September 12, 2005 Source: York University:
http://www.yorku.ca/mediar/archive/Release.asp?Release=942 York U prof Paul Hoffert receives Order of Canada TORONTO, September 12, 2005 -- York University Professor Paul Hoffert, founder of the rock band Lighthouse, was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada Friday. A legend in Canadian music, Hoffert received his insignia during the final investiture ceremony to be presided over by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson. Right: Professor Paul Hoffert and Governor General Adrienne Clarkson Now an adjunct professor of Fine Arts at York, Hoffert founded Lighthouse in 1968, a band which went on to earn nine gold and platinum record awards and three Junos. He is one of Canada’s most experienced and celebrated film composers, having scored more than 30 feature films and many television productions. Canadians who watch CTV’s Canada AM wake up to Hoffert’s music every morning. He has also produced dozens of recordings for major labels throughout the world. One of the founders of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, he has been president of the Guild of Canadian Film and Television Composers since 1979. A pioneer in the use of computers and electronics in innovative cultural applications, Hoffert has worked extensively in the development, implementation and transfer of digital applications in the fine arts and telecommunications. He served as president of Intercom Ontario from 1994 to 1998 and executive director of CulTech Research Centre from 1992 to 2000. A founding director of the Canadian Independent Record Producers Association and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, Hoffert was instrumental in bringing about the Gemini and Prix Gémeaux awards. He was the first artist to chair the Ontario Arts Council and continues to lend his leadership to a number of arts organizations and to the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund. The Order of Canada was established in 1967 to recognize outstanding achievement and service in various fields of human endeavour. It is Canada’s highest honour for lifetime achievement York University is the leading interdisciplinary research and teaching university in Canada. York offers a modern, academic experience at the undergraduate and graduate level in Toronto, Canada’s most international city. The third largest university in the country, York is host to a dynamic academic community of 50,000 students and 7,000 faculty and staff, as well as 180,000 alumni worldwide. York’s 10 faculties and 21 research centres conduct ambitious, groundbreaking research that is interdisciplinary, cutting across traditional academic boundaries. This distinctive and collaborative approach is preparing students for the future and bringing fresh insights and solutions to real-world challenges. York University is an autonomous, not-for-profit corporation. -30- For more information, contact:
Janice Walls, Media Relations, York University, 416-736-2100 x22101/ wallsj@yorku.ca .
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