General Information

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Part Number

2

Total Parts

3

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Patents

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General Description

paper

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

37.3 cm

Width

11.5 cm

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Thickness

1.0 cm

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Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Music

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Manufacturer

AKA

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City

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Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

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Period

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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.

Function

An Anik award given for the musical score of a television show.

Technical

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 Gemini Awards are Canadian awards recognizing achievement in English-language television production. In 1986, the original ACTRA Awards were absorbed into the Academy of Canadian Cinema, the home of the Genie Awards, which then changed its named to the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. The Gemini Awards celebrate the achievements of television members of the Academy, and awards are currently given out in 87 categories. The Gemini Awards also include several special awards given out for various reasons, such as lifetime achievement (Refs. 4-5)..

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Details

Markings

gold, silver and black lettering reads 'GEMINI/ AWARDS/ Paul Hoffert/ Has been nominated by the members of the/ Academy for/a été mis(e) en nomonation par les/ membres de l'Acadèmie pour/ Hoover vs. the Kennedys:/ The Second Civil War/ The program/Emission/ Best music Composition/ for a Program/ Dramatic Underscore/ The Category/Catégorie/ [illegible signature]/ Chairman/Président/ 1988/ Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television/ Académie canadienne dun cinéma et de la télévision'

Missing

Complete

Finish

White paper

Decoration

gold and silver silhouettes of human face/ silver Canadian flag