Jean-Louis Gosselin was born in 1978 in Montreal, Canada, to an English mother. He began studying the clarinet in his native Quebec at the Vincent d'Indy School of Music. He then pursued his music studies at the Music Conservatoire of Quebec in Montreal and at McGill Conservatory. At the age of 14 he entered the National Conservatoire of Lyon, in France, where, in 2001, he obtained “1er Prix” and an Advanced Study Degree in clarinet, chamber music, harmony, counterpoint and music history. In the same year, he was admitted into the Royal Academy of Music Conducting Course, for which he was granted the “Conseil Régional du Rhône” Award, in Lyon. Three years later, in June 2004, he obtained his Postgraduate Degree under Colin Metters.

During that time, he participated in many masterclasses under such distinguished musicians as Sir Colin Davis, Yan-Pascal Tortelier, George Hurst, Mark Shanahan, Christopher Adey, Kenneth Kiesler (Michigan University), Howard Williams and Leonard Atherton. While still studying, he was again granted the Elizabeth Spater Award for the year 2003 - 2004.

Jean-Louis Gosselin gave his first conducting performance in 1996 when the Lyon Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra went on tour in Graz, Austria, conducting Haydn's “London” Symphony . From 1999 to 2001, he gave many concerts with the F.A.D.O. Orchestra (“Fondation des Ateliers de Direction d'Orchestre”, Eric Bauer) in the “Espace Etcetera” Concert Hall in Geneva, Switzerland, conducting such works as Strauss' Metamorphosen , Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1 , Honegger's Pastorale d'été (in the presence of the composer's daughter, at the Chaux-de-Fonds Summer Festival in June 2001), Prokofiev's Symphony No. 1 and Stravinksky's Pribaoutki and A Soldier's Tale.

Since arriving in London in 2001, Jean-Louis has been involved in numerous projects and concerts. In November 2003, he organised the “Philippe Hersant” Festival at the Royal Academy where, in association with the Holst Foundation and the French Cultural Institute, several of the French composer's works (such as his Ephémères for solo piano, the Three Nocturnes for Flute, Viola and Harp and his In Nomine , a moving tribute to baroque English composer John Taverner written for 7 cellos) were performed in Duke's Hall in the presence of the composer himself. In May 2004, with the R.A.M. Sinfonia, he accompanied violinist Jack Liebeck and guitarist Thomas Lavigne in Stephen Dodgson's Duo Concerto under the composer's guidance. And in July 2004, he was invited to work with the Lyon National Orchestra, giving a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 and Elgar's Enigma Variations .

Jean-Louis has been invited to work with several orchestras in the London area, such as Hounslow Youth Orchestra, Imperial College of London Orchestra, Portabello Symphony Orchestra, Colne Philharmonic, “3N'O” Symphony Orchestra (with which he performed several works by Ravel in St-Giles Cripplegate Church in the London Barbican) and the London Lawyers' Symphony Orchestra.

In April 2005, he participated in the Berliner Kammerphilharmonie International Conducting Masterclass, where he conducted works by Beethoven, Weber and Mozart with the Vogland Philharmonie in Reichenbach.

In September 2004, Jean Louis was appointed Principal Conductor of Harrow Symphony Orchestra, and in May 2005 Principal Conductor of Southend Symphony Orchestra with which he will be giving performances of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 , Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra and Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 .