# John Welsman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/John_Welsman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/John_Welsman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Welsman > Source revision: 1341447447 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Canadian composer (born 1955)}} {{Infobox person | name = John Welsman | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1955}} | birth_place = [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario) |alma_mater = [Royal Conservatory of Music](/source/Royal_Conservatory_of_Music) | occupation = Composer }} '''John Joseph Welsman''' (born 1955) is a Canadian [composer](/source/composer) known for his work in film and television.[https://newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner-may-20-2014-p-19/ "Kingston Paradise nominated for African Academy Award"]. ''Kingston Gleaner'', via Newspaper Archives, May 20, 2014 - Page 19 He has written [film and television score](/source/film_score)s for production companies in both Canada and the United States. Some of the films he has worked on are ''[The Peace Tree](/source/The_Peace_Tree)'', ''[A Winter Tale](/source/A_Winter_Tale)'', and ''[Nurse.Fighter.Boy](/source/Nurse.Fighter.Boy)'' and ''Lantern Hill''.Prouty. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=RxHbPxbBM1AC&pg=PP66 Variety TV REV 1991-92 17]''. Taylor & Francis; March 1994. {{ISBN|978-0-8240-3796-3}}. p. 66. He has been nominated for the [Gemini Award](/source/Gemini_Award) ten times, winning four times for his work on the television series ''[Road to Avonlea](/source/Road_to_Avonlea)'',''[https://books.google.com/books?id=jMw4AQAAIAAJ Words & Music]''. Vol. 9. Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada; 2002. p. 26.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2007/07/31/fans_still_follow_road_to_avonlea.html "Fans still follow Road to Avonlea"]. ''Toronto Star'', Philip Marchand, July 31, 2007 and once for the short film 'The Bellringer'. ==Early life and education== Welsman was born in Toronto. He is the grandson of [conductor](/source/conducting) [Frank Welsman](/source/Frank_Welsman) and the brother of jazz singer [Carol Welsman](/source/Carol_Welsman).[https://web.archive.org/web/20051215004755/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003665 "Frank Welsman"]. ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''[https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2015/11/02/conversation-carol-welsman "A Conversation with... Carol Welsman"]. ''FYI Music News'', Nov 02, 2015 by Bill King He studied piano and theory at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, and attended the University of Western Ontario in 1974 and 1975. He studied [music composition](/source/music_composition) with [Samuel Dolin](/source/Samuel_Dolin) and [Milan Kymlicka](/source/Milan_Kymlicka). ==Career== In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Welsman was a member of the folk and roots band Available Space with [Cherie Camp](/source/Cherie_Camp) and Jeff Kahnert."Singer Cherie Camp makes a pitch for the big time". ''[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)'', May 12, 1981. Welsman conducted and created arrangements for the string orchestra which recorded on [Loreena McKennitt](/source/Loreena_McKennitt)'s 1994 album ''[The Mask and Mirror](/source/The_Mask_and_Mirror)''.[http://www.musikreviews.de/reviews/2017/Loreena-McKennitt/The-Mask-And-Mirror-1994--Limitierte-180g-Vinyl-Edition/ Loreena McKennitt: The Mask And Mirror (1994) – Limitierte 180g-Vinyl-Edition (Review)"]. Thoralf Koß, ''MusicReviews.de''. Also in the 1990s Welsman composed and arranged extensively for the television series ''[Road to Avonlea](/source/Road_to_Avonlea)''. Welsman has also composed music for several other television series including ''[Franklin and Friends](/source/Franklin_and_Friends)'', ''[My Pet Monster](/source/My_Pet_Monster)'' (as well as the live action direct to video special of the same name), ''Physic Investigators'', ''[The War of the Worlds](/source/The_War_of_the_Worlds)'', ''[Freaky Stories](/source/Freaky_Stories)'', ''CBC's Magic Hour'', ''[The Mighty Jungle](/source/The_Mighty_Jungle_(Canadian_TV_series))'', ''[By Way of the Stars](/source/By_Way_of_the_Stars)'' and the 1980s ''[Twilight Zone](/source/The_Twilight_Zone_(1985_TV_series))'' series. Welsman's song "Oh Love", co-written with Camp for the film ''[Nurse.Fighter.Boy](/source/Nurse.Fighter.Boy)'', was named [Best Original Song](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Original_Song) at the [30th Genie Awards](/source/30th_Genie_Awards).[https://variety.com/2010/biz/news/polytechnique-nabs-nine-genies-1118017635/ "‘Polytechnique’ nabs nine Genies"]. ''Variety'', April 12, 2010, By Jennie Punter That year he also provided the score for the teenage adventure film ''[Modra](/source/Modra_(film))''.[https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/modra-1117943678/ "Modra"]. ''Variety'', Alissa Simon, September 22, 2010 Welsman co-wrote a song, "Morning Light", for the Toronto band Men in Suits, who perform to raise money for charity.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/bay-street-rockers-are-takin-care-of-business-and-charities-too/article18827016/ "Bay Street rockers are takin’ care of business – and charities, too"]. ''The Globe and Mail'', by Paul Waldie May 23, 2014 In 2015 Welsman was named president of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada.[https://playbackonline.ca/2015/10/28/john-welsman-named-scgc-president/ "John Welsman named SCGC president"]. ''Playback'', By Jordan Pinto, October 28, 2015 Welsman wrote the score for the film ''Kingston Paradise'', which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival, the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival,[http://wow.guardian.co.tt/entertainment/2013-09-29/exploring-kingston-paradise "Exploring the Kingston Paradise"]. ''Trinidad and Tobago Guardian'', September 30, 2013 and the Caribbean Tales Film Festival in 2015.[https://newspaperarchive.com/kingston-gleaner-jul-02-2015-p-27/ "UK Premiere for 'Kingston Paradise' Tomorrow"]. ''Kingston Gleaner'', via Newspaper Archives, July 02, 2015 - Page 27 ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|0920614}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Welsman, John}} Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian television composers Category:Canadian male television composers Category:Canadian film score composers Category:Canadian male film score composers Category:Best Original Song Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Category:Musicians from Toronto Category:Canadian male songwriters Category:20th-century Canadian composers Category:20th-century Canadian male composers Category:20th-century Canadian songwriters Category:21st-century Canadian composers Category:21st-century Canadian male composers Category:21st-century Canadian songwriters --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [John Welsman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Welsman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Welsman?action=history)). 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