 2064'' || Telugu film
|-
| ''[[Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra]]'' || Sound Designer ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/lokah-chapter-1-chandra-movie-review-kalyani-priyadarshan-naslen-malayalam-movie-arun-dominic-fantasy-thriller/article69988671.ece|title=‘Lokah Chapter 1 : Chandra’ review: Kalyani Priyadarshan steals the show in this unprecedented fantasy thriller|website=The Hindu|date=29 August 2025 |access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2026 || ''Pennum Porattum'' || Music Composer ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Cinema Express |date=2026-01-01 |title=Rajesh Madhavan's directorial debut Pennum Porattum gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2026/Jan/01/rajesh-madhavans-directorial-debut-pennum-porattum-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2026-01-08 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Aadu 3: One Last Ride - Part 1]]''
| rowspan="2" |Background Score only
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 March 2026 |title=''Aadu 3: One Last Ride - Part 1'' Trailer Theme by Dawn Vincent and Shaan Rahman |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/aadu-3-trailer-theme-from-aadu-3-single/1880921061 |website=Apple Music}}</ref>
|-
|<small>TBA</small>
|{{Pending film|[[Aadu 3: One Last Ride - Part 1#Sequel|Aadu 3: The Ride Ends - Part 2]]}}
|}

==Awards==
'''[[Kerala State Film Awards]]:'''
* 2023 –[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director – Score]] [[53rd Kerala State Film Awards]] for ''[[Nna Thaan Case Kodu]]'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/jul/21/53rd-kerala-state-film-awards-announced-heres-the-full-list-of-winners-45841.html|title=53rd Kerala State Film Awards announced; Here's the full list of winners|first=Vignesh|last=Madhu|date=21 July 2023|website=Cinema Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/jul/21/kerala-state-film-awards-2023-nna-thaan-case-kodu-wins-big-45845.html|title=Kerala State Film Awards 2023: Nna Thaan Case Kodu wins big|first=C. E.|last=Features|date=21 July 2023|website=Cinema Express}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* IMDb - Dawn Vincent [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5929488/ Dawn Vincent]
* Adventures of Omanakkuttan second video song is here [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/adventures-of-omanakkuttan-second-video-song-is-here/articleshow/58312622.cms 'Adventures of Omanakkuttan' second video song is here - Times of India]
* Malayalam Sangeetham info [https://en.msidb.org/movies.php?musician=Dawn%20Vincent&tag=Search&limit=1 List of Malayalam Movies by Musician Dawn+Vincent]
* Mammootty releases audio of Iblis starring Asif Ali-Madonna Sebastian [https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2018/jul/16/mammootty-releases-audio-of-iblis-starring-asif-ali-madonna-sebastian-1843820.html Mammootty releases audio of Iblis starring Asif Ali-Madonna Sebastian]
* ഇവനൊരു 'ഇബ്‌ലീസാ'ണെന്ന് മമ്മുട്ടി... [https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/music-news/2018/07/16/mammootty-in-iblis-audio-launch.html ഇവനൊരു 'ഇബ്‌ലീസാ'ണെന്ന് മമ്മുട്ടി]
* Iblis is going to be very fresh and entertaining: Madonna Sebastian [http://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/jul/16/iblis-is-going-to-be-very-fresh-and-entertaining-madonna-sebastian-6980.html Iblis is going to be very fresh and entertaining: Madonna Sebastian]
*[https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tovino-thomas-starrer-kala-releases-ott-149192 Tovino Thomas starrer ‘Kala’ releases on OTT]
*The Story Behind Kala's Soundscape:[https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/malayalam-features/kala-movie-malayalam-amazon-prime-tovino-thomas-the-story-behind-soundscape-using-dosa-batter-wet-leaves-and-small-ponds-in-a-studio The Story Behind Kala's Soundscape: Using Dosa Batter, Wet Leaves, And Small Ponds In A Studio]
*First look poster of Kunchacko Boban's Nna Thaan Case Kodu go viral![https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/oct/16/sunny-waynes-next-a-drama-appan-2372011.html Sunny Wayne's next a drama, Appan]
*Secret of the sound: Robin Kunjukutty on working in Kala [https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/apr/02/secret-ofthe-soundrobin-kunjukutty-on-working-in-kala-2284546.html Secret of the sound: Robin Kunjukutty on working in Kala]
*Changurichalu video from Sureshinteyum Sumalathayudeyum Hridayahariyaya Pranayakatha out [https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/feb/13/changurichalu-video-fromsureshinteyum-sumalathayudeyum-hridayahariyaya-pranayakatha-out-52018.html Changurichalu video from Sureshinteyum Sumalathayudeyum Hridayahariyaya Pranayakatha out]
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