Biography
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AGENT: BOB WILSON
Telephone: 1-819-685-9871
Mobile: 1-416-886-6894
Email: bob@thewilsonagency.ca
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"He's Canada's Tom Waits" - Ron Sexsmith
"Amazing virtuoso work on the keyboards" - Montreal Gazette
"From a legal point of view, this congenial improvising pianist, theatre musician and former Blue Rodeo member may be Canada's most offensive songwriter". - The Globe and Mail
Toronto troubadour Bob Wiseman accompanies home-made art films with cute, funny or dramatic songs played on guitar, accordion and casio. An innovative and avant guard artist and activist, he bravely explores art with the deepest creative and political intent, and has been involved in seminal creative Canadian endeavors. His life and times include collaborations with Kids In The Hall, original member of Blue Rodeo and The Hidden Cameras, producing Ron Sexsmith, guesting live with Wilco and The Wallflowers, board membership in The Tranzac, The Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS), The Blocks Recording Co-op and presenting workshops and artist talks round the world or in Toronto at The Liason of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT).
Scoring Credits
SPLICE starring Adrian Brody (2 songs)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 4 shorts by Bruce McCulloch
HEARTMISSION for Comedy Central
DRAWING FROM LIFE (National Film Board)
AMERICAN WHISKEY BAR by Bruce MacDonald
THE PICKLES SHANE by Levi MacDougall
SOUS L'OEIL DU TEMPS by Madi Pillar
TRAVELS W/MY BROTHER by Christine Alexiou & June Chua
Twin Trek by June Chua
True Love by Adam and Dave
Toraanisqatsi by Leif Harmsen
Twitch City 26 episodes for CBC
Loving Spoonfuls 5 seasons for WTN
Pet Project 5 seasons for Animal Planet
Wildside 3 seasons for Nickelodeon
Brother 12 one episode for History Channel
Spiritual Literacy one season for Vision TV
Material World one season for CBC
Public Domain by Kris Lefcoe
PSA Diabetes Association of Canada
Bob also plays on these records:
Barenaked Ladies “Gordon”
Ron Sexsmith “Grand Opera Lane”
Final Fantasy “He Poos Clouds”
The Hidden Cameras “The Smell of Our Own”
John Oswald “Plunderphonics”
The Bruce McCulloch “Shame Based Man”
By Divine Right “All Hail Dischordia”
Blue Rodeo: “Outskirts” “Diamond Mine” “Casino” & “Lost Together”
Bob Snider “Stealin Home” “You” & “A Maze in Greys”
Mendelson Joe “Women”
Kyp Harness: “Houdini in Reverse” “ God’s Footstool” “All Her Love” & “Nowhere Fast”
Royal City “Little Hearts Ease”
Carmaig de Forest “el Camino Real”
San Francisco Song-cycle “Vol. 1”
Theatre Credits
ACTIONABLE directed by Dame Julia Nesbelch
COWBOYS & INDIANS directed by Anand Rajaram
THE RAT KING directed by Maggie MacDonald
HYS UNAUTHORIZED LYFE directed by Anand Rajaram
3 PENNY EPIC CABARET directed by Adam Nashman
PETER COTTONTAIL directed by Mrs. Smith
Boards and Awards
Board member of the Tranzac 2009
Board Member Toronto Animated Image Society since 2008
Board member of Blocks Recording Co-op since 2007
Former board member Hamilton Arts League 1996
CBC Radio 3 lifetime achievement award 2008
National Film Board award 2008
Toronto Arts Council award 2007
Now Magazine best keyboard player 1993, 1995
Q107 radio award for best keyboards 1994
Juno award Best group (Blue Rodeo) 1988, 1989, 1991