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Canadian children's television series
Backyard Beats
GenreFamily
Directed byMarney Malabar
Starring
  • Monica Brighton
  • James Gagné
  • Justine Grimes
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producers
  • Marlo Miazga
  • Daniel Bourré
  • Sean Connolly
  • Marney Malabar
Production locationsUniversity Heights, Washington, DC, United States
Running time11 minutes
Production companies
  • Bristow Global Media
  • Sphere Media
Original release
NetworkTVOntario
ReleaseMay 20, 2020 (2020-05-20) –
present (present)

Backyard Beats is a Canadian children's television series, which premiered on TVOntario in 2020. Hosted by Monica Brighton, the series profiles do it yourself approaches to making music, through a format which sees a professional musician visit to teach her about a musical genre or instrument, following which she makes her own version of the instrument with everyday household objects before the professional musician returns for a jam session on a song.

The series received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.

References

  1. Kelly Townsend, "TVOkids turns up the volume on Bristow’s Backyard Beats". Playback, May 9, 2019.
  2. Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.

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