BIO

Dawn Ellis-Mobbs is a musician, experienced educator and arts administrator. Dawn performs with several orchestras and community ensembles, facilitates workshops and programs for the Central Region Cadet Program and is the Director of Programs and Community Partnerships with MUSIC CARE by ROOM 217. Dawn’s role at Room 217 includes overseeing all education and CERTIFY programs connected with music care and music wellness. She has presented at Provincial, National and International conferences on using music in health including presenting research at the World Music Therapy Congress in July 2023. Before her current role with Room 217, Dawn was the Director of Education and Community Engagement with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and Department Head of Arts in York Region.

Brian Huston is the Co-Founder/Chief Executive Officer at Audioworks Technologies. Audioworks is a team of music educators, audio software & engineering professionals, music producers, and musicians who are building music technology education & creation products that provide all emerging artists the support they need to promote, protect, and distribute their songs.

At Audioworks, our mission is to revolutionize music education by providing accessible and innovative learning opportunities for people of all ages and skill levels. We believe that music has the power to enrich lives and we are dedicated to building more onramps for high quality music education. We are doing this by creating a dynamic and interactive digital platform that inspires lifelong learning, creativity, and growth. Leveraging all the tools modern technology affords us, we aim to make music education more engaging, effective, and affordable for everyone – regardless of their background or location.