Ian Foster (born 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer and filmmaker, based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1981 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Origin | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Genres | Folk, Roots, Singer-Songwriter |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-Songwriter, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | IF Records |
| Website | ianfoster |
A multi-MusicNL and ECMA nominated artist,[1] Foster has toured his modern folk/roots songs internationally since 2007.[2]
Foster has produced albums for various artists including Kat McLevey ('Evergrown,' 2014) and Melanie O'Brien ('Shining in the Blue,' 2016).[3] 'Evergrown' subsequently won two MusicNL Awards and received an ECMA nomination,[4] and 'Shining in the Blue' was nominated for two MusicNL Awards in 2017.[5]
Foster's film, Keystone,[6] debuted at the 2015 Calgary International Film Festival, and was named one of their 'top 10 short films of the year.'[7]
He composed the soundtrack to the award-winning documentary Hand.Line.Cod by Justin Simms.[8]
Discography edit
| Title | Year |
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| Room in the City | 2008 |
| We Begin Here | 2009 |
| Found: Music From the Unmade Film | 2009 |
| The Evening Light | 2011 |
| The Great Wave | 2014 |
| Sleeper Years | 2017 |
| A Week in December | 2018 |
Filmography edit
Short films edit
References edit
- ^ "The Once, Steve Maloney, Janet Cull, Ian Foster lead MusicNL award nominees | CBC News".
- ^ "About |". ianfoster.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "Ian Foster's Sleeper Years – Newfoundland Herald".
- ^ "Fortunate Ones, The Once, Kat McLevey big winners at MusicNL awards".
- ^ "MUSICNL ANNOUNCES 2017 AWARD NOMINEES".
- ^ "Keystone". Keystone. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "CIFF Programmers select Top 10 Films of 2015 | Calgary International Film Festival". www.calgaryfilm.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "National Film Board of Canada". Archived from the original on 2018-12-21.
- ^ "closetothebone.net".
- ^ "keystonefilm.net".