Paul Hoffert

American-Canadian musician, composer, producer and manager born September 22, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY, He moved to Toronto in 1956 and studied composition with Gordon Delamont and vibraphone briefly with [a=Hagood Hardy]. In 1968 he co-founded [a=Lighthouse (2)] with [a=Skip Prokop]. Married to [a=Brenda Hoffert].

Following Lighthouse, Hoffert began pursuing a career as a composer, arranger and record producer in Toronto.

Other achievements include, teaching film composition at York University; founder and chairman of the Canadian Academy of Cinema; president of the Guild of Canadian Film and Television Composers; and a member of the Order of Canada.

He holds a Bachelor of Science and is equally successful in that field.