Bob Wiseman - Touring and Theatre

Touring and Theatre

"...quite possibly an artistic genius" In 2009 Wiseman, created a play about his experiences with lawyers and the music industry entitled Actionable, a power-point presentation utilizing super 8, video and live accompaniment on accordion and guitar which he mounted in 2010 at the Uno Festival in Victoria as well as the Fringe Festival circuits - It is now being made into a film by Daniel Bekerman and Coral Aiken. Wiseman has collaborated theatrically with Scott Thompson of The Kids in the Hall creating and touring Scottastrophe also with Anand Rajaram on award winning Cowboys and Indians also with Sean Dixon for Barbara Gowdy's story The White Bone adaptation, also with The Madawaska String Quartet and with Maggie MacDonald and Stephanie Markowitz writing the music for their play "The Rat King". Wiseman has toured with Feist, Final Fantasy, Ron Sexsmith, and Scott Thompson and has been a guest performer with Wilco, The Wallflowers, Eugene Chadbourne, Jimmy Carl Black (of Frank Zappa), Edie Brickell, Michelle Wright, Ashley MacIsaac & Garland Jeffries. Videos on Youtube of Wiseman songs performed with Feist (You Don't Love Me), Serena Ryder (White Dress) & Ron Sexsmith (All The Trees). Other artists who have covered Bob songs include The Madawaska String Quartet, UIC, Leah Abramson, The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, Michael Holt, Change of Heart, Tom St. Louis and The Blind Venetians. Wiseman makes super 8 films and videos which he accompanies live on accordion, guitar or piano. He tours/ performs with these films in Europe, United States, New Zealand and Canada subtitling them when necessary. Wiseman is the only live musician on John Oswald's 1988 release Plunderphonics. He was on the board of directors for LIFT, TAIS, The Tranzac & the Blocks Recording Club label in Toronto. His upcoming 2012 record (Giulietta Masina At The Oscars Crying) features Mary Margaret O'Hara, Richard Underhill, Maylee Todd, Serena Ryder, Mark Hundevad, Michael Keith and Michael Holt.