Byron Kent Wong is a Toronto

Toronto

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 and Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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-based producer

Record producer

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, musician

Musician

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, director

Film

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 and entrepreneur

Entrepreneur

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He founded Random Media Core Inc, in 1993, a Canadian company dedicated to music, design, marketing, and new media.

He hosted and co-produced Citytv

Citytv

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's The NewMusic from 1997-1999.

In 1999 he co-founded Blue Spark, with entrepreneur, Kevin Bartus. Bluespark became one Canada's premiere web and e-commerce development
companies. In 2004 it was acquired by OnX Enterprise Solutions, which in 2006 re-branded as Momentum.

2010 sees the launch of zero11zero, a company dedicated to the convergence of motion media, new media, music, artist development and publishing.

As a music and tv/media producer, he has worked with The Crystal Method, The Eurythmics, David Usher, Delerium, David Bowie, Beck, Ben Harper, and many others. Recent work includes albums with Montreal's Hexes and Ohs

Hexes and Ohs

Hexes & Ohs is a Canadian electronic indie pop group from Montreal. Their sound combines 1980s inspired beats and synthesizer sounds with indie pop structures and melodies.They have released three albums since 2005 and have opened for many artists such as Tokyo Police Club, Sloan, and Mates of State...

, Winhara, Tyler Yarema, Roger Mooking

Roger Mooking

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, and remixes with and for Glenn Morrison

Glenn Morrison

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, Craig Armtrong, Lange, Mendo, Blank & Jones

Blank & Jones

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/New Order

New Order

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's Bernard Sumner

Byron was nominated for a Genie for his work scoring Lie With Me

Lie with Me

Lie with Me is a Canadian drama film with graphic sexual content that played at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival. It is based on the novel of the same name by Tamara Berger...

. He was co-nominated for another Genie for Best Original Song for the film, Poor Boy’s Game.

His latest score is for the feature film, Off World, written and directed by Mateo Guez

Mateo Guez

Mateo Guez is a director, writer, photographer and producer.Born in Paris, France, he currently resides in Toronto, Canada.His 1996 effort, Le Dernier Jour, took first prize at the Decine festival, and the Audience award at the International Film Festival of Cergy Pontoise...

. Byron also serves as one of the films producers.

Awards and recognition

• The music composer for numerous Promax/BDA award-winning broadcast spots produced by Cuppa Coffee Animation and Astral Media.

• 2006: 26th Genie Awards
  26th Genie Awards
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  , nominee in Original Score category for the film Lie With Me, of which the song "Saviour" by Annelise Noronha has gained notoriety on the Internet Movie Database among curious fans longing to learn more about the enigmatic artist and her music. The song, which played only during the closing credits, is not credited in the film's soundtrack listing as it was added after the titles had been completed. Byron has been quoted as saying "Saviour" is one of his all-time favorite Canadian Songs.

• 2008: Genie Nominee - Best Original Song, "Breathe", for the film 'Poor Boy's Game'
• 2008: ReelWorld Trailblazer Award
• 2010 Best Feature Film Award, ReelWorld 2010

External links

• Blue Spark: Byron Wong profile, 20 October 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2007.. Retrieved 24 January 2007.
• My Brilliant Beast myspace.