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WELCOME TO THE
PAQUIN ENTERTAINMENT
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Every month, we bring you a feature artist and latest news from our roster. |
For more information on any of our artists and to find out where they are available through Paquin Entertainment, please feel free to contact us: |
(East) 416-962-8885
(West) 204-988-1120
info@paquinentertainment.com |
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Ndidi Onukwulu's sultry voice garners three nominations at the Maple Blues Awards. |
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FEATURED STORY: SAM MOORE, MORE THAN AN OVERNIGHT SENSATION IN JAPAN |
The energy was luminous as Sam Moore and his ten-piece band played to a capacity crowd at Tokyo's prestigious Blue Note. For five nights in November, Sam and his crew played selections from his critically-acclaimed release, Overnight Sensation, soaring through songs like "Soul Man," "When Something is Wrong with my Baby," "I Can't Stand the Rain," among others. Each show ended with a tribute to the late Billy Preston, performing an emotional "You Are So Beautiful"- a Grammy-nominated song that Sam recorded with Eric Clapton and Preston not long before Preston's passing. Each night the song was played, tears ran down the faces of moved audience members. But all tears were brushed aside as fans were won over by Sam's prevailing funkiness, prompted out of their seats to sing and sway. |
The week-long run in Tokyo was a homecoming of sorts as Sam's duo, "Sam and Dave," had enjoyed a huge wave of success in Japan in the 60's. Paquin Entertainment's Aaron Schubert accompanied Sam and his wife/manager, Joyce Moore, on a full day of radio/press appearances. The love and respect shown to this rock'n'roll hall-of-famer was a beautiful sight to see. |
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FEATURED ARTIST: SERENA RYDER |
Serena Ryder is just 23. But her voice-a deep, bluesy, soulful instrument that has drawn comparisons to Janis Joplin and Aretha Franklin-makes her sound much older. In her major label debut album, If Your Memory Serves You Well, Ryder covers vintage Canadian songs. From Shelton Brooks' "Some of These Days"-recorded by Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday-to Percy Faiths' "My Heart Cries for You"-previously recorded by Ray Charles-her renditions are as much a testament to her talent as they are a tribute to the lasting resonance of the songs themselves. |
The idea for the album came about after Ryder's performance for the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) in 2005. CSHF founder, Frank Davies, was so impressed with Ryder that he suggested she record a collection of Canadian gems. After considering 500 songs, and narrowing the list down to 45, they settled on 12 for the album. Ultimately, there was little disagreement, but as Ryder explains, "some things really are just meant to happen." |
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PAQUIN ARTISTS DOMINATE FOLK AWARDS |
Earlier this month, the annual Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMA) took place in Edmonton, honouring, celebrating and promoting folk music. Five Paquin artists received a total of nine nominations across six categories: |
Jim Byrnes
- Best Singer - Contemporary*
- Best Album - Contemporary for House of Refuge
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Stephen Fearing
- Best Songwriter - English*
- Best Singer - Contemporary
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Wayne Lavallee
- Best Songwriter - Aboriginal*
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Corb Lund
- Best Album - Contemporary for Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer
- Best Solo Artist
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The Wailin' Jennys
- Best Album - Contemporary for Firecracker
- Best Vocal Group
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We are proud of the Canadian Folk Music Awards' acknowledgement of our artists for their talent and contribution to the industry. |
(* denotes winner of that category) |
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TOP OF THE POP (ROCK, FOLK...OH-AND HIP HOP TOO) |
Nothing screams 'year end,' like some good ol' fashion end-of-the-year-lists to celebrate the best of the best in music. Who better to determine the hot picks of 2006 than music authorities, Chart Magazine and Exclaim? |
Chart Magazine's "Best of the Best 2006": |
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Final Fantasy |
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Tokyo Police Club |
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Cadence Weapon |
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Exclaim's "Year in Review": |
Pop & Rock |
Final Fantasy for He Poos Clouds (Blocks Recording Club) |
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Beirut for The Gulag Orchestar (Ba Da Bing) |
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The Hidden Cameras for Awoo (Evil Evil) |
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Tokyo Police Club for A Lesson In Crime (Paper Bag) |
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Hip Hop |
Cadence Weapon for Breaking Kayfabe (Upper Class) |
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Folk
& Country
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Angela Desveaux for Wandering Eyes (Thrill Jockey) |
The Sadies for In Concert Volume One (Outside) |
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Paquin Entertainment would like to congratulate all of our artists on their much-deserved success. |
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DID WE MENTION?
- The 10th Maple Blues Awards (MBA) has announced its list of nominees who were selected by a distinguished panel of blues experts from across Canada, including radio hosts, journalists, and festival organizers. Two Paquin artists received distinct nominations for their outstanding achievement in blues music: Ndidi Onukwulu (Female Vocalist of the Year, New Artist/Group of the Year and Recording of the Year for No, I Never
) and Jim Byrnes (Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Recording of the Year for House of Refuge). You can register to vote on the MBA website.
- Doc Walker will be joining Grammy-nominee, Dierks Bentley on his Canadian tour. Starting in the New Year, the boys of country will be performing in 11 arenas including the Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver), Calgary Stampede Corral (Calgary), MTS Centre (Winnipeg) and Scotia Place (Ottawa). To find out when they'll be in a city near you, visit the Doc Walker website
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- 'Art-rock quartet,' Spiral Beach was recently featured on the cover of Toronto's most popular independent weekly, Now Magazine. Fresh off their first American tour (with The Hidden Cameras), the boys and girl are taking the holiday to recuperate before the New Year. Check out the feature story on Spiral beach.
- The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has recently announced that Winnipeg will be the host city for the 2006 Canadian Country Music Week and Awards, to be held on September 5-8, 2008. This event will mark the third time Winnipeg will play host to one of the largest music events in Canada. The bid committee for Winnipeg included the support from Paquin Entertainment's CEO, Gilles Paquin. For more information on the CCMA, please visit their website.
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