What We Do

DryWal Media is a 
video and audio production company
At our core, we are creative storytellers
Along the way, we've won some awards and collaborated with great people. Our work has premiered at the National Gallery of Canada, been broadcast on OUTtv as part of their International Women's Day programming, and has been screened in countless film festivals around the world.

who we are

Dan Drysdale

Dan is an internationally recognized musician, composer and music educator who has been playing and writing music for the past 20 years. He is known for using an eclectic blend of traditional and homemade instruments to create unique soundscapes. Dan has provided soundtracks for award winning documentaries and short films. He is one half of the critically acclaimed band SolarSolar, who ​had music used by MTV’s hit show Teen Wolf among others. For the past number of years, Dan has showcased his students at Hillside Music Festival with live performances. He is passionate about music education and creating soundtracks that illustrate and enhance human interest stories.

Robert waldeck

​Rob is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, visual artist and arts educator. His films have been screened at international venues in Toronto, New York, Montreal, Paris, and Bratislava. As a visual artist, his paintings and photographs have been exhibited in Slovakia, Los Angeles, New York and his hometown of Kitchener. Rob guest lectures at universities and other public institutions on topics ranging from Finding the Story: What We Can Learn from our Failures  to Beyond Collaboration: How to Manage your Media Projects. In addition to his film and visual art experience, he has taught at Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Waterloo, Centennial College, Toronto School of Art, McMaster University, and Forest Heights Collegiate Institute.

Collaborators

ERIK O'NIELL
Cinematography, Editing, DOP

JASON ROYLE
Editing, Animation

JOSH SPURLING
Motion Graphics, Animation, Design

PAUL EICHHORN
Producer, Creative Consulant

HISHAM MALAS & PETER DO 
Animation