Me&John
| Me&John |
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| Genres |
Hip-hop, indie, dance, folk, pop |
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| Years active |
2002–present |
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| Labels |
Various |
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| Associated acts |
Shad,Broken Social Sene,Lily Frost |
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| Website |
www.facebook.com/meandjohncan |
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| Members |
Ryan Kondrat, John La Magna |
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Me&John is a record production, engineering, mixing, and songwriting duo based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The duo is composed of Ryan Kondrat and John La Magna.[1] The two have created music from a myriad of genres, ranging from dance, hip-hop, folk, and pop.
The two met at school in 2002. They began their career in the dance music scene as ghost writers for Jelo, Donald Glaude, and DJ Dan. They soon merged into the television and advertising side of the music industry working for Syndicate Sound in Toronto. At Syndicate Sound they were able to write music in a fully equipped professional studio, leveraging writing skills for studio time, they Produced and co-wrote Broken Social Scene presents Brendan Canning while simultaneously composing scores for Television and Film. Their next record With Shad, landed them a Polaris Prize shortlisting and a Juno for Hip Hop recording of the year. The two are currently Music Directors/Composers for Pirate Toronto.[2]
Me&John have recently produced an Album for Lily Frost, Scored and Produced the soundtrack for Paul Schrider's, The Canyons, with Brendan Canning, and just finished a New Documentary for Sony and Gran Turismo, KAZ: Pushing the Virtual Divide, that took home a gold, at London International in 2015.[3]
Album Contributions
| Artist | Record | Role | Label | Year |
| Brendan Canning with me&john | The Canyons | Co-writers/Producers/Artists | SQE | 2012 |
| Lily Frost | Do What you Love | Album Producers / Track Co-writes | Aporia | 2012 |
| Shad | TSOL (album) | Album Producers / Track Co-writes / Recording Engineers | Black Box | 2010 Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year |
| Broken Social Scene Presents: Brendan Canning | Something For All Of Us | Co-writers/Producers | Arts & Crafts | 2008 |
Feature Length Contributions
| The Canyons | | Co-writers/Composers | 2012 |
| Kaz Pushing the virtual divide | Sony | Composers | 2013/14 |
Television Contributions
| Show | Seasons | Network | Role | Year |
| Apres Ski | 1 | Bravo US | Composer / Music Director | 2014–2015 |
| Frozen Gold | 1 | Slice | Music Director | 2014–2015 |
| Dino Hunters Canada | 1 | History | Music Director | 2014–2015 |
| Fear Thy Neighbor | 1,2,3 | Discovery | Composer (Theme) /Music Director | 2013–2014 |
| Property Brothers | 4,5,6 | Syndicated | Composer/Music Director | 2013–2014 |
| Property Brothers Buy & Sell | 3,4,5 | Syndicated | Composer/Music Director | 2013–2014 |
| Carnival Eats | 1,2 & 3 | food | Composer | 2012–2016 |
| Motives and Murders | 1 | Discovery | Composer (Background) /Music Director | 2013–2014 |
| Murder in Paradise | 1 | Discovery | Composer (Background) /Music Director | 2013–2014 |
| Life Story Project | 1 | OWN | Composer/Music Director | 2012–2013 |
| Husband Hunters | 1 | OWN | Composer/Music Director | 2012–2013 |
| Backyard Inventors | 1 | OWN | Composer/Music Director | 2012–2013 |
| Project Runway Canada | 1 & 2 | Global/Slice | Composer/Producers | 2007–2008 (Gemini Nominated) |
| Make The Politician Work | 1 | CBC | Composer/Producers/Engineers | 2011 (Gemini Nominated) |
| Are We There Yet | 3 | Syndicated | Composer | 2010 |
| Keys to the VIP | 1,2,3, | CTV/Comedy | Composer/Producers/Engineers | 2006–2009 |
| Star Racer | 1 | Discovery | Composer | 2006 |
| Nerve | 1 | CBC | Composer/Producers | 2009 |
| SmartAsk | 1 | CBC | Composer/Producers | 2001–2004 |
| Space for Living | 1 | Syndicated | Composer/Producers | 2008 |
| City Chasers | 1 | Discovery | Composer/Producers/Engineers | 2010 |
| 5 Seekers | 1 | Syndicated | Composer/Producers/Engineers | 2008 |
| Guides & Gurus | 1 | Syndicated | Composer/Producers/Engineers | 2008 |
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