''City Sonic'' is a
documentary series
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Television documentaries exist either as a television documentary series or as a television documentary film.
* Television documentary series, sometimes called d ...
about
Toronto
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-based musicians and the places that influenced their music.
[http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2009/8/Watch-This-City-Sonic-Film-Series] 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
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and the 2010
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is the largest documentary festival in North America. The event takes place annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 27th edition of the festival took place online throughout May and Jun ...
.
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.
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Cancer Bats
Cancer Bats are a Canadian hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario. To date, they have released seven studio albums and six extended plays; with their most recent LP, ''Psychic Jailbreak'', having been released on 15 April 2022. The band is cu ...
at
Adrift Clubhouse
*
Care Failure
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Organizations and projects
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(
Die Mannequin
Die Mannequin was a Canadian alternative rock band from Toronto, founded by guitar player and singer Care Failure (born Caroline Slezak Kawa) in 2005. The band toured across Canada several times, opening for Buckcherry, Guns N' Roses, Marilyn ...
) at
102.1 The Edge
*
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies (BNL) is a Canadian Rock music, rock band which was formed in 1988 in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ontario. The band developed a following in Canada, with their Barenaked Ladies (EP), self-titled 1991 cassette becoming th ...
at
Ultasound Showbar
*
Brian Borcherdt (
Holy Fuck) at
Sneaky Dee's
*
Danko Jones
Danko Jones is a Canadian hard rock trio from Toronto. The band consists of Danko Jones (vocals/guitar), John "JC" Calabrese (bass), and Rich Knox (drums).[Maple Leaf Gardens
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Jason Collett
Jason Robert Collett is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario. He has released six solo studio albums, and is a former member of Broken Social Scene.
Early life
Collett was born in Bramalea, Ontario, Bramalea, a Greater Toronto Area ...
in
Kensington Market
Kensington Market is a distinctive multicultural neighbourhood in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Market is an older neighbourhood and one of the city's best-known. In November 2006, it was designated a National Historic Sites of Canada, ...
*
Justin Rutledge
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Rutledge's musical style is often compared to that of American alt-country singer Ryan Adams.
In 2006, Justi ...
and
Bazil Donovan (
Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo is a Canadian rock band formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. They have released 16 full-length studio albums, four live recordings, one greatest hits album, and two video/DVDs, along with multiple solo albums, side projects, and colla ...
) at
The Cameron House
*
Damian Abraham (
Fucked Up
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) at
Rotate This
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D-Sisive at Planet Mars
*
Serena Ryder
Serena Lauren Ryder (born December 8, 1982) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Born in Toronto, she grew up in Millbrook, Ontario. Ryder first gained national recognition with her ballad "Weak in the Knees" in 2007 and has released eight studio ...
at the
Dakota Tavern
*
Geddy Lee
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(
Rush) at
Massey Hall
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*
Tony Dekker (
Great Lake Swimmers
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The current touring line-up is Tony Dekker on lead vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica, Erik Arnesen on banjo, electric guitar and Pump o ...
) at
Spadina Subway Station
*
Laura Barrett with
Martin Tielli
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at the
Art Gallery of Ontario
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*
Woodhands at the
Don Valley Brick Works
*
Sarah Slean
Sarah Hope Slean (born June 21, 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, composer and musician. She has released eleven albums to date (including EPs and live albums). She is also a poet, visual artist, and occasional actress.
Career Major recordi ...
at
The Rivoli
The Rivoli is a bar, restaurant and performance space, established in 1982, on Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The club originally earned a reputation as one of Canada's hippest music clubs, and many major Canadian comedy and musi ...
*
Lioness at the
Masonic Temple
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Divine Brown at
The Rex Hotel
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Brendan Canning
Brendan Canning (born 1969) is a Canadian indie rock
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(
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock band and musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, formed by Kevin Drew (vocals, guitar) and Brendan Canning (vocals, bass) in 1999. Alongside Drew and Canning, the ...
) at the
Drake Hotel
*Colin Munroe at the
Revival Bar
*
Sebastien Grainger
Sebastien Alexandre Grainger (born 11 April 1979) is a Canadian singer and musician, best known as drummer and singer of the alternative rock duo Death from Above and the singer and guitarist for his band Sebastien Grainger & the Mountains. He ...
(
Death From Above 1979
Death from Above 1979 (also known as Death from Above or DFA 1979) is a Canadian rock duo consisting of bassist Jesse F. Keeler and drummer and vocalist Sebastien Grainger from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2001. The band released their debut album ...
) at the
El Mocambo
Directors
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Anita Doron
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Peter Lynch
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Robert Lang
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Bruce McDonald
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Charles Officer
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Rob Pilichowski
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George Vale
References
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External links
''City Sonic'' Blog''City Sonic'' on Facebook''City Sonic'' YouTube Channel''City Sonic'' on Twitter
Music of Toronto
2000s Canadian documentary television series
Documentary web series
2000s Canadian music television series
Documentary films about Toronto
Canadian non-fiction web series