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Friday, October 1st, 2010 at 9:03am. 254 Views, 0 Comments.

October 1st, 2010. Wow! I cannot believe it is autumn already. The year has flown by as quickly as the leaves turn. I am working on a new album at broken Spiral Studios. It is the first time I have used studio musicians. The process is much different than a live band recording. First I had to lay down the scratch rhythm guitar, which was a daunting feat, and then the scratch vocals. I can’t blame anyone but myself if there are mistakes.Next came the drums. Andrew Rollins of ‘Kings Without” brought in the timbales for a couple of tunes. His interpretation was skilful, and I appreciated his sense of space and time. I am fortunate to have a talent like this. Next will be Dave Baird on bass. I can’t wait! Some of my tunes really warranted a stand up…

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Busker Idol kicks off The little Woodstock West Street Festival

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 at 5:07pm. 1505 Views, 0 Comments.

                                                       The Beat Of The Street Society presents Nanaimo’s First Busker Idol Competition AT The Red Martini Grill July 11th and 25th August 8th and 22ndFrom 6:pm until closing. Musicians, clowns, acrobats, dancers, stilt walkers, fire dancers Want to be An Idol? 16 Entertainers will win a paid spot at THE LITTLE WOODSTOCK WEST STREET FESTIVAL Held September 3rd and 4th 2010 At Swy-A-lana Lagoon Contact Tina at 250 591 1516 Johnny at 250 591 4419 Cathy at 250 585 7711            

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Nanaimo Busking on Myspace

Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 3:23pm. 2710 Views, 1 Comments.

Hey everyone, if you are looking for the myspace page dedicated to The Beat of the Street, and Busking in nanaimo, you can find it right here.

I thought it might be an idea to get some dialogue going about street entertainment.

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:professional&ei=3qmeS5SNLoSIsgOemvR9&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title&ved=0CAYQkAE

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