Light Music Club

👋 Good morning, LMC!

Welcome to the Light Music Club, a space for musicians of all backgrounds to create and play music from anime, video games, J-pop, J-rock, vocaloids, and more! We are a branch of the University of Toronto Student Anime & Manga Association (UT-SAMA) based in the St. George campus.

Anisongs, OSTs, and More

Rock bands, jazz groups, and chamber ensembles formed at LMC have performed everything from video game soundtracks and anime openings to indie V-pop and jazz standards.

Catch us Live!

LMC performs at anime conventions like Genshiken Festival, organizes annual concerts, and posts music on Youtube. We also hold jam sessions, workshops, karaokes, and more!

2026 End of Winter Concert

  • April 5, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
  • 252 Bloor Street West (OISE C-162)
  • $5, pay in-person

The LMC returns this April for its regularly-scheduled end of winter concert, featuring 3 hours of music, XX songs played by XX of our talented musicians!

We'll be playing songs from j-pop, anime, video games, and more! Find the link to the setlist for the concert here.

Announcements

Upcoming Events

  • 21 Oct

    OISE C-154

    6:00 - 9:00 pm

    End of Something Concert

  • 02 Dec

    Cat's Eye

    5:00 - 7:00 pm

    Cool Workshp

  • 13 May

    OISE Something

    5:00 - 7:00 pm

    Cool Workshop

Work with Us

Want to join LMC? See here for more info. For general inquiries, collaborations, performing with us, or any sort of partnership with LMC, please feel free to contact any of the LMC execs below:

Mike

  • pixellatedmike
  • michaelkim_05

Sean

  • amoguus

You may also reach us via our Instagram page or email. Contacting one of the execs directly may lead to a quicker response.

About

The Light Music Club (LMC) is the only university club in Toronto dedicated to performing music from anime, video games, and J-pop among other genres. It is a casual, student-led group comprised of volunteer musicians of all backgrounds and skill levels. The LMC prides itself on the diversity of its programmes, its openness to musicians whether experienced or new, and the hard work its members put in to bring songs to life.

LMC operations, from rehearsals to concerts, revolve around university semesters. The club centrally organizes repertoire but also encourages members to form independent ensembles, giving the opportunity for everyone to play music they personally enjoy.

History

Music activity in UT-SAMA dates back from 2011 to 2017, with several groups having taken on the “Light Music Club” label at different points in time. The current iteration of LMC began in September 2023 under the leadership of Stone, Sean, and Alexis. As a humble group of 13, the founding band of LMC made its inaugural performance at the UT-SAMA 20th Anniversary event in April 2024. Since then, LMC has hit many milestones:

  • 2024-08: First music cover on LMC Youtube channel
  • 2024-10: First self-organized concert
  • 2025-08: This website goes live!
  • 2025-09: LMC's ranks reach 50 members

Personnel

  • Arranger ×3
  • Artist ×3
  • Video Editor ×3
  • Piano ×3
  • Drums ×3
  • Violin ×3
  • Viola ×3
  • Cello ×3
  • Double Bass ×3
  • Voice ×3
  • Flute ×3
  • Clarinet ×3
  • Oboe ×3
  • Bassoon ×3
  • Alto Saxophone ×3
  • Trumpet ×3
  • French Horn ×3
  • Trombone ×3
  • Tuba ×3
  • Acoustic Guitar ×3
  • Electric Guitar ×3
  • Bass Guitar ×3
  • Total ×50

Executive Team 2026-2027

  • Sean

    Executive

    Arranger Piano Violin

    • amoguus

  • Mike

    Executive

    Arranger Piano

    • pixelatedmike

  • Someone

    Role Name

    Logistics Piano Alto Saxophone Voice

    • guh
    • huh
    • bruh

  • Mike

    Executive

    Arranger Piano

    • amoguus

  • Mike

    Executive

    Arranger Piano

    • amoguus

Musicians 🎵

  • Current Members

  • All Tag Types

Member Tags Joined Links
Someone

Trumpet Alto Saxophone Piano Past Exec

2025-01
Someone

Trombone Voice Drums Artist Arranger

2025-01

Repertoire Archive

The LMC repertoire features two types of projects. Large ensemble projects involve many players and varied instrument groups; owing to their scope and complexity, they are decided by popular vote before the term starts and centrally coordinated by the club. Small ensemble projects are self-initiated and lead by motivated LMC members who coordinate song-writing and rehearsals (or recordings) with club support.

You can find an archive of past sheet music below.

Title Composer(s) From Arranger(s) Performed Link
Song 1 Dude 1 Anime 1 Bro 1 Fall 2025
Song 2 Dude 2, Dude 3 Game 1 Bro 2, Bro 3, Bro 4 Summer 2020
Song With a Very Long Title Dude with an extremely long name Series with a very long name Arranger with a very long name Summer 2020

Sheet Music

Setlist

Piece 1

Fall
Source
XX
Composer
XX
Arranger
XX
Reference Video(s)
Some link
Rehearsal Schedule

Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Wednesdays, 4:00 - 6:00 pm

Rehearsal Location
OISE C415
Rehearsal Lead
@dude
Flute
Me
Drums
Person 1, Person 2, Person 3
Voice
XXX, YYY
Violin
XYZ, ABC, DEF, GHI
Bass Guitar
I dunno, Someone, John Man

Forms

Song Suggestion
Song Voting
Ideas and Feedback

Location

Large ensemble rehearsals take place at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at 252 Bloor Street West, in room C154 underground.

The building is directly connected to the subway via the Bedford Road exit at St. George station, which leads to floor C. There is also vehicle parking and bicycle parking. See the OISE website for details.

We have historically performed concerts at the OISE Auditorium and the Cat's Eye in the Goldring Student Centre (150 Charles Street West) at Victoria College.

UTSAMA 20th Anniversary Concert // 2024-10-30

5:00 − 9:00 pm @ OISE Auditorium

This is a description. For non-concerts we might have something like this here.

  • Theme of Stone Ocean (Jolyne's Theme) // 01

    by Yugo Kanno

    arranged by Rylen Fong

    from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean

    Masters of Spinjitzu (formerly Super Sentai)

  • Delfino Plaza (French Jazz ver.) // 02

    by Koji Kondo

    arranged by 8-Bit Big Band

    from Super Mario Sunshine

    Group Name

  • Title // 03

    by Someone

    from Dunno

    Name

  • Title Again // 04

    by Song

    from Dunno

    Name

  • Song with an extremely long title (Alexa play despacito) // 05

    by Composer with a long name

    arranged by Arranger with an even long name

    from Some cool anime man

    Name
  • 01 // Something sdsad
  • 02 // Something sdjfsdlkf;sd asdasdsadasdassfs
  • 03 // Another song
  • 04 // Cool
  • 05 // Cool beans
  • 06 // Cool
  • 07 // Cool
  • 08 // Cool
  • 09 // Cool
  • 10 // The song has a really long name
  • 11 // The song has a really long name
  • 12 // The song has a really long name
  • 13 // The song has a really long name

  • Accordion

    Phillip Hsu

  • Alto Sax

    A. G. Montejo

    Brandon Law

    Rylen Fong

    Simba

  • Bagpipes

    Kai Kang Nie

  • Bass Guitar

    Alexis

    Emmett Hartley

    Fatima Gonsalves

    Inès Alibay

    James Inneo

    Leo

    Sophia

    Tyrone Fang

  • Clarinet

    A. G. Montejo

    Benjamin L.

    Rylen Fong

  • Drums

    Cailyn

    Han

    J. Mansia

    Jimin

    Julian Gale

    Kaden Calvert

    Kahveh

    Kai Kang Nie

  • Flute

    Cathy Z.

    Richard

  • Guitar

    Alexis

    Andrew Tan

    Brian Yin

    Emily

    Emmett Hartley

    Han

    Inès Alibay

    Kae Nguyen

    Michael Kim

    Prashanth Shyamala

    Robin

    Sofia Gondim

    William

    yams

  • Piano

    Angelina

    Carmen

    FH

    Fatima Gonsalves

    Heyao Wang

    Johnathan H.

    Leo

    Paul Y.

    Raekye

    Richard

    Sean

    Tommy

Materials

Sheet Music Archive

Links

If there're any resources that you want to add, please contact XX.

Tuner
Metronome
Nahre Sol
Pianist, piano practice exercises
tonebase Piano
Piano piece documentaries, miscellaneous lessons
muted.io
Miscellaneous tools & diagrams. Chords, intervals, fretboards, tuners, etc.
Musescore
Online sheet music repository. Find arranging inspiration or music to play.
SCASO
Musescore to PDF. Requires knowledge of Python and the command-line.
Vienna Symphonic Library
Orchestra instrument samples, notation, history, playing techiques, blends
Orchestration Online
In-depth orchestration lessons, examples, tips
Instrument Studies for Eyes and Ears
Orchestra instrument sounds, samples, and writing guides
Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Orchestral piece featuring all instruments separately
Drumkit Guides #1, #2
Guide to drum notation and common patterns
Adam Neely
Bassist, video essays of music theory concepts, analyses of modern artists, polyrhythms
Cadence Hira
Music theory concepts explained through video game music
8-bit Music Theory
Analyses of individual pieces of video game music
12Tone
Music theory, rock music analyses
David Bruce
Classical music analyses and music theory
Tantacrul
Documentaries of classical composers & music composition software
Jazen Sounds
Tutorials on sound design & creating electronic music instruments
Synthet
Short videos on music production in digital audio workstations

Credits

Icons

Megaphone, Alert Triangle, New Member Form, Music Note, Small Ensemble Form, Vote, Feedback, Puzzle, Music Stand, Music Staff, Waveform, Personal Website, Personnel, Subgroups, Events, Event Music Note, Get Involved, Home, Small Ensemble, Gallery, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Bassoon, Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Cello, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Microphone, Drums, Total, Artist, Video, Time, Location, Ticket, Sparkle, Sparkles, Setlist, Users, Pin, Trombone Silhouette, Asanoha Pattern, Violin Silhouette, Options, Cherry Blossom

Website

trngl

Website Domain

Raekye

Photos

yssadalawatatlo

Art

Keychain (home): neutrino._.

Art (get involved): seoby

Logo
Amako

Stay Updated

All LMC announcements and discussions take place in the UT-SAMA Discord server. Our main channels are:

  • #lmc-announcements
  • #lmc-scheduling
  • #lmc-resources
  • #light-music-club-general
  • #light-music-club-forum
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