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Canadian Music Fest - 2009
Canadian Music Week, now Canadian Music Fest continues to be a plethora of music panels, networking, trade show displays and more performances than we can possibly attend in 5 days. My first stop at a panel discussion worked out to be very informative, called Trailer Tracks: Licensing Your Song for Movie and TV Promo. The six panelists gave inside tips on getting your music in movies, broadcasts and commercials. The general discussion was about indie artists' chances in the visual broadcast market. Advise from the pros was that music supervisors will not use unsolicited material, however, cannot be music that is owned or published by any of the majors. Artists and agents must get to know who the reputable licensing companies are and should be persistent but also tactful in their approach as these decision makers receive hundreds of submissions constantly.

These Eyes - Randy Bachman - CMW Fest

Photos:Serena Ryder, Randy Bachman, Sass Jordan

On Friday March13th we attended the Mod Club, which featured Sass Jordon, Serena Ryder, Tom Cochran and Randy Bachman, with an opener from the Arkells. Serena Ryder held her own with exceptionally strong vocals, as well as Sass Jordan in her seasoned raunchy Janis Joplin style. Both performers commented on the sweetness of the intimacy without a full band behind them. Both also commented on the strange screen photos of them beside the Serius Satellite Radio's dog logo, which obviously won't be a PR piece for later on. Randy Bachman appeased the crowd with old time favs like "These Eyes", "Looking Out For #1", and "Undun" . His fabulous storytelling gave us t he inside scoop on the inspiration and development of "No Sugar Tonight", "No Time", and the humorous stutter story behind "You Ain't Seen N-Nothing Yet". True musical history to be forever documented in the archives, no doubt.

Photos:The Arkells, Anvil, The Midway State

Photos by Nick Barfoot,www.ontarioscene.com

The final wrap up performance of the festival and indie award announcements was an outstanding lineup including Hey Rosetta, Jon Lajoie, The Midway State and the Arkells. Exceptional, world class entertainment from all the bands, but an unfortunate recorded announcement of the indie winners, without public presentation was very disappointing. The highlight of the performances was "Metal on Metal" by Anvil and the presentation of their induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and a partial viewing of their recent movie Anvil: The story of Anvil. So Robb Reiner, Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Glenn Five, naturally were elated by the award and announced their appreciation for the recognition.

My own comment on this eventis that had the movie not been made by Sacha Gervais two decades after their appearance on the rock scene, they would not necessarily receive the acclaim they are enjoying today, similar to many talented Canadian musicians who have to find their support on foreign soil or decades later. One audience member said she had no idea they were a real band and thought the movie was a "mockumentary" on some fictitious group that never existed. Oh yes, they were on the scene some 20 years ago and influenced bands likes Guns & Roses, Motorhead, Anthrax, Megadeath and Metallica. Robb Reiner's advice during our conversation was "you gotta believe in yourself as an artist or how will anyone else", that's for sure. The Canadian music industry once again unveils more diamonds in the ruff here at home. So let's keep tearing down the walls and get our local talent promoted, there's a lot out there!

Anvil is inducted to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame

by Eryn Vogn

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