Association for Canadian Television Radio
Artists (ACTRA) | SOCAN
American Federation of Musicians (former executive board member Local 553)
Screen Composers Guild Of Canada | Nashville Songwriters Association International
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television | North American Folk Alliance
Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences | Songwriters Association of Canada
Canadian Country Music Association | Saskatchewan Country Music Association
Americana Music Association | SaskMusic (former executive board member)
American Federation of Musicians (former executive board member Local 553)
Screen Composers Guild Of Canada | Nashville Songwriters Association International
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television | North American Folk Alliance
Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences | Songwriters Association of Canada
Canadian Country Music Association | Saskatchewan Country Music Association
Americana Music Association | SaskMusic (former executive board member)
In addition Jay has 9 solo releases on Canada's
premiere folk/ roots/alternative label, Busted Flat Records, and in 2011
was nominated for Songwriter of the year in the Western Canadian Music
Awards for "Before You Leave Canada”.
Jay also is an accomplished Voiceover Artist, with his voice being heard on radio and television advertisements, public service announcements, documentaries, and dramas, and has written numerous music and music business related articles for various Canadian publications. Jay has also instructed songwriting courses and hosted songwriting workshops and seminars through the University of Saskatchewan, Songwriters Association of Canada, SOCAN and private clients.
Jay also is an accomplished Voiceover Artist, with his voice being heard on radio and television advertisements, public service announcements, documentaries, and dramas, and has written numerous music and music business related articles for various Canadian publications. Jay has also instructed songwriting courses and hosted songwriting workshops and seminars through the University of Saskatchewan, Songwriters Association of Canada, SOCAN and private clients.
Jay Semko is an award-winning songwriter, composer,
performer, and Voiceover Artist. He is known worldwide as music composer
on the internationally syndicated TV series, "Due South"(for which he
received two nominations for Canada's Gemini Awards - Best Music Score
in a Dramatic Series) and has won the MMPIA Blizzard and SMPIA awards
for Best Music Score as music composer for the movie, "Paris Or
Somewhere".
Jay has composed music scores for many other dramas and documentary series on Discovery Channel, CBC, Global,History Television, PAX,APTN, Showcase and others, and has had many of his songs and compositions featured in film and television (Trailer Park Boys, the movie Men with Brooms, and Being Erica are some recent examples).
As a member of the Northern Pikes, Jay was awarded 4 Gold records and 1 Platinum, with sales of over 700,000 units worldwide. The Northern Pikes had a number of Canadian hit singles, including Teenland, Things I Do for Money, Wait For Me, Hopes Go Astray, She Ain't Pretty, Girl With A Problem, and Kiss Me You Fool. Two of these (Things I Do For Money and She Ain't Pretty) charted in the USA Billboard charts, and many of the band's videos were top 5 on Muchmusic, including Girl With A Problem, which reached #1. The band has received numerous awards and award nominations, including 8 Juno award nominations and won in the Outstanding POP Recording category of the 2001 Western Canadian Awards for "Truest Inspiration". Jay has also received 2 Canadian Music Publishers Association Awards, for Teenland and Girl with a Problem.
Jay has composed music scores for many other dramas and documentary series on Discovery Channel, CBC, Global,History Television, PAX,APTN, Showcase and others, and has had many of his songs and compositions featured in film and television (Trailer Park Boys, the movie Men with Brooms, and Being Erica are some recent examples).
As a member of the Northern Pikes, Jay was awarded 4 Gold records and 1 Platinum, with sales of over 700,000 units worldwide. The Northern Pikes had a number of Canadian hit singles, including Teenland, Things I Do for Money, Wait For Me, Hopes Go Astray, She Ain't Pretty, Girl With A Problem, and Kiss Me You Fool. Two of these (Things I Do For Money and She Ain't Pretty) charted in the USA Billboard charts, and many of the band's videos were top 5 on Muchmusic, including Girl With A Problem, which reached #1. The band has received numerous awards and award nominations, including 8 Juno award nominations and won in the Outstanding POP Recording category of the 2001 Western Canadian Awards for "Truest Inspiration". Jay has also received 2 Canadian Music Publishers Association Awards, for Teenland and Girl with a Problem.
