Canadian Musician Magazine

On May 16, 2013, HHB Canada, SSL, and Canadian Musician magazine will host an intimate and informative session of mixing tips and recording techniques with Grammy-winning producer and mixer David Bottrill (Tool, Korn, Peter Gabriel, Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Sour). Bottrill is a longtime SSL user with extensive experience on the AWS series Analogue Consoles.

Attendees can watch, listen, and learn as Bottrill mixes a studio session using the AWS 924 from Solid State Logic.

There will be two sessions – the first from 3-5 p.m., and the second from 7-9 p.m. The event takes place at 260 King Street East, Suite 205 (2nd Floor) in Toronto. This event is free, but tickets must be obtained by going to www.aws924.eventbrite.com.

Register ASAP, tickets go fast and space is limited!

Contact davem@hhbcanada.com

This event is brought to you by HHB Canada, SSL and Canadian Musician magazine.

Vocal Music Lovers will celebrate a cappella music at SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival, taking place May 9-12 at Harbourfront Centre. Almost 100 performances, workshops, and other events will showcase the best of Canadian and international talent; 80 per cent will be free to attend.

Launched in 2012, SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival features world-class concert performances in a wide range of genres, including pop and jazz groups, classical and gospel choirs, and world music ensembles. Toronto’s only a cappella festival educates as well as entertains, with industry veterans leading vocal workshops for singers of all ages and levels of experience. SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival will also offer a school workshop day, public sing-along, and presentation of the SING! Legacy Award to Toronto native Frank Busseri of The Four Lads.

For more information, go to www.singtoronto.com.

Self Promotion 101 Seminar - Montreal

This seminar will show you how to promote your band, your business or your career. Learn insider, no B.S., tips that you can put into practice the next day.

You will learn:
- How to develop a product, service or act that everybody wants
- How to price yourself and be competitive
- Where to locate your business or band and how to discover new markets
- How to use all the best tools available to get the word out
- How to prevail and outlast all your competition

The seminar speaker is Jim Norris, president of Norris-Whitney Communications and publisher of "Canadian Musician", ''Professional Sound'' and ''Professional Lighting & Production'' magazines.

En Coulisse
Palais de Congres, Montreal
Wednesday May 1 and Thursday. May 2, 3 PM, Room C
Free with registration to En Coulisse - www.encoulisse.com

Note: This seminar will be conducted in English

Westbury National Revamps Web Presence

Westbury National, a Toronto-based show services and AV systems integration firm, has launched a fully redesigned company website. Accessible at www.westbury.com, the company’s goal for this site is to better communicate its many service offerings to both new and existing clients and showcase the work of the company’s Show Services and Systems Integration divisions.

Designed by Toronto’s Climax Media, the redesigned site offers a number of enhancements. Key features include: a revamped visual design; easy-to-navigate user interface; home page banner images highlighting major projects; an enhanced New and Used Equipment sales page; a Portfolio section providing details about past projects; a Careers page listing available employment opportunities; and a live Twitter feed and instant access to the company’s other regularly-updated social media pages.

Westbury National is planning to add additional features in the coming months.

The Unison Benevolent Fund and music instrument retailer Long & McQuade have joined forces on a unique fundraising initiative. Long & McQuade, at all 64 locations across Canada, will be offering $5 rental coupons for only $2, with all the proceeds going to Unison. The program runs from March 21 to April 21, 2013. Point of purchase materials promoting the fundraiser will be present in all Long & McQuade locations.

The Unison Benevolent Fund is a non-profit organization that provides counselling, emergency relief, and benefit programs for the Canadian music community who face personal or professional challenges due to hardship, illness, unemployment, or economic difficulties.

To learn more about the Unison Benevolent Fund, go to www.unisonfund.ca. To donate, go to www.unisonfund.ca/long/

Canadian Musician and Music Books Plus will be exhibiting at Canadian Music Week - March 21, 22, 23. Meet several of CMW's leading authors and get special discounts on books and DVDs.

Tom Jackson, the world's pre-eminent live performance coach is returning to Toronto. He will be working with Montreal vocalist extraordinaire Celleste at Canadian Music Week, Friday March 22 at 6 PM. Tickets are available online until Friday, March 15 at http://cmw.net/events/tom-jackson/
Don't miss out.

Congratulations to Barry Brown, the winner of Canadian Musician's CMW Sweepstakes! Barry takes home two complete delegate passes to the CMW Music Summit, as well as a pair of tickets to the Indie Awards and Canadian Radio Music Awards, ? a total value of over $1,500.

A songwriter, keyboardist, drummer, and vocalist born in England, Barry came to Canada in 2004. He currently plays in three bands: The Undercover Band, The Empties, and Bad Karma. Check him out at www.reverbnation.com/hitmanbaz or on Facebook at by searching for Hitmanbaz.

Last chance - enter the Canadian Musician CMW Sweepstakes. You can win two complete delegate passes to the Canadian Music Week Music Summit as well as two tickets to the Indie Awards and two tickets to the Canadian Radio Music Awards. Total value of over $1500.00.
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