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Backyard Beats

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Backyard Beats
GenreFamily
Directed byMarney Malabar
Starring
  • Monica Brighton
  • James Gagné
  • Justine Grimes
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producers
  • Marlo Miazga
  • Daniel Bourré
  • Sean Connolly
  • Marney Malabar
Production locationsUniversity Heights, Washington, DC, United States
Running time11 minutes
Production companies
  • Bristow Global Media
  • Sphere Media
Original release
NetworkTVOntario
ReleaseMay 20, 2020 (2020-05-20) –
present (present)

Backyard Beats is a Canadian children's television series, which premiered on TVOntario in 2020.[1] Hosted by Monica Brighton, the series profiles do it yourself approaches to making music, through a format which sees a professional musician visit to teach her about a musical genre or instrument, following which she makes her own version of the instrument with everyday household objects before the professional musician returns for a jam session on a song.

The series received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[2]

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