Robert Carli (born February 10, 1970) is a Canadian film and television composer and saxophonist. He is the composer of 11 seasons of Murdoch Mysteries (CBC),[1] which airs in 120 countries[2] and airs in the U.S. as The Artful Detective on the Ovation Network.[3]
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Born | (1970-02-10) February 10, 1970 (age 52) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Origin | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation(s) | Composer, Arranger, Producer, Performer |
Instrument(s) | Saxophone |
Years active | 1990-present |
Website | www |
Carli studied composition and saxophone performance at the University of Toronto, where his principal teachers were Gustav Ciamaga and Walter Buczynski and has since become a member of their faculty.[4] Carli also studied saxophone with David Tanner and Pat LaBarbera.
He has won five Gemini Awards (Canada), three Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Original Music Score for a TV program in 2017 for Murdoch Mysteries – A Merry Murdoch Christmas[5] and four SOCAN Awards.
Other scoring projects include Wynonna Earp (Syfy)[6] and the 2017 mini-series Tokyo Trial (Netflix).[7]
Carli has been a long-time collaborator with Canadian musician Danny Michel, frequently appearing as a member of his band and performing on his recordings. In 2017. he co-produced and orchestrated Michel’s Khlebnikov album,[8] for which they shared the 2017 Canadian Music Folk Award for Producer of the Year.[9]
A saxophonist, keyboardist, and arranger, Carli has arranged for or performed with such artists as Barenaked Ladies,[10] the Art of Time Ensemble[11] Madeleine Peyroux,[12] the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and The National Ballet of Canada.[13]
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