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Welsman's song "Oh Love" was named best song at the 2010 Genie Awards.<ref>[https://variety.com/2010/biz/news/polytechnique-nabs-nine-genies-1118017635/ "‘Polytechnique’ nabs nine Genies"]. ''Variety'', April 12, 2010, By Jennie Punter</ref> |
Welsman's song "Oh Love", co-written with Cherie Camp for the film ''Nurse.Fighter.Boy'', was named best song at the 2010 Genie Awards.<ref>[https://variety.com/2010/biz/news/polytechnique-nabs-nine-genies-1118017635/ "‘Polytechnique’ nabs nine Genies"]. ''Variety'', April 12, 2010, By Jennie Punter</ref> |
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In 2015 Welsman was named president of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada.<ref>[http://playbackonline.ca/2015/10/28/john-welsman-named-scgc-president/ "John Welsman named SCGC president"]. ''Playback'', By Jordan Pinto, October 28, 2015</ref> Welsman wrote the score for the film ''Kingston Paradise'', which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival and the Caribbean Film Festival in 2015.<ref>[https://newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner-jul-02-2015-p-27/ "UK Premiere for 'Kingston Paradise' Tomorrow"]. ''Kingston Gleaner'', via Newspaper Archives, July 02, 2015 - Page 27</ref> |
In 2015 Welsman was named president of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada.<ref>[http://playbackonline.ca/2015/10/28/john-welsman-named-scgc-president/ "John Welsman named SCGC president"]. ''Playback'', By Jordan Pinto, October 28, 2015</ref> Welsman wrote the score for the film ''Kingston Paradise'', which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival and the Caribbean Film Festival in 2015.<ref>[https://newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner-jul-02-2015-p-27/ "UK Premiere for 'Kingston Paradise' Tomorrow"]. ''Kingston Gleaner'', via Newspaper Archives, July 02, 2015 - Page 27</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:27, 16 March 2019
John Welsman (born 1955) is a Canadian composer known for his work in film and television.[1] He has written film and television scores for production companies in both Canada and the United States. Some of the films he has worked on are The Peace Tree, A Winter Tale, and Nurse.Fighter.Boy and Lantern Hill.[2] He has been nominated for the Gemini Award ten times, winning four times for his work on the television series Road to Avonlea,[3][4] and once for the short film 'The Bellringer'.
Early life
Welsman was born in Toronto. He is the grandson of conductor Frank Welsman and the brother of jazz singer Carol Welsman.[5][6] He studied music composition with Samuel Dolin and Milan Kymlicka.
Career
Welsman's song "Oh Love", co-written with Cherie Camp for the film Nurse.Fighter.Boy, was named best song at the 2010 Genie Awards.[7]
In 2015 Welsman was named president of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada.[8] Welsman wrote the score for the film Kingston Paradise, which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival and the Caribbean Film Festival in 2015.[9]
References
- ^ "Kingston Paradise nominated for AfricanAcademy Award". Kingston Gleaner, via Newspaper Archives, May 20, 2014 - Page 19
- ^ Prouty. Variety TV REV 1991-92 17. Taylor & Francis; March 1994. ISBN 978-0-8240-3796-3. p. 66.
- ^ Words & Music. Vol. 9. Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada; 2002. p. 26.
- ^ "Fans still follow Road to Avonlea". Toronto Star, Philip Marchand, July 31, 2007
- ^ "Frank Welsman". The Canadian Encyclopedia
- ^ "A Conversation with... Carol Welsman". FYI Music News, Nov 02, 2015 by Bill King
- ^ "‘Polytechnique’ nabs nine Genies". Variety, April 12, 2010, By Jennie Punter
- ^ "John Welsman named SCGC president". Playback, By Jordan Pinto, October 28, 2015
- ^ "UK Premiere for 'Kingston Paradise' Tomorrow". Kingston Gleaner, via Newspaper Archives, July 02, 2015 - Page 27
External links
- John Welsman at IMDb
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