Paul Hoffert – Performer / Composer
Paul Hoffert is a founding member of Lighthouse a rock band that sold millions of records, toured the world and earned three Juno Awards as Canada’s # 1 pop band (1971-1973). He was inducted into the Canadian Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, and is a multi-awarded composer and conductor of movie and television soundtracks. Paul is also an entrepreneur and CEO of Noank Media Inc., Fine Arts Professor at York University, Chair of the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, and Chair of the Guild of Canadian Film Composers. He is former Faculty Fellow at Harvard University Law School, President of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, Chair of the Ontario Arts Council, and a founder of the Canadian Independent Record Producers Association (CIRPA). He presents his recipes for thriving in the Information Age in his best-selling books: “The New Client”, “All Together Now”, and “The Bagel Effect”. He received the Pixel award in 2001 as the new media industry’s “Visionary of the Year” and was awarded the Order of Canada – Canada’s highest honor – in 2005 for his contributions to music and media.
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