EVELYNE DATL | KEYBOARDS, COMPOSER, MUSIC EDITOR, ARRANGER, PRODUCER | 416.656.5578 [email protected] www.evelynedatl.com EDUCATION _____________________________________________________________________________________________ • Royal Conservatory of Music, A.R.C.T. in Classical Music Performance • University of Toronto, electronic music studies, Faculty of music • Improvisation studies with Freddie Stone • East Indian Music studies • Tai Chi (Instructor) INSTRUMENTS _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Piano, MIDI programing, Guitar, Harmonica, Percussion, Synthesizer, Organ, Accordion PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS ______________________________________________________________________________________________ • Keyboardist for various artists. Includes touring, recording and concerts at The Sony Centre, St Lawrence Centre, Roy Thompson Hall, Ontario Place Forum, Rogers Centre, Lincoln Centre NYC. These artists include: • SHIRLEY EIKHARD - Grammy Award Winner “Let’s Give them Something to Talk About” 2 time JUNO Award winner • THE PARACHUTE CLUB - 2 time Juno Award Winner • ALANNAH MYLES - Grammy and 3 time JUNO Award Winner • LILLIAN ALLEN - 2 time JUNO Award winner • COREY HART - JUNO Award Winner • ERIC NAGLER - Elephant Show 4 time Juno Nominee • THE FLYING BULGAR KLEZMER BAND JUNO Nominee • HOLLY COLE - Juno Award Winner • AMY SKY - 3 time JUNO nominee • JANI LAUZON - Juno Nominee • LORETTO REID 2 time Juno Nominee • MARY MARGARET O'HARA • RITA CHIARELLI Juno Award Winner • MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS Juno Award Winner • HEMISPHERES NEW MUSIC ORCHESTRA (16 piece improvisational Orchestra) • FREDDIE STONE FREE UNION COLLECTIV • JULLY BLACK AT “CAVALCADE OF LIGHTS” • SARAH SLEAN • EMM GRYNER • JULIE MICHELS • MARIE-LYNNE HAMMOND • BRIAN HUGHES • KENNY ARNONOFF (DRUMMER Bruce Springsteen) • ELLEN MCILLWAINE • MOLLY JOHNSON • DIVINE BROWN • LARRY KLIEN (Joni Mitchell) • DAISY DEBOLT • KURT SWINGHAMMER • SALOME BEY • JANE BUNNETT • JACKIE RICHARDSON • CRAIG RUSSELL RECORDING ____________________________________________________________________________________ Recorded in studios on a regular basis for albums of various recording artists including: • SHIRLEY EIKHARD • LORRAINE SEGATO • MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS (2011 Echo Beach e-release) • FLYING BULGAR KLEZMER BAND • CHAD MITCHELL • JANI LAUZON • KELITA (country artist) • SOLITUDES CD SOMERSET ENT • RITA CHIARELLI • DAISY DEBOLT • ERIC NAGLER • KATHERINE WHEATLEY • CHILDREN OF LIR - CELTIC ALBUM FEATURING LORETTO REID • Recorded and Produced Self-titled CD 2000 TELEVISION AND FILM SCORES ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ • SAVING RABBIT C.B.C DOC POV • THE F-WORD: Who Wants To Be a Feminist C.B.C. DOC ZONE • WILDERNESS – Screened at Short Film Corner Cannes Festival • TRIGGER – Screened at Short Film Corner - Cannes Festival • PIGEON starring Wendy Crewson Toronto International Film Festival • THE ADVENTURES OF DUDLEY THE DRAGON YTV (Gemini award winner) • CRIMES OF PASSION Mini-series, W Network • ELEVENTH HOUR TV Series library music • LIFE AND TIMES: THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS CBC DOCUMENTARY • CRACKING THE CODE 8 pt. Science Documentary Series • CONGRATULATIONS DAISY GRAHAM - TIFF Short Film • RUN ROBOT RUN - Feature length romantic comedy • CRIMES OF PASSION - Six-part Miniseries W NETWORK • WHAT’S FOR DINNER W NETWORK • BONNIE STERN COOKS W NETWORK • PRE-NUP CHALLENGE VISION TV • INSIDE NOAH’S ARK-TALES OF THE DESERT DISCOVERY CHANNEL • GROUNDLING MARSH YTV • LIVING IN THE LIGHT WITH SHAKTI GAWAIN Vision TV • TAKE MY RING - Dir. David Ostry (short film) • CHILD WITNESS CENTRE - Educational video • A WING AND A PRAYER - Dir. Daniel O'Conner (romantic Comedy) • SHOW ME starring Katherine Isabelle, Kett Turton, Michelle Nolden, Dir. Cassandra Nicolaou. (feature film) Premiered at VIFF • C.A.P.E. Anti-pesticide corporate Video • SSHHH short dramatic film dir: Scott Smith TIFF • CHILDREN OF THE SHADOWS dir: Marc Cukier • GROWING LIKE A WEED documentary dir: Veronique Lehouck • MARKETS INITIATIVE - Corporate video • ON A MOVING PATH documentary • FOLEO Music for PALM Handheld Product • THE HISTORY OF HOOCH short dir. David Ostry • THE FAMINE WITHIN documentary dir: Katherine Gilday • SISTERS IN STRUGGLE NFB • IN SUPPORT OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT" Documentary • AS TIME PASSES w/ Robert Bick Dir: Pasia Schonberg MUSIC EDITOR –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– • MY HOUSE MY LIFE – TVOKIDS 10 episodes SONGWRITING/COMPOSITION ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ • “BROOKLYN DAYS” Instrumental composition AWARDED Finalist OF U.S.A Songwriting Competition 2015 • THE BIG COMFY COUCH TV SHOW Composed 6 songs - YTV, TREEHOUSE (Nominated for Daytime Emmy) • DUDLEY THE DRAGON TV SHOW 19 songs Breakthrough Ent. • GROUNDLING MARSH TV SHOW 10 songs PBS, Disney • WHAT’S FOR DINNER TV SHOW W NETWORK • COMING HOME w/ October Browne • HOLIDAY ROMANCE w/ October Browne • ICE LAKE for Lever Harp - WINNER 1 prize at Lyon & Healy International Pop & Jazz Lever Harp Competition • LADY OF THE STREETS w/ October Browne • Composed 10 instrumentals for Evelyne Datl CD (“Brooklyn Days” winner USA Songwriting competition) RADIO AND TELEVISION APPEARANCES ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ • REAL REZ BLUES 2006 Live performance with Aboriginal artist Jani Lauzon • ERIC'S WORLD TV SERIES 1990-94 Live performances in studio and on set for 24 episodes • GEMINI AWARDS 1993 Performed in live band for Televised Performance • THE BIGGEST LITTLE TICKET - 1993 Recorded music for live TV special • CAR 54 WHERE ARE YOU Appeared and performed in Feature Film PRODUCING CREDITS • SHIRLEY EIKHARD CD “If I had My Way” - Co- Producer • Awarded BEST PRODUCER - CIUT FM PORCUPINE AWARDS 1996 for October Browne’s CD entitled "October Browne" • “How to Produce a Record” presentation at The Harris Institute • OCTOBER BROWNE CD - Producer • OCTOBER BROWNE CD – “QUETZAL" - Producer • OCTOBER BROWNE CD “ONE STAR AWAKE" -Producer • OCTOBER BROWNE Instrumental CD "SALMAGUNDI" - Producer • Produced self titled CD entitled "EVELYNE DATL" • SHARLENE WALLACE CD "Journey of Shadows" - Producer • SHARLENE WALLACE CD entitled "The Rhyme and the River” - Producer • Canadian Winter compilation CD entitled "STUCK ON A COLD STEEL POLE" distributed by MCA 1995 (Produced and Co-wrote with October Browne "Lady of The Streets") MUSICAL DIRECTOR __________________________________________________________________________________________________ • 39TH ANNUAL DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARDS – MUSICAL DIRECTOR /KEYBOARDS • CITY OF TORONTO’S “CAVALCADE OF LIGHTS” - MUSICAL DIRECTOR / KEYBOARDS NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE FEATURING JULLY BLACK, MURRAY MCLAUGHLIN, SARAH SLEAN • FUNNY GIRLS AND DYNAMIC DIVAS (YEARLY FUNDRAISER FOR SISTERING WOMEN’S SHELTER) MUSICAL DIRECTOR /KEYBOARDS FOR 12 YEARS • FIVE – MINUTE FEMINIST CABARET NIGHTWOOD THEATRE - MUSICAL DIRECTOR / KEYBOARDS COMMISSIONS __________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Commissioned to compose music for NIGHTINGALE MUSIC LIBRARY /AGM • Commissioned to compose "The Flower that Waved” for Harp • Commissioned to compose "ICE LAKE" for Harp (Winning 1st place at Lyon & Healy International Jazz & Pop Harpfest, 1995.) • Commissioned to compose "THE RHYME & THE RIVER" 1996 OTHER __________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Faculty Humber College Music Composition for Film and TV • Jury Member SOCAN FOUNDATION AWARDS • Advisory Board for WOMEN IN MUSIC CANADA • Advisory Board for HUMBER COLLEGE B.A. MUSIC PROGRAM • Jury Member F.A.C.T.O.R. popular music awards • Jury member Best Soundtrack - GEMINI AWARDS/Canadian Screen Awards • Awarded ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL grant for composition • Awarded ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL grant for composition • BEST PRODUCER award for "October Browne" - CIUT Porqupine awards • Jury member best soundtrack for HOT DOCS Documentary Festival • Jury member ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL Arts and Education awards • Awarded ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL grant for recording own compositions • Jury member for Ottawa's 'REEL AWARDS' • Jury member for the TORONTO ARTS AWARDS • Awarded TORONTO ARTS COUNCIL grant for compostiton ASSOCIATIONS _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SCREEN COMPOSERS GUILD OF CANADA AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS SOCAN CMRRA MROC WOMEN IN MUSIC CANADA .