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Richard Fortin - Highlights:
- Producer/composer/arranger/performer for Juno award nominee album "Camino Latino" {Liona Boyd} in best instrumental album of the year category. The album features legendary guitarist Al diMeola and Steve Morse of Deep Purple {2003}
- Gemini Award nominee for Best Original Music for a Drama - "A Letter to Harvey Milk", 1996
- Gold album recipient from Universal (Christmas Dreams)
- Gold album recipient from Sony Music (Persona)
- Three time Gold Award Winner from Houston Film Festival
- Columbus International Film Festival Award for music of the film "The Missing Piece" 2002
- Producer for Patricia O’Callaghan’s album "Real Emotional Girl", EMI
- Composer and performer on Liona Boyd’s "Persona" album with Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Yo-yo Ma
- Composer of the musical Madame Mere www.madamemere.com. The music was praised by Donna Caroll {Evita} and was performed on stage at the Vienna Opera House, 2007
- Composer for Alliance Atlantis
- Original music published in Guitar Player Magazine and Finger Style Magazine (Los Angeles)
- Music arrangements for Julian Lennon for producer, Bob Ezrin (The Wall)
- Composer for European Tenor, Camillo del Antonio
- Music Composer for Academy Award Winner Director, Brigitte Berman
- Producer for Elaine Overholt who was vocal trainer for Richard Gere and Renée Zellweger in Chicago.
- Original music for poems narrated by Leslie Nielsen. Produced by Elisa Amsterdam.
- Original music published in 4 books by Hal Leonard and Alfred Music, USA/Canada.
- Producer/composer for City Gypsy (pop-latin) www.myspace.com/karencitygypsy
- Producer-arranger for Toronto Idol winner Meagan Lowes, 2007.
- Symphonic orchestrations for Juno award recording artist Robert Michaels.
Original Music for Film and Television:
- "On The Run" music theme,Discovery channel and worldwide broadcast, 2006
- "Manhunt" TV series directed by Dennis Murphy, 2003
- "A day of mourning" short film directed by Todd Schroeder
- "Creepie Canada" CTV-Discovery.2 episodes, 2004
- "Heroine de l'ombre" directed by Aurelie Resch.CBC-SRC,2005
- "Nowhere To Hide", film directed by Todd Schroeder
- "Ito's dream", film trailer,2005
- "The Missing Piece", film directed by Todd Schroeder, Fallingstar Film Productions, 1998 (Columbus International Film Festival Award 2001)
- "Concerto of the Andes" performed by Costa Rica Symphony. Broadcast periodically on BRAVO since 1991; directed by Gemini Award winner, Jim Hanley
- "Scandal: Then and Now" mini series: Broadcast on A&E and History Channel, 1999-2001; Associated Producers
- "Life and Times" CBC, 1999
- "A Question of Honour", five special presentations on GLOBAL, directed by Dennis Murphy, 2002 (Gemini Nominee)
- "Giller Prize" CBC, Associated Producers (October 2000)
- "Canada’s Brain Drain", featuring Dan Ackroyd, Global Network, 1999; directed by Dennis Murphy
- "Moving on" TV series on CBC and TVO directed by Doug Caldwell,2000-2008
- "The Strange Case of Bunny Weequod", CBC special presentation, October 1999; directed by Steve Van Denzen
- "Blind Eye" (Feature film trailer), Roadhouse/Balmoral Prod. (November 2000)
- "Spoken Art" mini series on BRAVO since 1992 (40 shows)
- "Notes from Mother", film directed by Peter St-Laurent; Showcase Channel, Italy Film Festival, 2000
- "The Red Clog", short film directed by Sylvia Jaunzarins; Centerra Productions, 2000
- "Secret of Springhill", film directed by D. Lavergne, 1994
- Music from "Fantasma" (Marquis Records) used occasionally on CBC Gemini award-winning series, "Black Harbour" 1997-1999. All the music on the album, "Fantasma" composed by Richard Fortin
- "A Price to Pay" (war story) film produced by Eliza Haddad, 2000
- "Guelph Forum", Stornoway Productions (July 2000)
- Guitar arrangements for Disney’s movie, "A Kid in King Arthur’s Court," soundtrack, June 1995
- "City Pulse Tonight" news theme on City TV 1994-2002, Moses Znaimer, Producer
- "Au Quotidien", CBC Radio theme, 1996-1998
- "Wings of a Butterfly", short film directed by Simcha Jacobovici, October 1999
- Television theme in Malaysia (Socan breakdown, May 15, 1999)
- "Intuition", Bank of Montreal television advertising
- Arrangements for TVO mini series, "Coup Classique", "Panorama" and "Declic"
- CRTC proposal for Stornoway Communications (August 2000)
- "The Haunting", short film directed by Tara Ward Claddagh Prod. (December 2000)
- "Through Thick and Thin", CBC, directed by Leslie Coté, Atmos Film, (February 2001)
- "Télé-Litté", series directed by Yuval Daniel, Médiatique Prod. 2002 (TFO)
- "Does your vote count?", Stornoway Prod.2003
Miscellaneous:
- Regular airplay on radio stations across Canada
- Guitarist on Liona Boyd’s Persona album with Michael Kamen (Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves), David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Eric Clapton and Yo-Yo Ma. Recorded in England
- Original symphonic work ("concerto of the Andes"), commissioned by Liona Boyd, premiered with Costs Rica Symphony. "Concerto of the Andes" was the focus of a special television program produced by Sleeping Giant Productions, and broadcast across Canada. This work has been performed in the U.S.A. (Arkansas, Virginia, San Francisco Chicago) and South America.
- Guitarist/arranger/composer (9 pieces) Liona Boyd’s album, "Dancing on the Edge" produced by Diane Louie. Original material also recorded on 3 other albums, "Encore", "Persona", and "Christmas Dreams".
- Guitarist on Liona Boyd’s Persona tour. Venues included the Easter Seal Telethon, Roy Thompson Hall, and other Canadian concert halls. The tour was planned and supervised by Bruce Allen (Manager for Bryan Adams)
- Guitar demonstrator for different guitar companies
Composer/Arranger/Guitarist
- Producer/Arranger/Guitarist for Lolita McKay’s recordings "For All Humanity", "Clear With My Intentions, "Just Like You", "Whispered My Name", "Turn Back the Hands of Time"
- Studio work with Zamfir ("Christmas Dreams"), Frank Mills ("Kitty on the Keys"), and Alex Lifeson ("Hands of Man")
- Conductor/accoustic guitar and string arrangements on the G.N.P. album, "Safety Zone" with producer, Steve Negus (Saga)
- Conductor/string arrangements for John Cody’s album, "Darkness Visible", Duke Street Records
- Composer/producer for the musical "The Garden"
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