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Canadian musician and businessman
Jason Sniderman is a Canadian musician and businessman. He was one of the chief executives of Sam the Record Man, He also played keyboards on a number of rock music albums, performed with the band Blue Peter, and later released several albums under the name Ensign Broderick. He is also the father of Canadian musician Cos Sylvan.

Sniderman grew up in Toronto, Ontario, the son of businessman Sam Sniderman.

Sniderman was a keyboard player in the new wave band Blue Peter, joining towards the end of their run in 1983, in time for the recording and release of their final album, Falling. He has appeared as a guest musician on albums by other Canadian artists, including contributing keyboards on Randy Bachman's album Any Road, Chalk Circle's recording of 20th Century Boy, and recordings produced by fellow Blue Peter member Chris Wardman. and plays shows with Blue Peter a few times a year. In March 2018, Sniderman released the album Feast of Panthers under the pseudonym Ensign Broderick, a musical alter ego he had first created in childhood. By November, Sniderman had released three more albums of music recorded decades earlier, and one album of new material, Bloodcrush.

Sniderman's father, Sam Sniderman, started selling records in his brother's radio store in the 1930s. His company grew into a national chain, with a flagship store on Yonge Street in Toronto. In the 1980s and 1990s the chain was operated by Roblan Distributors, with Jason Sniderman as Vice President. Sam retired in 2000, however, with the rise of mp3 downloads and competition from chains such as HMV down the street, Sam's was forced to close in 2007.