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Peach Pit Set To Embark On North American / European Headline Tour This Spring

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Peach Pit Set To Embark On North American / European Headline Tour This Spring

Peach Pit will embark on a massive headline tour this spring in support of their sophomore album. The first North American leg kicks off on April 24 in Calgary, AB with stops in Chicago, New York, and DC before Peach Pit bring their show to Europe. The band will return to the US for the West Coast run of dates beginning June 16 in Phoenix, AZ.

Peach Pit have released their new single “Shampoo Bottles” along with the Lester Lyons-Hookham directed official video for the track. Produced by John Congleton and written by Peach Pit, “Shampoo Bottles” will be featured on the band’s forthcoming sophomore album due out this spring and follows the release of “Feelin’ Low,” which will also be on the LP.

In speaking about the new single, Peach Pit’s lead-singer Neil Smith says: “‘Shampoo Bottles’ is a song about the stuff my ex-girlfriend left at my apartment after we broke up (deodorant, shampoo, cell phone charger) and how even after I’d used up all the soap in the bottle and the deodorant in the stick, I still didn’t throw them out for a while. The video, directed by our longtime collaborator Lester Lyons-Hookham, has four protagonists each mourning the end of something. It shows how coping with a loss can make you do weird things.”

PEACH PIT TOUR DATES:
04/24 Calgary, AB Commonwealth Bar & Stage
04/25 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
04/26 Saskatoon, SK Louis’ Pub
04/28 Winnipeg, MB The Garrick
04/30 Chicago, IL The Bottom Lounge
05/01 Detroit, MI El Club
05/02 Saint Louis, MO Off Broadway Nightclub
05/04 Nashville, TN Exit/In
05/05 Atlanta, GA Terminal West
05/07 Philadelphia, PA The Foundry at The Fillmore
05/08 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
05/09 Washington, DC U Street Music Hall
05/12 New York, NY The Bowery Ballroom
05/13 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
05/14 Montréal, QC Ausgang Plaza
05/15 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
05/20 Dublin, IE Button Factory
05/21 Glasgow, UK BAAD
05/22 Edinburgh, UK The Bongo Club
05/23 Manchester, UK Gorilla
05/24 Leeds, UK Brudenell Social Club
05/26 Bristol, UK Thekla
05/27 London, UK Electric Ballroom
05/29 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique (The AB Club)
05/30 Cologne, Germany Yuca Club
05/31 Hamburg, Germany HÄKKEN
06/02 Berlin, Germany Kantine am Berghain
06/03 Amsterdam, Holland Paradiso Upstairs
06/04 Paris, France La Boule Noire
06/06 Zurich, Switzerland Exil
06/07 Milan, Italy Arci Ohibò
06/09 Madrid, Spain Sala El Sol
06/10 Seville, Spain Sala X
06/16 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
06/17 San Diego, CA Music Box
06/19 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre
06/20 San Francisco, CA August Hall
06/22 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
06/23 Seattle, WA Neumos
06/24 Victoria, BC Capital Ballroom
07/11 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom (2 shows)

The Black Keys Announce “Let’s Rock” Canada Tour

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The Black Keys Announce “Let’s Rock” Canada Tour

The Black Keys confirm their “Let’s Rock” Canada 10-date tour throughout May 2020. The band, joined by very special guests The Sheepdogs and Early James, will perform in cities including Montreal, Calgary and Edmonton.

The Black Keys’ ninth studio album, “Let’s Rock,” was released on June 28 via Easy Eye Sound/Nonesuch Records. “Let’s Rock” debuted in the top 10 in Canada as well as Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland, among others. “Let’s Rock” is available on all formats here.

Formed in Akron, Ohio in 2001, The Black Keys have released nine studio albums: their debut The Big Come Up (2002), followed by Thickfreakness (2003) and Rubber Factory (2004), along with their releases on Nonesuch Records, Magic Potion (2006), Attack & Release (2008), Brothers (2010), El Camino (2011), Turn Blue (2014) and, most recently, “Let’s Rock” (2019). The band has won six Grammy Awards and headlined festivals including Coachella, Lollapalooza, and Governors Ball.

“Let’s Rock” Track Listing:
1. Shine A Little Light
2. Eagle Birds
3. Lo/Hi
4. Walk Across The Water
5. Tell Me Lies
6. Every Little Thing
7. Get Yourself Together
8. Sit Around And Miss You
9. Go
10. Breaking Down
11. Under The Gun
12. Fire Walk With Me

The Black Keys – “Let’s Rock” Canada
w/ very special guests The Sheepdogs and Early James:
May 05 /// Halifax, NS /// Halifax Scotiabank Centre
May 06 /// Moncton, NB /// Avenir Centre
May 08 /// Montreal, QC /// Bell Centre
May 09 /// Quebec City, QC /// Centre Videotron
May 11 /// Ottawa, ON /// Richcraft Live at Canadian Tire Centre
May 12 /// London, ON /// Budweiser Gardens
May 15 /// Winnipeg, MB /// Bell MTS Place
May 16 /// Saskatoon, SK /// Sasktel Centre
May 17 /// Calgary, AB /// Scotiabank Saddledome
May 19 /// Edmonton, AB /// Rogers Place

Dashboard Confessional Announces Canadian 20th Anniversary Celebration Tour Dates

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Dashboard Confessional Announces Canadian 20th Anniversary Celebration Tour Dates

Dashboard Confessional announced a ten date Canadian tour as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations. Starting in Vancouver on May 24th 2020, the band will head to Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Waterloo, London, Oshawa, Montreal, Quebec, and Toronto.

The Best Ones Of The Best One is a thoughtfully curated collection of the band’s most beloved songs and features selections from all seven studio albums, the So Impossible and The Drowning EPs, and the band’s legendary, Platinum-certified MTV Unplugged performance. From start to finish, The Best Ones Of The Best Ones showcases the profound durability of Dashboard Confessional’s music over the past two decades. The collection highlights singer/songwriter Chris Carrabba’s extraordinary ability to give a cathartic voice to the messiest of emotions, which led the band to ascend from a bedroom project to a global sensation. Carrabba—who now owns the majority of Dashboard Confessional’s master recordings (a notable rarity in the music industry)—will self-release the physical, double LP version of The Best Ones Of The Best Ones, along with digital distribution via AWAL. Pre-order The Best Ones Of The Best Ones in multiple formats and bundles now HERE.

With more new music coming soon, Carrabba looks forward to carrying a celebratory spirit all throughout 2020 and reconnecting with his legion of listeners across Canada and the globe. “The fact that my music has had an effect on anybody’s life besides mine is so humbling, and one of the greatest parts of that has been getting to know the people who have become fans over the years,” he says. “Because the thing is that people can choose your band, but it doesn’t work the other way around—you don’t get to choose your fans. I always feel so incredibly lucky these are the fans who ended up choosing us.”

The Best Ones Of The Best Ones tracklist
1. Screaming Infidelities
2. The Swiss Army Romance
3. Again I Go Unnoticed
4. Saints and Sailors
5. The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most
6. Hands Down
7. So Impossible
8. The Best Deceptions
9. The Sharp Hint Of New Tears
10. The Brilliant Dance
11. Drowning
12. Ghost Of A Good Thing
13. Don’t Wait
14. Stolen
15. So Long, So Long
16. Vindicated
17. Fever Dreams
18. Belle Of The Boulevard
19. We Fight
20. Heart Beat Here

Dashboard Confessional tour dates:
2/04 – Dallas, TX – House Of Blues*
2/05 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s*
2/07 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren*
2/08 – Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues*
2/11 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park*
2/14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern*
2/15 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore* %
2/16 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore* +
2/18 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox*
2/19 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom*
2/21 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot*
2/22 – Denver, CO – Ogden*
2/23 – Kansas City, MO – Truman^
2/25 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue^
2/26 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave^
2/28 – Chicago, IL – House Of Blues^ %
2/29 – Chicago, IL – House Of Blues^ +
3/03 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews %
3/04 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews +
3/06 – Columbus, OH – Express Live^
3/07 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
3/10 – New York, NY – Webster Hall^ %
3/11 – New York, NY – Webster Hall^ +
3/13 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom^
3/14 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club^ %
3/15 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club^ +
3/17 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts^ %
3/18 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts^ +
3/20 – Boston, MA – Paradise^ %
3/21 – Boston, MA – Paradise^ +
3/26 – Orlando, FL – House Of Blues^
3/27 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade^
3/28 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium^
5/24– Vancouver, BC –Commodore Ballroom #
5/25 – Edmonton, AB – Myer Horowitz Theatre #
5/26– Calgary, AB – Bella Concert Hall #
5/28 – Winnipeg, MB – The Garrick #
5/30 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre #
5/31 – Quebec, QC – Imperial Bell #
6/02 – Waterloo, ON – Maxwell’s #
6/03 – London,ON – London Music Hall #
6/05 – Toronto,ON- The Danforth Music Hall #
6/07 – Oshawa,ON- The Music Hall Concert Theatre #

% Performing The Places You Have Come to Fear The Most
+ Performing A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar
Performing a mix of songs from both albums on all other dates
* Support from Piebald

Terry Gilliam explains the secrets of the Monty Python animations on “The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show” in 1974

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Terry Gilliam explains the secrets of the Monty Python animations on “The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show” in 1974

Arnimation and comedy genius Terry Gilliam of Monty Python gives a few lessons on how does it all.

Chance the Rapper Will Host PUNK’D on Quibi

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Chance the Rapper Will Host PUNK’D on Quibi

MTV Studios, a unit of MTV and ViacomCBS and Quibi announced today that Grammy award-winning superstar Chance the Rapper will take the reigns as host of “Punk’d,” the groundbreaking prank series that dares to put unsuspecting A-listers into hilarious and over-the-top situations. “Punk’d” will be reimagined for a new generation and will be available only on Quibi’s mobile video platform.

The MTV series that coined the cultural verb, “Punk’d,” started a phenomenon by going where no show had gone before. Now, Chance the Rapper, along with his signature ‘3’ baseball cap, is stepping into the director’s chair with new laughs, new hoaxes and new celebrity ‘marks’ in bite-sized episodes. This time around, no stars are safe, and the hidden cameras will be there to catch every second.

Celebrity ‘marks’ will be announced at a later date.

“Punk’d is one of MTV’s most iconic franchises,” said the Grammy award-winning artist. “I grew up watching this show and it’s surreal to be in the driver’s seat this time around on Quibi.”

Launching on April 6, 2020, Quibi is the first entertainment platform designed specifically for your phone. Quibi will feature original content from Hollywood’s biggest stars. Quibi – which is short for “quick bites” – is built for easy, on-the-go mobile viewing with new episodes of movie-quality shows delivered in 10 minutes or less.

Watch a preview here:

Toronto’s SIGGI Releases Neon Dream of a Video for “Better Man” — Available Now!

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Toronto’s SIGGI Releases Neon Dream of a Video for “Better Man” — Available Now!

Electro-funk songwriter SIGGI is out with a brand new neon dream of a video for his new single, “Better Man” — available now!

With the vibe of video game avatars come to life, “Better Man” and its video take a long walk— literally — in search of connection.

“It comes down to one overall, related message,” Siggi explains. “Something is missing between one another, and I try to define what it is.”

That quest is endeavoured upon throughout the entirety of Human Touch, Siggi’s sophomore release, set to land this July. “Human Touch is my first concept album,” he offers. “It’s centred on social aspects and individual strength… It’s a roller coaster of emotions based on human interaction and behaviour.

“Toronto is multicultural, exhilarating, and challenging,” he continues, relating it back to his new home city of YYZ. “It’s not about race, gender, or political ideologies… It’s about humanity.

“The sound and mood change in each track, but it still blends together.”

“He” in reference is also known on ID pieces in his wallet as Daniel Sigismondi; Siggi is the Italian-born genre-bending lead singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist’s display of creative craftsmanship at its finest.

The project gains extra juice from background vocalist Holly Paxton, keyboardist and background vocalist Scott Dion Brown, bassist Michael Kossov, drummer Garson Karrel, and percussionist Greg Noguera.

Originally from San Benedetto, Italy, Siggi found himself in a tough spot: drums and punk were his jam, through and through, and provided an outlet for the self-described sense of rage and rebellion he felt within the seemingly claustrophobic provincial culture he was surrounded by. After moving to Milan at age 18, his sound shifted to jazz, blues and soul. “Beauty is in the difference, and that’s how I started appreciating creating music,” he recalls. “Even though drums were originally my passion, I always felt like there was a part of myself I needed to discover.”

Sigismondi eventually caved to the curiosity, and he picked up a guitar. “Soon I was devoting my time to a solo career, composing songs, recording my own material, and writing lyrics.”

With 2017’s breakout single, “Devil on My Shoulder,” Siggi’s debut five-track EP My Way Around would land later that year. On it, Sigismondi incorporates Italian songwriting influences with modern funk, before polishing them into dynamic and easily danceable sounds.

“Now I’ve moved to Toronto with the goal to make people dance, to give the right positive message, and to connect — but in my own way,” he says. “I’m not saying everything has a purpose, but… Maybe.”

“Better Man” is available now.

Human Touch is available July 2020.

Jonas Brothers Announce Las Vegas Residency At Park MGM

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Jonas Brothers Announce Las Vegas Residency At Park MGM

On the heels of releasing their first new single of 2020, “What A Man Gotta Do,” GRAMMY Award-nominated trio Jonas Brothers have announced their Las Vegas residency at Park Theater at Park MGM beginning Wednesday, April 1.

Tickets can be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets or online at Ticketmaster.com or ParkTheaterLV.com. Tickets also can be purchased through the MGM Resorts International Call Center at (888) 529-4828. All shows are scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.

The nine dates going on sale are:

April 2020: 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18

The preeminent male group of this century, Jonas Brothers opened the floodgates for a new era of titans in pop music. Following a six-year hiatus, Jonas Brothers took 2019 by storm with the surprise release of their critically acclaimed and widely successful single “Sucker.” The double-platinum single debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, becoming the first #1 for the band and the first #1 debut from a group this century. The song emerged as a cultural phenomenon, ranking #1 on Billboard’s critic’s picks list of the “50 Best Songs of 2019,” and standing out as the top song on U.S. Radio in 2019, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

Making history once more, the band delivered their third #1 album debut with the release of their platinum-selling album Happiness Begins. The band continued to soar with their sold-out “Happiness Begins Tour,” with over 1 million tickets sold. The tour received unanimous praise with Billboard writing, “The ‘Happiness Begins’ Tour feels like a celebration of everything in the Jonas Brothers’ career, but also the beginning of their larger-than-life new chapter,” and The Washington Post saying “There hasn’t been a boy band in recent history that’s made a comeback quite like Jonas Brothers.” Moreover, Rolling Stone summed it best, “Following a six year hiatus, it almost feels like the Jonas Brothers are bigger than ever.”

The band closed out a banner year with the release of “Only Human,” another Top 5 hit on both Top 40 and Hot AC radio airplay charts. What’s more, they garnered a bevy of awards, including a 2019 MTV Video Music Award for “Best Pop Video” and two 2019 Teen Choice Awards for “Artist Of The Decade” and “Choice Summer Group.” Plus, they were nominated in top categories at the American Music Awards, including “Favorite Duo or Group Pop/Rock” and “Favorite Song Pop/Rock.” Most recently, they notched their second GRAMMY® nomination for “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.”

Park Theater is the entertainment centerpiece of Park MGM, a partnership between MGM Resorts International and New York-based Sydell Group which features two distinct hotel experiences including a Las Vegas version of Sydell’s widely acclaimed NoMad Hotel. The 5,200-seat Park Theater, with its cutting-edge audio and visual technology, provides artists of diverse talents with a dynamic space to create one-of-a-kind productions where every seat allows guests to feel up close and personal. From comedy shows and live concerts, to sporting events and award shows, the theater is specially designed to transform seamlessly for any occasion. For more Park Theater show and ticket information, visit ParkTheaterLV.com or follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Lauv Announces ~how i’m feeling world tour~

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Lauv Announces ~how i’m feeling world tour~

PLATINUM-certified independent singer, songwriter, producer and pop visionary Lauv announces dates for his “~how i’m feeling world tour~”! The 65+ date world tour will mark Lauv’s largest U.S. shows of his career. The North American leg is produced by Live Nation* and will hit iconic venues in the U.S. such as Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY, Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver, CO and The Greek Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Artists Maisie Peters, Charlotte Lawrence, Role Model and Alexander 23 are set to join as support in select cities.

Last week, Lauv dropped his newest single “Tattoos Together.” In conjunction, he also released the music video that was all filmed in one shot, directed by Declan Whitebloom (Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, One Direction). “Tattoos Together” is the latest release off the artist’s 21-track debut album, ~how i’m feeling~, set for release on March 6, 2020. Click HERE to view!

Over the past few months, Lauv has released his much anticipated collaboration “Mean It” with LANY (HERE), his surprise 2020 track “Changes,” in addition to the video for album track “Sims.” The video was directed by Phillip Lopez (Kygo, Selena Gomez, Liam Payne), which serves as the proper visual introduction of the “Little Lauv” characters that adorn his debut album artwork for ~how i’m feeling~ and make up Lauv’s “one man boyband.” Click HERE to view!

In October, Lauv was also notably featured on the radio version of powerhouse K-Pop group BTS’ “Make It Right (feat. Lauv)” which can be heard HERE!

Lauv’s last single “fuck, i’m lonely” with Anne-Marie has surpassed over 250 million streams to date and peaked at #30 at Top 40 US radio. The pair performed the song on Late Night With Seth Meyers (HERE). In addition, the track was also included on the current 3rd season of the popular Netflix show 13 Reasons Why, as well as this seasons soundtrack.

2020 TOUR DATES
3/21 Monterrey, Mexico Tecate Pal Norte Festival Sideshow
3/23 Mexico City, Mexico El Plaza Condesa
3/25 Lima, Peru Domos Art
3/27 Santiago, Chile Lollapalooza Chile
3/29 Buenos Aires, Argentina Lollapalooza Argentina
3/30 Buenos Aires, Argentina Lollapalooza Sideshow @ Teatro Vorterix
4/3 Sao Paulo, Brazil Lollapalooza Brazil
5/11 Lisbon, Portugal Lisbon Coliseum
5/13 Madrid, Spain La Riviera
5/14 Barcelona, Spain Razzmatazz
5/16 Milan, Italy Fabrique
5/18 Lyon, France Le Transbordeur
5/19 Zurich, Switzerland X-TRA
5/20 Vienna, Austria Gasometer
5/24 Riga, Latvia Palladium
5/26 Stockholm, Sweden Arenan Fryshuset
5/28 Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene
5/30 Copenhagen, Denmark VEGA
6/16 Bangalore Manpho Convention Center
6/18 Mumbai NSCI Dome
6/21 Beijing Exhibition Theatre
6/22 Shanghai Modern Sky Lab
6/23 Shanghai Modern Sky Lab
6/25 Taipei Legacy Max
6/27 Jakarta Istora Senayan
7/17 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
7/18 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater
7/19 Atlanta, GA Coca Cola Roxy
7/21 Detroit, MI Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
7/22 Toronto, ON RBC Echo Beach
7/24 Indianapolis, IN White River State Park
7/25 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion
7/26 Cleveland, OH Jacobs Pavilion
7/28 Minneapolis, MN The Armory
7/29 Council Bluffs, IA Stir Cove
7/30 St. Louis, MO Saint Louis Music Park
8/4 Philadelphia, PA The Met
8/6 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
8/7 Boston, MA Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
8/8 Baltimore, MD MECU Pavilion
8/9 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater
8/11 Miami, FL FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park
8/12 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre
8/14 Houston, TX Revention Music Center
8/15 Dallas, TX Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
8/16 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
8/18 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
8/19 Salt Lake City, UT Complex (Outdoors)
8/21 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Federal Theatre
8/22 Las Vegas, NV Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan
8/24 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theatre
8/25 Portland, OR McMenamins Edgefield
8/26 Seattle, WA WaMu Theater
8/28 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre @ UC Berkeley
8/29 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
10/26 Oberhausen, DE König-Pilsener-Arena
10/28 Munich, DE Zenith
10/29 Stuttgart, DE Porsche Arena
10/31 Hannover, DE Swiss Life Hall
11/2 Frankfurt, DE Jahrhunderthalle
11/3 Antwerp, BE Lotto Arena
11/5 Paris, FR Zénith Paris – La Villette
11/6 Amsterdam, NL AFAS Live
11/7 Tilburg, NL 013 Poppodium
11/10 Birmingham, UK O2 Academy
11/11 Glasgow, UK O2 Academy
11/13 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy
11/17 London, UK O2 Academy Brixton

Brother Roger And Brian Eno Create First Duo Album For Deutsche Grammophon Debut

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Brother Roger And Brian Eno Create First Duo Album For Deutsche Grammophon Debut

Roger and Brian Eno explore the nature of sound in their first ever duo album, Mixing Colours. Set for international release on 20 March 2020 in digital, vinyl and CD digipack formats, their debut on Deutsche Grammophon, is a major milestone in their ongoing creative collaboration. The album’s 18 soundscapes invite listeners to immerse themselves in the infinite space that lies below their surface.

Mixing Colours grew over a number of years, with both artists drawing on their long experience as composers, performers and producers. The creative process began with Roger Eno playing individual pieces and recording them using a MIDI keyboard. He then sent digital MIDI files of these recordings to his older brother, who set each piece in its own particular sound world, by revising and manipulating its content. Their exchange developed an effortless dynamic as the project unfolded.

The earliest pieces on Mixing Colours began life around 2005, but were not originally thought about as part of a larger body of work. “We weren’t directing this towards an end result – it was like a back-and-forth conversation we were having over a 15-year period,” says Roger. “I’d wake up, go straight upstairs, put my equipment on and improvise, then I sent things to Brian that I thought he might be interested in. The idea for a full album emerged as the number of pieces kept increasing and the results kept being interesting. It’s something that neither of us could have arrived at alone.”

Mixing Colours creates bridges between the music’s past and future. Roger’s compositions evoke the yearning melodic style of late Schubert while Brian’s sound design draws from his ground-breaking conceptual work with electronic music and lifelong fascination with the creative potential of new media. Over the past half century, he notes, the pop world has developed electronic music’s enormous possibilities to create previously unimagined sound colours and instrumental timbres.

Brian observes: “With classical instruments the clarinet represents a little island of sound, the viola another, and the grand piano yet another. Each instrument is a finite set of sonic possibilities, one island in the limitless ocean of all the possible sounds that you could make. What’s happened with electronics is that all the spaces in between those islands are being explored, yielding new sounds that have never previously existed. It has been a huge pleasure for me to explore that ocean with Roger’s unique compositions.”

All but one of the recording’s eighteen tracks have colour-related titles – “Burnt Umber”, “Obsidian” and “Verdigris” among them – comparable to those often attached to abstract paintings. Together they create a deep meditation on shifting tonal shades and contrasts in timbre. The final track, the haunting “Slow Movement: Sand”, strips music back to its bare essentials of tone colour, timbre and pulse.

Mixing Colours, adds Roger, stemmed from their shared artistic, musical and literary interests to become a work of genuine collaboration. “The more you listen to this album, particularly with the fabulous worlds that Brian has created, you can really walk into its enormous landscape and stay.”

The album artwork features abstract paintings by artist Dom Theobald, including a striking piece given as a gift by Roger to Brian.

Reggae Master JAY DOUGLAS Gets 2020 JUNO Award Nomination With Hit Release, “Jah Children”

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Reggae Master JAY DOUGLAS Gets 2020 JUNO Award Nomination With Hit Release, “Jah Children”

“The music, it heals,” is what Toronto-based music master Jay Douglas says of his freshly nominated 2020 JUNO Award Reggae Recording of the Year, “Jah Children” — available now.

“The nomination is about good and positive vibrations,” he continues. “Reggae music is an awakening, and the message is peace and love every time.”

As Douglas sings, “we live in a land, we got so much to give thanks for,” the track lands as an optimistic ode, aiming to shine light through the many social and political issues plaguing the world, and features iconic Jamaican dancehall DJ General Trees and a remix by JUNO Award-winning Canadian reggae artist Dubmatix.

“Three years ago, I performed at a reggae festival in Toronto with General Trees as the headliner,” Douglas recalls on how “Jah Children” and the collaboration came to be. “I was so impressed with his performance… He had the audience in his hands.

“I invited the General to Side Door studio to put a rap on ‘Jah Children,’” he continues. “He accepted my invitation, and we played the track for him… He looked at me and smiled; it took him less than one hour to do his rap, he was so excited.”

Jay Douglas first appeared on stage in Montego Bay, Jamaica and, in the over 50 years of entertaining since, has developed into an Internationally idolized musical renaissance man thanks to his wide-ranging repertoire of American blues, West Indian rhythms, and jazz standards — including fronting The Cougars, a circa-1960s/1970s R&B act, and Light in the Attic’s ‘From Jamaica to Toronto’ concert series.

“Jah Children” is Douglas’ second JUNO Award nomination, the first being for 2012’s reggae release, Lover’s Paradise.

Douglas has also won NOW Magazine’s ‘Best R&B Act,’ the Annual Toronto Reggae Awards’ ‘Male Reggae Vocalist of the Year,’ and the BBPA Harry Jerome Awards’ ‘G98.7 Entertainment Award.’

“Thanks to Jessie Dubmatix and Everton “Pablo” Paul who worked so patiently with me, voicing me properly, and making me do so many harmonies and octaves with the help for the backing vocals,” Douglas says of the team’s work on “Jah Children.” “Great mixing and mastering by Dubmatix, and his positive vibes every time.

“Blessings to Dubmatix and General Trees for joining me on this project. ‘Jah Children’ is the message we need right now.”

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