Lil has 20 years experience in the post-production and music industry
and is co-owner and primary designer/operations manager for The
Sonic Temple Recording Studio. Lil served as sound designer/editor
for Salter Street Films Ltd. for 7 years and worked on Trudeau, The
Miniseries; Trailer Park Boys; This Hour Has 22 Minutes; Made in
Canada and countless other programs.
While living in Toronto Lil gained 3 years of experience at The Audio
Truck, a mobile live recording studio, while he worked full-time as an
Audio Technician at Westbury Show Systems. Upon his move back
to the East Coast in 1998 he started to lay down the foundation for a
recording studio in Downtown Halifax along with his brother Louis
Thomas & David Hillier. The Sonic Temple is an award winning studio
that has been open since 2002 and has enjoyed great success with
artists such as Matt Mays, Joel Plaskett, Nathan Wiley, K-OS, Brian
Adams, Hey Rosetta, The Contact, and countless other local and national artists.
Lil graduated with Honours in Audio Engineering and Production Techniques from Trebas Institute. He now
enjoys lending his knowledge and experience to teaching while still getting an opportunity to engineer and
produce projects occasionally at The Sonic Temple.
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Jerry MacAlpine has been a Department Head at the Centre for Arts and
Technology for over three years. His extensive design, teaching, management
and marketing background includes working as a Creative Director,
Digital Graphic Design Instructor, private college Principal, General and
Marketing Manager and 16 years as an Air Force officer. Jerry also has an
entrepreneurial side, having owned web design and software development
companies in both Ontario and Nova Scotia, and continues to freelance his
design services.
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Daniel brings over 10 years experience in the fi lm and
television industry to the Centre for Arts and Technology.
He draws on his experiences with EastLink Television,
where he worked as a Creative Specialist, Producer,
Director, Shooter, Graphic Designer, and most predominantly,
an Editor.
Choosing editing as a specialty was a way for Daniel
to focus his interest on one aspect of the industry. This
skill-set, combined with his knowledge of Final Cut Pro
gained him the opportunity to be invited to work as an
editor on Trailer Park Boys: The Series, where he further
refi ned his skills. Teaching has always been very fulfi lling for Daniel, who also continues to work in the industry,
as a director and editor.
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Breandan has been creating visual effects in the entertainment industry for
over 20 years. Along with instructing at the Centre for Arts and Technology,
he is also co-owner of Wingit Productions Inc., a company specializing in
visual effects. He has credits as a Producer, Production Manager, Digital Compositor
and 3D Animator. As a freelance artist he has worked for Walt Disney
Animation Canada, IMAX, Sony, Warner Brothers and even the FBI.
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Tony is a qualifi ed music teacher with a degree in Music from Dalhousie
University. He is a specialist in audio engineering, recording techniques and
performance practice with digital media. He owns his own multimedia fi rm
and works as a piano/organ/harpsichord tuner and technician.
Tony brings over 20 years experience to the Centre for Arts and Technology.
His diverse background also includes musical instrument design, repair and
building of keyboard instruments, and Internet/Web development.
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Suie's expertise lies in 2D Animation, Special Effects (FX) Animation, and Life Drawing. Her educational background includes a certificate in Costume Studies from Dalhousie University and an Animation Diploma from Sheridan College of Applied Arts & Technologies. Her teaching background involves instructing first year Classical Animation and Animation Design at the New Brunswick Community College (Miramichi campus), one year teaching the 2D component of the 2D/3D Animation Program at Mackenzie College, and teaching Classical Animation part time at the Nova Scotia Community College in Truro.
Professionally, Suie has worked on the Feature Film SpaceJam, creating FX Animation. She has also received the Great White Costumer's Guild Award for Innovate use of Materials, Theme and Design.
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Since graduating Film school, with honors, Kevin has worked on television
shows for networks such as CBC, Life Network, Mystery, Space and most
recently on Showcase series, The Trailer Park Boys. While working on these
shows, many commercials and music videos, he has also produced award
winning and internationally screened short fi lms. Kevin is the owner of Antisquare
Pictures, a fi lm production company dedicated to effi ciently creating
high-end entertainment.
Along with fi lmmaking, Kevin is also a commercial photographer. He works
as a free-lance photographer specializing in advertising, fi lm production stills
and creative portraiture.
Stay tuned for Kevin’s new photography site, www.kevinAfraser.com For more information on Antisquare Pictures, please visit www.ANTISQUAREPICTURES.
com
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Lil Thomas