City Sonic

City Sonic

Featured Artists
Geddy Lee, Cancer Bats, Brian Borcherdt (Holy Fuck), Tyler Stewart (Barenaked Ladies), Justin Rutledge, Bazil Donovan (Blue Rodeo), Jason Collett, Care Failure (Die Mannequin), Danko Jones, Damian Abraham (Fucked Up), Sarah Slean, Lioness, Serena Ryder, D-Sisive, Divine Brown, Woodhands, Brendan Canning (Broken Social Scene), Sebastien Grainger (Death from Above 1979), Colin Munroe, Tony Dekker (Great Lake Swimmers), and Laura Barrett and Martin Tielli
Featured Directors
Bruce MacDonald, Geroge Vale, Rob Pilichowski, Anita Doron, Charles Officer, Peter Lynch and Robert Lang
Executive Producers
Janice Dawe Robert Lang Peter Raymont
Interactive Producers
David Oppenheim Cameron Mitchell

City Sonic is a documentary series about Toronto-based musicians and the places that influenced their music.^[1] The first five City Sonic films were previewed at Toronto's 2009 North by North East Music and Film Festival.^[2]

Films

City Sonic is a series of 20 short film films about places where music happens. Directed by Canadian filmmakers and produced by White Pine Pictures and Kensington Communications, each City Sonic film features one artist and one Toronto location that influenced them and their work.

• Cancer Bats at Adrift Clubhouse
• Care Failure (Die Mannequin) at 102.1 The Edge
• Barenaked Ladies at Ultrasound Showbar
• Brian Borcherdt (Holy Fuck) at Sneaky Dee's
• Danko Jones at Maple Leaf Gardens
• Jason Collett in Kensington Market
• Justin Rutledge and Bazil Donovan (Blue Rodeo) at The Cameron House
• Damian Abraham (Fucked Up) at Rotate This
• D-Sisive at Planet Mars
• Serena Ryder at the Dakota Tavern
• Geddy Lee (Rush) at Massey Hall
• Tony Dekker (Great Lake Swimmers) at Spadina Subway Station
• Laura Barrett with Martin Tielli at the Art Gallery of Ontario
• Woodhands at the Don Valley Brick Works
• Sarah Slean at The Rivoli
• Lioness at the Masonic Temple
• Divine Brown at The Rex Hotel
• Brendan Canning (Broken Social Scene) at the Drake Hotel
• Colin Munroe at the Revival Bar
• Sebastien Grainger (Death From Above 1979) at the El Mocambo

Directors

• Anita Doron
• Peter Lynch
• Robert Lang
• Bruce McDonald
• Charles Officer
• Rob Pilichowski
• George Vale

References

1. ^ http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2009/8/Watch-This-City-Sonic-Film-Series
2. ^ http://nxne.com/2009/06/16/city-sonic/

External links

• Official website
• City Sonic Blog
• City Sonic on Facebook
• City Sonic YouTube Channel
• City Sonic on MySpace
• City Sonic on Twitter