Ian Foster (musician)

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Ian Foster
Ian Foster
Background information
Born1981
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
OriginSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
GenresFolk, Roots, Singer-Songwriter
Occupation(s)Singer-Songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)vocals, guitar, piano
Years active2003 (2003)–present
LabelsIF Records
Websiteianfoster.ca

Ian Foster (born 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer and filmmaker, based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

A multi-MusicNL and ECMA nominated artist,[1] Foster has toured his modern folk/roots songs internationally since 2007.[2]

Foster has produced albums for various artists including Kat McLevey ('Evergrown,' 2014) and Melanie O'Brien ('Shining in the Blue,' 2016).[3] 'Evergrown' subsequently won two MusicNL Awards and received an ECMA nomination,[4] and 'Shining in the Blue' was nominated for two MusicNL Awards in 2017.[5]

Foster's film, Keystone,[6] debuted at the 2015 Calgary International Film Festival, and was named one of their 'top 10 short films of the year.'[7]

He composed the soundtrack to the award-winning documentary Hand.Line.Cod by Justin Simms.[8]

Discography[edit]

Title Year
Room in the City 2008
We Begin Here 2009
Found: Music From the Unmade Film 2009
The Evening Light 2011
The Great Wave 2014
Sleeper Years 2017
A Week in December 2018

Filmography[edit]

Short films[edit]

  • Close to the Bone (2023)[9]
  • Keystone (2016)[10]
  • One More Song (2014)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Once, Steve Maloney, Janet Cull, Ian Foster lead MusicNL award nominees | CBC News".
  2. ^ "About |". ianfoster.ca. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  3. ^ "Ian Foster's Sleeper Years – Newfoundland Herald".
  4. ^ "Fortunate Ones, The Once, Kat McLevey big winners at MusicNL awards".
  5. ^ "MUSICNL ANNOUNCES 2017 AWARD NOMINEES".
  6. ^ "Keystone". Keystone. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  7. ^ "CIFF Programmers select Top 10 Films of 2015 | Calgary International Film Festival". www.calgaryfilm.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  8. ^ "National Film Board of Canada". Archived from the original on 2018-12-21.
  9. ^ "closetothebone.net".
  10. ^ "keystonefilm.net".

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