Canadian Musician articles from May 2003

Canadian Musician archives from May 2003

Feed back.(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2003... A Musician's Perspective... Dear CM, The time has come for me to respond in regards to a few issues which all add up to one thing. Your next issue should have an article called "How to be moulded by the industry and sound like everyone...

Does a recession affect your CD sales? (Indie Insider).
May 1, 2003... In a word, NO. Just because the media is projecting that the country's economy is slow or in a recession doesn't mean your CD sales are affected. People don't buy less of your CDs because the media says people are buying less of everything...

Laziness and greed: how to make the most of them in the music biz. (Indie Insider).
May 1, 2003... I recently read an online posting in which someone was venting about the apparent apathy of indie music people. He wrote "People tend to be lazy and greedy -- a sour combination. Many people aren't aware of these traits in themselves." Here are...

EMI signs Hidell. (Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... If you are one of the camp that felt the Moffatts started to get pretty rockin' just before they called it quits, you'll want to check out EMI Music Canada's latest signing, Hidell. The four-piece act from Alberta features Bob and Clint...

Wanted: independent Music Videos. (Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The 2nd Annual IMVF (Indie Music Video Festival) is looking for submissions for this year's fest, taking place in Vancouver, BC, this September 2003. Covering all genres from pop, punk, rock, alt-country, hip-hop to electronica, jazz, gothic,...

Sega winner "After All". (Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... With over 150 remixes of Delerium's "After All" submitted, the month long contest has come to a close, with Austin, TX-based Andrew Sega taking top honours. Contestants competed for the opportunity to have their remix featured on the bonus...

Windrift Songwriting Competition. (Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Offering prizes totalling over $30,000 US, free gifts for all entrants, a panel of celebrity judges and much more, the Windrift Music Songwriting Competition has officially opened for entries. The contest is open to all self-published and...

Radio Starmaker Fund amends requirements. (Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... The Radio StarmakerFund has announced four amendments regarding their eligibility requirements and funding rules as well as dispersed $622,000 in the sixth round of funding. The new changes state that in order to be eligible for RSF funding...

NXNE a musical feast. (Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Is it spring already? It seems like just yesterday that snow was falling, likely due to the fact that it was. And aside from the return of migratory birds and colour in the lawn, spring symbolizes the return of North By Northeast (NXNE) to...

11th annual Vintage Guitar Show. (Changes).(Brief Article)(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... Check your basement, break out the polish, string up your axe as it is once again time to buy, sell and trade at Canada's Vintage Guitar Show being held at the Thornhill Community Centre in Thornhill, ON, on Saturday, June 7th and Sunday, June...

Robertson receives recognition. (Changes).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Backstage at the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards: Ronnie Hawkins, Rita Coolidge and Robbie Robertson. Hawkins presented Robertson with the Lifetime Achievement award at the 2003 ceremony held in Ottawa.

Events.(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... Jeunesse Musicales Montreal International Competition 2003 Montreal, PQ May 27 to June 6, 2003 (514) 845-7744, FAX (514) 845-8241 info@jeunessesmusicales.com, www.jeunessesmusicales.com 2003 National COCA Conference ...

TC works powercore. (Road Test).(Software Review)
May 1, 2003... Most owners of native-based computer recording systems have at one time or another probably been in this situation: You record a great song, using pretty much as many tracks as your system's CPU will allow. Then when it's time to add a couple...

Sabian AA Metal-X. (Road Test).(cymbals)(Product/Service Evaluation)
May 1, 2003... Today is a good day, albeit a loud one! Spread out before me is a selection of SABIAN's newest line of cymbals, AA Metal-X. 'Created specifically for the hardest hitting drummers," is what the company literature states. That doesn't mean you...

Gibson ES-333 guitar. (Road Test).(Product/Service Evaluation)
May 1, 2003... The Gibson ES-333 was introduced at The 2003 Winter NAMM Show. It has all the great Gibson tone and craftsmanship that has made the ES-335 (introduced in 1958) a classic, with a less expensive price tag. The very first Gibson ES guitar...

Studio sessions. (Guitar).
May 1, 2003... Ichkhanian, Levon The music business has a lot of facets to it: performing, teaching, composing, arranging, producing, and recording (not necessarily in that order). Most musicians will have experienced some of these facets, if not all, at...

Singing and playing. (Bass).(bass guitar)
May 1, 2003... How many times have I been called the guitar player? I guess they just don't expect the lead singer to be playing bass. That would be the guy in the back who hangs with the drummer and doesn't talk, let alone even look out into the crowd....

Listen and listen carefully. (Percussion).(drum music)
May 1, 2003... Remember the scene in Apocalypse Now where Captain Willard and Chef go for a walk in the rain forest to pick some mangos? It's one of the greatest "diminishing presence of sound" scenes in film. It starts off with Chef wanting to get off the...

Suggestions on functioning physically in non-classical context. (Woodwinds).
May 1, 2003... Introduction This article is dedicated primarily to those who play flute in non-classical contexts. However, this is likely to be of relevance to most wind players. So, whenever you see the word, "instrument", feel free to substitute your...

Talkin' the talk. (Brass).(unique phrases and verbal shortcuts for jazz musicians)
May 1, 2003... "Let's run it down off the top. It's a straight-ahead chart. We'll do it up eventually, but for now, we'll take it down. The intro is rubato then the rhythm section vamps on D Dorian until I cue the head. It's a 'Rhythm' bridge with a...

Digital audio zen and technology: great vocals & tuning. (Digital Music).
May 1, 2003... Having earned my stripes in Nashville, a city which takes pride in "telling the story" through vocal performance. I find a lot of my attention in production, whether it's pop, country or rock, focuses on supporting the vocal. With the vocal as...

Vocally speaking ... the cutting edge. (Vocals).
May 1, 2003... In this column, I would like to talk about something that every singer who aspires to greatness must have: a cutting edge. This term is actually the title of an obscure movie about figure skating that I enjoyed very much, and more importantly,...

I mother earth.(interview with Jagori Tann and Brian Byrne)(Mother's Hip recording gear)(Interview)
May 1, 2003... When you sit down with an artist for an interview, you never know what to expect. There's the always appreciated one-word answers; the long-winded responses that never answer your question yet shamelessly promote a current album; and then the...

Damhnait Doyle.(Interview)
May 1, 2003... Damhnait (pronounced Dav-ven-net) Doyle has to catch a flight to Vancouver in a couple of hours to begin the national Bluebird North songwriters tour, but here she sits, without a hint of stress, at a trendy College Street cafe called Kalendar...

Guitar 2003.(Randy Bachman, Trent Carr, Kim Bingham, Jon Buckland)(Interview)
May 1, 2003... Featuring: Randy Bachman Trent Carr Kim Bingham Jon Buckland His is the story of Canadian rock and roll, from his early days with The Guess Who outselling. The Beatles in their heyday, to even greater success with...

Deciphering CD duplication a look at replicating your art.
May 1, 2003... If you're tired of showing up at your gigs with a bunch of discs you just burned on your buddy's computer; if your fan base is a little unclear as to why, according to the CD they just bought, your band has changed its name to Memorex; or if...

Tribute to the great Songwriters! (Writing).
May 1, 2003... I have written many articles on have songwriting, covering all types of topics such as Inspiration, Writing For A Publisher, The Art Of Songwriting, and many others, but with this story I thought I would share with you some songwriters that...

The ultimate recorded guitar. (Recording).(guitar music)
May 1, 2003... Ah yes, the wonderful everlasting pursuit of the elusive recorded-guitar sound. At times fun and easy and at other times downright impossible! In this article I hope to convey my techniques on how to obtain this wonderful living breathing...

Playing live: how to structure a kick-ass set. (Live Sound).
May 1, 2003... Your band has been practicing harder Y than Pavarotti and Meatloaf wrestling over the last shrimp at the back-stage buffet. The gig's in two weeks. You've slaved over each note, every chord change, and every rhythmic shift. You've polished...

Distribution agreements. (Business).
May 1, 2003... The views and opinions expressed in this article are not meant to substitute for legal advice which should be sought in each particular instance. Introduction This article provides an overview of some of key provisions found in...

Peavey RQ 2310 FX. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Peavey Electronics Corporation has released the follow-up to its RQ 2310 8-channel mixer, the new RQ 2310 FX, which features Recall 48-bit digital effects and the award-winning Feedback Ferret technology. Designed for project studios and...

Palatino bugle. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... The Music Link Corporation's Palatino line of instruments has recently released the WI-100 student bugle, an affordable bugle made from European bell brass. Precision built, the WI-100 is constructed of nonporous nickel-plated bell brass...

Samson C02, C03, C05 Condenser Mics. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Samson Technologies has recently released three new condenser microphones--the C02, C03 and CO5. The C02 Pencil Condenser Microphone is designed for use with acoustic instruments, cymbals, percussion, piano and in overhead miking...

Ludwig Black Beauty brass. (Hot Gear).
May 1, 2003... Ludwig Industries has recently released a collector's edition snare drum featuring the company's famous Black Beauty brass shell and accessorized with brass-plated hardware. The Brass on Brass Black Beauty features a 5 x l4" or 6.5 x 15"...

Taylor Expression System. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Taylor Guitars has recently unveiled its new Expression System acoustic guitar pickup and preamplifier combination. A collaborative effort between Taylor Guitars and legendary audio designer Rupert Neve, the unit was named for the expanded...

Washburn WI68 Electric Guitar. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Washburn International, a division of US Music Corp., has recently released the latest addition to its Idol line of guitars -- the WI68 Electric Guitar. Originally designed by Washburn master craftsmen in 1999, the Idol line has gone on to...

eMedia Piano & Keyboard Method. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Long known for their innovative guitar tutorial software, eMedia has recently released Piano & Keyboard Method, a title that draws on the principles that made their previous tutorial packages so successful. Starting with basic concepts and...

Roland Fantom-S/-S88. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Roland recently released two new versions of the company's Fantom workstation: the 61-note Fantom-S and 88-note Fantom-S88 (featuring Roland's Progressive Hammer-Action Keyboard). The Fantom-S/-S88 comes with 32 MB of sample RAM (expandable...

Native Instruments Reaktor 4. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Native Instruments has recently announced a major update to its flagship software, Reaktor 4 modular sound design an music production studio, compatible with all major interface standards and operating systems (Windows, Mac OS 9 and OS X). ...

Gibson Gordie Johnson Signature Model. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Gibson Guitars recently introduced the Gordie Johnson Signature Model SG guitar. This very limited edition guitar builds on the famous SG 1961 Reissue model, but is offered in a rare ebony finish. The "SGJ" (as Gordie calls it) is equipped...

Tech 21 Trademark 300. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Tech 21 has recently increased the power of their successful Trademark 200 guitar amp by boosting it up to 300 W and renaming it the Trademark 300. As well the guitar amp head now features a more modern, industrial look, but in an act to keep...

Primera Bravo Disc Publisher. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Primera Technology Inc has released the Bravo Disc Publisher offering all the power of a full CD duplicating and printing system at an affordable price. The Bravo unit is designed for hands-free, automated production of up to 25 CDs or...

Cakewalk Project5. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Cakewalk has announced the development of the Project5 soft synth workstation, offering a complete suite of synthesizers, samplers, sequencers, audio and MIDI effects and audio looping tools in an integrated studio environment. The software...

K 171 and K 271 Studio headphones. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... A KG Acoustics has recently announced the release of the K 171 Studio and K 271 Studio closed-back professional headphones, which join the company's line of successful headphones featuring the new XXL speakers and patented Varimotion...

Sibelius G7 tab software. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Software Developer Sibelius has announced the release of G7, a program for guitarists and songwriters to convert and produce guitar tablature. Lyric and chord symbols can be added instantly to create lead sheets or Piano-Vocal-Guitar...

The Frank Vignola Jazz Series. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Mel Bay has recently published two new books in The Frank Vignola Jazz Series for guitar instruction. Comping the Blues features 12 rhythmic comping studies with chord grids, notation and tablature. The 16-page book shows guitar accompaniment...

Lace Rat Fink Bass. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Lace Music has recently released the newest addition to its growing Rat Fink line of guitars -- the Rat Fink Bass. The bass features the famous Rat Fink logo created by hot rod legend Ed "big Daddy" Roth Powered By Lace P Series pickups, a...

Burns Flyte Guitar. (Hot Gear).(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2003... Featuring styling that was originally inspired by the Concorde jet, Burns Guitars has recently re-released the Burns Flyte Metallic Silver. Originally made popular in the '70s by the British rock bands T-Rex and Slade, the instrument...

Danielle Hebert. (Show Case).(Sound Recording Review)
May 1, 2003... Who: Danielle Hebert Where: St. Mathias, PQ What: Ethereal Pop Contact: Hystar Entertainment, (604) 936-7803, hystarent@shaw.ca Quebec native Danielle Hebert's latest release The Alien Suite is an exceptional recording. It is...

Enter the Haggis. (Show Case).(Sound Recording Review)
May 1, 2003... Who: Enter the Haggis Where: Toronto, ON What: Alternative Celtic Contact: Trevor Lewington, (416) 532-1722, www.enterthehaggis.com If you're looking for something that will help soothe you mid-work week, stay clear of Enter...

Watson. (Show Case).(Sound Recording Review)
May 1, 2003... Who: Watson Where: Toronto, ON What: UK Rock Contact: www.watsonrock.com Although Watson is a fairly new incarnation, its members have played an active part in, the Toronto music scene for several years in a variety of...