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publisher’s
word by Teena ClipsTon
Count Down to the Junos Vancouver -
March 2009
It all started as just an idea and now
(1 million later), the City of Vancouver will host the 2009
Juno Awards! Bob D’Eith, Executive Director of Music B.C.
and Chairman of the Van-couver 2009 Juno Committee, accepted
the challenge to raise the funds and subsequently lead
Vancouver to victory with the assistance of key individuals
in the industry.
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NAKUSP
music festival -
www.nakuspmusicfest.ca
Saddle Mountain High
Saddle
Mountain High – there’s nothing like it! Nakusp Music
Festival in July has headliners including Smash Mouth, Paul
Rodgers (ex-Free, Bad Company), Johnny Reid, The
Commitments, Kenny Shields and Streetheart. Tickets are
selling fast so pick yours up at
www.nakuspmusicfest.ca
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Johnny Philippon
(drums) and Jesse Wainwright (guitar) had been
playing together for years when they took their ideas to the
next level and secured Cameron Melnyk for lead vocals. To
complete their vision they needed a bass player – but not
just any bass player. So Philippon decided to place an ad
and see what type of response they would get. Reading the
classifieds
can be some-what of an entertaining task. How
descriptive can you get with limited space? Your ad has to
catch the right type of person, "Original, pro-gressive
guitarist…" "You must have your own gear, be able to
practice at least. . ."
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BIG NAME ON
THE ISLAND
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Kurt Phillips
Survive your first studio journey
I bet you didn’t know that the drums in My Happy Place, (the
music theme that closes the awesome Canadian comedy Corner
Gas,) are played by a very popular drummer in Canadian
pop/rock music, both in the studio and live, and he is an
island resident. Bryan Adams, The New Odds, Doug and the
Slugs, Colin James, Matthew Good, Damn the Diva, Strippers
Union with Bobby Baker, Limblifter and Id Guiness are among
the musical names he has played with during his career. Who
am I talking about? Pat Steward.
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Company
Profile
~ By Nathan
Stafford
Canadian Recording Services
So, you’re ready to record an album, or so you think.
Take it from me – you’ve got a lot of work to do before you
even hit the studio. It’s time to start look-ing for a
producer, an engineer, someone to do your mastering, and of
course, you have to find the perfect recording studio.
Wouldn’t it be great if there were someone out there who
could do all that for you? Well guess what. Her name is
Mimi.
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Four Ways to Fight Songwriters Block ~ nat jay
For a writer, one of the worst visions in the world is the
flashing cursor of a blank page — especially when there is a
deadline. The same goes for a song-writer and while the
pressure can come from many different sources, it usually
ends up in exactly the same way: absolutely no creative
flow. No matter what the reason for your songwriter’s block,
there are methods you can try to emerge from the darkness.
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Canadian
rocker Bryan Adams just released his eleventh
studio album simply titled 11. While the title may be just
the next number to Adams, 11 takes on a whole new meaning
for fans of the movie Spinal Tap. Radio jocks and bands
alike paraphrase Spinal Tap’s Nigel as he cranked his
amplifer “up to eleven” in the infamous movie. Naturally,
the first thought that comes to
mind is that Adams must really be proud of this album and
has rocked it up to eleven. I could even hear him saying
just those words in a British accent considering that the UK
is now where Adams calls home. Listening to the album
however, it became apparent that any reference to its title
was nothing more than its placement in his discography.
Returning to this album for three cuts is Jim Vallance who
collaborated with Adams on previous hits including Heaven,
Summer of ‘69 and Run to You.
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by Marissa Baecker
SALES REPS NEEDED
BC Musician Magazine is
looking for positive, outgoing, self motivated individuals
who want to work as sales reps for the magazine. If
you are interested please contact Teena Clipston at
250-869-0479 or e-mail at
teena@bcmusicianmag.com
DISTRIBUTION PEOPLE NEEDED FOR THE OKANAGAN AREA.
1-250-869-0947
60,000+
Readership
Musicians, Songwriters, Promoters, Agencies, Managers,
Producers, Music Stores, Venues, Businesses, BC Country
Music Association Members, Music BC Members, Festivals,
Music Events, Subscribers and more - throughout BC! |
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www.okanaganweb.com and they would be
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