TheSlaightFamilyMusicLab

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PRESENTING THE 2012 SLAIGHT MUSIC RESIDENCY

The Slaight Family Music Lab is designed to encourage the integration of music creators into the onscreen process and inspire the next generation of composers and songwriters.

ALLIE HUGHES ALLIE HUGHES is a vocalist/ songwriter/ producer /top liner/ sometimes actor/ gluten free workaholic. A classical voice and piano student of Interlochen Arts Academy and a graduate of Sheridan Colleges' well known Musical Theatre Performance program, her acting credits include Boys In the Photograph (Mirvish), King (Showcase), Being Erica (CBC), Instant Star (CTV), and is perhaps best known for being in the top ten on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria (CBC). She has collaborated with the likes of Brendan Canning (Broken Social Scene), Austra, Bonjay, Ron Sexsmith and producers Damian Taylor (Bjork, Arcade Fire), Graham Bertie (Thunderheist, Nautiluss), and AL P (MSTRKRFT).

This year, she was selected as one of four music residents at the Canadian Film Centre, chaired by Oscar®-nominee Mychael Danna, where she is making a name for herself in the film/television world. She is composing/producing songs for a 1950’s style musical film, Jeffrey St. Jules’ BANG BANG BABY, currently in development with Telefilm Canada. Her work at CFC has led to sessions with Jim Vallance, Chantal Kreviazuk, Mychael Danna, and Christophe Beck. Allie is also about to launch her self-produced, solo electronic project ALLIE X ANDRA. For more information, visit www.thealliehughes.com

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CHRIS BARTOS Chris Bartos is a critically acclaimed artistic genius known for his work as a songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Shortly after studies at the Berklee College of Music

Bartos returned to Canada and set up shop in Toronto where he continues to write and produce for a variety of contexts including film and television. Bartos has appeared on several albums, including his own 2009 Dukestreet release “FORT WILLIAM”.

His unique voice and palette boasts modern sensibilities that span world music traditions from India all the way to the sounds of North American roots.

This year, Chris has written songs and scores for several CFC film projects, including the score for a story exercise mentored by Oscar®-winning composer Mychael Danna.

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JEFF MORROW Jeff Morrow is a Toronto-based composer and musician. His credits include the television shows Crash Canyon (Teletoon/MTV), Artzooka (CBC), The Passionate Eye (CBC), and The Fifth Estate (CBC), the short films INNOCENT THINGS (Sam Catalfamo), and AS WE SPEAK (David Kalinauskas), as well as over twenty advertising campaigns. He has also contributed music to The Bridge (CBS/CTV) and The National (CBC). He is currently scoring Rocket Monkeys (Teletoon) and a feature-length documentary about the Attawapiskat First Nation with director Victoria Lean. Jeff holds a Bachelor of Music from McGill University, and works as an in-house composer at the Eggplant Collective.

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TODOR KOBAKOV Blend the classically infused history of Eastern Europe with the experimental edge of Canadian indie rock and you have before you Todor Kobakov: composer, producer and missionary of genius gadgetry.

Todor's eighth feature film score (his first of 2013) is for the upcoming dark thriller SOLO,

starring Annie Clark of Degrassi: Next Generation. In 2012, Todor worked with Canadian director David Weaver on THE SAMARITAN - a crime thriller featuring Samuel L.. Jackson, for which Todor's score received high praise from Variety Magazine, which declared it "the kind of spare, smart, piano-based score that works so well because there's so little of it; Hollywood composers take note".

A key player in Toronto's indie music scene, Todor is the "go to" arranger and keyboardist for Metric, Stars, Emily Haines, k-os, and Small Sins and was recently in the studio with Epic recording artist Sara Bareilles working on arrangements for her upcoming album.

Todor's solo piano debut, “Pop Music”, was released in 2010 to glowing critical acclaim ("A piano stylist in the gorgeous, whimsical form of Erik Satie" - Globe and Mail). A modern twist on classical form, the album's guest vocalists include TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe and Metric's Emily Haines.

Todor's musical influences include Debussy, Amon Tobin and The Muppet Show. For more information, visit todor.ca.

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