General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

two metal plates mounted on wood backing/ metal wire

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

23.1 cm

Width

18.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

2.2 cm

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Music

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

circa 1980

Canada

Part of a collection of electronic equipment for musical composition, performance and recording owned and used by Canadian Paul Hoffert, composer, musician, author, researcher, entrepreneur and arts administrator. American born, he came to Canada as a child and his career has encompassed many areas of the Canadian music business, including working as a jazz pianist, CBC music director and performer, educator, manufacturer of stereo equipment, music producer, and film composer. In the late 1960s he worked for a short time as a researcher in Hugh LeCaine's electronic music lab at NRC, where he wrote a computer program for music analysis and developed a solid-body electric violin. In 1968 Hoffert and rock drummer Skip Prokop, formed the very successful jazz-rock band Lighthouse (1969-1974, 1982, 1993-present), which earned one platinum record and four gold records and received three Juno awards between 1971 and 1973 In 1977 Hoffert received a Canadian Film Award (later known as a Genie) for best original musical score for the movie "Outrageous!". He also headed the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, the Guild of Canadian Film and Television Composers,and the Ontario Council for the Art. In 1995 he was inducted into the Canadian Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2009 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.

Function

An award given by PRO Canada [Performing Rights Organization of Canada Limited]

Technical

The Hoffert collection consists of approximately 25 pieces of electronic equipment for musical composition, performance and recording. These range from iconic keyboard instruments of the 1970s, to a variety of digital devices from the 1980s, to computer software from the early 1990s. These were used either for stage performances, especially during his years in the jazz rock band Lighthouse, or for work in his home studio. The awards and clothing provide valuable contextual support for the electronic objects in the Hoffert Collection. While the archival materials produced by Mr. Hoffert, including notebooks, business files, scores and recordings have been donated to York University, the awards provide evidence of Mr. Hoffert's career achievements. PRO Canada/SDE Canada (Performing Rights Organization of Canada Limited) was Canada's second collective administering rights of public performance of musical works (formerly BMI Canada Ltd.) and was succeeded in 1990 by SOCAN [Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada]. PRO Canada awards and scholarships were granted in five categories: annual student composers' awards, annual songwriters' awards, 'special' awards, awards to orchestras, an annual copyright award, and others including awards for jazz composers, country songs, French songs, and pop music [Ref. 3, 4].

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

no manufacturer's markings

Missing

appears complete

Finish

brushed metal plates/ brown stained wood with black painted sides and back

Decoration

lettering on one plate reads 'PRO/ CANADA'/ lettering on second plate reads 'P.R.O. CANADA AWARD/ presented to/ PAUL HOFFERT/ for outstanding success/ IN THE FIELD OF FILM MUSIC/ October 1, 1980'