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TORONTO RAVEL STUDY meets in-person at The Tranzac Club
292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto
This Month’s Special Guest; Amin Bhatia
Fresh off teaching his SCGC MIDI Orchestration course, our own Amin Bhatia will share his extensive experience making orchestral music with MIDI. Amin’s childhood was full of music from many cultures and his gift of perfect pitch gave him a unique ability to learn from them. Instead of piano lessons he went with a Minimoog and a 4-track tape recorder. This led to multiple prizes in the Roland International Synthesizer Competition and projects with Steve Porcaro of Toto and with David Foster. (He even has a synth cameo on Michael Jackson’s Thriller.) His albums The Interstellar Suite and Virtuality showcase his love of orchestral and electronic combinations. He serves on the board for the Bob Moog Synthesizer Foundation as well as for the Screen Composers Guild of Canada.
Amin and co-writer Ari Posner have won numerous Canadian Screen Awards for their music scores on Anne with an E, Sullivan’s Crossing, and Flashpoint, as well as an Emmy Award Nomination for the Disney sci-fi anime series Get Ed. Amin’s orchestral commissions include the Agakhan Foundation, Dr Jane Goodall, and many IMAX films with director David Lickley.
While Amin enjoys his role as “Court Jester” at Toronto Ravel he truly loves this community and is honoured to give back any way he can.
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A GUEST STUDY LEADER, please contact John info@torontoravel.com.
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NEW ADVENTURES IN LISTENING – Film clips from “On The Waterfront” and “Ryan” are posted on the “Study Materials” page for download. With the sound removed, they can be scored as an exercise, and brough in to “Adventures in Listening” for feedback and analysis. Adventures in Listening is a unique opportunity to get unbiased and honest feedback on your ‘in-progress’ or experimental work from a community of your professional peers. Because it is anonymous, it is a risk-free environment. Whether you are an emerging composer or an experienced one, and whether your work is for concert or screen, I encourage you to take advantage of this invaluable resource.
http://youtu.be/PAsiZJYFeY