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These
archive versions of The Session are posted as initially published. Deadlines,
contacts and links have not been updated. Please keep this in mind when
using this resource. In some cases, updates can be found in a more recent
edition of The Session.
August 2000INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
SASKATCHEWAN MUSIC & SOUND RECORDING INDUSTRY DIRECTORY 2000-01 You should have yours by now. If not, if you need more copies or know someone who does, give us a call or email. They're free and we have a lot of them. They'll be available at music and record stores throughout the province. It will also be posted online as soon as we can get to it. Yup, there are some errors. If you find one in your listing, we do apologize. We can't correct it for the print version but can for the online form, so let us know if you find errors. HAVE
YOU MOVED? FLATLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL WRAPUP An afternoon crowd Lorena's report:Our fifth annual festival was held July 7-9 in Victoria Park, Regina. After a month of rain, the weather god (goddess?) smiled on us again, and Friday dawned a beautiful day. Things really got under way with setup in the park of the sound system, tents, vendors, and so on. Our newest board members were thrown rather roughly into the mix and did an awesome job right from the start, with glamorous jobs like laying flooring and setting up tables and chairs. Early on Friday I answered the question of when the first crisis would appear, by attempting to stop a 500 lb. stack of metal chairs with my head as we were unloading on site. The finely tuned machine that Flatland is, the backstage ran smoothly while I was getting stitched up at the hospital. The resulting concussion means that this report may be a bit more hazy than usual! Friday's lineup saw folk, blues and country artists take the stage to a beautiful day and appreciative audiences, culminating in a great set by country headliner Chad Klinger. Saturday we were off to another beautiful day, and an early start with some hard rock/alternative/pop and some young talents getting the opportunity to perform. The Regina Farmer's Market ran on Scarth St. next to the park and the park quickly filled up with music lovers. Headliner Limblifter, Sweetsalt, From the Ashes, and The Minnow were among the groups who rocked majestically. Sunday brought our most eclectic day - children's music, gospel, funk, Greek, pop, jazz, folk, rock and ska. The Vintage Volkswagen Show ‘N Shine was held on Scarth as well. The weather held out until approximately 5:15, when a sudden thunderstorm hit and forced us to shut down the stage for over an hour. We did restart and a few more artists were able to perform their sets before we had to pull the plug at 8:00 p.m. Unfortunately, this meant that three awesome bands were not able to go on. Teardown in the rain proceeded very quickly, with much gratitude to the volunteers who stayed to help despite being soaked to the skin. Attendance... Overall attendance for the weekend was estimated at 30,000. Daytime shows are increasingly better-attended (which is great for all artists involved). Artists... We had a few problems with artist attendance this year - three artists cancelled at the last minute, one due to a family emergency and one due to car trouble. Eileen Laverty and Jennifer Gibson were pulled from their volunteer duties to perform replacement sets. The backstage area ran very smoothly - other than rain delays - with our crew of Derek Bachman, Chad Guy and Leroy Harder trying to ease the transition for some of our very new performers. The CBC remote recording truck was on hand to capture several groups for future broadcast - keep your ears out for them. The Music Performance Trust Fund was on board with assistance once again...Union presence was on site for the weekend, and payments are proceeding smoothly. Our Autograph Tent is now a staple of the festival and appears to be the most effective way to increase merchandise sales. All in all, the music was absolutely FANTASTIC and we are constantly surprised ourselves at the range and depth of talent in Saskatchewan. The great thing is that people outside of our industry are starting to get it, too. Volunteers... Coordinator Julie Desjarlais reported that volunteer attendance was MUCH better this year. We want to thank our volunteers for their dedication, hard work, professionalism and excellence: it is due to your efforts that Flatland is a success. We know that we can't do it without you! Special thanks to our first-ever "Team Leaders" and those who braved the torrential Sunday rains. Live to the world... Minds Eye New Media once again assisted with the live feed of the festival to the Internet world. Terry Massey coordinated the upload of material and was our resident photographer. We had so many "hits" to the site that at one point on Sunday the web server crashed, resulting in temporary transmission delays. Archives of this year's event will be viewable online at saskrecording.ca/flatland. Park sights... Merch sales were very good, including Flatland items. We still have a few T-shirts remaining, so if you want to pick one up just give us a call and stop by. (They're $20 and beautiful.) A whole lot of awesome craft, food and community vendors were in attendance, including interesting booths like henna tattooing, marionettes, and psychic readings. Volunteers from Kids' Help Phone oversaw the kids' area on Saturday and Sunday, assisted by Matt Donnelly and his crew of face-painters. The area also included balloons and a giant jump slide. The Molson "I Am Canadian" beer gardens ran smoothly all weekend, thanks to the efforts of our beer ticket sellers, servers and security personnel. Sponsors and Friends... A huge round of applause to this year's partners for enabling us to continue to bring this uniquely Saskatchewan event to music-loving audiences. See you next year!
Big Dreams... We really wanted to do a pancake breakfast on Sunday this year. Next year hopefully this will be a reality. Also scheduled will be edition 2 of the Flatland Music Compilation CD. Increased sponsorship is a must for future festivals. We still aren't at the breaking-even point this year, and were extremely lucky that the weather held out as long as it did. Again, thank you thank you to all these people who volunteered and/or contributed in any way...if we missed or misspelled anyone we apologize! Bruce Allan, Jim Alvarez, Julie Atter, Stacy Atter, Rick August, Jamie B., Derek Bachman, Brenda Baker, Art Slade, Jocelyn Bathgate, Emily Bathgate, Allan Bathgate, John Bellamy, Philip Berard, Jolene Best, John Bidochka, Jason Breker, Megan Breker, Marianna Brown, Jesse Brown, Stacey Caldwell, Troy Camp, Melanie Clark, Andrew Cook, Joanne Crawford, Lori Daku, Regan Dennis, Phyllis Desjarlais, Jodi Desjarlais, Randy Desjarlais, George Dimas, Tom Donnelly, Richard Donnelly, Matt Donnelly, Les Donnelly, Jocelyn Drebot, Sam Dufour, Marny Duncan-Cary, J.P. Ellson, James Evans, Scott Fellner, Colleen Fillion, Ian Flear, Kim Fontaine, Danny Fortier, Darrel Fox, Steve Fuller, Melissa Gabrielle, Craig Gelowitz, Rick Gelsinger, Kory Gibbs, Jen Gibson, Larry Gray, Darlene Gray, Chris Guskjolen, Chad Guy, Dennis Hackewick, Sandra Halldorson-Pulles, Debbie Halo, Logan Hancock, Leroy Harder, Christine Harrington, David Hayter, Garland Headley, Kate Heriot, Monica Hogan, Bob Holowaty, Morley Ignatiuk, Mike James, Marta Jastrzebski, Myles Keleman, Dustin Knox, Arlon Kopp, Judy Koszman, Krysta Kusiak, Eileen Laverty, Stephan Lentzos, Nicol Lischka, Dana Lloyd, Danny MacDonald, Mika Mang, Justin Mang, Jocelyn Martin, Marian Massell, Terry Massey, Patrick Matiowski, Todd Milleker, Dennis Naple, Jessie Oberik, Sandy Olsen, Don Olson, Sheryl Onraet, Rob Palacol, Scott Patrick, Salina Perry, Owen Plohr, Judy Porteous, Jason Power, Dawn Pritchard, Con Pryshlak, Dave Pura, Ben, Reynolds Mitch Riabko, Dwight Riegler, Linda Robertson, Jeremy Robertson, Jared Robinson, Nathan Schalm, Hal Schrenk, Darren Scraper, Kelly Scraper, Bridget Smith, Sherry Spencer, Kathy Stochmal, Casey Stone, Kevin Switzer, Fred Taylor, Lisa Toth, Kelly Trachsel, Don Waite, Tony Walker, Herb Ward, Don Warkentin, Leonard Wentland, Russ Whyte, Nathan Wilson, Bob Wingert, Carole Wollbaum, Paula Woodfield, Miles Yohnke, Audra ? ...from the Prairie Music Alliance General Manager, Jennifer Gibson: Prairie Music Week 2000 - September 28-October 1, 2000 in Saskatoon All right! The nominations for the Prairie Music Awards have been announced! Whoo - hoo! Saskatchewan was well represented in the 26 categories - acts like The Johner Brothers, Jen Lane, Eileen Laverty, and Nicol Lischka were just some of this province's Prairie Music Award nominees. For Industry Awards, some of the SK nominees included Jared Kuemper, Michelle Garuik and Grind Recording, Leroy Harder and Port-Trax Studios and Rockina Frassetto of Touchtone Gurus fame. Congratulations to all the nominees! Over 54 bands for 15 bucks! The Festival acts were announced on August 1 as well, with over 20 of the 54 acts from Saskatchewan. Local favourites Sweetsalt, Eva Gold, Crooked Creek, Bluesway Express, salvo and many more will grace the stages of Saskatoon. Venues involved in PMW 2000 include Amigo's, Lydia's, Bud's on Broadway, Wash ‘n Slosh and the Broadway Theatre as well as the University of Saskatchewan. Conference details were also revealed and if you want to know anything about anything related to music, this is the place to be. The Delta Bessborough is our host hotel and the conference starts on Friday, the 29th, with some ProTools, Songwriting and Internet workshops. Speakers include vocal teacher Holly Denny, Tim Tamashiro from the Music Business Institute, Heather Pollock, Rick Beresford (awesome songwriting workshop leader), Diane Rapaport and the Cowboy Junkies. Delegate passes are $125 for members of SRIA, ARIA or MARIA and get you into the conference, festival, Industry Awards luncheon, a Sunday Bear Pit Breakfast and the Prairie Music Awards plus the after show party (plus GST and you must purchase before August 31 to get the discount). Tickets for the Prairie Music Awards on Sunday October 1 are available at Select A Seat box office (1-800-970-7328 or 938-7800 in Saskatoon) for only $25 (includes GST and Service charges). Tickets for the festival are only $15 (plus GST and service charges) and are available from Select a Seat (1-800-970-7328). There's a limited number available so you better buy ‘em now! Tickets for the Post Award Show Gala are only $12 (also includes GST and service charges) and this is your chance to mix and mingle with the stars! Delegate passes can be obtained through the Prairie Music Alliance office, telephone (306) 780-9830 or online at www.prairiemusicweek.com. There is a volunteer form with this month's Session - hint hint, nudge nudge - fill it out and work for me for free and get a cool t shirt and other stuff! It'll be fun! Really! PRAIRIE MUSIC AWARDS Nominees Outstanding
Album (Major Label) Outstanding
Album (Independent) Outstanding
Songwriter(s) Outstanding
Producer(s) Outstanding
Video Outstanding
Rock Recording Outstanding
Pop Recording Outstanding
Roots Recording Outstanding
Country Recording Outstanding
Jazz Recording Outstanding
Contemporary Christian Recording Outstanding
Classical Recording Outstanding
Instrumental Recording Outstanding
Francophone Recording Outstanding
Aboriginal Recording Entertainer
of the Year/People's Choice Award PRAIRIE MUSIC INDUSTRY AWARDS Nominees Engineer
of the Year Recording
Studio of the Year Manager
of the Year Agent/Talent
Buyer/Promoter of the Year Best
Album Design Independent
Record Company/Distributor of the Year Retail
Store of the Year Radio/Television/Print
Media Outlet of the Year Radio/Television/Print
Media Person of the Year PRAIRIE MUSIC FESTIVAL Showcasing Artists Art Turner, Bluesway Express, Breach of Trust, Captain Tractor, Carson Cole Band, Clayton Bellamy, Crooked Creek, Debbie Zepick, downhere, Easily Amused, Eileen Laverty, Eva Gold, exit 303, Fast Orange, Field Boss, Fifth Season, Glen Stace, Jasmine Dion, Jen Lane, Joel Fafard, Joel Kroeker, John Goulart, Leonard, Michel Marchildon, Mishi Donovan, Monica Schroeder, Moses Mayes, Motel 75, Muddy, Ned of the Bush, Nickeltree, not quite lucy, Painting Daisies, Pushing Daisies, Red Seed, salvo, Sam Baardman, Shandar Gray, Skavenjah, Sleave, Sonia Marie, Sweetsalt, The Beauty Myth, The Blair Hordeski Sandwich, The Fancy Ladds, The Farrell Bros., The Harlots, The Heatscores, The Home Crew, The Mike McDonald Band, Tuesday's Girl, Upstream, Wheat Monkeys. Radius Communications (Regina Community Radio) Annual General Meeting will be held on September 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre, 2900 13th Ave., Regina. Once ads calling for comments on their CRTC application start appearing, we encourage you to offer your vocal support of the application. A successful Music Garage Sale was held on June 10. Radius is planning to release a compilation CD of Regina artists this fall as a fundraiser. For more info contact (306) 525-7274 or visit www.communityradio.regina.sk.ca. The Canadian Private Copying Collective will be requesting an increase of the Blank Tape Levy later this month, expecting strong opposition by manufacturers and heavy users of the products involved. The rates the board has set for this year are 23.3 cents on audio cassettes, 60.8 cents on MiniDiscs, CD-R Audio and CD-RW Audio, and 5.2 cents on regular CD-Rs and CD-RWs. The collective initially estimated that creators would receive $9 million in revenues from the levies. CPCC members are seeking substantial increases for the next two years - 50 cents for audio cassettes between 40 and 60 minutes, 75 cents for those between 60 and 90 minutes, and one dollar for those more than 90 minutes; $1.75 for MiniDiscs, CD-R Audio and CD-RW Audio; and 50 cents for regular CD-R and CD-RWs. The CPCC cites levies set in Europe as a example. Those opposing increased levies have until Sept. 16 to submit counter-proposals. The Copyright Board will not reach a decision on the matter until at least the end of 2000. The Recording Industry Association of America's copyright infringement lawsuit against MP3.com is scheduled to go to trial on August 28, even though three of the five major record companies have reached settlements with the online company. Damages requested by RIAA in its suit will be based on the number of infringing CDs My.MP3.com used, not the individual tracks used to create the database. Damages could reach as high as U.S.$150,000 per CD if the court finds that MP3.com "willfully" violated copyright when it posted some 80,000 albums on the site. If the violations are found to be non-willful, the maximum fine per CD would be $30,000. The minimum damage allowed under U.S. copyright legislation is $750 per work. Meanwhile Napster, Inc. will be allowed to stay online until the lawsuit against it by RIAA goes to trial...that date has not yet been scheduled. In Canada, as many as 150 webcasters are broadcasting without agreements from record companies, music publishers or SOCAN. The Canadian government hasn't amended the Copyright Act to incorporate recent World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) agreements that update international copyright standards to cover the Internet arena. The U.S. government covered rights protection with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in 1998. Webcasters in the U.S. simply apply for a statutory licence or tariff with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). These licences spell out specific terms and conditions that webcasters must abide by with respect to: play limits, repeated programming; artist identification and download prevention. As entrepreneurs in Canada have no central body with which to negotiate licensing, it's feared they are being driven to set up business in the U.S. Five companies are putting forth 16 television music channel applications to the CRTC next month. New channels proposed include classical, new age/contemporary instrumental, pop, urban, alternative/ hard rock, all-request, country, Celtic, jazz, and spiritual. The process began this month with a public hearing in Hull, Quebec. Music
played on the radio and television in Canadian restaurants, bars and stores
may soon be subjected to a "second use" tariff to compensate
songwriters and music publishers. A new ruling by the World Trade Organization
(WTO) says that music played on the radio and TV in commercial enterprises
is a secondary use of the music, just as it is when the music emanates
from a CD or cassette. Radio and TV stations already pay royalties for
the use of music on their stations. Bars, restaurants and stores were
exempted from paying royalties for music emanating from radios and TVs
in the most recent updating of Canada's copyright law, but SOCAN and CRIA
now want new legislation that would put the country in line with the WTO
ruling. It's estimated that some $3.75 million in royalty fees are being
lost by creators each year because of the existing system. This year's Canadian Country Music Association Awards will not be televised, for the first time in 14 years. The September 11 awards presentations at Edmonton's Skyreach Centre will be taped for a possible future broadcast. Good luck to the Sask. nominees - The Johner Brothers for Back-Up Band, Sean Smith of The Poverty Plainsmen for Bass Player, Cory Churko of the Shania Twain Band for Fiddle, Ken Johner of The Johner Brothers for Special Instrument (Mandolin), and to The Poverty Plainsmen and The Johner Brothers for Independent Group of the Year. Please note: SRIA just provides the information - please use your discretion when applying to labels, publishers, competitions, etc. The music producers of Dawson's Creek and new series Strong Medicine have once again contacted us seeking independent artist material. The slant of both is towards edgier/rock, worldbeat, hiphop or jazz submissions. Send completed tracks immediately to: John McCullough, Music Supervision, PO Box 56742, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91413, USA. NewMusicCanada.com launches this fall. This website created by the CBC will promote awareness of up and coming independent Canadian bands, artists and singers, a variety of genres, with interactive features. Songs will be streamed and are NON-downloadable. They will require a CD, bio and a photo. To join, register at http://members.newmusiccanada.com. Also, their Record Library would love to get a copy of your CD. Send to CBC R3, c/o NewMusicCanada.com, Box 4600, Vancouver, BC, V6B 4A2. The CBC's goal is to strengthen the Canadian music scene and NewMusicCanada.com is the first step toward achieving that goal. Email: members@newmusiccanada.com or call Tatiana Nemchin at 604-662-6714 (collect, leave a message and they'll call you back). M.I.C. (Music Industry Connections) is a new monthly unsigned artists/bands & songwriters magazine which features record labels, professional music managers, film companies, promoters, etc., who are all actively seeking new talent. It is a UK based magazine with worldwide readership. They wish to develop bands from all corners of the globe and welcome submissions from everyone. M.I.C. provides free exposure and publicity for unsigned bands/artist and songwriters etc., and also has a record label with the first compilation release planned for September 2000. All artists are invited to send samples of their work, photo & bio for the demo review section. For a free sample of the magazine, e-mail melee@supanet.com or view a small sample of the magazine at www.mp3musicscene.com/mic/. Forward demos etc to: M.I.C., PO Box 1742, Sheffield, S8 0GA U.K.
NEW SASKATCHEWAN INDIE RELEASES For further info/audio samples please visit saskrecording.ca or www.flatlandmusic.com. ROB
HUDEC Notes: A twelve-track debut from this Sask. singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, displaying elements of country, blues, rock and folk, with vocals reminiscent of a bluesy Charlie Major. Engineered by: Grant Hall/assistant John Gasparic/recording engineer Cory Miller Produced by: Rob Hudec and Cory Miller Mixed & Mastered at: Touchwood Studios Songwriters: Rob Hudec, with Blair Nixon on "Blues is the Healer"; "In the Valley of the Moon" by Charlie Tobias and Joe Burke FANCY
LADDS Notes: This 7-song disc clocks in at 35 minutes. The Ladds describe their style as power lounge, as the title notes, and might be roughly described as jazz, soul, blues with warm textures. Produced and engineered by: The Fancy Ladds at the Plant and Creative House Studio Mastered at: Cyan Digital Media by Joel Grundahl Songwriters: The Fancy Ladds DAVID
E. WHITE
Notes:
A dozen tracks comprise this Christian album which subtly covers a variety
of feels - rock, funk, ballad, folk.
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