did not this summer I had many appearances. On average I would normally five to ten weddings every summer, but I've played so far this year only a wedding. Stone Soul Picnic has played only two shows this summer - two nights in June and a house party on 12 August, for which we were notified at the last minute. And Hot Ice (strange as it may seem, because we are still struggling to find a new bass player) had a Kanadatagauftritt in Gatineau. However, this does not mean that I have been professionally lazy. I used a bit of time to create a new collection of MIDI files.
Let me give you a little background before I move on. Only once I had a friend from Connecticut, whose mother was German, and consequently, my ex has many relatives in Germany. Every time she goes there to visit her, she always goes to the German CD stores. So I discovered German pop music, and has since led to the development of my interest in the European pop music in general, especially since I discovered Radio Bonn online a few months ago.
Anyway, there are many good material that is heard in Europe and not here on the west side of the Atlantic, and I feel that one of my goals is to be a musician to promote greater awareness of this North American Music. Sadly, MIDI files of this material to be rare as hens teeth, and that means I must create my own versions. And I have a lot of material to cover in this moment - about forty songs.
I also took a little time to expand my presence on the Internet, and that means that this blog and its English counterpart, as you can see, a few structural changes have been through. I now have an official website to www.ellhol.de / jamie , and I have since moved my case listings. The new page contains links to two secondary pages, and www.gopromusic.com/detail.php?siteid=2046 www.myspace.com / jamie fraser music that connect back to ellhol.de page. And by ellhol.de and myspace.com pages, you can hear samples of my music then eventually.
I also have a third blog managed Jamie Fraser, the man and his world , which is about my personal life and not about my music. And I will immediately create a fourth blog that will help the parishioners at St. Augustine parish, with the new music series has become familiar, I have chosen for the mass at the Clock in 1630 - I would hate to work eighteen months to the window to see go.
A Endgedanke before I disappear. If you intend to see Blue Man Group in Toronto, either you save more money and go somewhere else to see them, or go not to see them. And if you are a member of the musicians compound Toronto (Toronto branch of the American Federation of Musicians ), or a different union in Toronto, which is in relation to the entertainment industry, you probably know already that your union given you the instructions is that you should not offer your services to the Blue Man Group, and that you are not to accept any job offers from them.
The reason for my excuse is simple. According to the "Boycott Blue Man Group" website followed each major producer in Toronto agreed with Canadian content, impartiality of the actors (KVUS), the MVT and IBBA (the International Alliance of Stage Employees, the play of light technician, the artist and the allied skills of the United States, its territories and Canada). These unions have repeatedly issued requests for Blue Man Group "to negotiate the contracts, the basic wage and benefit demands specify defined working conditions." Blue Man Group has ignored the requests for repeats. These unions aim "aims, ensure that professional artists and technicians working in live theater, adequate employment have ... By refusing to negotiate a suitable contract with KVUS, TMA and IBBA, undercuts the Blue Man Group, the legitimate producers like CanStage ( The Overcoat , Is not Misbehavin ') and Mirvish Productions (The Lion King , Mamma Mia! , Hairspray ). These producers supply Toronto with exhibits, the top quality show and that amount audiences from near and far to attract. "It is true that the Blue Man Group, which originated in the United States is successful because for some years, but they are here in Canada and produced here as the main players and at the same level with other great players, and therefore, the local professional community standards apply. "When [Blue Man Group] really a part of the local theatrical community wants to be," says the website, "they must recognize the professional associations and unions in this community. It is time to recognize by Blue Man Group, the professional standards and to negotiate appropriate agreements. "
As some of you, I do that already. I am a member of the compound of the musicians in the Ottawa-Gatineau , the Ottawa chapter of the AVM, without interruption since 1989 been. As the site of the AVM says: "Whether the AVM negotiated fair agreements the ownership of recorded music, protects itself procures the insurance lines such as health care and pension, or antichambriert the legislature, it is set to raise industry standards and to make the professional musician in the foreground of the cultural landscape. "And I in my ellhol.de Page wrote, I am committed to supporting the highest standards, if I tell you, my clients with my services provided.
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