Career
As a record producer, Lavin worked with a number of well-known artists including Long John Baldry, Amos Garrett, Denise McCann and Susan Jacks of the Poppy Family fame. He has over a dozen gold, and platinum records for Powder Blues, Prism, April Wine, Long John Baldry, Amos Garrett, and many others Lavin played guitar on Prism"s self-titled album (1977) on GRT Records, and guitar and drums on the Dale Jacobs and Cobra album for Columbia Broadcasting System Records (1977).
As a composer, Lavin is credited with the soundtrack scores for Cannes-nominated Out of the Blue (1980), a film directed by and featuring Dennis Hopper, and Genie Award winning My American Cousin (1985) directed by Sandy Wilson.
Lavin continues to record and perform as Tom Lavin & the Legendary Powder Blues Band and is also currently director of the Pacific Audio Visual Institute.
