Growing up just outside Oshawa, Ontario,
Merkley lived a life of music. Playing in
bands and collaborating with musicians,
Merkley was always an active participant
in the music and entertainment industry,
particularly in the Canadian music industry.
Taking full responsibility for his own
management, Merkley’s growing interest
in the business led him to graduating top
of his class in Music Business Management
at Durham College. Throughout his musical
endeavors, Merkley has performed shows,
went on tour, appeared on Entertainment
Tonight: Canada and MuchMusic’s disBAND,
and has written and performed with top-24
Canadian Idol contestants.
As Merkley continued to meet more industry
professionals, his experiences culminated to a
flashpoint - both figuratively and literally.
As he gained a growing familiarity on the
subject of music supervision, Merkley realized
his education, passion for music and love of film
and television could be united within a single
sector. Now, Director of Music & Technology at
Arpix Media, Merkley has worked on some of
the biggest TV and film productions in Canada
including Murdoch Mysteries (CBC), Remedy
(GLOBAL), Heartland (CBC), The Listener (CTV),
and Flashpoint (CTV/CBS).
Essentially, Merkley’s role is to take the vision
of producers and enhance it through music.
He works with television, film, video games anything that can require a soundtrack - and
creates, through popular songs and original
music, the audio story.