AURESIA MEDIA TOUR: Amazing travels, festivals and new songs

MONTREAL, by Auresia.- Greetings ! Happy July- Alas, we are in the middle of summer!


I have been super blessed this year with the opportunity to go to California a week ago. I spent some time chillin with old friends and getting to know the scene a bit on the California Coast! Got to check out the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in Mendocino county and met some beautiful artists and people! I also got to see a bit of L.A. ( so BIG! - driving for hours to get to destination lol) but caught some amazing shows including the BillaBong Fashion Show Fundraiser at Paramount Studios/ Pictures and saw some killer bands including Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros... Venice beach was cool lil chill party atmosphere and it's impossible to walk the strip without someone trying to sell you a medical MJ card for 40$ lol!

I have to say that San Fransisco and the Bay area were my favorite spots! It's just so chill, laid back and open, yet the people can be in your face intense! I ended up getting a bike and biking up and down the hills of SF ( so much better than driving in LA) and joining in a Critical Mass Event Party at one point too! So rad to take over the streets with hundreds of other bikers!

I also was excited to record some vocals on a project with AUDIO PHARMACY ( electro world grooves matched with conscious lyrics) and Japan's MC Shingo Annen and Cali's: Pasha Brown. We are hoping to release the track by the end of the year internationally!

The one thing that was difficult in SF was the weather, coz it was cool to hot during the day, and then as soon as the sun was down, had to layer up Big time! I can actually say i was "hella" freezing at night!

Now back in sweet Montreal, so nice hit the middle of Jazz Fest! So much good music and nice to walk around this city. The weather is so much warmer here, it actually feels like Summer!

I have a couple exciting shows coming up: If You are in the Montreal area...!

1) Opening for COOL ROOTS ( a funky reggae groove band) Super Fun dancy vibes! ( click on the link or hear them on Soundcloud)

@ BROUE PUB BROUHAHA (http://brouepubbrouhaha.com/

FRIDAY, JULY 8th!

Apparently they have excellent Beer;)
and...

2) Playing at EURO FEST 2011~! ( part of Au Rythme de ma Culture)

@ PARC JEAN DRAPEAU ( all ages show!)


SUNDAY, JULY 10th @ 3:30pm-4pm!

and other NEW TRACK to be released very soon is a special track written and produced with Omar Martinez Rosell ( co-writer of Justin Beiber's track: Pray) and with Jimmy Smalbach ( SOMA Records, Toronto). The song is called HIGH and it is very IRIE ! I am excited to share this track with you very very soon!

***I also want to thank those who voted me on the charts! I'm currently on the top Ten on RebelVibez.

Please continue to vote for me!
All you have to do is Put: FUEL UP ON LOVE (in subject line) to RebelVibez@CHRY.FM *!


THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUAL SUPPORT!

Hope to catch up with you all by next weekend!

BLESSINGS AND LOVE

AURESIA
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***Nominated for Favorite World Artist at The 2010 Annual Independent Music Awards!~

and 4 Awards at the 2009 Canadian Reggae Music Awards ***

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AURESIA'S GREAT MEDIA TOUR from Toronto,New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, Then Latin America and Europe AURESIA (pronounced ** or-ESH-a**)



Nominated for Favorite World Artist at 2010 Independent Music Awards! Nominated for 4 Canadian Reggae Music Awards! (Top Newcomer, Top Singer, Top Album, Top Producer)

Spotlighted “Artist of the Week” on CBC Radio 1, Home Run.

“If there ever was a time, since Bob Marley, where Reggae could actually penetrate popular music, Auresia definitely has the potential to do it”, Duke Eatmon, CBC Radio 1, Home Run. “…it's obvious that Auresia is a talent worth watching”--- David Dacks, Exclaim!


Canadian singer Auresia is travelling non-stop for her expansive Worldwide Media Tour, coursing through the Americas and even across the Atlantic. All of this in anticipation of the releases of her four mind-blowing new music singles “Fuel Up On Love”, “Rising”, the radio hit “High” and “Quiero Bailar” (A salsa recorded in Cuba, in Spanish for the Latin American markets), as well as the promotional showing with three new high quality videos for “Fuel Up on Love”, “High” and “Rising”. All of them are part of her hugely anticipated album “Dangerous in Love”. Only last week Auresia was in New York as part of her Worldwide Media Tour, sharing the studio with Timothy Soloman, who played with Peter Tosh, and visiting VP Records. Currently she's in San Francisco, she will be stopping in Las Vegas for a day on her way to Los Angeles until June 18th, before heading back to Northern California for the Sierra Nevada Reggae Festival. Thereafter, a second trip to SF for several days (June 22nd) and a brief return to LA . From there, Latin America and Paris, France.

After releasing her video “Jah Goddes” on the Internet, one of the best singles in her debut self-titled CD, Auresia started working with Film Director ISIS GUMBS (Quiet Lion Productions, Montreal, QC) for the “Fuel Up On Love” HD quality video. The Film Director of the music video for “High” (an original collaboration with Omar Martinez, co-writer for Justin Bieber’s Pray) will be SOPHIA MALE, in Hollywood, California, who has professional directing credits with high profile clients such as Lady Gaga. “This may actually be the Year for me and Music Videos! It has been a few years in the making and I would like to give huge thank you all the people that have come together to make these videos and my music career possible!” - Auresia, from San Francisco. “As some of you might know of my love for Cuba this past year and I had gone back recently to record my 1st Salsa/ reggae single: called Quiero Bailar (Solita) / Q.B.S./ If you love Salsa and reggae, you can hear a mix of that song on myspace.com/auresia

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NOTES FOR EDITORS AND TELEVISION PRODUCERS:


Pictures, interviews as well as music and video samples are available on request

The new singles will be released shortly at the beginning of July 2011.

For further information, please contact:

Juan Carlos Cordero, UNO MediaGroup CEO, at unonewsnet@yahoo.com.

Management and booking contacts at auresiamusic@gmail.com or caminchicanadagroup@gmail.com Tel. 514-941-2810, Montreal, Canada, or 647-262-2804, Toronto,Canada. Website: www.auresia.com


* AURESIA’S BIOGRAPHY*

Exploding onto the global musical scene with musical roots as diverse as the modern globalized audience, Auresia is poised to take the international market by storm. Taking inspiration from Montreal’s unique pop sensibilities as well as the soul of Reggae, her music's worldly flavors remain grounded in the best parts of her musical tradition while keeping herself free to innovate and inspire. A singer, songwriter and guitarist out of Montreal, she was nominated for Favorite World Artist at the 2010 Independent Music Awards and for 4 Awards at the Canadian Reggae Music Awards. Born in Edmonton of Ukrainian decent, Auresia has been singing and charming audiences from the age of three. Her style is a new breed of Reggae for the urban soul; deep roots rhythms swathed by the melodies of Auresia’s sweet and haunting voice. Through her intricate melodies, beautiful harmonies and combination of world, Caribbean, soul, R&B, pop flavours and thoughtful lyrics, it’s evident that Auresia’s sound is diverse. Auresia's shows are high-energy and pulse with positive vibes while captivating the audience with her meditative vocals. After years of performing in US, Jamaica, Europe, and touring Canada from East to West (26 dates in 2009 Canada Roots Tour and 24 dates on her 2010 Summer Canada Love Tour), Auresia has developed a strong fan base. She is scheduled to perform further international shows later this Fall and Winter in Europe, Jamaica, Colombia, Brazil, Chile and Argentina with the release of new singles and videos: “Quiero Bailar” and “ Fuel Up (on Love)” this Spring/ Summer 2011.



Currently working on her sophomore album “Dangerous in Love” (working title), it will include tracks co-written by Omar Martinez (co-writer of Justin Bieber’s song, Pray), and tracks produced by David Beatty (Producer of Nelly Furtado’s, “Folklore“, a multi-platinum award winning album); all to be released later this Summer!

REVIEWS of AURESIA’s DEBUT ALBUM:

‘Auresia’-self-titled album, released November, 2008

"This Montreal singer's debut is a thoroughly captivating disc, with more inventive hooks and melodic touches than most roots albums. When it all comes together on majestic tracks like the Augustus Pablo-flavoured "Jah Goddess" and the heartfelt and focused tribute to her mother, "Echoes of Fall," it's obvious that Auresia is a talent worth watching. Every track on this album is deep and delicious, with bass sweetness and dub-informed production."-- David Dacks, Exclaim! Feb/March 2009

“Montreal has produced an artist who can run the range of Jamaician influence - Auresia. Tunes like “Give a Little Time” and “Jah Goddess” are emblematic of Auresia’s golden-era styled reggae, reaching back to the 1970’s, melodica and all- though she adds in a little contemporary influence, her sweet, soft voice becoming a little less so on a track like “What is Right.” A competent debut from a talented artist who knows how to combine a folk-driven style with the roots of reggae.” 8/10– Erin MacLeod, Montreal Mirror, January 15-21, 2009.

"One of the most distinctive things about Auresia's music is that although like many singers here and abroad, she writes good and meaningful lyrics, she also has the very rare (at least in reggae) ability to compose and play the music beautifully as well. She is a consummate musician, a skillful singer and deftly uses her voice as one of the instruments in the mix. Auresia is one of the few people left who truly understands the value of non-synthesized sounds and is the first female reggae producer from Quebec I have ever heard, and one of the first Canadians this year to properly orchestrate/arrange a horn section, complete with melodica; Proper!"- DJ Chocolate, Radio DJ CKLN, Toronto, ONT

"Auresia is Montreal's own Queen of Reggae! Her combination of reggae, R&B and roots own her a style that is uniquely her own."- Empress Soul, Positive Creations Music Collective, Canada

 “… a stylish and smooth reggae recording that speaks both a personal and universal truth. Auresia's passionate approach to music and life helps explain why the album garnered four nominations at this year's Canadian Reggae Music Awards…”—Francois Marchand, Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, AB

For more on Auresia, please visit www.auresia.com auresiamusic@gmail.com

Auresia has played festivals across Canada such as Montreal Int’l Jazz Festival, Montreal and Ottawa Int’l Reggae Fests, Toronto Rastafest and Sistah Fest, Koots Roots, Cortes Arts Festivals in BC, the Queens of Reggae series and also has graced the stage at various Clubs in Western Europe and in Jamaica. She has shared the stage with Kymani Marley, Sister Nancy, Tanya Stephens, Sugar Minott, Sanchez, Shaggy, Queen Ifrica, Tony Rebel, Clinton Fearon, and Canadian favorites’ Ibo & Kindread and Kali & Dub Inc.

www.auresia.com

www.myspace.com/auresia

http://www.facebook.com/Auresia

http://twitter.com/auresiamusic

http://www.reverbnation.com/Auresia?add_email=true

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV6eWdA9Rgc

Mediazoic at Canadian Music Week 2011

As part of our partnership with Canadian Music Week 2011, Mediazoic is proud to offer conference attendees and Internet music aficionados the opportunity for some entertaining and educational programming. Presenting both an industry panel and interview series, the events will be live-video-streamed over the Internet, so if you can't make it out to CMW, you can still not only view but also participate in these two great programs.

Our production partner to help bring you this programming is andPOP, one of Canada's premiere multi-platform sources for pop culture news and interviews, with breaking stories appearing on outlets like Entertainment Tonight Canada, MSNBC and The National Post. andPOP's content reaches audiences across North America, including XM Radio Canada, AUX TV, CHCH, Dose.ca, and Rogers On Demand Online.

Industry Panel

Clockwise from top left: Alan Cross, Jake Gold, Terry McBride, Jeremy Fisher

The Mediazoic panel brings together a group of powerful and creative minds from some of the major stakeholder groups - radio, label, management, artist - in an attempt to understand what strategies are being implemented now that will shape the sustainable music business of the future.

Where's The Beef? - How Various Stakeholders Are Monetizing Music Thursday, March 10 @ 1:15pm - Salon A, Fairmont Royal York

Moderator:

Greg Nisbet - Founder & CEO, Mediazoic, Toronto, Canada

Panelists:

Alan Cross -  Sr. Program Director CIIS /Corus, Host/Curator, Corus Entertainment, Toronto, Canada

Jake Gold - President, The Management Trust, Toronto, Canada

Jeremy Fisher -  Singer / Songwriter, Montreal, Canada

Terry McBride - CEO & Co-Founder, Nettwerk Music Group, Vancouver, Canada

Whether you plan to attend in person or watch remotely, RSVP on Facebook at:

http://mzoic.com/cmw-panel

All Facebook RSVPs will receive a live link to the panel broadcast shortly before the event.

Interview Series

From Mediazoic's temporary headquarters at the Fairmont Royal York, we will be conducting a series of interviews, video-streamed live over the Internet, with a diverse array of Canadian and international recording artists. We've brought in a series of engaging guest interviewers, and we'll also be taking questions from our viewing audience, so if you've got a great question for one particular artist, send it in and we may ask it in the interview.

Watch your email this week for a list of artists and links to view the entire interview series live over the Internet.

About Mediazoic

Mediazoic is a network of carefully-curated internet radio stations. As part of its mission to help great people connect with other great people through music, Mediazoic makes software that allows individuals and organizations to create, customize and deejay their own radio stations.

About andPOP

andPOP has emerged as one of Canada's premiere multiplatform sources for pop culture news and interviews, with breaking stories appearing on outlets like Entertainment Tonight Canada, MSNBC and The National Post. andPOP's content reaches audiences across North America, and most recently can be heard on XM Radio Canada, and can be seen on AUX TV, CHCH, Dose.ca, and Rogers On Demand Online.

About Canadian Music Week: Canadian Music Week is Canada's leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country's music, media and entertainment industries. Combining four information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; four awards shows and the nation's largest New Music Festival - Canadian Music Fest - CMW spans a five-day period from March 9 to March 13, 2011 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe. For more information, visit www.cmw.net.

Interviews are presently being confirmed.

For media information, please contact:

Planet3 Communications Ltd: Joanne Smale/Piera Savage/Jennyfer Sanchez

E: info@planet3com.net T: 647.346.4101

SLASH, one of the best electric guitarists of all time, and his Celebrity Interview at Canadian Music Week 2010

Slash
Musician/Artist, Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver
Los Angeles, USA

SLASH, one of the best electric guitarists of all time, and his Celebrity Interview at Canadian Music Week 2010

Time magazine chose him as one of the best electric guitarists of all time, along with Hendrix himself. To us he is the man who defined the sound of Guns N’ Roses, and the last great guitar god. He is Slash, late of Slash’s Snakepit and Velvet Revolver. In this very special Celebrity Interview today, March 11, 2010, the virtuoso axeman shared memories and insights on life, love and playing loud.


JUAN CARLOS CORDERO / Special from Toronto, Canada for UNO NEWS NETWORK and ROCK TOP MAGAZINE
Slash gave CMW delegates what they wanted during his keynote address at Canadian Music Week on Thursday morning in Toronto: Sex, drugs, rock’n’roll, and Axl Rose The former Gun N’ Roses/Velvet Revolver guitarist did not speak badly of his onetime band mate and GNR’s lead singer, one Axl Rose. “You have to attempt to understand him as a human being and where he’s coming from,” commented Slash, 44, in his trademark black top hat, sunglasses, a black leather jacket and torn black jeans, the famous pose for Gibson Guitars and “Guitar Hero” videogame, in a packed ballroom at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
“I see things very black and white. That’s just me. And that doesn’t necessarily mean that that’s right. And he sees things in a very colorful kind of way, and I can’t really knock it, ’cause that’s just him. So I try not to sit there and say derogatory things about his personality, because it’s his personality that makes him so f---ing great, and just difficult to deal with.”
On his coming solo debut album, Slash, due in stores April 6, the guitarist pairs up with various singers including former Black Sabbath front man Ozzy Osbourne. “Working side by side with Ozzy, which is a voice that I had been listening to since my early rebellious days, taking acid and being 13, and listening to Iron Man and s--t, was a really great experience,” Slash expressed. He plans to tour in April with a backing band comprising Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge on vocals, Bobby Schneck (Slash’s Blues Ball band) on rhythm guitar, Dave Henning (Big Wreck) on bass and Brent Fitz (Alice Cooper) on drums.
Slash, whose real name is Saul Hudson but given his famous nickname by character actor and youth friend Seymour Cassel, said he remains to this day still turned on by the sight of a guitar.
He even told red jokes such as he is so in love with the guitar that even he keeps one in the bedroom to keep things interesting with his wife, Perla, if they forget passion. “Why do I like the guitar? For the same reasons, I am fascinated with girls. We keep a guitar at the end of the bed, in case I need some imagination,” he said with a laugh. “There’s something about a guitar that is just innately sexy. And it is still to this day, when I open up a guitar case, there’s still this sense of ‘Ahhhhh.’”
Famous for his heroin and cocaine addictions, Slash also said that he has only been sober for three-and-a-half years, despite being a married father of two young boys — aged five and seven. “When Perla announced that she was pregnant, I was loaded on Oxycontin going to an Aerosmith gig, and I was out-of-my-mind high that night. And I was like, ‘Okay so now it’s time to start taking care of this issue,’ but I thought I could juggle it, which I did up until about three-and-a-half years ago. So really the sobriety thing is relatively new, and it’s almost like you could fall off any second. But I’ve been holding on to it because I want to be attentive to the responsibilities that I have, and also because after years and years of doing it, it starts to get old.”
Remembering Michael Jackson and his drug-related death last year, Slash said of the man he performed with live: “It’s sad that he’s not here ... When all that stuff happened in 2001 or whenever it was, he got all of those (accusations) and stuff, the one thing that Michael really wanted, and the one thing that made him happy, was he wanted everybody to like him. And so all of the sudden he was completely ostracized, pretty much by North America, for all these accusations (even) though he was acquitted, and it sort of just killed him. I only recorded a song for “Black on White” album, but it was a showpiece for me. When we shot the video, I could appreciate the grade of perfectionist Michael was, oh yeah!!! He was details’ intense and maybe that experience alienated some of my fans, but I have to recognize that he make me step out of my box completely. He saw something in me that I even me did not know existed. It was fucking amazing to see his level of perfectionism!”
“I started as an early rebel, when I was like 13 years old. Actually, at 12 I already have sex, smoke a joint and cigarette, I stole, I was acting out, and was expelled from school. I did not fit; I was into art, music, culture, with a family typical of the 1970’s. Not like fighting my demons, but having fun. I had issue and I did not fit in the regular society. I used long hair, but when I picked the guitar, all changed.”
“Yes, my first guitar was a Flamenco guitar that belonged to my grandmother. It was good, because I like to play riffs in one string and I am still doing the same thing. Guitar allowed me to have an expression, to create music, and was so powerful, well, I don’t want to sound so serious, and it was like that!”
“As a kid, I grew within an artistic family: my dad did graphic design and my mother was a theater and show business custom-maker. My grandparents both were painters; it was the whole 70’s music. My father had one of the best personal record collections I have ever seen, he keeps everything including my gold and platinum records. But not me, I am not so expressive and my wife Perla still hates me for that.
“I remember going with my mom to many concerts and rehearsal. She was a custom-maker in Britain and I was at The Beatles, Joni Mitchel, around many famous musicians. I was fascinated listening Joni Mitchel in person to play the instrument and her lyrics. I never put my fingers on those instruments, but they fascinated me for the rest of my life”
I did have a guitar incredible. It was a 1959 Gibson Les Paul, only two made in the world. I bought from Joe Perry’s wife, Aerosmith guitar leader. It was about 1989 and we were finishing touring with Aerosmith, some guy told me about this guitar, I said if they can send me pictures of it to my apartment in Los Angeles, and then when I returned a lot of Polaroid showed that amazing guitar. As a rock star, I did recognize it, he lost that guitar when he was so druggy, his wife sold it to me But I gave it back about 196 or 1998, as a birthday present,. I got for USD $ 8,000 and it would cost over a million dollars today, however life is not only about money”
"Only in 1992 we realized with Guns & Roses how the people were following us. You see all the fans to come early and think that they do not want to be stuck on the city, but they were listening our music, so we did great double bill with Aerosmith, and our song “Paradise City” was amazing. But music life is so transient that I don’t even want to keep my gold and platinum records, my wife Perla still put them on the wall. I learned to even live in music storage, without any money still I felt comfortable living like Gypsies type of thing. And I did not feel bad or a hard life, because it was an active lifestyle”.
"If I wondered how I was kept alive after all the drugs and exhaustion of sex, drugs and rock and roll? I don’t want to own bragging rights. But when you reach to a point, when no more coke or heroine is to make you happy, the n you struggle with those excesses. You start thinking to quit, it was tough but when Perla got pregnant, I knew I had different responsibilities now. You get old, you get tired, and it is like a bag added to your back. I tried to start fresh with Velvet Revolver but at the end we all were on drugs. Guns & Roses was not so much a thing of drugs, but personal issues between Axl and me. I think everyone was dealing with their own demons. Amazed that I am not dead? Come to a point where you think you are blessed to be alive, not dead, and that is a turning point realization.
"Do my kids will be artists? Well, I don’t know, they are 5 and 7 years old, they have the piano, drums, guitar and all that kind of things, but it doesn’t feel the same sensation as when I was starting. However, if they wanted to be artists, your responsibility as a father is to support and help them to reach their dreams.”
"We passed many things with G&R. We have a friend, Mark Cantor, who helped us with a $ 100 dollars and so on, but more than the money he helped us with a sense of stability, no fixed on stardom, the chicks or drugs. The first time I heard Axl, it sounded like glass broken, but actually his voice sounded perfectly in key, that was amazing, that attracted us to Axl. He is dramatic, theatrical. As human being, he sees things in black and white, I see them in colors.
"Do I miss Guns & Roses times? Not necessarily, you don’t need to go back to feel well, that moment just passed. Life has changed on the surface and we have talked about funny stories, but now as a solo artist I have to be focused in the music, the concerts, and this industry is so cut throat that you need to care for the business side aspects and the money. You have to be smart, even if you have a manager, and learn to keep the sanity. Certainly, I am not a money person, that is my personal defect, but pay attention to those details is important because there is always a risk of not being compensated.
"I like what I did with ray Charles; he is an America’s classic artist. He opened the way for black music in radio and survived the same addiction I did have. Unspoken bond that only junkies shares? Well, he was a producer and not aware of me, actually. But he offered me to be involved with his band to –re-records all his music for the movies, he invented an amazing kind of style”

JOHN LENNON DOCUMENTARY AT CMW FILM FESTIVAL

John Lennon Bio-Pic Nowhere Boy Anchors A Full Program Of Film Premieres at Canadian Music Week’s Film Festival

March 12 – 13, 2010 during Canadian Music Week


The 2010 edition of Canadian Music Week’s Film Festival is proud to announce an expanded two-day program, showcasing a diverse line-up of music-oriented films and documentaries. Opening night screenings will feature retro rock musicals like Streets of Fire and, in recognition of Paul Williams’ appearance at Canadian Music Week (Saturday, March 13), cult classic Phantom of The Paradise. The following day program will host a full day of film premieres capped by the Canadian debut of critically acclaimed John Lennon bio-pic Nowhere Boy. Screenings will take place on Friday, March 12 at the National Film Board of Canada and Saturday, March 13 at the Royal Cinema. Tickets and wristbands for the Canadian Music Week Film Festival are available at www.canadianmusicfest.com. Please see below for full program details.

FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010
National Film Board of Canada Mediatheque, 150 John St., Toronto
7:00 p.m. Streets of Fire
(Dir. Walter Hill, USA, 1984, 93 minutes)

Walter Hill’s Streets of Fire depicts a world where rock stars are worshipped like gods and the streets are controlled by vicious gangs. A mercenary (Michael Pare) must act to free his rock star ex-girlfriend (Diane Lane) from the clutches of The Bombers, a motorcycle gang led by Willem Dafoe in one of the most charismatic roles of his career. With a soundtrack dominated by original songs from Jim Steinman – he wrote Meat Loaf’s Bat Out Of Hell – and featuring The Blasters, Maria McKee, Ry Cooder and members of Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band, Streets of Fire spawned the hit single I Can Dream About You.

9:00 p.m. Phantom of the Paradise
(Dir. Brian De Palma, USA, 1974, 92 minutes)

Brian De Palma’s re-imagining of Phantom Of The Opera as filtered through the lens of the 1970’s rock-opera is a lush, baroque affair. The story follows a young songwriter seeking revenge on an unscrupulous producer who has stolen his songs. This is Phantom as you have never seen it before, all coked up and full of 1970s glam swagger. At the centre of it all is Paul Williams, who not only plays the villainous Swan but also composed and produced the entire soundtrack.

SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010
The Royal Cinema, 608 College St., Toronto
1:00 p.m. Seperado!
(Dirs. Dyl Jones/Gruff Rhys, UK/Argentina/Brazil, 2009, 84 minutes)
*International Premiere

The directorial debut from Super Furry Animals front man Gruff Rhys is a blend of concert film, family history and anthropological study. Triggered by his desire to find a distant cousin, Rhys tours the Welsh communities of South America – established more than a hundred years ago and maintaining a distinctly Welsh flavour. The film is not just a fascinating portrait of an artist but also an engrossing look at the unique towns and villages he passes through along the way. Rhys’ sense of wonder throughout the journey is positively infectious.

“Star Trek meets Buena Vista Social Club in this psychedelic western musical ... a tour that takes in the theatres, nightclubs and desert teahouses of Wales, Brazil and the Argentine Andes as he discovers what became of his family, the Welsh Diaspora and its musical legacy.” – Britfilms.com

Co-presented by Hot Docs (http://www.hotdocs.ca)
http://www.separado.co.uk/

3:00 p.m. Michelle Gun Elephant Thee Movie - Last Heaven 031011
(Dir. Shuichi Banba, Japan, 2003, 119 minutes)
*North American Premiere

From 1991 until 2003, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant were one of the greatest bands on the planet. Absolutely massive stars in their native Japan, the band built a loyal following with their brand of punk blues and filmed their final performance in 2003. Six years later, guitarist Futoshi Abe died suddenly. The possibility of a reunion now put to rest, that final concert footage has been dusted off, remastered and cut into a touring film experience. It is the last chance for fans to see the band in action, and a final tribute to Abe. Whether you speak their language or not, the raw power of their music came through loud and clear.

Co-presented by Reel Asian. (http://www.reelasian.com)
http://www.thee.asia/move.html

5:00 p.m. Le Donk and Scor-Zay-Zee
(Dir. Shane Meadows, UK, 2009, 71 minutes)
*North American Premiere

BAFTA-winning director Shane Meadows indulges his lighter side with his latest film. Heavily improvised and shot as a mock-doc, the film is making its North American Premiere during Canadian Music Week.

Le Donk has hit rock bottom. The aspiring musician is a sub-par roadie and expectant father whose former girlfriend wants nothing to do with him. His last ticket to the big time may be aspiring English rapper Scor-Zay-Zee, but only if Donk can get Scorze on the bill of the big Arctic Monkeys show. Rude but well-intentioned, Le Donk spews venom on those who block his path to greatness, but has the decency to feel bad about it later.

“You could argue that Shane Meadows is up to his same old tricks with "Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee," but it's still a good trick.” Leslie Felperin, Variety

http://www.ledonk.com

7:00 p.m. When You’re Strange
(Dir. Tom DiCillo, USA, 2009, 90 minutes)
*Canadian Premiere

Narrated by Johnny Depp, Tom DiCillo’s When You’re Strange is an intimate look into the life and career of The Doors. Fresh interviews, vintage newsreels and hundreds of hours of rare, personal footage – much of which has never been seen before – brings viewers into the inner circle of one of rock’s most enigmatic and influential bands.

"Tom DiCillo's 'When You're Strange' is a meticulously crafted ode to one of music's greatest ensembles, The Doors. Watching the unreleased footage of Jim, John, Ray and Robby, I felt like I experienced it all through their eyes. Here, Jim has been resurrected to remind us that he remains one of the most significant poets to ever grace a stage, while the band behind him kept the music alive, adding fuel to an already raging ride into history.” - Johnny Depp

Co-presented by Hot Docs (http://www.hotdocs.ca)
http://www.whenyourestrangemovie.com/

9:00 p.m. Nowhere Boy
(Dir. Sam Taylor-Wood, UK/Canada, 2009, 98 minutes)
Special guest: TBA
*Canadian Premiere

Acclaimed photographer Sam Taylor-Wood could not have chosen a bigger subject for her feature film debut. Nowhere Boy depicts the early story of Beatles founder John Lennon, abandoned by his mother and struggling to find his place in the world. The film depicts key events that led this creative young man to pick up the guitar and form the world’s most beloved band.

“Sam Taylor-Wood’s handsome feature debut offers a new insight into the early life of John Lennon; in her eyes, the unexpectedly sparkling suburbs of post-war Liverpool come to rich life.” – Fionnuala Halligan, Screen International

http://www.nowhereboy.co.uk/

Tickets and wristbands for the Canadian Music Week Film Festival are available at www.canadianmusicfest.com.

Delegate passes and tickets for Canadian Music Week are available now and can be purchased by visiting www.cmw.net.

Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries. Combining five information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; four awards shows and the nation's largest New Music Festival – Canadian Music Fest - CMW spans a five-day period from March 10 to March 14, 2010 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe. For more information, visit www.cmw.net

CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2010 and The International Marketplace to the window on the world music market

CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2010 and The International Marketplace to the window on the world music market.
Follow-up with contacts made at MIDEM, Popkomm and SXSW and meet new ones. Get Onsite Support from the International Marketplace team and International Ambassadors in Territories Room. We are here to help you connect with the delegates you want to do business with.
Preview the online list of International Marketplace participants, who will be on-hand and on site looking to do business with Canada. Sign in early, provide your objectives and goals and we’ll help you make the right connection.
Contact fellow IMP participants in advance to pre-promote domestic showcases or pre arrange meetings. During CMW, meet the IMP team and see who's in town from across the globe.
The International Marketplace is your window on the world market, presenting a series of professional development sessions with market specialists from the world arena. Check back here to preview the International Marketplace schedule of events, plus details for international spotlights.
International Hospitality:
Network with dealmakers from the international arena.
Participation at the International Marketplace is available to registered CMW delegates only and designed to support those looking to do business. You must sign-up to take advantage of the benefits available. Help us help you sign up and provide us with your objectives. We welcome your participation in the International Marketplace.
The International Marketplace runs for the duration of Canadian Music Week, from March 10-13, 2010, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and is based in The Territories Room at The Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.

ICONIC ROCK FIGURE AND LEGENDARY GUITARIST SLASH IN RARE ONE-ON-ONE AT CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2010

ICONIC ROCK FIGURE AND LEGENDARY GUITARIST SLASH IN RARE ONE-ON-ONE AT CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK 2010

This Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 4:00PM - Fairmont Royal York Hotel
A musician, artist and iconic rock figure, Slash is recognized as an indelible force in the world of music today. Time Magazine recently chose him as one of the best electric guitarists of all time, along with Hendrix himself. To us, he is the man who defined the sound of Guns N’ Roses and the last great guitar god. With album sales nearing the 100 million mark, seven Grammy nominations, and countless music projects, Slash will be sharing memories and insights on life, love and playing loud during a very special in-depth celebrity interview at Canadian Music Week on Thursday, March 11, 2010.
Since bursting onto the scene in 1985 with Guns N’ Roses, Slash has become one of the most admired virtuoso axmen of the century, providing some of rock’s greatest anthems. From the unforgettable licks of GN’R classics “Welcome to the Jungle”, “You Could Be Mine”, and “Sweet Child O’ Mine” to Michael Jackson’s “Black or White”, to his latest offerings with Velvet Revolver, his trademark sound is unmistakable.
A principle and founding member of Guns N’ Roses, Slash was instrumental in fueling the band’s debut album Appetite For Destruction to critical acclaim, becoming the second highest selling debut of all time and remaining as one of rock’s most revered albums. During his time with GN’R, the band released five studio albums, two EPs, one live album, and three music video DVDs.
After departing the group in 1995, Slash formed his own band Slash’s Snakepit and released two albums. In 2003 he formed Velvet Revolver with ex-GN’R members Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum. Their debut release Contraband reached multi-platinum success and earned the band a 2005 Grammy Award for “Best Hard Rock Performance” for the track “Slither”.
Throughout his career, Slash has performed and recorded with some of the most distinguished names in music including Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, James Brown, and Ray Charles. As a musical director at the 2005 Grammy Awards telecast, Slash led Stevie Wonder, Bono, Brian Wilson, and Steven Tyler from Aerosmith through a stirring rendition of The Beatles’ classic “Across The Universe”.
At the invitation of several film producers and directors, Slash began scoring music for feature films as well as writing and recording songs for soundtracks. His compositions can be heard throughout the award-winning biopic Ray, as well as box-office blockbusters The Hulk, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Big Daddy, Jackie Brown and Interview With The Vampire. In 2003, he picked up a Grammy nomination for his impassioned interpretation of the Godfather theme, a contribution to the soundtrack for The Kid Stays in the Picture, a documentary about celebrated film producer and his long-time friend, Robert Evans.
In April 2010, Slash will be releasing his debut self-titled solo album through Universal Music. Featuring collaborative performances with some of music’s legendary greats and leading contemporaries, the album is certain to become an essential release on many a rock fan’s lists.
To see Slash in this rare opportunity, visit the Canadian Music Week website – www.cmw.net - to register for your Canadian Music Week delegate pass, or purchase a limited ticket to this individual event.
Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries. Combining five information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; four awards shows and the nation's largest New Music Festival – Canadian Music Fest - CMW spans a five-day period from March 10 to March 14, 2010 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe. For more information, visit www.cmw.net

CANADIAN MUSIC FEST 2010 & CBC RADIO 2 PRESENTS: K-OS

CANADIAN MUSIC FEST 2010 & CBC RADIO 2 PRESENTS: K-OS

Thursday, March 11, 2010 at The Opera House - Tickets On Sale
Canadian Music Fest 2010 and CBC Radio 2 are proud to present k-os live in concert at The Opera House on Thursday, March 11.

k-os is a genuine neo-crossover rap n’ roller who’s music speaks to hipster club kidz, pop chart gazers, Canadian indie rockers, dirty south electronic rap renegades, or reggae rude boys simultaneously. His latest and fourth album, Yes!, is a danceable pop album in the classic sense, leaving behind much of the social commentaries present on his previous albums. The first single “4321”, as its title slyly suggests, was intentionally recorded as a rap response to his friend Feist’s Grammy nominated “1,2,3,4” hit. “Uptown Girl” features who k-os considers to be two of Canada’s “greatest lyricists”, Metric’s Emily Haines and The Dears’ Murray Lightburn. The newest single, “I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman” features Saukrates and Nelly Furtado.

Having to his credit two certified platinum-selling albums (Joyful Rebellion, Atlantis) and one gold one (Exit), he’s also won multiple Juno Awards (2003, 2005), MMVA’s (Much Music Video Awards, 2004), Canadian Urban Music Awards (2003, 2004), a Source Award for Best International Hip Hop Artist (2003), and even garnered a Grammy nomination in 2005 for his collaboration with the Chemical Brothers on “Get Yourself High”.

The concert will be recorded by CBC Radio 2 for broadcast on “Canada Live”, CBC’s national radio program, delivering the best recordings and performances from Canada’s concert halls, music clubs and festival stages.

Wristbands to gain entry into this event are available for purchase at www.canadianmusicfest.com. Wristbands are limited, subject to capacity.
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K-OS
W/ WOODHANDS
THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010
THE OPERA HOUSE - TORONTO
DOORS 8:00PM SHOW 9:00PM
TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY, JANUARY 9TH @ 10:00AM
Tickets available at Ticketmaster
Call 416.870.8000 to charge by phone
www.ticketmaster.ca
TICKETS $25.00 (PLUS TAXES & SERVICE CHARGES)
19+/GENERAL ADMISSION

Platinum Blonde will be recognized for their achievements with an induction to the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame

80s ROCK SENSATION PLATINUM BLONDE ANNOUNCED AS 2010 INDUCTEES TO CANADIAN MUSIC AND BROADCAST INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME

Induction to take place Friday, March 12, 2010 at the Canadian Radio Music Awards

Canada’s new wave artists , . The band will be honored at the Canadian Radio Music Awards luncheon on Friday, March 12, 2010, 12:00pm, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel during Canadian Music Week, March 10-14, 2010, in Toronto.
Toronto’s Platinum Blonde broke onto the music scene in 1982, featuring vocalist Mark Holmes, drummer Chris Steffler and guitarist Sergio Galli. The trio eventually recorded the six-song Platinum Blonde Six Track Attack LP which created the excitement that then fueled the commitment of CBS Records. The group worked with English producer David Tickle (Split Enz, Peter Gabriel) to complete their debut full-length album Standing In The Dark in 1984 including the singles "It Doesn't Really Matter", "Not In Love" and "Standing In the Dark".
Platinum Blonde's popularity throughout Canada in the early days was fuelled by cross-country tours including Billy Idol's 1984 Rebel Yell tour and in '83 with Bryan Adams. State-of-the-art videos by award-winning director Robert Quartly and a powerful CBS team were also significant assets in the band’s rise. Touring in America was highlighted with dates at New York City's The Ritz Music Hall (with Dead or Alive '84), The Filmore East (Spin Magazine party '85) and The Limelight in '86.
The release of their follow-up album Alien Shores in 1985 saw the band expand to a four-piece with the addition of bassist and keyboardist Kenny MacLean and witnessed the release of several singles, including songs like "Situation Critical", "Somebody Somewhere" and "Crying Over You” which peaked at #1 on the charts, won a Gemini Award for Best Music Video and exceeded the five times platinum sales mark. Extensive touring on the Alien Shores release also broke a 1985 Canadian merchandising sales record. The following release of the Contact album revealed a funkier movement in the group’s sound and platinum level success with songs including the album’s title track and a remake of The Ohio Players’ “Fire”.
Although the group disbanded in 1989, a compilation of Platinum Blonde’s best material was #1 on HMV's September sales chart in Toronto when released on CD in 1999.
Platinum Blonde was faced with the untimely death of Kenny Maclean after his show at The Mod Club Theatre on November 21, 2008. Maclean died of sudden heart failure at the age of 52.
Tickets for the Canadian Radio Music Awards luncheon are available for purchase through the Canadian Music Week website at www.cmw.net.
Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries. Combining four information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; four awards shows and the nation's largest New Music Festival – Canadian Music Fest - CMW spans a five-day period from March 10 to March 14, 2010 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and various downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe. For more information, visit www.cmw.net