Orin Isaacs

Here is John Brunton's CDN Music Hall of Fame Induction Video PackHere is the Rick Mercer Liberal Song as shown on the show Rick Mercer ReportThis is Vaness doing "Don't Blame Jane" UnpluggedThis is Vaness Rehearsing I'm Not Tryin' with her bandVaness doing "Don't Blame Jane" @ Dante Alighieri's Ill Skillz assemblyVaness live doing "Beggin' For Change" Unplugged @ The Next Door LoungeThis is the long drawn out bio, for the bullet points check out the band members section. Since the age of seventeen Orin began bass slinging his way around the world with such artists as Salome Bey, Arrow, Devon and the Dream Warriors after 5yrs of touring he decided to try his hand at production and started Bassmint Productions. Never a duplicator but always the innovator Orin’s career was launched with the release of Devon’s 1992 Juno award winning album “In my Nature” on EMI records. With the buzz out on this up and coming producer, came more clients, new challenges and a worldwide publishing deal with EMI music publishing.Orin then tried his hand at television composition with his first major show being Fox’s late night hit game show “Studs”. With his clientele bass growing Orin then decided to build North 49th St. Sound his own professional 24trk studio in downtown Toronto. The studio attracted a whole new customer bass to include EMI Records, BMG, Virgin, Sony, The Toronto Raptors and shows like Ooh La La, Pumped,Stars on Ice, Catwalk, Rap City and many others. In its 5 year run Orin and Bassmint productions produced or recorded a total of five Juno award winning albums and received The 1997 Craft EVA Award for best use of music in a corporate video. In 1997 Orin once again re-invented himself. He closed the doors to Bassmint Productions to be the Musical Director of Canada’s longest running late night talk/variety show “Open Mike with Mike Bullard” a position, which he held for it’s 7 year run. He is no stranger to the bandleader position. He has been the Musical Director /Music Producer for Canada’s biggest shows, Canadian Idol, The Juno, Gemini, Genie, Walk of Fame, Canadian Urban Music Awards, the CFL & NHL Awards have all asked Orin for his Funk and Roll, Rock and Soul sound. Orin's production and compositions can be heard on, Canadian Idol (CTV) Hockey Night In Canada (CBC). As well as Project Runway Canada (Slice), Soul (Vision TV), Are You Smarter Than a Canadian 5th grader? (Global), Canada’s Walk Of Fame (CTV), The Jon Dore Show (Comedy Network), The Rick Mercer Report (CBC), the 2006 Torino & 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics, CFL Football, Brier Curling, Karcher Curling, 2004 World Cup Hockey (CBC Sports) Stars On Ice (CBC) The Business Of Sports (TSN) Divine Design (W, HGTV US) Colour Confidential (W) Divine Restoration (Vision,TV One) Toronto Variety Show (SunTV), Hatching, Matching and Dispatching (CBC), Pop Cultured (Comedy). TV Specials like Comedy Gold (CBC),Cream of Comedy, The Nubian Disciples (Comedy) Mindtrip & Canada's Worst Driver 2 (Discovery). Orin has also composed 3 movies for the National Film Board of Canada “Jane and Finch Again, Shinny and Flemingdon Park” He also composed music for “My Father’s Hands” which won the HBO Award for best short at the Acapulco Black Film Festival. Orin has 3 Juno Awards as well as 1 Gold and 4 Platinum selling albums to his major label record production credit. He has recently signed a distribution agreement for his Moca Music label with EMI Music Canada.