Canadian Musician articles from September 2002

Canadian Musician archives from September 2002

Feedback.(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2002... Canada's Hip-Hop Hot Spot? Dear CM, You guys are missing some of the best Canadian artists. Even some people from my city can rap better than anyone you have heard of. You need to look harder and see what kind of talent Canada really...

Being indie ain't so bad. (Indie Insider).(major label recording and the workings of the music industry)(Column)
September 1, 2002... Understanding The Major Label Flaw An artist who signs a major label recording contract today is probably taking the biggest risk of his or her career. With a mortality rate of 1 out of 10 failures, it's clearly a crapshoot whether a new...

Finding financial support. (Indie Insider).
September 1, 2002... There comes a time in nearly every musician's existence when he or she yearns for the spotlight to be on them with thousands upon thousands of screaming fans crying out for a high-five or an autograph. To get there, you need a product to put in...

SOCAN has fun with Sum 41. (Changes).(Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada honors punk rock band)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Ajax, ON's international punk sensation, Sum 41, were recently honoured by the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) with Number One plaques in recognition of two of their hit songs. "Fat Lip", written by...

Radio Starmaker Fund: round 3. (Changes).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... With more than $2.5 million dollars distributed to nearly 40 Canadian recording artists since its inception in the Fall of 2001, the Radio Starmaker Fund is gearing up for its third round of funding which will see $700,000 in grants be awarded...

Shamus takes L'Esprit 2002. (Changes).(rock group wins competition, Montreal, Quebec)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... In an all-out Rock Royale, Montreal-based Shamus defeated three other local acts to claim the title as CT-TOM L'Esprit 2002's winners at the competition held this past August 15 at Club Soda in Montreal. L'Esprit 2002, put on by rock radio...

Weekender wins Pro-voice competition. (Changes).(leader of band called The Weekend wins competition)
September 1, 2002... As Toronto's Harbourfront Centre quieted down after a spirited and soulful Performance by Deborah Cox, the title of the Pantene Pro-Voice "New Voice of 2002" was handed to Andrea Wasse, a 22-year-old from London, ON, who fronts the band, The...

Secure online shopping 101. (Music Online).
September 1, 2002... Are you still hesitant about ordering products online? Afraid that the site is not secure and your credit card number is not safe? Don't worry any longer. Check out these tips and advice about secure online shopping. Only Buy From Secure...

Artists on the Net. (Resources).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Artists on the Net is a showcase for the entertainment, theatrical and music industries. The site features a fully searchable database of actors, entertainers and more. The site will deals with artists worldwide and in every language. Visit...

Mozilla. (Resources).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Are you looking for a new Internet browser? If so, then check out Mozilla, 1.0 at www.mozilla.org. The long-awaited release of Mozilla version 1.0 has many features not found in most browsers. One feature that many surfers will find they can't...

MusiciansRegistry.com. (Resources).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... MusiciansRegistry.com is your gateway to the world of musicians. This site has a searchable database of musicians, a searchable event and concert calendar, a spotlight section for select musicians, a resource guide and more. Stop by and check...

Canadian Music Week. (Resources).
September 1, 2002... For information about Canadian Music Week 2003 happening on February 27 - March 1, 2003 at the Toronto Westin Harbour Castle Hotel & Convention Centre, Visit www.cmw.net. The CMW Web site features information about the festival, venues, trade...

BookLiveMusic.com. (Resources).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... BookLiveMusic.com is a free resource enabling you to learn about easily find and contact professional musicians, bands and ensembles throughout the United States and Canada. Visit www.booklivemusic.com to learn tips and print a checklist to...

Propellerhead Software. (Resources).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Propellerhead Software, the Swedish company behind acclaimed products such as Reason, Recycle! and Rebirth announced the opening of the Reason Song Archive on the Propellerheads' Web site at www.propellerheads.se. The Reason Song Archive is an...

Omnimedia. (Resources).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Omnimedia has a new site located at www.omnimedia.ca. It features information about this Canadian product distributor, online news and detailed product information. Drop by today.

Music Books Plus. (Resources).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Music Books Plus is your best source on the Net for music and audio books, videos, CD-ROMs, DVDs, audio cassettes, software, posters, sound effects and apparel. Music Books Plus offers over 5,000 titles on the areas of: Music Business,...

Rivera Knucklehead 100. (Road Test).(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2002... Okay, I think it's important to say first off that the knucklehead is a boutique amp, with a boutique amp price. The MSRP of the Rivera Knucklehead 100 is a jaw-dropping $3,490. If you're in a position to afford this dream machine, thank the...

Lounge Lizard EP1. (Road Test).(Lounge Lizard EP1 software from Applied Acoustics Systems)(Product Information)
September 1, 2002... If you're a fan of vintage electric pianos and you've always wished you could pack all the funk, dirt, and sweetness of the original machines into a small box, stick it in a briefcase and take it with you, then look no further. After loading up...

Roland Cube-15 & Cube-30 amplifiers. (Road Test).(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2002... I have never owned a Roland amplifier. However, I was in a band for eight years that used an orange Cube amp for dressing room tune-ups, and I witnessed that poor thing being abused in every way imaginable, both by the band and various airline...

Walking Bass Lines. (Guitar).
September 1, 2002... This issue we pick up where we left off with Rick's lesson on 'Walking Bass Lines', covering the topic of comping chords in a bass line... I would like to share a little insight on the comping chords. The rhythm patterns are very...

As natural as breathing. (Keyboards).(Column)
September 1, 2002... Whether you're a beginner or an accomplished performer you should always be adding to the bag of tricks, licks and chord progressions you have at your disposal. Getting them into your mind and hands and working them to the point where they...

Expand your playing. (Bass).(Column)
September 1, 2002... I started playing bass by accident. My brother had a drum set and two guitar-playing buddies who needed someone to play along. Thrashing through makeshift versions of "Wipeout", "Black Magic Woman" etc., we never went beyond the basement. Now,...

Doubling up the groove. (Percussion).(techniques for jazz drummers)(Illustration)
September 1, 2002... Greetings fellow drummers! In this article I would like to show you a way to incorporate double bass drumming into your single bass rock beats without interrupting the original beat. Listed in column A are common beats used in many styles and...

Wynton, Geoff, Martha, Bob, Jeremy, Miles, Trane...and Wynton again. (Woodwinds).(on Wynton Marsalis and taking creative risks)(Column)
September 1, 2002... Way back in March 2001, there was a review written on Wynton Marsalis' recent concert at the time. Geoff Chapman, of The Toronto Star, wrote, "Wynton Marsalis is in danger of becoming the Martha Stewart of jazz." Interesting point. And what I...

Chord progressions. (Brass).
September 1, 2002... A song is composed of a melody and a chord progression. Very few songs contain only one chord. (Actually, none that I can think of.) Inmost cases a tune contains a number of chords, often one or two per bar, although sometimes a chord may last...

Technology saves the day? (Digital Music).(producing music last minute for television special honoring Canadian figure skaters)
September 1, 2002... Part I If you ever want a story that confirms the reason to invest in your own home studio equipped with all the latest techno marvels the land of studio gear has to offer, here it is. Other than being the Bandleader on Open Mike With...

Helpful vocal techniques. (Vocals).(James LaBrie)(Interview)
September 1, 2002... Canadian Musician: When did you first start singing? Tell us your history... James LaBrie: I started singing when I was five years old, which was mainly due to my home environment. My father was always singing in barber shop quartets, so he was...

treble charger.(Rosie Martin, Bill Priddle)(Interview)
September 1, 2002... During a long hot summer, the mind of a rock musician turns to one thing -- tee times. Rather than rehearsing for upcoming fall tours, treble charger's Rosie Martin and Bill Priddle are following Tiger Woods progress at the Masters and...

Emm Gryner.(Interview)
September 1, 2002... "It's officially pissing rain." Emm Gryner makes this announcement in mock-officious tone, leaning in close to the condenser micro-phone on my portable tape recorder that's sitting on the tabletop between us. We're seated in a spacious...

Get your music heard: success secrets of foreign licensing...Part I.
September 1, 2002... In 1963, EMI's newly acquired Capitol Records was reluctant to release the Beatles first three singles in the US. This caused manager, Brian Epstein and Parlophone (EMI) label Manager / Producer, George Martin to license these recordings to...

Homespun: a comprehensive guide to home recording.(Panel Discussion)
September 1, 2002... Whether for recording a demo, producing a jingle or just sketching out a rough musical landscape, home recording is quickly becoming a mainstay for musicians of all skills and styles. Whether it's a 4-track in the bedroom or an acoustically...

Going solo doesn't mean doing it alone. (Writing).(Tom Wilson)(Interview)
September 1, 2002... Part III This is the third and final segment in CM's trilogy of articles exploring the songwriting styling of one of Canada's premier songwriters and musicians, Tom Wilson. Canadian Musician: After a long history as a songwriter, do...

Quibbles and bits. (Recording).(digital sound recording)(Column)
September 1, 2002... Most of the time, recording on hard drive is a simple pleasure of engineering life. I don't have to pinch myself to stay awake while rewinding the tape, and I no longer get a bicep workout as I lift the next roll of two-inch onto the tape deck....

Recording agreements. (Business).
September 1, 2002... Part II 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 Welcome to Part II of this article. Last issue we discussed...

Variax digital modelling guitar. (Hot Gear).
September 1, 2002... Line 6 has recently unveiled the first digital modelling guitar, the Variax, which enables users to access the sounds of more than 24 electric and acoustic guitars through one instrument. Utilizing Line 6's digital modelling technology, the...

Taye ProX. (Hot Gear).
September 1, 2002... Taye Drum Company has recently released the ProX, the big brother to laminate-finish RockPro. The ProX features Basswood blend shells in three gloss lacquer woodgrain finishes (natural Basswood, tropical blue and slate grey) and are...

Roland VGA-3 V-Guitar Amp. (Hot Gear).
September 1, 2002... Roland has recently released the VGA-3 V-Guitar Amplifier, a compact digital guitar amp that uses COSM modelling to deliver a range of electric and acoustic guitar models from any electric guitar equipped with the optional GK-2AH Divided...

Ernie Ball Slinky Acoustic strings. (Hot Gear).
September 1, 2002... Ernie Ball has recently released their legendary Slinky electric guitar strings in a phosphor bronze acoustic set. Made from 92% copper, 7.7% tin, 0.3% phosphorus wire wrapped around tin plated hex shaped steel core wire, the strings have a...

Edirol UA-700 USB. (Hot Gear).
September 1, 2002... Edirol Corporation has recently unveiled their latest and most powerful USB audio capture device, the UA-700. Also known as "The Everything Box", the UA-700 couples 24-bit/ 96 kHz processing with high-end mic/guitar-amp modelling. A...

Traynor Custom Valve 20. (Hot Gear).
September 1, 2002... Yorkville Sound has recently released the Traynor Custom Valve 20, a "Junior" Traynor amp for musicans that want an all-tube amp in a full-featured compact unit. Designed for studios and small venues, the 15 W Traynor Custom Valve 20...

Silent Bass Case. (Hot Gear).
September 1, 2002... Yamaha has recently released the SVB-BHC Silent Bass Travel Case. Constructed of durable, moulded plastic, the case is designed for safe and convenient transportation of the company's Silent Bass while keeping overall weight to a minimum. ...

Shure SM86. (Hot Gear).
September 1, 2002... Shure Incorporated recently released the latest addition to its SM line with the SM86 handheld vocal microphone. The mic has a cardioid polar pattern and a wide frequency response of 50 Hz to 18 kHz, delivering a high gain-before-feedback and a...

TC-Helicon VoiceOne. (Hot Gear).
September 1, 2002... TC-Helicon has recently released the VoiceOne Voice Pitch and Modelling Tool for audio professionals that work with vocals. The new voice tools include Vocal-trained Pitch Recognition, Hybrid Shifting algorithms, Flextime elasticity algorithms,...

Fostex VF80. (Hot Gear).
September 1, 2002... Fostex has recently released the new VF80 hard-disk digital recorder for complete 8-channel multitrack recording and mastering. Offering the basic features of its 16-track predecessor, the VF160, the VF80 contains improved ASP effects, a...

Washburn NX6. (Hot Gear).
September 1, 2002... Washburn International has recently announced the release of the NX6 Electric Guitar, the newest addition to Washburn's USA Custom Shop line. Handcrafted out of African Padauk wood, the guitar uses custom Seymour Duncan pickups and custom...

Planet Waves DJ cables and adaptors. (Hot Gear).
September 1, 2002... JD' Addario and Company has recently announced that they've expanded their Planet Waves line of cables and adaptors to address the increasing demand from the growing DJ market. Fully equipped with a lifetime warranty, Planet Waves cables...

Zildjian ZXT box sets. (Hot Gear).
September 1, 2002... The Avedis Zildjian Company has recently announced that their new ZXT Superior Sheet Bronze cymbals are now available in a variety of factory matched boxed set cymbal setups that come complete with free Zildjian swag. Both the ZXT Pro 4PC...

Showcase.
September 1, 2002... Who: Joe Fournier Where: Peggy's Cove, NS What: Twangy nuggets of Americana Contact: Junkyard Dog Music, (902) 823-1754, junkyard@ns.sympatico.ca, www3.ns.sympatico.ca/junkyard. Upon first hearing Joe Fournier's debut CD, Raw...