Jason Couse is a Juno Award and Polaris Prize nominated performer, songwriter and composer from Toronto. As a longtime member of the art-pop duo The Darcys, he has toured abroad, charted on commercial radio, and received critical acclaim for four full-length label releases. Couse is a two-time Banff Centre Musician in Residence and a SOCAN "On the Island" songwriting camp participant. Beyond his frequent collaborations as a co-writer and producer, he is exploring the intersection of his musical influences with his love of film through the Slaight Music Residency at the Canadian Film Centre.