Revolutionary concepts in physics are continuing to stimulate public curiosity in topics ranging from string theory to black holes. Don Garbutt's music, with lyrics that touch on these fertile and sometimes mysterious areas, will no doubt stimulate the public's fascination with such topics. Garbutt helps us step through strange and beautiful portals and get a glimpse of the awesome wonders of nature and of the very fabric of reality.
-- Dr. Cliff Pickover, author of Archimedes to Hawking
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SCIENCE MUSIC, THEORETICAL PHYSICS MUSIC, HARD SCI-HI-FI, PHYSICS MUSIC
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Don Garbutt is an award-winning music composer, producer and sound designer. He has worked in many capacities as musician and collaborator, from traditional Celtic music to theme park sound design. He has created music for television and film, and finds diverse gigs such as piano tutor for Dennis Quaid (Great Balls of Fire), studio design for Henry Butler (New Orlens Piano Professor) and MIDI guru for Procol Harum. He has been a consultant for Oscar Peterson, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Barenaked Ladies, Tragically Hip, IRCAM, PiTechnos Corporation, QED Media and is a founding member and Head of Electronic Music at the Harris Institute for the Arts, Toronto. He has produced numerous artists, and earned a Juno and a Gold Record in 2005.
SOME OF DON GARBUTT'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Film and Television Music Composer/Producer:
Straight Up (CBC TV Series)-composer and music producer
Producer, theme song for Irky Perky animated series
Great Balls of Fire (feature film)-piano tutor for Dennis Quaid
Friday Night with Ralph Benmurgui (TV Series)-keyboards with Look People
Rock and Roll Nightmare (feature film)-composer
Americas Top Model (TV series)-composer
Extra (TV Series)-composer
Metronome Canada-composer for Laser installation, CNE 1999
Zombie Nightmare (feature film)-composer
TSN-composer for Regatta and Canadian Tennis Championships
YTV-composer, with Lorraine Segato, for "Brothers in Arms"
-Polka-Dot Door composer
Panadol, Muscle Factory, Kromer Radio, Staples, Sportcheck-jingle production
The Journal-sound designer
Whos On Top (TV series) digital music editor
The Martin and Lewis Story-ProTools playback operation
CIUT-FM producer and host of radio interview with Lev Kofman, astrophysicist
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Technical Consultation, Record Production or System Design
-Leif Baker (Neo-folk), Henry Butler, David Bowie, Bowfire, Keisha Chante, Esthero, Mike Heffernan (Gordon Lightfood), Barenaked Ladies, Tragically Hip, Spirit of the Dance, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum, Hunter-Ronson, Oscar Peterson, The Barra MacNeils, The Payola$, Glass Tiger, Chalk Circle, The Spoons, Platinum Blonde, Clive Burr (Iron Maiden), RCA Records France, Bronze Records (UK), Martin Dellar (FM), Girlschool, Shabba Ranks, The Royal Jelly Orchestra, Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble, Michael Damian, Corky and the Juice Pigs, The PiTechnos Corporation, Direct Synthesis (PPG instruments), Terry Watkinson (Max Webster), Tom Cochrane, Glass Tiger, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Roundhouse Studios (UK), Berwick St. Studios (UK), KIVA Studios (Memphis), IRCAM (France), York University, Walter Zweifel (Switzerland), BMG Canada, Chris Styles, Shakari Nyte, 2Rude, Shawn Lane, Skyboat, The Foggy Duo
President, Azimuth 3D Sound
Psychoacoustic 3D imaging for sound design and music production
Projects include International Digital Media Awards, composer of 3-D music for VR installation and live performances, Ford Motors in-car sales audio, Capitol Records, Royal Jelly Orchestra, Pigeon Forge Dinosaur World, 3D sound design for interactive GIANT ROBOTIC DINOSAURS!
Teaching
Harris Institute for the Arts-Head of Electronic Music (1990-the present)
Trebas Institute-Head of Sound Synthesis / MIDI (1986-88)
York University-guest lecturer on Additive Synthesis and AI-aided resynthesis
Queens University-guest lecturer on AI-aided resynthesis
Alderwood Collegiate Institute-artist in residence, electronic composition
St. George's College-introductory course in Logic Pro
Original Music Composition:
Recent works:COSMOLOGY (album)
Style:PHYSICS MUSIC
Guests:Lev Kofman, astrophysicist and rapper
Theme:Current theoretical physics ideas set to music, specifically
cosmology, quantum mechanics and string theory.
All music composed, arranged, performed and produced by Don Garbutt, with additional voice phrase input and some lyrics on A Theory of Everything and Superpartners by Leif Baker
Recipient:
Juno Award, best new artist (producer), Gold Record (Keshia Chante), Grants from Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, ODSP, York University, FACTOR, winner of CFNY Great Ontario Talent Search, winner (twice) Q-107 Homegrown Contest
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Influences:
Stockhausen, Chris Montez, Gentle Giant, Martin Denny, Roger Penrose, George Martin, Fred Wolf, Wendy Carlos, Tomita, Luigi Nono, The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Harry Partch, Casey Sokol, Lisa Randall, Look People, John McGlaughlin, Bobby McFerrin, Wild Man Fischer and Captain Beefheart. Made with the MyTheme myspace editor
