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

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

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

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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

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Short films

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

References

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  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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