Canadian Musician articles from July 2006

Canadian Musician archives from July 2006

Computers have killed music?(feed BACK)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... Dear CM, In your reply to R. J. "Dusty" Woods letter regarding "Virtual Bassist" computer software, I think you may have been a little too quick to click on the rebuttal button. To say that it "never happened" that drum machines and...

Jeff Martin: man on a mission.(feed BACK)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... Dear CM, CM always has unique and interesting features. But today I found myself wanting to tell you how much I enjoyed the "Jeff Martin Aims High" feature by Karen Bliss. Not only does it contain much insight into the personal and musical...

The Arrogant Worms give tips on self-management.(Chris Patterson, Trevor Strong, Mike McCormick)
July 1, 2006... Chris Patterson, Trevor Strong and Mike McCormick met at Queen's University in Kingston, ON in 1991. What started out as a joke, quickly became a career of comedy sketches and songs. They named themselves The Arrogant Worms and to date they...

SoundScan's pact with Musicane allows Indies to climb charts.(Indie Insider)
July 1, 2006... Almost everyone is familiar with what Nielsen SoundScan is and how it works. Just to recap, it collects the sales data from over 20,000 retailers in the US, over 10 million physical transactions and digital sales per week and represents over 90...

2006 Xtreme Band Slam winner announced.(Changes)(Pete Moss)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Canadian Music Week (CMW) 2006 saw the winner of the 2006 Xtreme Band Slam announced, Pete Moss, the third national band slam winner of a Montreal CHOM entry. The five members of Pete Moss include Garth on drums, Johnny Maximum on lead...

14th Annual Vintage Guitar Show.
July 1, 2006... The 14th Annual Vintage Guitar Show was held on June 3 and 4, at the Thornhill Community Centre in Thornhill, ON. Players, collectors and buyer investors came from around the world to buy, sell, trade and check out some of the most rare and...

25th anniversary.(Sabian Ltd.)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Canadian Musician recently attended SABIAN's 25th anniversary celebration at their factory in Meductic, NB, which included a tour of the factory. Check out this inside look at how some of the world's greatest cymbals are produced... right here...

"We All Need Love" a tribute to Domenic Troiano.(Changes)
July 1, 2006... On April 20, friends and family of the late Domenic Troiano gathered to celebrate his life with some performances, visual representations, kind words from his friends and family and to present the Domenic Troiano Scholarship to the two winners....

2005 ISC winners announced.(Catie Curtis and Mark Erelli win International Songwriting Competition)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... The winners for the 2005 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) have recently been announced, Catie Curtis and Mark Erelli. Curtis and Erelli's song titled, "People Look Around" was selected out of 15,000 songs from 82 countries. A...

Canadian holds global drum clinics.(Hamburg School of Music )
July 1, 2006... The Hamburg School of Music in Hamburg, Germany was recently presented with a Rudimental Snare Drum Workshop, led by Canadian educator, Scott Atkins. The workshop lasted almost four hours and was complete with demonstrations of rudimental...

Compilation album released by Feist.(Open Season)(Sound recording review)
July 1, 2006... Intimate demo and acoustic versions of songs, as well as dance and groove remixes have been included on the new compilation album, Open Season, by Feist. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "At first I didn't really understand what remixes were....

TMX quickly approaches.(Coalition for Music Education and Toronto Music Expo approach 2nd Annual music festival)
July 1, 2006... The 2nd Annual Toronto Music Expo (TMX) is quickly approaching as it will be held on an earlier date this year, at a better location and with many show features. Toronto's only consumer music show will be held from Sept. 31-Oct. 1, at the...

Events.(Calendar)
July 1, 2006... Montreal Musician & Musical Instrument Show (MMMIS) Montreal, PQ July 6-9, 2006 (514) 871-1881, Toll-free (888) 515-0515 info_simmm@equipespectra.ca, www.mmmis.ca 29th Vancouver Folk Music Festival Vancouver, BC ...

SABIAN HHX Legacy Series.(Product/service evaluation)
July 1, 2006... With the retail success of the award-winning HHX Evolution Series, SABIAN and Dave Weckl have once again collaborated on a second line called HHX Legacy Series, making Dave the first artist to have two complete lines by SABIAN at the same time....

Hagstrom Super Swede guitar.(Product/service evaluation)
July 1, 2006... In 1967, my dad took me to Waddington's Music store in Hamilton to buy me my first real electric guitar. My Kent-playing days were coming to an end. After seeing Domenic Troiano play his Telecaster with The Mandala, I had my mind made up that I...

Blue microphones snowball.(ROAD test)
July 1, 2006... Snowballs All Year Round! "Here's a little-known secret: vocalists love singing into unique and impressive mics like the snowball. Put it in front of any singer and you're sure to get an inspired performance." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Prelude to a kiss.(guitar)
July 1, 2006... Jazz musicians have been interpreting melodies since Louis Armstrong. Creative liberties have been taken both with popular tunes of the Great American Songbook and with more contemporary repertoire. I have developed my own ensibilities and...

So you want to work in the movies ...(keyboards)
July 1, 2006... Right. You may not be able to start right off with scoring a film, but there are increasing numbers of people looking for content for all sorts of applications, from Web ads to a multitude of reality shows and in-house corporate presentations....

Preparing to go down.(The Salads tour Australia)
July 1, 2006... "Have any bags to check sir?" "No, just me, these guitars and my amp head." I suppose if we were Bon Jovi we would just hop into our own jet have our crew take care of the gear, grab a blonde, a cold one and get ready to smile a lot. But alas,...

"Taste" ... the true art of drumming.(accordins banned)
July 1, 2006... I just returned from Brussels last week after having attended the International Conference on banning accordions as a legitimate musical instrument! The conference was promising but since then I have heard that we are on the brink of war with...

Let the good time roll.(woodwinds)(teaching music to students)
July 1, 2006... In November 2005 I gave a clinic at the Ontario Music Educator's Association at the Deerhurst Inn. I decided because I was presenting to Educators and Teachers that I would discuss my approach to beginning improvisation. Often I am approached...

Sound ideas, Part II.(vibration created by lips)(Column)
July 1, 2006... This is a continuation of my last column, talking about sound. This time, we focus on the role of the lips in creating vibration, and transferring that vibration to the instrument. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Lips When the lips are...

Archiving audio 2006.(digital music)
July 1, 2006... Let's get this out of the way now. Some columns are a fun read; this column is going to be about as fun as getting your teeth pulled; a real snooze fest. But get beyond the boredom of the topic, and dry delivery, I promise to have some CD and...

Vocal congestion--in need of a cure?(Column)
July 1, 2006... In this column, I would like to talk about a common problem among many aspiring singers: singing with the nasal voice. Often at both the amateur and even professional level you will hear singers that sound like they are literally whining...

Billy Talent.
July 1, 2006... "Give me a closet and a microphone," declares Ben Kowalewicz, sitting on a black couch in the top floor lounge of Vancouver's The Warehouse Studio, a three-storey recording facility owned by Bryan Adams and housed in a beautifully restored...

Tom Wilson.(interview)(Interview)
July 1, 2006... "I'm going to try do this interview without saying 'fuck' too much. But doing whatever the fuck you want to do, when you want to do it, is the most important thing. The reason I play music is that I personally didn't want to go work in the...

Software 2006.(Music software)(Column)
July 1, 2006... "World-Class Virtual Sound Engineer" in Store Soon! Yes, it's that time of year--again. Time to pass along the software gems that are going to: inspire your creativity; give you the cutting edge sounds that will spawn the hit of a new...

Focus on bass: the more technology changes, the more they look back.(Discussion)
July 1, 2006... It has been six years since Canadian Musician last did a bass guitar feature. To the casual observer, the past six years may well have been a single day. The bass world moves at a glacial pace. Technologically, we love playing instruments that...

Wendy Lands and the Zen of bend, Part II.(writing)(interview with )(Interview)
July 1, 2006... This is part two of a two-part interview with songwriter Wendy Lands. Wendy has been living for the last five years in L.A. with her husband, and often collaborator, Jim Gillard and their daughter Chloe, but has recently returned to live...

The role of 5.1 mixing in today's environment.(recording)(interview with Rich Chycki)(Interview)
July 1, 2006... What has mixing in 5.1 done for you as a mixer... did it change how you viewed mixing in stereo? Surround mixing expands the mixing palette over traditional stereo mixing. The mix is in fact three-dimensional with almost endless...

Tips for a great show.(live sound)
July 1, 2006... Don't Shout Before You Speak The lights go down. The dry ice creeps over the front of the stage. The crowd is frantic as a low rumble builds and builds until the ceiling tiles are falling out of the roof and people are ready to run from the...

Publishing agreements: an overview.(business)
July 1, 2006... There are many publishing agreements which songwriters may enter into throughout the course of their career. Five key publishing agreements are briefly discussed below. I. Co-Publishing Agreement: This is the most common type of publishing...

TreeWorks ZenTree.(hot Gear)(new percussion chimes)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... TreeWorks Chimes has recently made a twist on their standard percussion chimes with the introduction of the new ZenTree. Instead of featuring the ordinary tuning with a gradual change in pitch from bar to bar, ZenTree is a double-row chime with...

Mountain Rythym Custom Series Drumset.(hot Gear)(new product)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Makers of handmade hand drums, Mountain Rythym, have recently released a new drumset unlike any other, the Mountain Rythym Custom Series Drumset. This drumset comes with three ashiko style tom toms that can be played with hands, sticks, brushes...

Jimi Hendrix gig bags & straps.(hot Gear)(Levy's Leathers new products)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Levy's Leathers has recently released new gig bags and guitar straps featuring legendary guitarist, Jimi Hendrix' signature, image and style. The electric guitar gig bags are made of polyester and come with 3/4" foam padding, headliner lining,...

Sound And Recording: An Introduction , 5th ed.(from Focal Press)
July 1, 2006... Focal Press has recently released the 5th Edition of Sound And Recording: An Introduction, written by Francis Rumsey and Tim McCormick. This text is a great learning tool for audio students, trainee engineers and anyone interested in audio,...

Moog Music VX-352 & Voyager Editor Librarian version 1.2.(hot Gear)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Designer and manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, Moog Music, has recently released a Rack-mount Edition Voyager CV expander, the VX-352, and version 1.2 of Moog's Voyager Editor Librarian. The new rackmount CV expander, VX-352,...

Allen & Heath Xone:3D.(hot Gear)(Allen and Heath's new mixer and controller )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Allen & Heath has recently released a new DJ mixer/controller that features a multi-channel USB soundcard and MIDI control surface, the Xone:3D. The mixer section of the Xone:3D features four stereo channels, 3-band EQ, two stereo returns, VCF...

Gibson Jimi Hendrix Psychedelic Flying V.(hot Gear)(Gibson Custom Shop's new custom guitars)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... The Gibson Custom Shop has recently launched a new series of limited-edition custom guitars, "Inspired By", which recreates the guitars that belonged to some of the most innovative guitarists. The Jimi Hendrix Psychedelic Flying V is one of...

Conn-Selmer Holton Collegiate.(hot Gear)(Conn-Selmer's new wind instruments)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Manufacturer of band and orchestral instruments and accessories, Conn-Selmer, has recently released the updated version of the Holton Collegiate line of wind instruments. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Originally developed in the early 1930s...

Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff.(hot Gear)(new product)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Electro-Harmonix has recently released a new pedal that will have metal heads crawling for the muff, that is the Metal Muff. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Metal Muff uses three powerful EQ bands that include a midrange control for...

Bass guitar instructional book.(hot Gear)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... MJS Music Publications has recently announced the release of an updated version of the book Bass Guitar: Total Scales Techniques and Applications. "The original version of the book gave you every position on the fretboard, in every key, and all...

Godlyke Deity-10 bass.(hot Gear)(new bass guitar)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Godlyke has recently released a new bass guitar for the adventurous player, the Deity 10-String Bass. The Deity-10 features a light-gauge 5-string arrangement tuned B to G with matching octave strings. The thunderous bass provides an extended...

Roland CY-5 Dual-Trigger Cymbal Pad.(hot Gear)(Roland Canada )(new musical instrument)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Designer, manufacturer and distributor of electronic musical instruments, professional audio equipment, multimedia products and music accessories, Roland Canada, has recently released a new cymbal pad, the CY-5 Dual-Trigger Cymbal Pad. The...

Behringer Eurogrand EG8080.(hot Gear)(new digital piano)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Behringer has recently released a new affordable digital piano of which they received specifications from concert pianists, church musicians and piano teachers, the Eurogrand EG8080. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Eurogrand EG8080...

Luna Guitars Henna Paradise.
July 1, 2006... Luna Guitars has recently released an acoustic guitar that pays tribute to one of the world's oldest known art forms, henna, with the Henna Paradise C and S models. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] UK artist, Alex Morgan, created the henna...

Pioneer CDJ-1000MK3 & CDJ-800MK2 turntables.(hot Gear)
July 1, 2006... Pioneer Electronics has recently released two new high-end digital turntables that give more control to DJs, the CDJ-1000MK3 and CDJ-800MK2. Features that both the CDJ-1000MK3 and CDJ-800MK2 include are the jog feel adjustments, hot...

Nick-e.("EP" launched )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... Who: Nick-e Where: Toronto, ON What: sultry stuff Contact: www.nickeonline.com In the "thank you" section of her debut EP, Mosaic, Toronto soul singer Nick-e declares, "Wow! It's finally here. It's been a four-year labour of...

Alysha Brooke.(I Talk Country)(Sound recording review)
July 1, 2006... Who: Alysha Brooke Where: Rockwood, ON What: country bumpkin Contact: Cedar Trail Music, PO. Box 1139, TDC Postal Station, 77 King St. W., Toronto, ON M5K 1P2 www.alyshabrooke.com, www.cedartrailmusic.com. I Talk Country is...

Sonic City.(SHOWCase)(Sound recording review)
July 1, 2006... Who: Sonic City Where: Surrey, BC What: kid rocks Contact: Pinnacle Management, Darren Minisofer, (306) 341-0222, FAX (306) 665-7477, Darren@backstageconcerts.com, www.soniccityband.com. Just 13 years old, guitarist Danny...