Toronto, June 15, 2023 – The Screen Composers Guild of Canada (SCGC) and the Ontario Arts Foundation are delighted to announce that Ally Fiola and Sean Hayden are this year’s recipients of the Christopher Dedrick Award for Live Musicians in Media Soundtracks. This $1,200 award recognizes Ontario based composers and encourages the use of live musicians in the production of media music soundtracks.
About Ally Fiola
Ally Fiola is a Nova Scotian saxophonist and film composer. Film is the perfect setting for Ally’s passion of storytelling and music to come together. She excels at creating memorable melodies and understanding how to intertwine harmony with the emotion of the scene. Ally loves writing for a variety of instruments and ensembles, including experimenting with unique and non-traditional sounds. Recent credits include short films How The Cheetah Got its Stripes, Blue & White, Momifesto, and Sleeping with the Fishes.
“I’m absolutely thrilled to have this opportunity to hire musicians for a local animated short I’m scoring,” said Ally Fiola. “The film draws on East Coast culture, so having Atlantic Canadian musicians play on the score will round out the project and bring momentum to the music. Thank you SCGC!”
About Sean Hayden
Sean Hayden is a Toronto based composer who writes music for television, advertising, film, and modern media. Credits include composer for Gary & His Demons (2x Canadian Screen Awards award winner and Webby nominated), the theme music for Fear{less} with Tim Ferriss, scoring for Budweiser’s 2018 Superbowl campaign, and well over 100+ credits between advertising and television.
“I am sincerely grateful and deeply honoured to receive this award,” said Toronto based screen composer, Sean Hayden. “This prestigious accolade serves as a vital catalyst in preserving the vitality of our music by supporting live musicians. As a composer, it allows me to capture and preserve the enchanting beauty and profound soul they infuse into our projects.”
About the Award
The Christopher Dedrick Award was established in memory of Christopher Dedrick, an award-winning screen composer and past-president of the SCGC, to encourage and support the hiring and use of live musicians in the production of media music soundtracks. This annual cash prize of $1,200 is awarded to a SCGC member in good standing and is adjudicated by a Selection Committee comprised of SCGC peers. The selection process is administered by the SCGC on behalf of the Ontario Arts Foundation.
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For more information, please contact:
Tonya Dedrick, Executive Director
Screen Composers Guild of Canada
416-410-5076 | tkdedrick@screencomposers.ca
Bruce Bennett, Executive Director
Ontario Arts Foundation
416-969-7413 | bbennett@oafdn.ca
The Screen Composers Guild of Canada (SCGC) is a national association of professional music composers and music producers for film, television and media. Founded in 1980, the SCGC is certified under the Federal Status of the Artist Act to represent all English-speaking screen composers in Canada.
The guild works to maintain the high quality of Canadian screen music through professional development, mentoring and workshops. It facilitates networking via discussion forums and a variety of events, and partners with industry groups and festivals to increase member access and operate an extensive composer directory to connect creators with clients. The SCGC also advocates at the highest level by promoting and protecting the rights of members with producers, broadcasters, government agencies and lawmakers.
The Ontario Arts Foundation (OAF) is passionately committed to building long-term support for the arts in Ontario. In 2022-2023, the OAF paid out $4 million in endowment income and $450,000 in awards and grants.
More About Christopher Dedrick
Chris Dedrick was a music producer, arranger, and a classical and soundtrack composer. He worked with directors Guy Maddin and Don McKellar, winning a Genie Award for Maddin’s The Saddest Music in the World. In 1997 Dedrick won a Gemini Award for his work on the television series Road to Avonlea. Chris was nominated a total of 16 times for Gemini awards, winning a total of four, the others for Million Dollar Babies, Shipwreck on the Skeleton Coast and The Great Canadian Polar Bear Adventure. Read full biography here >>
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