Jason Sniderman

Sniderman grew up in Toronto, Ontario, the son of businessman Sam Sniderman.[1] He was involved in the music industry from childhood through the family record store.[2]

Sniderman was a keyboard player in the new wave band Blue Peter, joining towards the end of their run in 1983, in time for the recording and release of their final album, Falling.[3][4] He has appeared as a guest musician on albums by other Canadian artists, including contributing keyboards on Randy Bachman's album Any Road,[5] Chalk Circle's recording of 20th Century Boy,[6] and recordings produced by fellow Blue Peter member Chris Wardman.[5] He played keyboards on the albums Presto and Clockwork Angels by Rush and Don't Cry Too Hard by Leslie Spit Treeo, and played piano on 6 Blocks by Meryn Cadell.

Sniderman is an Advisory Board Member of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame[7] and plays shows with Blue Peter a few times a year.

In March 2018, Sniderman released the album Feast of Panthers under the pseudonym Ensign Broderick, a musical alter ego he had first created in childhood.[8][9] By November, Sniderman had released three more albums of music recorded decades earlier, and one album of new material, Bloodcrush.[10] [11]

Sniderman's father, Sam Sniderman, started selling records in his brother's radio store in the 1930s.[12] His company grew into a national chain, with a flagship store on Yonge Street in Toronto.[13] In the 1980s and 1990s the chain was operated by Roblan Distributors, with Jason Sniderman as Vice President.[14] Sam retired in 2000,[13] and the majority of the chain was closed in 2001 after declaring bankruptcy.[12] Jason Sniderman and his brother Bobby saved the store's iconic neon signs, and re-opened the Yonge St. location in 2002.[13] An attempt at building the Sam's brand with online sales was not enough,[15] however, with the rise of mp3 downloads and competition from chains such as HMV down the street, Sam's was forced to close in 2007.[16]

• BluePeterBand.com