Tag Archive for the term: vancouver

I met Baba Brinkman in Montreal and then Toronto as he toured his Fringe version of Shakespearean hip hop, now an indie video he executive produced for Aaron Nazrul is on it’s way to the top of Much Music, and we can help:
Musicophiles,
No, this isn’t a selfish plug for some new project of mine, it’s [...]

Brides and grooms who have a hard time finding the perfect item for their wedding will breathe a sigh of relief when they attend the inaugural Indie I Do wedding event, being held at the Heritage Hall on Saturday, January 17, 2009.
Intended to be a departure from traditional wedding shows, Indie I Do is targeted [...]

 
 
There is something magical that happens in a small town and Sackville New Brunswick is no exception.  Sackville contains one artist run centre, Struts Gallery, which also houses Faucet Media Arts Center, one gallery, Owens Art Gallery, one natural food store, one cafe, one cinema, you get the idea.  The art community in Sackville has [...]

Hello to all in the Indyish.com network! I would like to make available prints of my artwork for sale, starting with the illustration I did called “1329″ about a hydrogen-fuel cell hybrid vehicle that made a historic trip from Anchorage, Alaska to beautiful Vancouver, BC.
Each print is printed on archival paper and won’t fade over [...]

On Aug 9, 2008, Bongo Beat will officially be a Montreal based record label. We will be a part of the fabric of one of the most exciting musical centres on the planet. I am originally from Montreal and our new office will actually be in the house where I grew up; where my parents [...]

I’ve always found that the best networking comes from honest, organic conversation. By honest and organic, I mean no pre-planning, no pretenses, just flowing conversation that will (sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly) lead to business card exchanges, emails, and phone calls.

My cousin Ori is originally from Israel, but moved to Vancouver 4 years ago to attend Vancouver Film School. He’s now one of the country’s brightest up and coming talents in visual effects. In fact, I’m going to shamelessly plug his short film, Piece of Mind, which was screened at the Future Is [...]

So last week I had a great opportunity to do some guerilla recording with Vancouver psych-rock band It’s a Living Thing in my home studio. I was initially expecting a two person, electric guitar set up after having listened to some of their earlier work. To my surprise I was greeted by four members [...]

A friend sent me a link to this video sometime last year. Watching it, and listening to Secret Mommy’s other songs makes me want to hole up somewhere and make tiny, elaborately-detailed artwork. It reveals current digital musicmaking as the nerdy, dizzying, layered artform that it is.

Secret Mommy is Vancouver graphic artist/musician, Andy Dixon, who [...]

Ya gotta love the bustling wonderful cross over of work going down in this here little city these days. Josh Usheroff, perhaps best known for the local Video Parties he’s been throwing since his time as a BA student at Concordia (once in a class yours truly ta’d, fyi) has officially signed up to take [...]