Confirmed Talent Bios Presenter: Canadian Children's Opera Company Presenter: Cory Arcangel !Cory!is!a!mixed!media!mashup!artist!whose! Bio: Bio:!Founded!in!1968,!the!Canadian!Children’s! work!explores!the!relationship!between!art!and! Opera!Company!is!the!only!permanent!children’s! technology.!Best!known!for!Super!Mario!Clouds,!a! opera!company!in!Canada!that!regularly!commissions! hack!of!the!game!Super!Mario!Brothers,!his!work!has! and!produces!operas!for!children.!The!CCOC!has! been!showcased!internationally.!In!his!current!project,!released!five!commercial!recordings!and!has!toured! he!uses!Twitter!to!curate!and!re"tweet!others'!posts! Europe!three!times.!The!group!consists!of!200! that!include!the!phrase!“working!on!my!novel.”! members!and!regularly!produces!work!in!the!summer.! 2000!Youtube!clips!of!amateur! Presenting: Presenting: 200!voices!mimicking!birds!and! musicians!broken!into!pieces,!reconfigured!and!voilà:! wolves.!Soaring!vocals!accompanied!by!banjo! a!re"scored!composition!of!Bach’s!1741!Goldberg! virtuoso!Jayme!Stone.!You!can’t!miss!this! Variations! Presenter:!Marie Chouinard Presenter: Uri Caine Bio:!In!Marie!Chouinard’s!internationally"celebrated! choreographic!works,!she!investigates!the!language! of!the!body,!creating!journeys!that!allow!compassion,! eroticism,!and!the!human!condition!to!be!examined.! Bio:!A!celebrated!pianist,!composer!and!prolific! Often!using!simple!sets!and!minimalistic!costumes,! recording!artist,!Uri!Caine!has!worked!with!artist!and! Chouinard!creates!environments!where!the!human! orchestras!around!the!world.!From!2006"2009!he!was!body!can!explore!strangeness!and!the!elements!of! composer!in!residence!for!the!Los!Angeles!Chamber! human!connection!in!stark!relief.! Orchestra,!and!in!2009!he!was!nominated!for!a! Grammy!Award!for!The!Othello!Syndrome.! Presenting:!What’s!the!secret!behind!one!of!the! most!sought"after!Canadian!choreographer?!Join!us! Presenting: Fusion!jazz!as!you’ve!never!heard!it! to!discover!the!creative!genius!of!Marie!Chouinard. before.!Uri!Caine!brings!his!incredible!mastery!to!our! stage. Presenting: Katerina Cizek Presenter: Alan Cross Bio:!Katerina!Cizek!is!a!Canadian!documentary! Bio:!Canadian!radio!broadcaster!and!music!writer! filmmaker!specializing!in!interventionist!media.!She! Alan!Cross!created!The!Ongoing!History!of!New! currently!holds!the!Filmmaker!in!Residence!position! Music!and!currently!hosts!The!Secret!History!of!Rock,! at!the!National!Film!Board.!She!is!the!winner!of!the! radio!programs!that!are!broadcast!throughout!the! IDFA!DocLab!Award!for!Digital!Storytelling!at!the! world.!Cross!also!develops!content!for!his!website! International!Documentary!Film!Festival!Amsterdam! and!for!numerous!speaking!engagements.! and!won!an!International!Digital!Emmy!for!best!digital! program!(non"fiction).!Katerina!Cizek!also!directs! One"Millionth!Tower,!a!web!documentary!that!re" Presenting:!Do!you!really!know!the!difference! imagines!high!rise!complexes!in!3!dimensions. between!analog!and!digital?!The!truth!may!surprise! you. Presenting:!If!you’ve!never!been!to!a!VJ! performance,!you!have!to!check!this!out.!Katerina! Presenter: Michael Cumella Cizek!creates!a!video!jamming!performance! accompanied!by!a!live!band. Presenter: Adrienne Clarkson Bio:!Michael!Cumella!is!a!DJ!who!specializes!in! period!disc!phonographs!and!plays!78s!circa!1900" 1929.!His!music!ranges!from!ragtime!to!dance!bands,! Bio:!Adrienne!Clarkson!is!a!former!Governor"General!and!features!both!instrumentalists!and!songsters.!He! of!Canada!with!a!long!career!as!a!journalist!working! has!created!an!app!for!the!iPhone!that!recreates!the! for!the!CBC!and!various!magazines.!Clarkson!has! phonograph.! received!fourteen!honorary!degrees,!four!honorary! military!appointments,!and!multiple!medals!and! Presenting:!DJ!Michael!Cumella!turns!the!whole! awards!as!a!broadcaster.! idea!of!contemporary!DJ’ing!on!its!head.!He!turns!it! inside!out!by!giving!a!unique!performance!on!78" Presenting:!The!former!governor"general!Adrienne! vinyls. Clarkson!and!Canadian!music!star!Leonard!Cohen!go! way!back.!Adrienne!shares!her!scintillating! conversations!with!Leonard!over!the!past!46!(!)!years. Presenter: Johannes Debus Presenter: Robert Douglass Bio:!German!horn"player!and!conductor!Robert! Bio:!Johannes!Debus!is!the!Music!Director!at!the! Douglass!performs!regularly!with!his!group!Drupal! Canadian!Opera!Company.!He!obtained!his!musical! Brass.!He!is!co"author!of!the!book,!Building!Online! education!at!the!Hamburg!Conservatorium!before! Communities!with!Drupal,!phpBB,!and!WordPress! working!at!Oper!Frankfurt,!English!National!Opera,! (Apress).!He!is!the!author!of!the!ApacheSolr!search! Bayerische!Staatsoper!Munchen!and!Opera!National! module,!the!CoreSearches!module,!and!the!FindUser! de!Lyon.! module.!As!a!fan!of!open!source!software,!Robert! founded!and!built!GoPHP5.org,!which!sped!up!the! Presenting:!Do!you!really!know!what!interpretation! process!of!upgrading!projects!to!PHP5. in!music!means?!Leonard!Bernstein!disagreed! publicly!with!Gould!before!one!of!their!performances.! Presenting:!!The!world!can!fund!your!ideas!now.! Johannes!Debus!decides!to!join!in!the!argument! Find!out!how!Robert!Douglass,!who!works!at!Drupal,! did!just!that!for!his!open"source!Goldberg!Variations! Presenter: Cory Doctorow project. Presenter: Atom Egoyan Bio:!Atom!Egoyan!is!a!Canadian!stage!and!film! Bio:!Cory!Doctorow!is!a!copyright!law!activist!who! director!best!known!for!his!films!Exotica,!The!Sweet! advocates!for!Creative!Commons!licensing!and! Hereafter,!Ararat!and!Chloe.!The!two"time!Oscar! flexible!intellectual!property!legislation.!His!work! nominee!has!won!several!awards!at!Cannes,!the! focuses!on!digital!rights!management,!file!sharing,! Toronto!International!Film!Festival!and!the!Genie! and!post"scarcity!economics.!!He!has!worked!for! Awards.!Egoyan!is!an!Officer!of!the!Order!of!Canada.! Youth!Challenge!International,!Opencola,!Electronic! He!received!the!Dan!David!Prize!for!Creative! Frontier!Foundation,!and!was!the!Canadian!Fulbright! Rendering!of!the!Past!in!2008. Chair!for!Public!Diplomacy!from!2006"2007.! Presenting:!Egoyan!is!creating!an!installation! Presenting:!Doctorow!will!argue!for!a!rights"free! entitled!Macrophone!on!the!King’s!Cross!Circle!field! internet. across!from!Convocation!Hall!for!the!Glenn!Gould! Variations. Presenter:!Bob!Ezrin Presenter: Francois Girard Bio:!Francois!Girard!is!a!French"Canadian! Bio:!Bob!Ezrin,!a!music!producer!whose!career!has! screenwriter!and!director.!He!wrote!and!directed!The! spanned!four!decades,!has!worked!with!artists! Red!Violin,!which!garnered!an!Academy!Award!for! including!Alice!Cooper,!Kiss,!Pink!Floyd,!and!Nine! Best!Original!Score,!thirteen!Genie!Awards!and!nine! Inch!Nails.!He!co"founded!several!production! Jutra!Awards.!Gould!fans!will!know!him!for!Thirty"Two ! companies,!as!well!as!the!Nimbus!School!of! Short!Films!about!Glenn!Gould.! Recording!Arts!in!Vancouver.!He!is!an!inductee!in!the! Canadian!Music!Hall!of!Fame!and!the!Canadian! !You’ll!only!get!to!see!this!here.! Music!Industry!Hall!of!Fame.! Presenting: Remember!The!Red!Violin?!The!director,!Francois! Girard,!also!made!a!film!about!Glenn!Gould.!He’s! Presenting:!TBA making!another!one.!Just!for!us! Bio:!Clarence!Ford Presenter: Jay Godsall Bio:!Jay!Godsall!is!the!founder!and!CEO!of!Solar! Bio:!Clarence!Ford!is!a!prolific!dancer,! Ship,!a!company!that!builds!hybrid!aircraft!to!service! choreographer,!teacher,!and!film!director!whose!work! remote!and!landlocked!areas.!His!innovative!aircraft! has!been!featured!all!over!the!world.!He!has!been!a! merge!the!advantages!of!solar!panels!and!airships!to! choreographer!for!Cirque!du!Soleil,!the!Barenaked! create!a!mode!of!transportation!that!does!not!depend! Ladies,!and!Stars!on!Ice,!as!well!as!DreamWorks,! on!fossil!fuels,!roads,!or!runways. Universal,!and!Miramax.!At!GGV,!Ford!will!present!an! interdisciplinary!dance!piece. Presenting:!TBA Presenting:!Just!dance!!Clarence!brings!his!own! groove!to!The!Glenn!Gould!Variations. Presenter: Chilly Gonzales Presenter: Norman Jewison Bio:!Chilly!Gonzales!is!a!Grammy"nominated! Canadian!musician.!His!2004!album!"Solo!Piano"! Bio:!Norman!Jewison!is!a!celebrated!film!director! remains!his!most!popular!to!date.!He!also!released! and!producer,!and!founded!the!Canadian!Film!Centre.! two!alternative!rock!albums,!and!has!produced!and! His!films!are!known!for!their!treatments!of! collaborated!with!artists!such!as!Feist,!Peaches,! controversial!social!and!political!questions,!and! Mocky,!and!Jamie!Lidell,!among!others.! include!The!Cincinnati!Kid,!In!the!Heat!of!the!Night,! Fiddler!on!the!Roof,!and!Jesus!Christ!Superstar.!He! Presenting:!Chilly!Gonzales!marches!to!his!own! holds!a!lifetime!achievement!award!from!the! drummer.!We're!not!quite!sure!what!this!trickster!will! Canadian!Film!Centre,!and!from!the!Academy.! get!up!to! Presenting:!TBA Presenting:!Paul!Hoffert Presenter: Mark Kingwell Bio:!Paul!Hoffert!is!a!musician,!media!developer,! author,!and!popular!speaker.!He!performs!regularly!as!Bio:!A!professor!of!philosophy,!Mark!Kingwell!is! a!jazz!pianist!and!with!award"winning!rock!band! associate!chair!at!the!University!of!Toronto's! Lighthouse,!which!he!co"founded!in!1969.!He!studied!Department!of!Philosophy.!He!specialises!in!theories! mathematics!and!physics!at!the!University!of!Toronto,!of!politics!and!culture.!Widely!translated!and! founded!CulTech!Research!Centre!at!York!University,!published,!Kingwell's!work!on!philosophy,!art,!and! and!has!authored!best"selling!books!on!the!Digital! architecture!has!appeared!in!many!leading!academic!