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Winterfolk works within our community with various music organizations to offer them stages at our festival to increase their public visibility and membership, offer exposure for their events, and in general assist them to meet the goals of their mission statement. Winterfolk lists community organizations in our printed program and various forms of promotion. Below are the organizations we are working with this year.
Toronto City Roots Presents
Howard Gladstone hosts. Toronto City Roots Festival Association is a not-for profit, volunteer – run community organization presenting an annual FREE Festival at the Distillery District, and a year-round concert series at Cameron House. City Roots Festival will be held June2010, at Hugh’s Room and the Distillery District. Visit website and join mail list for full details. www.torontocityroots.com 2
Best of California Open Stage
- Gary 17 is the host of a weekly open stage at California Pub, 914 Pape Ave. at Mortimer in Toronto, as well as the publisher and editor of Toronto Moon Magazine (formerly to-nite 1993-2009) a weekly digital publication available by subscription covering the live music scene in the GTA and beyond.
Gary 17′s Toronto Moon California Open Stage is a weekly Tuesday evening open stage event taking place at California Pub in Toronto that is aimed at giving novice performers a way of honing their chops in front of a live audience as well as experienced songwriters and performers an opporunity to try out new material with a knowledgeable, appreciative audience. I endeavour to encourage talent development as well as to showcase and promote local artists through the weekly feature showcases and to provide a welcoming, informal mileu for songwriters of all genres to gather, share their talents and swap stories and experiences. It’s been observed that these evenings are like a mini-festival in one room and that is the vibe I try to foster. [email protected]
Voice Clinic facilitated by Professional Vocal Coach Donna Flynn
Creative Voice Clinic: Discover a big picture view of your FULL voice and learn what goes into developing your UNIQUE style. Understand the three separate components of voice. I will provide you with an overview of each component allowing you to see the complete vision of voice. The components covered are:
- Component I – Vocal Technique
- Component II – Voice Styles
- Component III – Music Genres
Your voice is what carries the message of your music to your audience. You do not need to be technically perfect but you do need to have a command over your voice from a technical standpoint in order to bring out the best in your voice. I will teach you how! Develop your vocal instrument to match the passion you have inside! This is an experiential and interactive workshop so bring all your questions.
Donna Flynn combines “vocal” and “style” technique allowing the voice to reach its greatest potential while bringing out your UNIQUE style. She has her certification in Educational Kinesiology which speeds up learning and creates a balance between the technical and creative mind. Her educational credits include the University of Pittsburgh – Contemporary Voice Care Group to help others maintain the health of their voices, extensive training in SLS (speech level singing), and has trained through the Royal Conservatory. Donna is a member of SOCAN. The Voice Clinic will be followed by a student showcase. The performers are those committed to properly train the voice and developing a UNIQUE style distinct to their gift. They are working toward achieving the highest level of vocal excellence. www.vocalcoach.ca
Songwriters Association of Canada Presents
- Hosted by Ania Ziemirska with Guest Panelists Neville Quinlan and John Switzer.
Neville Euinlan is the Managing Director at Peer Music, and also the songwriting powerhouse and musician of NQ Arbuckle. John Switzer is an award winning producer and recording engineer, and head of the Independant Music Program at Seneca College.
Get valuable insight and information from professionals in the music business! The demo evaluation is your chance to meet fellow songwriters and begin or expand your network, while getting personal feedback on your demo from a distinguished panel that can include pro songwriters, A&R reps, publishers, music supervisors, and more.
Songwriters of all levels, music of all genres, and all themes are welcome. It is not necessary to bring a song to attend and hear what the panellists have to say.
Songs can be submitted on audio CD, or just show up and play a tune live. and are selected at random. A section is played for the entire group, followed by comments from the panel on the relative merits of each song from both a craft and business point of view. www.songerwriters.ca
The Moonshine Cafe Presents
Hosted and opening set by John Marlett, founder, The Moonshine Cafe is a comfortable and intimate (60 seats)venue dedicated to indie roots/folk/blues and country music. We have just celebrated our fourth anniversary and are excited about the future. We would like to thank all our good friends who perform here and the good folks that come out to support these great independent artists… The Moonshine Cafe stage presents established and emerging artists who perform regularly on our various theme nights at the cafe. This is a great opportunity for them to showcase their talents in a festival setting… www.themoonshinecafe.com Located at 137 Kerr St., Oakville, Ont. 2
SPEAK Music Presents
Speak Music is a Canadian publicity and promotions company, based in Toronto, Ontario. We specialize in genres from folk to alternative, world music to country, blues to pop, and everything in between. With a focus on artist development, SPEAK Music has been providing encouragement and professional support to performing musicians, independent record labels, distributors, festivals, not-for-profit organizations and music charities since March, 2003. www.speak-music.com 2
The Big Schmooze! Songwriting Workshop – Hook, Lines and Sinkers
Hosted by Ellen Drake, founder of The Big Schmooze! is a dynamic forum of unlimited opportunity for musicians, songwriters, industry veterans, businesses and organizations to mingle under one roof. Learn about the music industry from those who live it. Features of this free monthly event include guest speakers and panels from across the music industry, live music showcases exposing emerging talent, an opportunity to meet other artists who share a common goal, and for organizations to accrue new members. Its like having a taste of CMW or NXNE multiple times a year! Its your passport to the music industry. Register now for your $free membership on-line. The Big Schmooze! is produced by MusicBiz Seminars. Our mandate is to assist and educate the independent artist to gain insight and practical knowledge about the Music Industry. We provide Learning, Networking and Showcasing events designed especially to provide indie artists with the necessary tools that are crucial to building a successful career. www.bigschmooze.ca
Details: Peter Linseman of Music Mentor Productions leads workshop which will feature hooks, titles, lyric development, arrangement, inspirational exercises, song arrangement and structure, etc. Peter created Music Mentor Productions and started instructing the very first “Songwriting & Music Business Course” for the Toronto School Board 15 yrs ago. Peter recently started the first Toronto Regional Writers Group for the Songwriters Association Of Canada. Let the Songwriting Workshop – Hook, Lines and Sinkers, help you to fish for some new inspirations that you can apply to your songs. Experience dozens of “on the spot” creations individually and collectively!
Workshop outline: Writing From A Title – bring your hook book Lyric Development – conversational, story, metaphoric, structure of lyrics, rhyming patterns and word rhymes Inspiration – writing lyric from life experience, imagined and brainstorming for inspiration Song Arrangement and Structure – the function of intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, hook, bridge and their arrangement (ABAB, ABABCB, AABA, AAA)
Answer these questions about your own songs: Song Critique (based on a publisher’s mental checklist) 1) What does the song’s title tell you?2) Is there a strong beginning? 3) Do the lyrics sound fresh, common, cliché, done to death, etc.? 4) Does the melody, lyric or production present an unusual angle or hook? 5) Is there a payoff for the listener and what is it? 6) What is the song structure (ABAB, AABA, AAA) and is it appropriate? 7) Is there a lull anywhere in the song?
Bring copies of a single lyric and CD because a few songs will be chosen for examples
SongTown – The Pape Sound
Pete Otis Music Publishing-”POMP” presents “SongTown-Volume 1-The Pape Sound” The first in the cross Canada “SongTown” series of CD’s/Showcase’s that discover, encourage and promote songwriter’s from various artistic regional locals into broader like-minded areas of the country. Through the use of compilation CD’s, showcase events and touring support, the exposure for individual songwriter’s is a valuable hands-up approach as well as being a link into the creative Canadian fabric. Performers include Pete Otis, Shawn Sage, The Riverdale Kid, Herb Dale, Rob Minderman, John Romas, Karen Lee Wilde, Steve Diduny and more. www.peteotismusic.com 2
NSAI Toronto (Nashville Songwriters Association of Canada)
Session hosted by Dan McVeigh. NSAI Toronto is committed to the development of Ontario songwriters by providing twice monthly meetings teaching the craft of songwriting through songwriting exercises and song evaluations. As well, NSAI Toronto provides various performance opportunities for its members throughout the year. NSAI also has some of the best web based services for songwriters through their main website at www.nashvillesongwriters.com www.nsaitoronto.com
