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WELCOME TO THE
PAQUIN ENTERTAINMENT
E-NEWSLETTER |
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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Nominations abound for folk/roots favourites, The Wailin' Jennys. |
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FEATURED ARTIST: THE ROAD HAMMERS |
With song titles like "Ignition," "Overdrive" and "Keep on Truckin," it's no surprise that The Road Hammers have incurred an avid cult following among the trucking crowd. Their self-titled debut album (2005) explores the universal themes of losin', lovin' and livin'; it's a fleet of melodic mayhem that will haul in music fans across the country with its appeal! The guys were named Group of the Year at the 2005 CCMAs and received the WCMA award for Outstanding Country Recording in 2006. With a killer album and an energetic live show, The Road Hammers get out there and work it hard. Last month, the guys jammed with Twisted Sister at the NAMM conference in California. This month, the group played to their ultimate target audience at the Orlando Trucker's Conference. |
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PAQUIN: HERE, THERE & EVERYWHERE AT CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK |
For 25 years, Canadian Music Week (CMW) has established itself as the single longest running conference by day and an elaborate indie music fest, showcasing 600 plus bands at over 44 live music venues by night. Paquin is proud to be a part of this annual week-long soiree, which is set to electrify Toronto's music scene from March 7th to the 10th. |
Creating a tradition of no-frill, all-inclusive award ceremonies, CMW recognizes new artists, accomplished indie talents, as well as the movers and shakers of the music industry. |
Congratulations to our artists, who received nominations in the following categories for the 2007 Indie Awards: |
Chart Magazine Favourite Album of the Year:
Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds
Hidden Cameras - Awoo
Tokyo Police Club - A Lesson in Crime
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Favourite Folk/Roots Artist/Group or Duo of the Year: Angela Desveaux, The Be Good Tanyas, The Sadies, The Wailin' Jennys |
Favourite Blues Artist/Group or Duo of the Year: Jim Byrnes, Ndidi Onukwulu |
Favourite Country Artist/Group or Duo of the Year: Corb Lund |
Favourite Jazz Artist/Group or Duo of the Year: Jeff Healey and the Jazz Wizards |
Favourite Urban Artist/Group or Duo of the Year: Cadence Weapon |
Good luck to all the nominated artists! Also, we'd like to express our appreciation for our nomination as Agency of the Year for the 2007 Canadian Music Industry Awards. |
Note: Join us for the CMW Paquin Showcase at the Drake Underground (Sat. March 10, 9pm). Delivering diverse acts, including Ndidi Onukwulu, Joel Kroeker, Kyle Riabko, Moses Mayes and Danny Michel, we promise sweet sounds to delight your eardrums. |
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NEW SIGNINGS |
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Basia Bulat
Basia Bulat found her songs and stories dangling from the trees of her native London, Ontario. She coaxed them down to the ground with sweet ragtime piano melodies, tender-hearted string arrangements, and a voice that has been compared to Elyse Weinberg and Leslie Feist. Together with her band, Basia has garnered warm critical praise for bringing a unique blend of folk and chamber pop to audiences across Canada.
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Bowfire
Bowfire, a company of virtuoso string players at the forefront of their respective styles, is quickly becoming an international success. Both a musical experience and a fast-paced theatrical show, the group made its debut at Expo 2000 in Hannover, Germany to a wildly enthusiastic audience and was subsequently invited to perform on the Governor-General's Awards telecast. Performing to sold-out crowds across North America, Bowfire heats up the stage everywhere it goes.
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Julie Crochetiére
With a sultry tone reminiscent of Sade and Roberta Flack, Montreal-born Julie Crochetiére's pure and seductive voice soothes you into listening. As a member of the band Sugar Jones, Julie was propelled into the spotlight when the experience was documented in the TV show Popstars. After a platinum-selling record and two national tours with Sugar Jones, Julie has been fine-tuning her songwriting skills, performing at some of the most renowned live music venues in Toronto, Montreal and New York.
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AND THE NOMINEES ARE... |
The 36th annual Juno Awards have rolled into town (Saskatoon, that is) and recently unveiled their list of nominees for the April 1st celebrations. Proudly representing musicians across a wide variety of genres, our artists snagged nominations in eight different categories, ranging from country to blues and world music to instrumental: |
| A) | Doc Walker, Self-Titled: Country Recording of the Year |
| B) | Jim Byrnes, House of Refuge: Blues Album of the Year |
| C) | Bell Orchestre, Recording a Tape The Colour of Light: Instrumental Album of the Year |
| D) | African Guitar Summit - African Guitar Summit II: World Music Album of the Year |
| E) | Tegan & Sara, It's Not Fun. Don't Do It: Music DVD of the Year |
| F) | The Wailin' Jennys, Firecracker: Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group |
| G) | The Be Good Tanyas, Hello Love: Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group |
| H) | Stephen Fearing, Yellowjacket: Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo |
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Congratulations to all Juno Awards nominees! |
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DID WE MENTION?
- Organizers for the UK's prestigious Glastonbury Festival (past performers include: David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Oasis, and Elvis Costello) have confirmed the Hurtin' Albertan, Corb Lund as part of its stellar line up this year. Glastonbury is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world, with an annual attendance of 150,000 fans. Also, Corb is nominated for the 2007 CMA Global Artist. The international award will be presented to the winner during Nashville's CMA Fan Fest in June.
- From New York to London to Barcelona to New Orleans, Tokyo Police Club are currently jet setting around the world but will return home to play in front of two sold out crowds at the esteemed Mod Club in Toronto. Lucky Cochella-goers can also catch the bands debut at this illustrious three-day festival in April!
- On February 22nd, Folk Alliance will welcome their keynote speaker, Buffy Sainte-Marie to address thousands of attendees in Memphis. There will also be a screening her newly released documentary, Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life. For those attending the conference, you can catch Buffy's remarks (10:30am) and the screening (3:30pm) at the Convention Centre.
- Fans of rock legends, Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings are in luck! PBS will be airing Bachman-Cummings Songbook Television Special on March 15th out of Detroit. Tune in to catch Randy and Burton's recent reunion as they perform classic hits and share the stories behind the songs with a small, captive audience. The DVD, entitled Bachman & Cummings First Time Around, is a veritable "greatest hits" from Canada's foremost songwriting team, and a glimpse inside their enduring 40-plus year relationship as friends and creative collaborators.
- Iconic children's entertainer, Fred Penner will be traveling across the globe to Australia with daughter/singer/songwriter, Hayley Gene for a nine-date tour in March. Check out Fred's dates on his website.
- After delivering two successful albums (Native Bohemian and Melodrama), which garnered massive industry attention, Joel Kroeker, is back with his latest creation, Closer to the Flames (True North). The video rendition of his single "Against Myself," will take Joel to the busy streets of Tokyo and out amongst the temples in the serene countryside. In true Joel-style, his new album is filled with observations of a spiritual world traveler.
- Traveling troubadour Josh Ritter is "huge in Ireland," according to a glowing feature article in UK's Mojo Magazine (Feb 2007). The write-up explains how this talented singer-songwriter went from studying neuroscience to sharing the stage with music giants like Joan Baez and Rosanne Cash. Check out the article on Josh here.
- Basia Bulat recently signed with UK indie giants, Rough Trade Records, who will be releasing her album, Oh My Darling, on April 30th. Meanwhile in Canada, Basia will join Great Lake Swimmers on tour; you can catch them in action in Montreal, Ottawa and Hamilton during the month of March!
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Together, agent Todd Jordan and his wife, Lisa welcomed a small cuddly addition to their family. Born before the New Year on December 17, Luke Jordan weighed a very healthy 9 pounds, 10 ounces! |
Congratulations! |
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