Gordon Cobb

#103-205 East 10th Avenue

Vancouver, BC, V5T 4V6

Phone: 604 871 1456

web.me.com/cobbhousestudio

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND TEACHINGEXPERIENCE______

Cobb House Studio, Vancouver, BC

Program Creator, Artistic Director

  • Delivery of Fine Arts Programs in filmmaking, music composition and production, song writing, screenplay writing, and makeup artistry
  • Students explore all levels of the creative process from table work and think tanks to collaboration and production
  • Many advanced production techniques employed, including green screening, special makeup effects, music video production, and post-production editing
  • Over 20 films and 7 music albums created since 2005

The Sarah McLachlan Music Outreach – An Arts Umbrella Project, Vancouver, BC

Piano Instructor, Multi-media Instructor, Musical Theatre Instructor, Curriculum Development, Programming Consultant

  • Piano programming for both group and private classes created and implemented since the pilot project in 2002. Classes explore music performance, technique, theory, music technology, composition, and improvisation
  • Development and implementation of a variety of programming for student spring break and summer camps including musical theatre, new media collaboration, and music technology
  • Original curricula including sound sculpture, musical audio books, and sound design for film created for 1 to 2 week workshops
  • Summer camps implemented from August 2005 to present, and student spring break camps implemented from 2009 to present

Reel 2 Reel International Film Festival for Youth: Sound Design for Film Workshop, Vancouver BC

  • A one day youth workshop introducing the concepts of music composition and sound design for film
  • Program implemented March 2007, still ongoing

BC Stories: Sound Design for Film, Vancouver BC

  • Created in a similar format to the Reel 2 Reel one day format, this workshop was created for inner city “at risk” youth
  • Implemented April 30th 2009 and May 6th 2010

Piano and Piano Theory Instructor, Vancouver, BC

  • Registered teacher with the Royal Conservatory of Music, in both piano and theory, from September, 1993 to present

The Arts Umbrella, Vancouver, BC

Guest Composer

  • Creation of 3 original compositions for the junior and senior dance companies in collaboration with choreographer Emily Molnar. October 2001 – 2005

The Arts Umbrella, Vancouver BC

Music for Dance Instructor, Piano Accompanist

  • Created the curriculum “Music for Dance” for the 2002 – 2003 season, providing an introduction to the fundamentals of music theory and appreciation through the use of movement and improvisation for junior and intermediate ballet students
  • Piano accompaniment for The Arts Umbrella musical theatre class from January to June of 2002

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby, BC

Guest Composer

  • Created a number of original compositions and projects for the “Youth in Motion” and “Continuum” dance companies with dance instructor Donna Redlick from February 2000 to April 2001

The Vancouver Film School New Media Campus, Vancouver BC

Resource Assistant

  • Worked as the theatre coordinator/operator and as a resource assistant from April, 2001 to April 2002

COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER RESUMÉ

PUBLIC VENUES AND PERFORMANCES______

VanDusen Botanical Gardens Festival of Lights 2010

  • Music compositions: “What Child is This and I Saw Three Ships”; December 10, 2010 to January 2, 2011

Griffin & Sabine and Beyond, Nick Bantock: A Retrospective

  • A screening of “12 Takes” debuted on September 18, 2010
    Location:Museum of Outdoor Arts' Indoor Gallery

Englewood, Colorado

History of Sex: Vancouver

  • A multimedia installation with Ann Marie Slater and Simon Fraser University
  • Lamplighter Pub & Dominion Hotel, Vancouver, BC; April 12 to May 3, 2007

Sloppy Kiss Cards (

  • A collaboration with Rogue Republik (
  • Date Launched: April of 2006

Olympic Tick Tock

  • A collaboration with ice skater Emanuel Sandhu
  • Long Program, ice skating finals, 2006 winter Olympics in Torino, Italy
  • Broadcast Internationally on: February 16, 2006

FILM AND TELEVISION ______

BC and Canadian Lung Association Public Service Announcements:

  • Debut: September 25th 2010

Topics:

  • Radon – Is it in your home?
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Currently broadcasting on television, radio and the web

12 Takes: Nick Bantock and Roy Henry Vickers

  • Publicly debuted on September 14, 2010
  • Industry screening on September 16, 2010
  • Television debut on September 28, 2010

Mongolian Eagle

  • Sound mix for the feature film; June 2008

Ginger Buddha: Trailer

  • Sound mix for the trailer; March 2008

Global Work, Local Lives

  • A collaboration with filmmakers Jessica Hallenbeck and Penny Gurstein
  • School of Community and Regional Planning/ Centre for Human Settlements, UBC; December 2007

A Giant’s Leap

  • A collaboration with filmmakers Florence Debeugny and Linsey Hamilton
  • The Vancouver Museum, November 15, 2007, The Pacific Cinématheque, September 18, 2007

Redesigning Safety

  • A collaboration with filmmaker Jonathan Teague for the The BC Safety Authority; September 2007

Traces of eMotion

  • A collaboration with filmmakers Barbara Glazer and Ryan James
  • Women in Film Festival Vancouver, Norman Rothstein Theatre; March 10, 2007

Almost Gone: Remains of Cannery Villages

  • A collaboration with filmmaker Florence Debeugny
  • The Gulf of Georgia Cannery, National Historic Site of Canada; May 6 to October 9, 2006

Blossom (Sound Designer)

  • A collaboration with Artsy Fartsy Pictures; December 2005

DANCE ______

Kinesphere

  • Commissioned by The Arts Umbrella for the 2010 Cultural Olympiad
  • Place de la Francophonie, Main Stage, Granville Island; February 20 and 21, 2010

Through

  • A multimedia dance performance by Shae Zukiwsky
  • The Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver BC; April 19 to 21, 2007

SURGE

  • A collaboration with Day Helesic and MovEnt
  • The Fluid Movement Arts Festival, Calgary; October 19, 2006
  • Performance Works, Vancouver, BC; August 29 to September 1

4 Flights Down

  • A collaboration with Emily Molnar Dance and Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet
  • Dream Collaborations: An Evening of Three Choreographers
  • Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, New York City; January 30 to 31, February 2 to 4, 2006

Hinged Memory

  • Commissioned by Amber Funk Barton, choreographed by Emily Molnar
  • 5ive Solos Later, Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver; December 7 to 10, 2005

Gallery

  • A collaboration with Amber Funk Barton
  • 5ive Solos Later, Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver; December 7 to 10, 2005

Don’t

  • A collaboration with Day Helesic and MovEnt
  • Dance in Vancouver Festival, Scotia Bank Dance Centre, Vancouver; November 17 and 19, 2005
  • The Festival of New Dance, LSPU Hall Theatre, St. John’s, NFLD; June 21 and 22, 2005
  • Edge 3, Dancing on the Edge 2004, The Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver; July 12 and 13, 2004

SubSilence (Excerpt)

  • A collaboration with Emily Molnar Dance
  • Dance in Vancouver Festival, Scotia Bank Dance Centre, Vancouver; November 17 and 19, 2005

Excerpt No. 1

  • A collaboration with Emily Molnar Dance and the New York City Ballet
  • New York Choreographic Institute Fifth Anniversary Celebration, New York City Ballet Studios and The Joan Weill Center for Dance; October 7 and 11, 2005

RIFF

  • A collaboration with Day Helesic and MovEnt
  • EDGE 4, Dancing on the Edge 2005, Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver; July 12 and 13, 2005
  • Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby; May 6 and 7, 2005

Suck Me!

  • A collaboration with Jill Henis
  • Dances for a Small Stage X, Crush Lounge, Vancouver; July 4 and 5, 2005

Transit

  • A collaboration with Amber Funk Barton
  • Threefold, Scotiabank Dance Center, Vancouver; June 23 and 24, 2005

SubSilence

  • A collaboration with Emily Molnar Dance
  • Scotia Bank Dance Centre, Vancouver; May 27 and 28, 2005

Sub/Sample

  • A collaboration with Emily Molnar
  • Dancers for a Small Stage IX, Crush Champagne Lounge, Vancouver; January 18 and 19, 2005

Shift State

  • A collaboration with Emily Molnar and the SFU dance faculty
  • Juice: Fresh Squeezed, SFU Theatre, Burnaby; November 25 to 27, 2004

Anatomy of Randomness

  • A collaboration with Emily Molnar
  • Encore Danse Festival (Gordon: check spelling), Montréal; November 2 to 25, 2004

Nolens Volens II

  • A collaboration with Emily Molnar
  • Edge 7, Dancing on the Edge 2003, The Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver; July 11 and 13, 2003

MENS - The Box

  • A collaboration with Emily Molnar
  • Dancers for a Small Stage IV, The Royal Hotel, Vancouver; May 5 and 6, 2003

Nolens Volens I

  • A collaboration with Emily Molnar for World AIDS Day, 2002
  • Dance for Life 2002, The Royal Theatre, Victoria, BC; December 1, 2002

THEATRE ______

No Great Mischief

  • A collaboration with Dean Paul Gibson and the Vancouver Playhouse
  • Playhouse Theatre Company 2005/06 Season; April 15 to May 6, 2006

EDUCATION______
Doctor of Philosophy in Arts Education

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC

Admission received March 1st, 2011

Studies will commence in Fall of 2011

Masters of Music in Composition for New Media
London College of Music and Media/ Thames Valley University (London, England)
Graduated with distinction, September 1999
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Contemporary Music
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
Graduated with honours, May 1998

Specialized in music composition, and interdisciplinary collaboration

Grade 10 Royal Conservatory Piano
Academy of the Arts, Vancouver, BC
Graduated with honours, June 1994