John Tucker
Instructor in School of Digital Media and Music
Credentials:BFA (UVic)
Room P313
Direct: 250.505.1327
Tel: 250.352.6601 Ext. 1327
Bio
John Tucker is a music composer/producer whose professional activities include scoring and production for television series and commercials, CD production and mastering, songwriting, and composition for the art/dance/theatre community. He has worked with a diverse range of artists that includes John Alcorn, the B-52’s, Kevin Breit, Terry Brown, Malcolm Burn, Jim Carroll, Holly Cole, Gordie “Grady” Johnson, Molly Johnson, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Landsberg, Daniel Lanois, Geddy Lee, Coco Love, Don MacDonald. Tony “Wild T” Springer and Aspen Switzer. John’s series scoring work has appeared on CBS, ABC, FOX, PBS, HBO, CBC, YTV and Teletoon and includes three Gemini Award-winning animated series “Stickin’ Around,” “Sam and Max” and the Emmy-nominated “Angela Anaconda.” Prior to relocating to Nelson in 2001, John founded and partnered music and sound-design company KEEN Music in Toronto, creating hundreds of soundtracks for such radio and television advertisers as Ford, Toyota, Kellogg’s, Labatt, Rebok, Tim Horton, IKEA and VISA. He continues to generate music for KEEN and other clients from his home studio. John has a BFA from the University of Victoria. He was awarded a Golden Sheaf Award, for his score to the film “Inside Out” and has received Canada Council Grants for audio production. His commissions for Toronto dance choreographer Bengt Jorgen and Nelson’s Hiromoto Ida have been performed across North America.
John teaches: Computer Applications to Music and Advanced MIDI.