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and other events.
20th Anniversary WBR Live CD
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volunteers for its upcoming events. Volunteers receive free admission to events
and other perks. To find out how, call the office now!
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Waterfront Blues Festival
The TBS will be selling the best in blues merch
while enjoying the festival all weekend.
Need to renew? Come on by our booth and say hello!
WHERE: Woodbine Park (Queen Street East & Coxwell)
WHEN: June 12-14
WHO: Raoul Bhaneja
WHAT: Luminato Artist Lounge
WHERE: Hard Rock Café (279 Yonge Street)
WHEN: June 5-12
HOW MUCH: Free to TBS Members!
TORONTO BLUES SOCIETY TALENT SEARCH CALL FOR ENTRIES!
The Toronto Blues Society invites Canadian blues acts who have not made a
nationally distributed or major label recording to enter the Toronto Blues
Society Talent Search.
Now in its fourteenth year, this event has proved a launching pad for
outstanding emerging talent - previous winners include JUNO and Maple Blues
Award nominee the Rockin' Highliners, New Artist of the Year nominees Jake and
the Blue Midnights, and Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards winners, the Ronnie
Douglas Blues Band, CBC/Galaxie Rising Star David Rotundo, and Maple Blues Award
nominees Wickens-Knight.
For the 2009 edition, a screening panel will choose six acts, each of whom will
perform one live showcase set in the finals.
The winning act will receive a professional development package including a
performance at the Southside Shuffle in September, a showcase performance and
passes to the Blues Summit V in January 2011, studio time at Euphonic Sound in
Toronto, A photo shoot with Bill King, a quarter page ad in the MapleBlues
Newsletter, and a Mentoring session with music industry professionals.
The finalists will perform before a panel of judges at Nathan Phillips Square on
Thursday, August 13th.
To enter:
Send a CD with three songs (material must have been recorded within
the past two years.)
Make sure the recording is clearly labeled, and include a bio (200 words max),
photo and contact information, including mailing address and phone number.
Enclose entry fee of $15 (cheques payable to the Toronto Blues Society. Please
don't send cash), and mail to:
Toronto Blues Society Talent Search
910 Queen St. W., Suite B04
Toronto, ON M6J 1G6
Or, you can enter using Sonicbids at
http://www.sonicbids.com/2009TorontoBluesSocietyTalentSearch
Deadline for submissions is 5 PM on Friday, June 19th, 2009. All entries become
the property of the Toronto Blues Society and will not be returned.
For further information contact the Toronto Blues Society at (416) 538-3885,
e-mail
info@torontobluessociety.com
Come out and support your Blues Society!
Watch for more details on all of these events in
upcoming issues!
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