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Proud to be part of Nova Scotia's vibrant arts community, the Fountain School prioritizes connecting its students with local and international guest artists. You'll learn from a wide variety of performing artists, technical theatre professionals, designers and cinema and media theorists.
Special thanks to Debut Atlantic, Cecilia Concerts, Neptune Theatre, Scotia Festival of Music, Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance (LAMP), the Prismatic Festival, and Symphony Nova Scotia for their ongoing partnerships.
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| Music Production Workshop with Jackson Fairfax-Perry | |
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| March 24 | 12:15pm - 4:30pm | |
| Joseph Strug Concert Hall, 1385 Seymour St. Halifax NS | |
| free and open to the public | |
Watch Dalhousie and NSCC young artists to take their songs to the next level while working under the guidance of music producer Jackson Fairfax-Perry.
Joseph Strug Concert Hall | 1385 Seymour St. Halifax NS
March 24, 2025 | 12:15pm-4:30pm
Free and open to the public
In collaboration with Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC), and with the generous support of the J and W Murphy Foundation.
Singer-songwriters from Dalhousie's Fountain School of Performing Arts and students from the Nova Scotia Community College Musical Arts program will present their works to Producer Jackson Fairfax-Perry who will be working with them as if they were pre-producing studio album versions of their songs.
The audience will have a chance to hear the song’s original version, see the creative recording production process unfold, and finally, hear the transformed song at the end of each session.
Jackson Fairfax-Perry (he/him) is an award winning African Nova Scotian composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and sound designer based in Kjipuktuk, Mi’kma’ki (Halifax, Nova Scotia) whose work blends synthesizers, samples, acoustic instruments, and effects in a distinctive approach to creating music. For years, Jackson honed his skills touring and recording with celebrated local indie-pop band Hillsburn, and has been an in demand saxophonist and keyboardist, playing with artists such as David Myles, Ben Caplan and Jerry Granelli to name a few. Since 2023, Jackson has been a collaborator and musical director on numerous projects with local Hip Hop and R&B artist Aquakultre. Since 2021 Jackson has enjoyed a busy career as a sound designer and composer working with various theatre and dance companies in Atlantic Canada and has been steadily branching out into other provinces. He recently won his second Robert Merritt award for his work on Catherine Banks’ Downed Hearts, and is currently developing the sound design for Keep Good (Theatre) Company and Heist’s production of Clare Barron’s Dance Nation.
