Paul Hoffert

Paul Matthew Hoffert, LLD, CM is a recording artist, performer, media music composer, author, academic, and corporate executive. He studied mathematics and physics at the University of Toronto. He later studied music composition with Gordon Delamont. In 1969, the 26-year-old Hoffert co-founded Lighthouse, a rock group that sold millions of records and earned three Juno Awards as one of Canada's leading pop bands. His film music earned him a San Francisco Film Festival and three SOCAN Film Composer of the Year awards and included films such as The Proud Rider (1971), The Groundstar Conspiracy (1972), Outrageous! (1977), High-Ballin' (1978), The Shape of Things to Come (1979), Wild Horse Hank (1979), Mr. Patman (1980), Deadly Companion (1981), Paradise (1982), Fanny Hill (1983), Bedroom Eyes (1984), and Mr. Nice Guy (1987).

Current positions

• Chair of the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, 1997– • Chair of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada, 1999– • President of the Glenn Gould Foundation US • Director, Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, 1999– • Music Director Lighthouse, 1968–1974, 1993– ==Previous positions==

Previous positions

• Vice President of Sistema Toronto 2011-2013 • CEO, Noank Media Inc, 2006–2009 • Faculty Fellow at Harvard Law School, 2005–2007 • Board Director, World Summit Information Society Awards (United Nations), 2004–2005 • President, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1981–1982 [Dir. 1979–1980, 1983–1987] • Chair, Ontario Arts Council, 1994–1997 • Research Professor, Sheridan College, 1999–2003 • Director, CulTech Research Centre, York University, 1992–2000 • Director of R&D, Rights Clearing House, Calgary, 2001–2004 • Research Director, OnDisC Alliance, 2000–2003 • President, Intercom Ontario (broadband research trial), 1994–1998 • Director, DACARIE Audio Research Laboratory, York University, 1990–1992 • Vice President Research, DHJ Research, 1986–1992 [VP Technology Transfer 1989–1992] • Researcher, National Research Council of Canada, 1969–1971 ==Current boards==

Current boards

• Screen Composers Guild of Canada SCGC, 1999- • Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, 1997- • Glenn Gould Foundation, 2000- • Sistema Toronto, 2012- • Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, 1999- ==Books authored by Paul Hoffert==

Books authored by Paul Hoffert

• Music for New Media: Composing for Videogames, Websites, Presentations, and Other Interactive Media, Berklee Press, January 2007 • The New Client: How Customers Shape Business in the Information Age, Penguin/Viking Canada, 2002 • All Together Now: Connected Communities Will Revolutionize the Way You Live, Work, and Play, Stoddart Publishing, 2000 • The Bagel Effect: A Compass to Navigate the Wired World, McGraw-Hill Ryerson Press, 1998 • Internet Technologies Primer, CulTech Publishing, [co-author Dr. Peter Roosen-Runge], 1997 • Inventory of Internet Technologies and Services, Industry Canada Publication, [co-author Dr. Peter Roosen-Runge], 1996 • Understanding Music in Media, Hoffert Publishing, 1987 • Hoffert Guide to Synchronizing Music, Hoffert Publishing, 1982 ==Archives==