Creative Communicator at Canoe.ca
Toronto, Canada Area
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- Editor-in-Chief at Canoe.ca
- Musician at The McFlies
- Songwriter/Performer/Host (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Owner/Producer at Murray Point Media
- Internet Producer at CBC.ca
- Instructor at Centennial College
- Manager at Discovery Interactive, CTV
- Education
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- Concordia University
- McGill University
- Lester B. Pearson United World College
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David Newland’s Summary
Music, writing, photography, the arts and the internet... it's all about community, and communication.
I'm a contributor to many communities at the grass-roots level. Yet I've always taken a unique and highly individual path.
I read voraciously, travel widely, experience life as deeply as I can. The perspective gained in these endeavours gives me a unique point of view, one that I hope leads to a new and useful understanding of any given situation.
We're at an interesting historical juncture: the point where the digital and the organic meet. It's been my vision to bridge these two worlds. I have an old-fashioned, rural understanding of nature and communities, which I love to express using contemporary electronic tools.
I am inspired by the power of music, writing and art to create meaning, to bring people together and to reveal the potential of the human spirit.
David Newland’s Specialties:
Creative thinking and artistic expression in music, words, and images:
photography, videography, writing, blogging, songwriting.
Community building, grass-roots marketing, online viral strategies.
David Newland’s Experience
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Editor-in-Chief
Canoe.ca
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Online Media industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
Team leadership, relationship management, content direction, new initiatives and strategy for Canoe.ca, a leading Canadian web portal. Working directly with the Toronto Sun, and indirectly with various print properties of the Sun Media, Bowes and Osprey chains and Sun TV.
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Musician
The McFlies
(Music industry)
2005 — Present (4 years)
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Songwriter/Performer/Host
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Music industry)
1987 — Present (22 years)
Songwriter and performer of original roots and folk music.
Author of "Riding on the Railway," theme song for CTV Documentary "Canada's Greatest Ride" featuring Valerie Pringle.
Won "Best Music in a Short Film" for "Faster Than You Know" at Waterwalker Film Festival, 2004.
Host/Performer "The Way We Feel: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot," 2002-2007
Member, SOCAN, OCFF, Board of Shelter Valley Folk Festival
Host/Performer at Summerfolk, Red Rock, Trout Forest, Sound of Music, Canadian Ukulele Expo, SVFF, Winterfolk, BarrieFolk and other Ontario festivals and events.
Founder of 'The McFlies' acoustic eighties ensemble.
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Owner/Producer
Murray Point Media
(Online Media industry)
October 1992 — December 2007 (15 years 3 months)
Freelance writer and blogger.
Author of Zen Canadiana at www.davidnewland.com
Published in various print and online venues, including Montreal Mirror, Adbusters magazine, Globeandmail.com, Toronto Sun & the Sun Media chain.
Freelance photography, videography, multi-media production and web support for musicians and festivals on the Ontario folk-roots scene. -
Internet Producer
CBC.ca
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Online Media industry)
August 2006 — June 2007 (11 months)
Web content, online strategy and studio photography for The Gill Deacon Show. Content updates and strategic direction for Underdogs, Fashion File Host Hunt.
Live-from-the-road blogging and viral strategy for No Opportunity Wasted featuring Phil Keoghan. -
Instructor
Centennial College
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 4 months)
Teacher / facilitator in the Online Writing and Information Design program at the Centre for Creative Communications.
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Manager
Discovery Interactive, CTV
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
August 2000 — October 2005 (5 years 3 months)
Originally an Internet Producer for Discovery Channel Canada's production company, Exploration Productions Inc. Later, Internet Producer, Webisode Producer for Discovery Channel Canada's website, EXN.ca.
Ultimately, Manager of Discovery Interactive, including DiscoveryChannel.ca, CTVTravel.ca, AnimalPlanet.ca and DiscoveryCivilization.ca. Also, producer of weekly TV segment "Jay's Journal" on Daily Planet.
David Newland’s Education
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Concordia University
BFA , Photography, Art History , 1990 — 1995
Graduated With Distinction. Won class awards for final exhibit, "Forth, Eh?" and Issues in Contemporary Photography.
- Activities and Societies:
- Contributor, Volute Magazine.
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McGill University
English, Philosophy 1990 — 1990
Transferred to Concordia Fine Arts program after 1 term.
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Lester B. Pearson United World College
International Baccelaureate , English, French, Philosphy , 1986 — 1988
Chosen to represent Ontario on full scholarship. Unique international programme featuring 200 students from 75 countries.
- Activities and Societies:
- Sea Rescue, Kayaking, Pottery, Choir, Rock & Roll Band
Additional Information
David Newland’s Websites:
David Newland’s Interests:
Music, photography, canoeing, cycling, travel, reading, the outdoors.
David Newland’s Groups:
Shelter Valley Folk Festival, SOCAN, The Ontario Council of Folk Festivals, Online News Association, Podcasters Across Borders, Pundit
David Newland’s Honors:
2nd Place, Mariposa Sentimental Songs Revue
Winner, "Best Music- Short Film," WaterWalker Festival 2004
Shortlisted, Writer's Union of Canada Short Story Award, 1999
Graduated with Distinction, Concordia University, 1995
Issues in Contemporary Photography, 1994
Graduating Exhibit, 1994
Scholarship, Lester B. Pearson United World College, 1986
David Newland’s Contact Settings
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