{{Short description|Canadian drummer and songwriter}} '''Creighton Doane''' is a Canadian drummer and songwriter, best known as a longtime member of the rock band Harem Scarem.
The son of music educator J. Chalmers Doane and the brother of singer-songwriter Melanie Doane,<ref>Terri Mingo, "With Love, from Melanie: Special evening launches campaign to bring mobile breast screening to northern Nova Scotia". ''Truro Daily News'', May 4, 2002.</ref> his first significant musical project was as the drummer in The October Game, a local Halifax band fronted by Sarah McLachlan.<ref name=havenot>Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, ''Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995''. ECW Press. {{ISBN|978-1-55022-992-9}}. p. 464.</ref> In 1989, he had a role in a theatrical production of Michael Hollingsworth and Deanne Taylor's rock opera adaptation of ''Rigoletto'' for Theatre Passe Muraille.<ref>Vit Wagner, "Theatre Passe Muraille opens new stage season Tuesday with rock 'n' roll version of Verdi's classic opera Rigoletto's Big Risk"]. ''Toronto Star'', September 15, 1989.</ref>
In the early 1990s, he was the drummer in country singer-songwriter Terry Kelly's band.<ref>Paul Kennedy, "New tape could be Kelly's ticket". ''Halifax Daily News'', October 25, 1992.</ref> He was also a credited songwriting collaborator on many of Kelly's songs, most notably "In My Father's House", which won the East Coast Music Award for Song of the Year,<ref>Sandy MacDonald, "Music to win by. . .; Terry Kelly, Rawlins Cross sweep East Coast Music Awards". ''Halifax Daily News'', February 15, 1993.</ref> and was nominated for the Canadian Country Music Award for Song of the Year,<ref>"Complete list of Country Music Awards nominees". ''Edmonton Journal'', August 12, 1993.</ref> in 1993.
In the mid-1990s, he was a frequent collaborator with his sister Melanie, both in songwriting and as the drummer in her touring band.<ref>Cam Fuller, "Doane oozes superstar quality". ''Saskatoon Star-Phoenix'', March 22, 1999.</ref> He also independently released a solo album, ''Gladly the Cross-Eyed Bear'', in 1998. He subsequently joined Harem Scarem, appearing for the first time on the band's 2001 album ''Ultra Feel''.
He released his second solo album, ''Learning More and More About Less and Less'', in 2005.<ref>"Reviews". ''Sherbrooke Record'', April 15, 2005.</ref>
In recent years he has written music for film and television, including songs for ''The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie'' and Melanie's children's television series ''Ukulele U''. Along with Bob Ezrin, the Doanes received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Song in Television for "Use Your Outside Voice" at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.<ref>John R. Kennedy, [https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/ian-lefeuvre-up-for-2-canadian-screen-awards-1.19283764 "Ian LeFeuvre Up For 2 Canadian Screen Awards"]. iHeartRadio Canada, February 22, 2023.</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|1065103}}
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