Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

4

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

metal plates/ wood backing/ metal wire/ felt padding on back

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

19,1 cm

Largeur

14,0 cm

Hauteur

S/O

Épaisseur

2,8 cm

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Communications

Catégorie

Musique

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Chemelo

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Ville

Toronto

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Inconnu

Période

early 1970s

Canada

Part of a collection of electronic equipment for musical composition, performance and recording owned and used by Canadian Paul Hoffert, composer, musician, author, researcher, entrepreneur and arts administrator. American born, he came to Canada as a child and his career has encompassed many areas of the Canadian music business, including working as a jazz pianist, CBC music director and performer, educator, manufacturer of stereo equipment, music producer, and film composer. In the late 1960s he worked for a short time as a researcher in Hugh LeCaine's electronic music lab at NRC, where he wrote a computer program for music analysis and developed a solid-body electric violin. In 1968 Hoffert and rock drummer Skip Prokop, formed the very successful jazz-rock band Lighthouse (1969-1974, 1982, 1993-present), which earned one platinum record and four gold records and received three Juno awards between 1971 and 1973 In 1977 Hoffert received a Canadian Film Award (later known as a Genie) for best original musical score for the movie "Outrageous!". He also headed the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, the Guild of Canadian Film and Television Composers,and the Ontario Council for the Art. In 1995 he was inducted into the Canadian Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2009 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.

Fonction

An award given by a record company to one of its artists to congratulate them on a music industry award winning album.

Technique

The Hoffert collection consists of approximately 25 pieces of electronic equipment for musical composition, performance and recording. These range from iconic keyboard instruments of the 1970s, to a variety of digital devices from the 1980s, to computer software from the early 1990s. These were used either for stage performances, especially during his years in the jazz rock band Lighthouse, or for work in his home studio. The awards and clothing provide valuable contextual support for the electronic objects in the Hoffert Collection. While the archival materials produced by Mr. Hoffert, including notebooks, business files, scores and recordings have been donated to York University, the awards provide evidence of Mr. Hoffert's career achievements. The Gold Leaf Awards were the predecessors to the Junos, the Canadian music awards. The origins of the awards date back to 1970. In that year, Stan Klees and Walt Grealis, publishers of weekly trade publication RPM, organized the Gold Leaf Awards, held at the St. Lawrence Hall in Toronto. A year later, the name was changed to the JUNO Awards in honour of Pierre Juneau, then head of the CRTC and responsible for the implementation of the Canadian Content Regulations in 1971 (Ref. 3). Lighthouse's record company GRT records presented the band with its own award to congratulate the band on its Gold Leaf award winning album.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

adhesive label on back reads 'CHEMELCO/ toronto, ont.' with logo

Manque

appears complete

Fini

gold metal plates/ brown stained wood with green padding

Décoration

logo and lettering on one plate reads 'GRT/ RECORDS/ Thank You'/ lettering on second plate reads 'To Lighthouse/ In Appreciation Of An Outstanding/ Performance On The Gold Leaf Award/ Winning Album "One Fine Morning"'