Skladatelj in dirigent Nejc Bečan je po končani nižji glasbeni šoli izobraževanje nadaljeval na KGB Ljubljana (jazz saksofon) ter na Akademiji za glasbo (kompozicija in glasbena teorija), kjer je leta 2009 z odliko (summa cum laude) diplomiral v razredu Janija Goloba. Za študijske dosežke je bil nagrajen s Prešernovo nagrado UL.
Med pomembnejše skladateljske projekte in izvedbe sodijo kratki balet “Prelude to a Kiss”, “Concerned about Saxophone”, glasba za film “Vampir z Gorjancev”, “Simfonieta”. Poleg orkestrskih skladb je Bečanov opus bogat tudi na področju komorne glasbe, med izvajalci pa so priljubljeni tudi njegovi aranžmaji najrazličnejših glasbenih zvrsti za orkestrske ali komorne zasedbe.
Leta 2012 je na Akademiji za glasbo zaključil študij dirigiranja v razredu Milivoja Šurbka, znanje pa poglabljal na dunajski Univerzi za glasbo in upodabljajočo umetnost v mojstrskem razredu prof. Marka Stringerja. Od leta 2014 zaseda mesto dirigenta in umetniškega vodje Orkestra slovenske policije, s katerim redno koncertira ter izvaja glasbeno umetniške projekte.
After graduating from junior music school, composer and conductor Nejc Bečan continued his education at the KGB Ljubljana (jazz saxophone) and at the Academy of Music (composition and music theory), where he graduated with honors (summa cum laude) in 2009 in the class of Jani Golob. He was awarded the Prešeren UL Prize for his academic achievements.
Among the most important compositional projects and performances are the short ballets “Prelude to a Kiss”, “Concerned about Saxophone”, music for the film “Vampire from Gorjanci”, “Symphony”. In addition to orchestral compositions, Bečan’s oeuvre is also rich in the field of chamber music, and his arrangements of various musical genres for orchestral or chamber ensembles are also popular among performers.
In 2012 he completed his conducting studies at the Academy of Music in the class of Milivoj Šurbek, and deepened his knowledge at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts in the master class of prof. Mark Stringer. Since 2014, he has held the position of conductor and artistic director of the Slovenian Police Orchestra, with which he regularly gives concerts and performs musical and artistic projects.