BrettYoung - Canada's Seed Company (Radio spots - USA & Canada)
PARTICIPACTION (TV & Radio spots - Canada) SASKPower (TV & Radio
spots - Saskatchewan) SASKEnergy (TV & Radio spots - Saskatchewan)
SASKTel (TV & Radio spots - Saskatchewan)
Foster Parents Community Resources (TV & Radio spots - Saskatchewan)
SASK Culture, Youth & Recreation (TV & Radio spots - Saskatchewan)
Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (TV & Radio spots - Saskatchewan)
Workers Compensation Board (TV & Radio spots - Saskatchewan)
Agristability Sask Crop Insurance (TV & Radio spots - Saskatchewan)
A Fairytale Christmas (singing voice - 1 hour animated drama - International)
The Making Of Big Bear (narrator - 1/2 hour documentary - Canada)
Due South Ep #160 "Mountie Sings The Blues" (Jay performed as a special skills extra as a member Michelle Wright's band with Ronnie Hawkins)
Jay has also acted in 28 music videos, both as a member of the Northern Pikes and as a solo artist, with most receiving national and international broadcast on MuchMusic, MusiquePlus, MTV and CMT
SASKTel (TV & Radio spots - Saskatchewan)
Foster Parents Community Resources (TV & Radio spots - Saskatchewan)
SASK Culture, Youth & Recreation (TV & Radio spots - Saskatchewan)
Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (TV & Radio spots - Saskatchewan)
Workers Compensation Board (TV & Radio spots - Saskatchewan)
Agristability Sask Crop Insurance (TV & Radio spots - Saskatchewan)
A Fairytale Christmas (singing voice - 1 hour animated drama - International)
The Making Of Big Bear (narrator - 1/2 hour documentary - Canada)
Due South Ep #160 "Mountie Sings The Blues" (Jay performed as a special skills extra as a member Michelle Wright's band with Ronnie Hawkins)
Jay has also acted in 28 music videos, both as a member of the Northern Pikes and as a solo artist, with most receiving national and international broadcast on MuchMusic, MusiquePlus, MTV and CMT
Jay has written music for a permanent installation at the Western
Development Museum in Saskatoon, and has participated in other projects
such as "Where Were The Mothers?", an art installation project recently
exhibited in Mississauga, Winnipeg and Regina that involved songwriters
and inmates at correctional facilities co-writing songs together. In
addition, Jay's voice has been heard in ad campaigns for SaskTel,
SaskPower, SaskEnergy, Participaction, and many others.
In 1993, as the Northern Pikes began a long
hiatus, Jay Semko wrote the theme and co-composed the score for the 2
hour pilot movie for what would become Canada's most successful
internationally syndicated TV series, "Due South". "Due South" was the
first Canadian-made dramatic television series to debut and air on a
major network in the USA (CBS-TV). 66 episodes were made from 1993-98,
and Jay had the privilege of working under multiple Oscar and Emmy
winning producer/writer/director Paul Haggis, who created "Due South",
in addition to working with Jeff King and Paul Gross as producers for
subsequent seasons of the show. Jay worked with the best TV personnel in
Canada while composing for Due South with award-winning co-composers
John McCarthy and Jack Lenz.
Jay has continued to compose for a variety of dramatic and documentary films and television productions, as well as appearing as a special skills extra actor in "Due South"
(with Ronnie Hawkins and Michelle Wright).
Jay has continued to compose for a variety of dramatic and documentary films and television productions, as well as appearing as a special skills extra actor in "Due South"
(with Ronnie Hawkins and Michelle Wright).
"Cotter's Wilderness Trails" 1996-1998
Discovery Channel
39 Episode Television Series
"Jack MacKenzie's Waterton Winter" 1996
Discovery Channel
One Hour Documentary
"Jack MacKenzie's Tonic of Wilderness" 1995
Discovery Channel
One Hour Documentary
"Paris or Somewhere" 1995
CanWest / Global
Two Hour Television Movie
• Winner Best Original Music Score - SMPIA 1995
• Winner Best Original Music Score - MMPIA 1997
"Strange and Rich" 1994
CanWest / Global
Two Hour Television Movie
"Due South" 1993-1998
CBS / CTV - Alliance
Two Hour Pilot and 66 Episodes
• Nominated Gemini Awards in 1995 & 1996 for Best Original Music Score in a Dramatic Series
Discovery Channel
39 Episode Television Series
"Jack MacKenzie's Waterton Winter" 1996
Discovery Channel
One Hour Documentary
"Jack MacKenzie's Tonic of Wilderness" 1995
Discovery Channel
One Hour Documentary
"Paris or Somewhere" 1995
CanWest / Global
Two Hour Television Movie
• Winner Best Original Music Score - SMPIA 1995
• Winner Best Original Music Score - MMPIA 1997
"Strange and Rich" 1994
CanWest / Global
Two Hour Television Movie
"Due South" 1993-1998
CBS / CTV - Alliance
Two Hour Pilot and 66 Episodes
• Nominated Gemini Awards in 1995 & 1996 for Best Original Music Score in a Dramatic Series
"Body & Soul" 2002/2003
Edge Entertainment
PAX Television (USA) / Showcase (Can)
8 Episode Dramatic Series
"Men With Brooms" 2002
Serendipity Point Films/Alliance Atlantis
(co-wrote main title theme and
"Kiss You 'Til You Weep") Feature Film
"Rider Pride" 2000
Rider Pride Productions
NSI Award Winner - short film
"The Dinosaur Hunter" 1999
Independent Moving Pictures/Credo
2 Hour Television Movie
"The Rink" 1997
Cinepost Productions
30 Minute Drama
"Gift of the Grandfathers" 1997
Bluehill Productions/CBC
One Hour Documentary
Edge Entertainment
PAX Television (USA) / Showcase (Can)
8 Episode Dramatic Series
"Men With Brooms" 2002
Serendipity Point Films/Alliance Atlantis
(co-wrote main title theme and
"Kiss You 'Til You Weep") Feature Film
"Rider Pride" 2000
Rider Pride Productions
NSI Award Winner - short film
"The Dinosaur Hunter" 1999
Independent Moving Pictures/Credo
2 Hour Television Movie
"The Rink" 1997
Cinepost Productions
30 Minute Drama
"Gift of the Grandfathers" 1997
Bluehill Productions/CBC
One Hour Documentary
“Dust Up” 2011
Paperny Films/History Television
6 episode documentary series
"Live For Sunday" 2008
Marshall Ward Productions
80 minute documentary
"Stolen Sisters" 2007
Fahrenheit Films/Global Television
60 minute documentary
"A Fairytale Christmas" 2005
Waterfront Kids Productions
60 minute Animated Television Musical
"Big Mother" 2004
Kahani Entertainment
NSI Award Winner
"Sweetness In Life" 2002/2003
Blue Hill Productions/APTN
26 Episode Documentary Series
Paperny Films/History Television
6 episode documentary series
"Live For Sunday" 2008
Marshall Ward Productions
80 minute documentary
"Stolen Sisters" 2007
Fahrenheit Films/Global Television
60 minute documentary
"A Fairytale Christmas" 2005
Waterfront Kids Productions
60 minute Animated Television Musical
"Big Mother" 2004
Kahani Entertainment
NSI Award Winner
"Sweetness In Life" 2002/2003
Blue Hill Productions/APTN
26 Episode Documentary Series
