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Canadian Film Centre The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) is a charitable organization founded in 1988 by filmmaker Norman Jewison in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally launched as a film school, today it provides training, development and advancement opportunities for ...
opened the Slaight Family Music Lab in 2013, sponsored by the Slaight Family Foundation. Every year a small group of promising composers and song-writers are invited to study under a distinguished composer. The first mentor was
Howard Shore Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer, conductor and orchestrator noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and '' The Hobbit'' fi ...
, who composed the music for many films, including
Marc Jordan Marc Wallace Jordan (born March 6, 1948) is an American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, session musician, and actor. Covering a wide variety of genres, he has written songs for a number of well-known artists, including Diana Ro ...
was the mentor in 2014.


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{{Reflist, refs= {{cite news , url = https://www.freethebid.com/composers/aimee-bessada/ , title = Aimee Bessada , work = Free the bid , author = , date = , page = , location = , isbn = , language = , trans-title = , archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121334/https://www.freethebid.com/composers/aimee-bessada/ , archive-date = 2019-01-19 , access-date = 2019-01-17 , url-status = live , quote = A recent alumni of the prestigious CFC Slaight Music Lab, she has quickly added a number of projects to her growing portfolio as a composer creating original music for CBC web series How To Buy A Baby (recipient of the 2018 Indie Award for Best Web Comedy), and writing additional music for Netflix Original Movie’s Irreplaceable You (released February 2018) and Nappily Ever After (to be released September 2018) as an assistant to acclaimed composer Lesley Barber (Manchester By the Sea, You Can Count On Me). She is currently scoring the upcoming Hulu series Holly Hobbie, to be released in the fall of 2018. {{cite news , url = https://www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/article/Canadian-Philanthropist-And-Music-Industry-Icon-Gary-Slaight-to-Receive-The-Humanitarian-Award-at-The-JUNO-Awards-20180109 , title = Canadian Philanthropist And Music Industry Icon Gary Slaight to Receive The Humanitarian Award at The JUNO Awards , work = , author = , date = 2018-01-09 , page = , location = , isbn = , language = , trans-title = , archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190110183643/https://www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/article/Canadian-Philanthropist-And-Music-Industry-Icon-Gary-Slaight-to-Receive-The-Humanitarian-Award-at-The-JUNO-Awards-20180109 , archive-date = 2019-01-10 , access-date = 2019-01-10 , url-status = live , quote = As a visionary, philanthropist and industry leader, Slaight has illustrated his passion for supporting Canadian artists through the creation of Slaight Music's It's Your Shot, as well as the Canadian Radio Music Awards. His ongoing efforts have led to the development of the Polaris Music Prize via The Slaight Family Heritage Prize, The Slaight Family Music Lab at the Canadian Film Centre, The Allan Slaight Stage at Massey Hall, The Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class, Canadian Music Week Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award and The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame via The Slaight Music Emerging Songwriter Award. Slaight has furthered his commitment to making a difference through The Slaight Family Foundation and its ongoing support of initiatives at local and international levels. With an innovative approach to philanthropy, the foundation provides long-term support to several organizations simultaneously to maximize services in a designated sector or to address an urgent need in the community. {{cite news , url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marc-jordan-named-new-music-689893 , title = Marc Jordan Named New Music Lab Chair at Canadian Film Center , work =
The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...
, author = Etan Vlessing , date = 2014-03-20 , location =
Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
, archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180901044710/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marc-jordan-named-new-music-689893 , archive-date = 2018-09-01 , access-date = 2019-01-08 , url-status = live , quote = His appointment was unveiled at a gala event in Beverly Hills on Wednesday night, attended by Jewison, CFC topper Slawko Klymkiw and music lab residents Matthew O'Halloran, Lodewijk Vos, Joseph Murray, Robyn Dell'Unto, Adaline, Rob Teehan and Erica Procunier.
Canadian Film Centre Music schools in Canada