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REGISTRATION
Saturday January 17 - 12pm to 9pm
Sunday January 18 - 10am to 6pm
Monday January 19 - 10am to 6pm
Registration for the conference will take place at the Delta Chelsea Hotel
2nd
floor (Windsor Room).
Conference Schedule Highlights:
SATURDAY JAN 17
3-4:30pm:
Campfire, Monarchs (Delta Chelsea
Hotel – main floor)
5-7pm:
Welcome Reception, Monarchs (Delta Chelsea Hotel - main floor)
The Toronto Blues Society cordially invite you to the Blues Summit
IV
Welcome Reception. Come meet your fellow Blues Summit
IV delegates. Performance by Fathead.
SUNDAY JAN 18
11-2:00
Keynote Brunch with BEN MANILLA:
Radio producer Ben
Manilla has been invited to give the Keynote Address at Blues Summit IV, being
held at the Delta Chelsea in Toronto on January 17-19. Ben has been a pioneer in
promoting blues music to the mainstream radio audience through his collaboration
with "Blues Brother" Dan Aykroyd on The House of Blues Radio Hour syndicated
around the world but regretfully no longer in the Toronto market. His company
Ben Manilla Productions, Inc. is a recognized leader in programming for
commercial and public radio stations and also produces Drew Carey’s Hi Fi Club
and has developed several public radio series including “The Blues hosted by Keb’
Mo’”, “Philosophy Talk” with Stanford University, and the award winning “The
Sounds of American Culture” with the Library of Congress. Ben teaches radio
journalism and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. His clients have
included all the major radio networks in the U.S. (ABC, CBS, Westwood One, etc.)
and a host of international broadcasters (BBC, CBC, Radio Tokyo, etc.).
2:15-3:30:
Media Roundtable: Publicist Richard Flohil (Flohil & Associates) hosts
Chip Eagle (Blues Revue), Ben Manilla (Ben Manilla Productions, Inc.), Danny
Marks (Bluz.FM), Errol Nazareth (Toronto Sun / CBC Radio), Eric Thom (Blues
Revue), and Ed Torres (DAWG.FM) discuss the State of Blues media and how mass or
niche media reflect blues music. Does the blues have an identity problem? Is
there anything more credible than blues music? Can Richard Flohil herd these
cats? Seymour Room, 2nd Floor
3:45-5:00:
Digital Blues, Selling Songs. What is the Download on Downloads? How
significant are digital and MP3 sales in the blues market, and how much is
changing? Hear about Amazon, iTunes, Puretracks, Rhapsody, CDBaby, ioda
(independent online distribution alliance) and the new sales tools. Your pay
pals are Brian Blain (Musician) Mark Stafford (Musician), Trevor Mills (Top
Quark Productions), James Pew (Euphonic Sound), and Rodney Muphy (SOCAN).
Seymour Room, 2nd Floor
3:45-5:00:
Throwing the Sink at Sync Rights: How do you place your songs in film,
television, commercials and ringtones? Get some tips from Velma Barkwell (East
End Music), David Baxter (Musician), Andrea Higgins (Arpix Media Inc.), and
Suzie Vinnick (Musician). Stevenson Room, 2nd Floor
5:30-7:00:
SOCAN Songs & Stories: SOCAN Education and Outreach Manager Rodney Murphy
introduces a high pedigree song swap featuring Matt Andersen (New Brunswick),
Ray Bonneville (Montreal / Austin), Amos Garrett (Edmonton), and host Suzie
Vinnick (Toronto). Monarchs Pub, Main Floor
MONDAY JAN 19
10:00-11:15: Rob Bowman, Blues Booster of the Year in Interview with
Richard
Flohil:
The professor of rock and roll has a long history and deep knowledge of blues.
A pioneer of popular music teaching, now tenured at York University, Rob cut his
teeth giving eager customers of Records on Wheels (Yonge Street) solid blues
selection info. A renowned writer in print media, but prolific in the liner
notes department, Rob won the Grammy award in 1996 for one of his many Stax
Record projects. His book Soulsville USA - The Story of Stax
Records is
the definitive history of the Memphis based label, the times, and a point of
view that comes with all the enthusiasm that has become his trademark.
Seymour Room, 2nd Floor
10:00-11:15: International Touring, Getting Your Blues Out of Canada:
Derek Andrews (Global Café) hosts booking agent Darcy Gregoire (The Agency
Group), Jean Guillermo (Blues sur Seine, Paris France), Jostein Forsberg (Nottoden
Bluesfest, Norway), and Carlos Del Junco (Musician) discuss the challenges,
rewards, and tactics of touring into Europe and the United States.
Stevenson
Room, 2nd Floor
11:30-12:45: Digital Blues, Promotion: Is The Press Kit Dead? How do
artists get gigs and build audience with digital tools such as Websites,
Sonicbids, YouTube, Facebook and Myspace as marketing tools. With Sarah French
(Publicist), ShoShona Kish (Musician), James Pew (Euphonic Sound), and Lily Sazz
(Musician). Seymour Room, 2nd Floor
11:30-12:45: Blues Societies Roundtable: A gathering of organizations and
blues societies from across Canada hosted by Gord MacAulay (Saskatoon Blues
Society). Stevenson Room, 2nd Floor
2:00-3:15:
Festival Roundtable: Blues Festivals are showing up all over. Small
towns, big cities, blended with jazz and folk, pure as the driven snow and all
over the musical map. This is a gathering of music and blues festivals from
across the country, continent, and world who will discuss the state of
festivals and their importance to the future of blues performance. Hosted by
Brian Slack (Tremblant International Blues Festival) and Mark Monahan (Ottawa
Bluesfest) with Jeff Davis (Playing With Fire - Omaha), Jostein Forsberg (Nottoden
Bluesfest - Norway), Bruce Forth (Southside Shuffle - Port Credit), Jean
Guillermo (Blues sur Seine - France), Chuck Jackson (Southside Shuffle - Port
Credit), Larry Kurtz (Orangeville Jazz & Blues Fest), Chris Murphy (Red, White,
and Blues Fest - London), Jacques Noel (FestiBlues International de Montreal),
Paul Northcott (Twisted Pines Music and Arts - Penetanguishene), and Garret Zack
(Cowpie Blues Festival). Seymour Room, 2nd Floor
2:00-3:15:
Recording for Blues. Five master producers assembled in one room.
Recording veterans David Baxter (Treasa Levasseur), Michael Jerome Browne, Alec
Fraser (Jeff Healey), David Travers-Smith (Harry Manx & Kevin Breit), and Ken
Whiteley (Lonnie Johnson) share studio advice and techniques of recording and
producing. Stevenson Room, 2nd Floor
3:30-4:45:
Blues In The Schools. Carrying on the blues tradition by reaching out to
the young and impressionable has become an essential ingredient in today's blues
scene. Join Deb Brown (Stellula Music in Schools), Ken Whiteley and Mark
Stafford (moderator) as they share their experiences developing programs with
young blues fans. Seymour Room, 2nd Floor
3:30-4:45:
Grants - Art of the Grant: What Funds are Available for Your Career
Development? How do you translate the sometimes intimidating language of
grant applications? How are the blues doing in the arts funding landscape?
Catharine Bird (Cat Bird Grant Writing Service), Karen Doyle (Department of
Canadian Heritage, Arts Presentation Canada), Krista Culp (FACTOR), and Michael
Murray (Music Officer, Ontario Arts Council). Stevenson Room, 2nd
Floor
Maple Blues Awards
Phoenix Concert Theatre
Mon, Jan. 19, 2008 (doors at 7pm, show at 8pm)
Garvia Bailey, host, with musical performances from Ray Bonneville, J-W Jones,
Harrison Kennedy, The Sojourners, Treasa Levasseur, Shakura S'Aida and the Maple
Blues Band
OTHER RELATED EVENTS:
The Blues Summit IV is not the only
place to see great blues around the Toronto area in January.
While you are in town for Blues Summit IV and the Maple Blues Awards,
you may want to consider other blues events...(see
related events)
SATURDAY
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Monarch’s Pub, Main Floor |
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3:00- 4:30 |
Colorblind Brian Blain’s Campfire
Sponsored by Twisted Pines Music and Arts |
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5:00-7:00 |
Welcome Reception
Performance by Fathead
Sponsored by the Southside Shuffle |
SUNDAY
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Mountbatten Room, 2nd
Floor |
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11:00-2:00 |
Keynote Brunch with
Ben Manilla |
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Seymour Room, 2nd Floor |
Stevenson Room, 2nd
Floor |
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2:15-3:30 |
Media Roundtable |
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3:30 |
Break |
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3:45-5:00 |
Digital Blues,
Selling Songs: What is the download on downloads? |
Throwing the Sink at
Sync Rights |
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5:00 |
Break |
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Monarch’s Pub, Main Floor |
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5:30-7:00 |
SOCAN Songs and
Stories: Featuring Suzie Vinnick, Matt Andersen, Ray Bonneville, and Amos
Garrett.
Introduction by SOCAN’s Rodney Murphy |
MONDAY
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Seymour Room, 2nd Floor |
Stevenson Room,
2nd Floor |
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10:00-11:15 |
Rob Bowman, Blues
Booster of the Year in Interview with Richard Flohil |
International
Touring, Getting your Blues out of Canada |
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11:15 |
Break |
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11:30-12:45 |
Digital Blues,
Promotion: Is the Press Kit dead? |
Blues Societies
Roundtable |
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12:45 |
Break |
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2:00-3:15 |
Festival Roundtable |
Recording for Blues |
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3:15 |
Break |
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3:30-4:45 |
Blues in the Schools
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Art of the Grant:
What funds are available for your career development? |
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4:45 |
Break |
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5:00-7:00 |
Closing Reception |
Please note: This schedule is
subject to change. Please refer to the final schedule upon conference
registration to be sure.
OTHER RELATED EVENTS:
The Blues Summit IV is not the only
place to see great blues around the Toronto area in January.
While you are in town for Blues Summit IV and the Maple Blues Awards,
you may want to consider other blues events...(see
related events)
Last update: January 13, 2009
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