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Wave Canon is a collective of highly experienced and dedicated professionals founded on the success of its founder, Nicholas O'Toole. Music, sound design, production music/SFX for advertisement and media is our obsessive passion. The growing team of creatives all have a proven history of success serving the highest end of many sectors of the music and sound industry. Wave Canon serves the needs of clients on all levels including some of the biggest brand names in the world. Wave Canon will be adding talented composers and sound designers all along the way and growing its unique top-quality catalog of music for licensing. We look forward to working with you!

the brain trust

Nicholas O'Toole

Founder| Composer Sound Designer

Nicholas is an award winning composer & sound designer. Nicholas has a uniquely diverse range of expertise and experience as a creator. Nicholas continues to compose custom music for some of the biggest brand advertisements in the world and has composed scores for feature films and games, co-written with Slash (Guns n' roses) and Jonathan Davis (KoRn).

Nicholas is also a highly skilled and experienced sound designer for brand idents, movie trailers, live shows for some of the biggest artists in the world and all forms of media. In 2020, Nicholas won two MAS Awards 'Best Sound Design for Branding' (Oxygen Network) and 'Best Music for Branding' (Al Jazeera) as part of the Sonic Lens team.

Nicholas is a multi-instrumentalist who excels at music technology and prides himself on creating innovative music, soundscapes and sonic brands. Nicholas is the first in his family to locate to Los Angeles to forge a career in music since his great grandfather Jack Miller who was known for leading the band and being the right hand for America's beloved Kate Smith (Singer - 'God Bless America').

Gordon Fordyce

Music Editor Mix Engineer

Gordon Fordyce is a highly experienced industry verteran. He began his career as a recording and mixing engineer for some of the worlds largest bands and artists including Mötley Crüe, Pat Benetar, Thin Lizzy, David Bowie, Ozzy Osbourne, Devo, Sheryl Crowe, Sean "Puffy" Combs and co-wrote/produced and mixed "Go Insane" with Lindsey Buckingham.

Gordon also become an in-demand music editor for film and TV. Gordon's credits include: Ghost Whisperer, Nashville, Stranger Things (additional sn 1), Adventures in Babysitting (TV), The Event (TV), Tracy Ullman "Live & Exposed", Battlestar Galactica (sci-fi), Riddick, John Tucker Must Die, The Hneymooners (Music editor+Score Recordist) to name just a few. Gordon is also a talented temp music editor and score mixer.

Andy Ross

Music Supervisor

Publishing advisor

Andy Ross is an award-winning senior executive and creative producer, Andy has worked across a variety of platforms and achieved senior leadership roles at Cutting Edge Group and Courtyard Music in conjunction with Courtyard Management (Radiohead) and Warner Chappell Music UK. Responsible for music in more than 120 theatrical releases, including a three-time Oscar winning film a Golden Globe-winning TV show and box office global hits totaling $1+ billion in revenue, Ross won the 2015 Guild of Music Supervisors award for film under $5m for his work on Whiplash.

Currently Founding Partner and Creative Director for Exit Strategy Productions, Andy oversees music for both film and TV across a range of platforms and develops and produces original Film and TV content. Prior to Exit Strategy, Ross was Head of Music at Cutting Edge Group, where he was responsible for building and directing the music services department of the world’s leading film music investment company as well as overseeing more than 80 films and soundtrack albums.

charles barsamian

legal

studio liason

Charles Barsamian is a highly experienced professional and entrepreneur. Successfully negotiated and oversaw the management, administration and deployment of over $200 million in capital towards film financing and music rights acquisitions of over 300 motion pictures and televisions series.

Produced over 15 feature films over the last 6 years including, DeadTectives (Shudder), Open Water 3: Cage Dive (Lionsgate/Grindstone), A Ciambra (Sundance Selects), and Killing Gunther (Saban).

Charles has negotiated the distribution of 400+ motion pictures in mainland China

Directed strategic music planning and buying transactions, including the audio rebranding of major corporations such as Avon Products, Inc., Coca Cola, JP Morgan Chase Bank, and the Colgate/Palmolive Group.

morris hayes

Composer|album producer & Curator

Morris Hayes is an exceptionally talented musician, producer, and band leader. As a keyboardist, Hayes has worked with superstars such as Prince, George Clinton, Elton John, Whitney Houston, and Stevie Wonder. He was one of the 2013 inductees into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame.

Morris has written for various films and television shows such as Flavor Flav’s Under One Roof, Martin Lawrence’s You So Crazy, and Laurel Avenue on HBO.

Morris has also performed with major artists, including Chaka Khan, Herbie Hancock, Kanye West, Elton John, Santana, Lenny Kravitz, Alicia Keys, Will.i.am, Mary J. Blige, Maroon 5, Ani DiFranco, Sheryl Crow, Gwen Stefani, Erykah Badu, Amy Winehouse & Bono, to name a few.