The Producers Lounge presents: In Conversation with Sylvia Massy & Howard Redekopp @ The Warehouse Studio on July 6th

Saturday, July 6th
5:30 - 7:00pm

Limited Tickets Available to the Public via Eventbrite
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The Producers Lounge is proud to present: In Conversation with Sylvia Massy & Howard Redekopp at Vancouver's Warehouse Studio on Saturday, July 6th. Join legendary US producer Sylvia Massy and Vancouver's own Grammy-nominated producer Howard Redekopp for an inspiring evening of conversation about music production and creativity, in front of a live audience.

Sylvia Massy is the unpredictable producer and engineer known for her work with Tool, Johnny Cash, Prince, Tom Petty, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but there’s a whole lot more to Sylvia than just music! Sylvia’s recorded some of the world’s biggest celebrities, and she is also a star herself. Unexpectedly appearing in the most unusual places, from caves and castles, to icebergs and submarines, doing the most unconventional recordings. She is a music producer by trade, but her style is so startling and ticklishly entertaining that she has millions of views, followers, and believers. 

Howard Redekopp is a Juno Award winning record producer, mixer, writer, musician and recording engineer, best known for his work with Tegan & Sara, Mother Mother and La Gusana Ciega. Howard's work has received two Grammy Award nominations and one Latin Grammy nomination. His work has played a significant role in the careers of Canadian favourites such as Mother Mother, The New Pornographers, Dear Rouge, Said the Whale, and Scenic Route To Alaska.

The evening will be moderated by the Creative Director of the Producers Lounge, Jane Aurora. The Producers Lounge is an innovative new initiative created for female and non-binary identifying music producers. 

Tickets to this special event are limited, and are on sale now for $35 plus booking fee via Eventbrite. Click HERE for tickets. Act now, as this is an exclusive opportunity to see Sylvia and Howard live with a small audience in one of Vancouver’s finest studios, and will sell out fast.

This event and the Producers Lounge are supported by Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia.
 

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Vancouver Musician Piper Cole Set To Release Debut EP on July 5th

FIRST SINGLE 'BONES' OUT NOW!

WATCH/SHARE 'BONES' VIDEO HERE

Grounded in the folk singer-songwriter tradition, Vancouver musician Piper Cole steps boldly forward into sun-soaked, pop-tinged landscapes with her debut EP release Wildish, set for release on July 5th. 

The EP's first single 'Bones' was officially released on Friday, June 7th on all digital service providers, after the video premiered at Aesthetic Magazine. Watch the video here. 

'Bones' accounts Piper Cole's personal journey towards striving for authentic self-expression amidst the internal limitations and barriers so intrinsic to being human. The compelling music video for 'Bones' was created in collaboration with local director Casey Kowalchuk and flamenco dancer, Michelle Harding.

"I am drawn to flamenco as an intensely expressive art that boldly confronts raw emotionality and uses it to create beautiful authentic art," says Cole. "I felt it was the perfect fit to visually represent ‘Bones’ as the song explores inner oppression and resistance and the fight to be heard and seen. The flamenco dancer translates emotions into movements and makes the powerful statement through percussive sounds to ‘claim your space’.”

Piper Cole's debut EP Wildish has a multi-dimensional dream-folk sound, produced by Cole herself with the assistance of co-producer Daniel Klenner. Cole has a background in sound design and production from both SFU Contemporary Arts and Berklee Music School and she chose to co-produce the album because she felt it was important to see the rise of more female producers in the music industry.

Combining traditional acoustic folk instruments with modern synths and sound design, Cole has created a work that beautifully tethers the breadth of her musical experience. The vocals are often layered, choral; Cole’s voice is controlled and elegant, but never restrained, characterized by high-pitched coloratura that embodies a baroque pop surreality reminiscent of Kate Bush. As the tracks progress, the vocals become focused and fierce, resounding through a forest of percussion, as Cole tells her story through music. 

"I work as a psychotherapist and my music is greatly influenced by the many people I have worked with on their journeys through pain, fear and disconnection and the striving to reach wholeness," says Cole. "I have struggled with perfectionism my whole life and it has painfully suppressed my creativity. When I turned 40, I was on a mission to get this album out after many years of dreaming about doing it. During the writing and producing of these songs I was met with a huge inner resistance, fear and lack of self-belief that felt crippling at times throughout the process. This album accounts my own personal struggle and transformation grappling with the veils of conditioning that cut me off from self-actualization and the spontaneity and sparkling creativity I had naturally as a child."

Piper Cole's debut EP Wildish will be available on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes and other digital retailers and streaming services on July 5th. For more information and the most up to date tour listings, please visit: pipercolemusic.com

 
PIPER COLE | UPCOMING TOUR DATES
June 28 - Vancouver, BC - Trees Lounge
October 11 - Vancouver, BC - Deep Cove Coffee House

PIPER COLE - WILDISH | TRACK LISTING
RELEASE DATE: JULY 5th, 2019 (Independent)
01.  Bones
02.  Caution Winds
03.  Paragon 
04.  Wildish
05.  Murmuration 

FOLLOW PIPER COLE:
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MEDIA TOOLS:
WATCH/SHARE Piper Cole's 'Bones' video HERE (via YouTube)
STREAM/SHARE Piper Cole - 'Bones' HERE (via SoundCloud)
DOWNLOAD bio, high-res press photos + album art HERE (Photo Credit: Jack Madeley)

Canadian Pop/Dance Recording Artist Dion Todd Releases New Single BE ALRIGHT

ALREADY #1 ON DANCE ALBUM CHART,
#2 ON DANCE SONG CHART - ITUNES CANADA

STREAM/SHARE Dion Todd ft. Maya - 'Be Alright' 

Following the success of his 2018 Top 50 Billboard hit 'Remedy for Insanity', Canadian pop/dance recording artist Dion Todd returns with his new single 'Be Alright'. The track was released yesterday on all digital platforms as a 7-song EP featuring remixes by some of the world's hottest DJs/producers: Dirty Disco, DJ Strobe, Lenny Fontana, Perry Twins, Guy Scheiman, and StoneBridge and Damien Hall. In just 24 hours, the EP has already hit #1 on the iTunes Canada dance album chart, #2 on the dance song chart, and is currently at #3 album sales for all genres combined!

Although it's just getting its official release this week, 'Be Alright'  has already been heating up the radio airwaves across Canada, including a premiere of the StoneBridge and Damien Hall remix on Sirius XM BPM on May 25th. A dance/pop gem with a breezy, laid back vibe, 'Be Alright', is ready to be your fave Song of the Summer for 2019. 

"At first glance, 'Be Alright' sounds like a typical love song, but it actually has a much deeper meaning," says Dion. "We wanted to really hit home with a message far beyond a couples relationship, or the ups and downs we've all experienced at some point with someone we love. The true message is actually much more powerful. It’s about overcoming our differences between race, religion, politics, skin colour, shape or size of a person, looking beyond the superficial of what's on the outside, and focusing more about what's on the inside. Something we’ve lost given the effects of social media. I'm excited for the release of the music video soon which I think really captures the essence of the message."

With its early success at radio, 'Be Alright' seems poised to follow in the footsteps of Dion’s previous single 'Remedy for Insanity' (released October 2018) which landed on the Billboard Top 50 Dance Club Chart and topped the iTunes charts in Canada, hitting #1 on the iTunes Top 200 dance album sales chart. The single also hit the iTunes Top 200 dance sales charts in several countries including  #10 in Belgium, #48 in the UK, #50 in France, #54 in the USA, and #56 in Germany.

Hit singles are nothing new to Dion Todd, who first gained success with hits including 'Maybe', 'Magic', and a 2005 remake of Corey Hart's megahit 'Never Surrender', all of which appeared on best-selling pop/dance compilation albums. After taking some time off to pursue an MBA at one of the world's most prestigious universities, MIT, Dion made his return to the music industry in 2017 with powerful dance ballad, 'Rocketship State of Mind', which was written and released to support a campaign to bring awareness to human trafficking and domestic abuse. 

Dion Todd's new single 'Be Alright' is available now on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes and other digital retailers and streaming services. For more information and the most up to date tour listings, please visit: diontodd.com
 

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STREAM/SHARE Dion Todd's latest single 'Be Alright' HERE
DOWNLOAD bio, high-res press photos + album art HERE (Photo Credit: Andrew Gleason)

Producer's Lounge For Female/Non-Binary Identifying Music Producers Launching in Vancouver

APPLICATIONS OPEN MAY 1st - MAY 15th

Do you identify as a female/non-binary music producer based in British Columbia? Would you like to participate in a skills development and peer learning program alongside local and world-class female/non-binary identifying music producers, engineers and beat-makers this summer?

If this sounds like you, sign up NOW to apply for an opportunity to attend events, workshops, and studio master-classes taking place in Vancouver this June, July and August.  Guest presenters include: Sylvia Massy (Johnny Cash, Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers), Alysha Brilla, and Rae Spoon. Venues include: Monarch Studios, Blue Light Studios and Capsule Studios. More information will be available after the application intake. 

By applying and providing your information, you’ll help strengthen the network of professional and aspiring female/non-binary identifying music producers in BC.

To request an application package, please send an email to the Producer's Lounge HERE or sign up via the Producer's Lounge Facebook Page.

Applications are open May 1st – May 15th, 2019. All female/non-binary identifying music producers, engineers, beat-makers, and self-produced artists are welcome to apply.  LGBTQ2S and BIPOC artists are strongly encouraged to apply.  This initiative has been made possible by the generous support of Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia.

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Juno Nominated Synth-Pop/Jazz Artist Tara Kannangara Set To Release Sophomore Album On May 31st

NEW SINGLE 'I MADE THIS FOR YOU' OUT TODAY 
WATCH VIDEO HERE

Toronto-based synth-pop/jazz artist Tara Kannangara is excited to announce the release of her 2nd albumIt's Not Mine Anymore on May 31st, and today marks the official release of her new single 'I Made This For You' following its premiere on Aesthetic Magazine yesterday. Tara will be touring in support of the new album in June and throughout the summer. See below for complete tour schedule. 

'I Made This For You' is the 2nd single to be released from Tara's new album It's Not Mine Anymore. The 1st single, a cover of Peter Gabriel's 'Come Talk To Me'  was released in September 2018. Tara created the video for 'I Made This For You'  on her iPhone, combining old footage of her as a child, along with Instagram stories and videos of family and friends from the past 3 years. 'I Made This For You' is essentially a song about the creative process and learning to let go. 

"Artists spend countless hours refining the work, trying to make it perfect, hoping that it will be everything we want it to be, but there’s always a point where you have to let go and let it live in the real world," says Tara. "Sometimes it’s easy to forget that when we make music, it’s not just for ourselves but it’s for people to share, enjoy, criticize, and interpret. And maybe the way people interpret the music will have nothing to do with the way it was conceived, but it doesn’t matter, it’s not for me to decide." 

Categorizing Tara Kannangara's diverse sound is a difficult proposition, as she blends pop, electronic, synth, jazz, and musical theatre into a singular voice that is uniquely hers. Growing up in Chilliwack, BC, she studied classical piano and voice from an early age. She then serendipitously picked up the trumpet in high school at first focusing on classical before moving into jazz and other genres. Tara studied at the University of Victoria for classical trumpet and vocals, but later moved to Toronto to pursue music at the U of T where she came into her own as a performer and songwriter. Tara’s critically acclaimed debut albumSome Version of the Truth was nominated for a 2016 Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.

On her new album It's Not Mine Anymore Tara takes an interesting approach, creating a reimagined look at her life from birth to death. 

"I wrote the songs from the perspective of a child, teenager, a young woman, a middle-aged woman, and a woman at the end of her life," says Tara. "And the album is also dedicated to the all of the women in my life, particularly my mother and my young niece."

It's Not Mine Anymore will be available on Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes and other digital retailers and streaming services on May 31st. For more information and the most up to date tour listings, please visit: tarakannangara.com


TARA KANNANGARA >> UPCOMING TOUR DATES
June 10 - Toronto, ON - The Baby G - NXNE Showcase
June 16 - Calgary, AB - Ironwood Stage & Grill - Jazz YYC Summer Festival
June 22 - Victoria, BC - Centennial Square - TD Victoria JazzFest
June 24 - Vancouver, BC - Frankie’s Jazz Club - TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival
June 26 - Edmonton, AB  - The Aviary 
June 27 - Medicine Hat, AB - The Esplanade Studio Theatre - Medicine Hat JazzFest
June 29 - Edmonton, AB - House Concert
June 30 - Calgary, AB - Festival Hall -  Femme Wave Festival Fundraiser 
July 16 - Ottawa, ON - Pressed
July 17 - Montreal, QC - The Diving Bell
July 18 - Niagara on the Lake, ON - Venue TBA - TD Niagara Jazz Festival 
July 25 - Toronto, ON  - The Baby G 


TARA KANNANGARA - IT'S NOT MINE ANYMORE  TRACKLISTING 
RELEASE DATE: MAY 31st, 2019 (Independent)
01.  I Made This For You
02.  Touched
03.  This Is Nothing Yet
04.  Look Into You                 
05.  What It Is
06.  Come Talk To Me
07.  Show Me Where To Go
08.  George
09.  We Do Not Belong Together
10.  Ire
11.  Love Song
 

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MEDIA TOOLS:
STREAM/SHARE Tara Kannagara's latest single 'I Made This For You' HERE
WATCH/SHARE Tara Kannagara's 'I Made This For You' video HERE
DOWNLOAD high-res press photos + album art HERE (Photo Credit: brittpaperscissors)