Canadian Musician articles from May 2001

Canadian Musician archives from May 2001

Canadian artists can dive in with Indie Pool.
May 1, 2001... There's a million and one ways to produce your own, or your band's project these days, and most musicians will tell you there's nothing like the feeling of that day the boxes arrived from the CD presser, and you finally hold all that hard...

MusicsCool at Indieblast.com.
May 1, 2001... It's a safe generalization that a bulk of the independent musician's time is spent on the recording of his or her music. Borrowing the right gear, checking the track listing before heading into the studio, trimming every corner possible to...

Montreal International Jazz Festival in its 22nd year.
May 1, 2001... The Montreal International Jazz Festival has announced the first of its many performers at this year's festival to be held June 28 through July 6, 2001. Among the highlights of the festival will be performances by John McLaughlin with Zakir...

Nettwerk (Productions (Canadsa) and Nettwerk America) announces launch of Nutone Records.
May 1, 2001... Nettwerk Productions (Canada) and Nettwerk America have announced new imprint in their record company that will further stretch the creative boundaries of electronic music. Nutone Records which debuted with three releases in March, is poised...

Travels with my amp.
May 1, 2001... Ever wonder what life on the road was like for Canadian rock bands in the '70s and '80s? Of course not. But when you're done reading Greg Godovitz's new book Travels With My Amp, you'll discover a new appreciation for those artisans who lived...

Toronto goes with the flow (with the first all Urban music radio station).
May 1, 2001... Canada's first all Urban music radio station hit the airwaves recently and the timing couldn't have been better. The launch of Flow 93.5 heated up the late winter weather for Toronto listeners, and hopes to set a precedent in a long and...

Canadian Music Network makes debut at CMW.
May 1, 2001... Donald Tarlton, chairman of The Donald K. Donald Group of Companies, and John Woodruff a respected music industry personality in Australia, have combined their industry knowledge and experience to introduce Canadian Music Network. The...

Canada Council for the Arts dates.
May 1, 2001... The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the application deadlines for its various grants and services for Canadian musicians. The Canada Council is funded by Parliament and reports to it through the Minister of Canadian Heritage. All...

Music online: first aid for your web site.
May 1, 2001... Is your Web site healthy and vital or a little tired or approaching death? This article will show you several ways make you site more alive and keep it that way. Download Time One way to have visitors not enter your site and to keep...

Korg Karma Music Work Station.
May 1, 2001... First off, this review will barely scratch the surface of the Karma's capabilities and the incredible range of possibilities it offers to players and composers of all levels of ability. Essentially the Korg Karma Music Workstation is a...

Digitech RP 100 modeling guitar processor.
May 1, 2001... Remember the saying, "big things come in little packages"? Well, the Digitech RP100 guitar multi-effects pedal certainly lives up to this saying. Though lightweight with a slimline design, it packs a very nice punch in ease of use and sonic...

T-Racks 24: mastering software analog by design.
May 1, 2001... Now I have used a lot of different music software packages in my time and I must say that T-Racks have really encompassed the state of mastering on the multi-platformed arena i.e.: Mac and PC for the general and professional user. What...

Intervalic concepts on the fingerboard, part II.
May 1, 2001... This issue, we continue Levon's lesson from last issue which touched on the C Major scale and perfect intervals... By utilizing all of the intervals from the exercises above, we have gone through the "C" Chromatic scale in one octave,...

Choosing the right keyboard.
May 1, 2001... It seems like a relatively simple question, doesn't it? "How do I know which keyboard to buy?" The fact of the matter is, the darn things are so expensive and quickly out-dated that paralysis can quickly set in, leaving just you and your DX-7...

Ultimate bass line.
May 1, 2001... For the last couple of columns I've been giving advice on how to become better player and most of this comes from personal experience. This column is a little different because I want to focus on something that I'm always striving for, and...

Good health make great drummers.
May 1, 2001... I would like to talk about some health issues I feel can help you in many aspects of your life, not the least of which is drumming with more speed, power, endurance, creating more fluidity in the musculature, allowing you to lay down a solid,...

Woodwinds: articulation.
May 1, 2001... This is part of a series of articles that is dedicated primarily to those who play flute in non-classical contexts. However, this series is likely to be of relevance to most wind players. So, whenever you see the word, "instrument", feel free...

Brass: mouthpiece friend or foe? Interview with master mouthpiece maker Gary Radtke.
May 1, 2001... In the spring of 2000 I was introduced to the revolutionary new mouthpieces being designed by Gary Radtke of GR Mouthpiece Technologies in Milwaukee, WI. I quickly came to the conclusion that these are the finest mouthpieces I've ever played....

Power of MIDI, part II.
May 1, 2001... Well, here we are again -- MIDI part 2. In the last MIDI installment we touched on what MIDI actually is, its functionality and some controller numbers. Let's begin here with "quantization" -- what is it and how is it used? This is probably...

Music market: what's hot?
May 1, 2001... One of the great ironies of my life is that my career as a Vocal Coach/Consultant keeps me so extremely busy that I do not have very much time to listen to new artists who are not amongst my clientele. In many cases, it is my teenaged...

Barrage: (Calgary violinists and fiddler group).
May 1, 2001... Everything you've ever wanted to do with a violin but where afraid to try! Chances are, if someone were to stop you on the street and ask you point blank -- what instrument do you prefer, the violin or the fiddle? You would in all...

History of the violin.
May 1, 2001... The violin can be traced back to 9th century Europe. Although unknown, it most likely originated in Asia. The violin bow was at first a plain stick before the hair-bow was adopted. The bow was imported from Asia by the Arabs or the Nordic...

Carolyn Dawn Johnson.
May 1, 2001... For budding Canadian county star Carolyn Dawn Johnson, sometimes life is like a basket of fruit. At least it is when she's trying to write a song about a basket of fruit. But before you start envisioning the horrible spectre of a country...

Kardinal Offishall.
May 1, 2001... Jason Harrow is a busy man. Otherwise known as Kardinal Offishall, he wears enough hats to give a less talented person a severe personality crisis. Producer, rapper, songwriter, businessman and entertainer, he is a perpetual motion machine...

2001: a guitar odyssey.
May 1, 2001... In Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, audiences were captivated by the imagination of a world 30 years in the future, when a fictitious computer called HAL 9000, might have guided them through space or even controlled their...

Jeff Beck.
May 1, 2001... It's Monday morning, 9:15 a.m. and, for a nice change, I'm at home. After a quick glance out one eye I conclude that the world can do without my presence for at least another two hours. Just as I fall back into a golden slumber... RING! ...

John Frusciante.
May 1, 2001... My alarm went off, but didn't wake me. I was already up and had been for most of the night. It's not every day that you get to meet your idol. As the car pulled up to Toronto's Four Seasons, I began to have an ever-clearing picture of what it...

Interview with Ron Hawkins.
May 1, 2001... Early in your career, your lyrics seemed to draw from a lot of life-lesson type stuff. Do you still like to write that way? When I was in my early twenties and writing songs, politics were always of large concern to me. I was a Marxist...

Mic slection: exercise your option.
May 1, 2001... Life is full of choices and whenever I'm given the chance I like to have as many as possible. One of the only places on stage where it's possible to have a number of different choices of microphones is the kick drum. Because of the fact that...

Recording: pre-production, part III.
May 1, 2001... We continue with Hugh's series on pre-production, where last issue he covered entering a studio for some pre-production work. He continues with the final chapter... Examining the Material The checkerboard of rehearsal: discuss,...

Business FAQs.
May 1, 2001... The views and opinions expressed in this article are not meant to substitute for legal advice which should be sought in each particular instance. This issue we decided to answer questions as submitted by you. When is it the right time for...

TASCAM 788 digital portastudio.
May 1, 2001... TASCAM recently introduced the 788 Digital Portastudio 24-bit, 8-track hard-disk recorder. The 788 offers 24-bit non-compressed recording to an internal 7.5 GB hard drive. It features 6-track simultaneous recording and 8-track playback, with...

Breedlove fusion (guitar).
May 1, 2001... The Breedlove Guitar Company has introduced the Fusion acoustic guitar for the year 2001. The Fusion is highlighted by the mahogany back and sides and sitka spruce top, and accented by Breedlove's deep body concert and dramatic...

Vox T-25 bass combo.
May 1, 2001... Vox amplification has announced it is now shipping the Vox T-25 Bass Combo. Following in the footsteps of vintage bass amps, the new Vox T-25 Bass Combo combines classic Vox design and features in a compact and affordable package. The...

Blue Devil GX112 amplifier.
May 1, 2001... Behringer has announced the release of the first in a new line of guitar amplifiers. The Blue Devil GX112 is one of five new guitar amplifier combos from Behringer that offer a unique and appealing feature set, including onboard...

MTD Kingston Korean Bass.
May 1, 2001... MTD has launched the Kingston, a new Korean-built bass guitar available in both 4- and 5-string configurations. With a single humbucking pickup, the Kingston is the first bass from MTD with a pickguard, and uses passive circuitry featuring...

Community KLT505 stage monitor system.
May 1, 2001... Community Professional Loudspeakers has launched the new two-way XLT505 stage monitor system. The wedge-type, passive loudspeaker houses a single 15" woofer and a 90 [degrees] x 40 [degrees] injection-moulded horn, coupled with Community's...

Sabian cymbal cleaner.
May 1, 2001... Sabian has introduced a cymbal cleaner designed for use with the company's seven "cast" and "unirolled" series, from B8 through Hand Hammered. The environmentally friendly pH-balanced Sabian Cymbal Cleaner, is ideal for use on all finishes...

Zildjian concert stage cymbals.
May 1, 2001... The Avedis Zildjian Company, of Norwell, MA, has introduced new Concert Stage cymbal pairs, establishing a high standard in hand cymbal performance. The cymbals supply a blend of quick, responsive overtones over a wide sonic spectrum...

Zeta educator crossover bass.
May 1, 2001... Zeta Music Systems has introduced the latestaddition to their line-up of electric upright basses -- the Educator Crossover Bass. Unique to the Zeta Educator Crossover Bass is the ability to play in three distinct styles -- as an upright...

Larrivef -03 series acoustic guitars.
May 1, 2001... Jean Larrivee Guitars has announced the relaunch of their popular -03 series of acoustic guitars. The model's basic specifications remain unchanged, but Larrivee has added new for 2001, white fibre body binding, synthetic ivory logo on the...

Introduction to hand percussion: volume 1- congas.
May 1, 2001... A new video from Latin Percussion has been released to walk the beginning hand-percussionist through the congas. An Introduction to Hand Percussion: Volume 1 -- Congas is an ideal tool for learning the setup, tuning and performance of...

TC PowerCore.
May 1, 2001... TC/Works recently announced the arrival of TC PowerCore, an open DSP hardware platform for any VST recording application. TC PowerCore is a PCI card that acts as a DSP Turbo, enabling native users to run intense high-end effects that were...

Samson S - Phone (headphone).
May 1, 2001... Samson has introduced the S*Phone headphone amplifier as part of the new S Class series. The S*Phone is a single rack space, 4-channel headphone amp that features a number of options that provide flexibility for monitor and cue mixing....

Seymour Duncan Mag Mic.
May 1, 2001... Seymour Duncan has introduced the first magnetic soundhole pickup with a built-in microphone and blend circuit. The Mag Mic combines the magnetic pickup of the strings' vibrations, with a mic to reproduce the rich tone of the acoustic guitar....

D'Addario strings 5-packs.
May 1, 2001... For a limited time, D'Addario is offering its guitar string 5-Packs, which not only save guitarists money on buying five separate sets, but also come in a reusable collectible tin box. D'Addario's Limited Edition 5-Packs are the latest...

Ernie Ball MM90 pickups.
May 1, 2001... Ernie Ball has re-released its Albert Lee Signature Guitar with the new option of three MM90 vintage style "soapbar" single coil pickups. The standard three Seymour Duncan pickups are also still available on the guitar, with both options...

Maxon vintage series guitar effects.
May 1, 2001... Godlyke, Inc. has introduced the new Maxon Vintage Series line of guitar effects pedals for Spring, 2001. Following the heels of the successful Maxon Reissue Series, Godlyke's new pedals offer the highest manufacturing and audio quality...

Korg carrying cases.
May 1, 2001... Korg introduces a range of soft carrying cases and bags created especially for Korg products. Made from Trylon, a durable, water-resistant fabric that possesses easy-to-clean "close weave" properties, these bags are both stylish and road...

Classic funk and R&B grooves for bass.
May 1, 2001... Warner Bros. Publications has introduced a new book with accompanying CD in the Bass Masters Series. Classic Funk and R&B Grooves for Bass by author, educator, songwriter and session musician Josquin des Pres, is an overview of stylistic...

Reptillan Mia Sheard.
May 1, 2001... Who: Mia Sheard Where: Toronto, ON What: Intelligent progressive folk-rock Contact: mjs@interlog.com or reptile@miasheard.com, www.miasheard.com or www.maplemusic.com What's striking about Mia Sheard's second CD, Reptilian,...

My Ojibway experience: strength and hope: Billy Joe Green.
May 1, 2001... Who: Billy Joe Green Where: Edmonton, AB What: Blues with heart and spirit Contact: Steve Blackwell, 10411 Fairmount Drive S.E., Calgary, AB, T2J 0S6 (403) 607-0864, FAX (403) 278-5418, steve@billyjoegreen.com,...