December 15, 2008

Ari Wise guest lectures to the Music Theory and Songwriting classes in the AEP program 

Ari Wise, owner of CCA and a award winning film composer, guest lectures in the Music Theory and Songwriting classes in the AEP program.  “The CCA is Canada's largest talent agency specializing in composers for film, television, and games. We are the premiere resource for Producers, Directors, Post-Production Supervisors and Music Supervisors looking for the very best in Canadian scoring talent.

Our roster is diverse in style, genre and production budget level. Our purpose is to connect you with the finest proven talent and to make that process seamless and easy.

Before establishing The CCA, Ari Wise was himself, an award winning film composer with over 200 credits to his name. A graduate of the world famous "Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television" Advanced Studies Program at USC Thornton, he scored his first feature film, Tokyo Cowboy at age 26.  Some of his other feature film credits include: School of Life starring Ryan Reynolds, The Conclave, starring Brian Blessed, and Dragons I & II, starring Mark Hildreth. In his 17 year career, he has also worked on 11 TV series including: Falcon Beach (CanWest Global), The Sausage Factory (MTV), Police Academy (Warner Bros. TV) and Silverwing (Teletoon). With an ear for talent and deep connections to the industry, he switched tracks in 2006 to create Canada's top agency for film & television composers.”