City Sonic

City Sonic is a documentary series about Toronto-based musicians and the places that influenced their music.[1] The first five City Sonic films were previewed at Toronto's 2009 North by North East Music and Film Festival, and subsequently 10 films screened at Toronto International Film Festival and the 2010 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[2]

City Sonic
City Sonic Logo
Featured Artists
Geddy Lee, Cancer Bats, Brian Borcherdt (Holy Fuck), Tyler Stewart (Barenaked Ladies), Justin Rutledge, Bazil Donovan (Blue Rodeo), Jason Collett, Care Failure (Die Mannequin), Danko Jones, Damian Abraham (Fucked Up), Sarah Slean, Lioness, Serena Ryder, D-Sisive, Divine Brown, Woodhands, Brendan Canning (Broken Social Scene), Sebastien Grainger (Death from Above 1979), Colin Munroe, Tony Dekker (Great Lake Swimmers), and Laura Barrett and Martin Tielli
Featured Directors
Bruce MacDonald, George Vale, Rob Pilichowski, Anita Doron, Charles Officer, Peter Lynch and Robert Lang
Producer
Robert Lang (producer)
Executive Producers
Janice Dawe
Robert Lang (producer)
Peter Raymont
Interactive Producers
David Oppenheim
Cameron Mitchell

Films

City Sonic is a series of 20 short film films about places where music happens. Directed by Canadian filmmakers and co-produced by White Pine Pictures and Kensington Communications, each City Sonic film features one artist and one Toronto location that influenced them and their work. It was produced as 4 half hours for broadcast and was a leader in the development of its locative functionality through its smart phone mobile app.

Directors

References
  1. http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2009/8/Watch-This-City-Sonic-Film-Series%5B%5D
  2. "NXNE 2009 | June 17 – 21 | TORONTO CANADA » City Sonic". Archived from the original on 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
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