Your chance to live out the
dream of becoming a rock star just got bigger thanks to a decision to grow the
third annual Sea to Sky Battle of the Bands.
So don’t miss out and sing up
before the Feb. 29 deadline.
“We’re committed to removing
barriers to participation,” said battle organizer Kiran Pal-Pross of LUNA (Late
and Unique Nighttime Alternatives).
“We would like all kinds of
community members represented, including students and seasonal workers.”
So if you sing in the shower
or with your car stereo blaring, sing out to this year’s event with bigger and
better prizes thanks to partnerships with Club Shred, Echo One Productions and
R.E.M.G., the largest urban-music promoter in Canada.
The annual talent competition
is focused on providing opportunities to new Sea to Sky musicians, especially
young adults. From the experience, organizers hope participants will gain
valuable performance experience and take their talent to the next level.
First prize in both the band
and solo artist categories includes a demo critique by a national music
industry agent, a demo recording deal, an opening set for a headliner show, a
professional photo session, radio play on Mountain FM, and an artist marketing
and development consultation deal. The first-place package is valued at $5,000.
There will also be prizes for
runners up as well as an Audience Choice Award.
LUNA organizers want to
ensure the battle is an accessible competition on all fronts. This year’s
competition will include free transportation for qualifying musicians to the
semi finals show on Saturday, March 8 at the Spruce Grove Field House in
Whistler.
Participants can either be
part of a band or a solo artist with at least one member age 35 or younger. At
least one member must also reside between Horseshoe Bay and D’Arcy; B.C.
Musicians with a nationally distributed album by a major label are not
eligible.
Three finalists in each of
the band and solo categories will be determined after the semi finals. The finalists
will duke it out on Friday, March 14 in Whistler.
Entry forms are available at
lunawhistler.com or by calling the LUNA hotline at 604-935-8372.
The jam before the battle
LUNA (Late and Unique
Nighttime Alternatives) organizers are challenging musicians to take their LUNA
music classes’ one step further.
Note slingers have learned
the art of song writing and scaled the ups and downs of vocal training, and now
they want musicians to wrap up the score with the art of music licensing at the
final workshop of the Jam Lounge season on Friday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. at Spruce
Grove Field House located in White Gold.
“In the flurry of music
making and Battle of the Bands deadlines in weeks to come, this Jam Lounge
session is timely and important for performing musicians,” said LUNA
coordinator Kiran Pal-Pross. “It’s most important for those playing or
broadcasting music, including promoters and venue operators. All ages are
welcome to attend this event.”
Participants will learn about
how music licensing allows musicians to be compensated both in Canada and
abroad from guest speaker Terry, O’Brien, education and outreach manager for
the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN).
SOCAN is a collective for the
performing rights of music creators and publishers. The organization ensures
the remuneration of their members for the performance of their music. This is
done by collecting license fees (set by the Copyright Board of Canada) from
anyone playing or broadcasting live or recorded music.
The talk will be followed by
a music jam from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. A sound system will be provided. Musicians
are asked to just show up with their instruments. Beginners and all ages are
welcome.
This will be the last Jam
Lounge before the Sea to Sky Battle of the Bands in March, so come tune up your
licensing knowledge and guitar strings.
Illness keeps Jeff Lowe from
climbing, not sharing
Alpine expert Jeff Lowe will
present a slide show of his mountain adventures on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m.
at MY Millennium Place as part of the Out of Bounds: Tales from the Backcountry
competition and exhibit.
Lowe will read from his new
book, Many Climbs, chronicling 100 of his favourite first ascents. He will
illustrate the talk with a PowerPoint presentation followed by a question and
answer period. Afterwards, audiences will be free to mingle with Out of Bounds
photographers competing in the backcountry photo exhibit as well as chat with
Lowe and there are great prizes to be won from Arc’teryx and Merrell Canada.
Lowe began climbing when his
father first partnered him up the Grand Teton in 1958 at the age of seven.
Hundreds of first ascents followed. He specialized in big-wall climbing in the
early 1970s. He also became a renowned free-climbing master and the author of
hundreds of classic traditional rock climbs throughout the western U.S. Among
the most difficult mixed climbs in the world, the Lowe routes have inspired a
new generation of winter climbing aficionados. Now the teacher is in turn
inspired by his students. Debilitated by multiple sclerosis, he can no longer
climb, but that doesn’t stop him from sharing.
Tickets for the slide show
presented by the Whistler Arts Council and Coast Range Heliskiing are $17.
While visiting MY Millennium
Place, don’t forget to vote for your favourite backcountry image in the Out of
Bounds exhibit showing in the upper lobby. Voters are entered to win a free
heliskiing trip from Coast Range Heliskiing.
Snapping up Pemberton photographer
Village of Pemberton
officials are putting out an open call to photographers to capture the heart of
Pemberton.
Officials will select one
photographer to represent the town on the Picture B.C. web site, a project
presented by the Knowledge Network and the Union of B.C. Municipalities as well
as involvement from the Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Arts.
The photographer will work in
consultation with the Village of Pemberton to produce six photographs between
March and October of this year that reflect the town.
The photographer will receive
$500 for each of the six photos accepted as well as a bio on the Picture B.C.
web site.
Interested photographers must
forward a digital portfolio or web link showcasing their work before Friday,
Feb. 15 to Kathleen Angelski at
kangelski@pemberton.ca
.
Portfolio pictures don’t have
to showcase Pemberton, but instead represent the photographer’s best work.
Applicants will be reviewed
then one photographer selected by Feb. 29.
Participants must be from
Pemberton or the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District.