Neil Kaczor was born in 1967 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, and began composing at the age of 10. He studied composition at the Royal College of Music with Timothy Salter and electroacoustic composition at City University, London, with Simon Emmerson. In addition to fulfilling commissions for concert music, he has worked with choreographers Darshan Singh Bhuller and Michele Durtnall, and the with animator Riccardo Iacono. His output includes compositions for orchestra, chamber ensembles and solo instruments, as well as electro-acoustic music and soundtracks for film.