Over $300,000 dollars raised in just 4 years for Sick Kids Hosptial.

Photo taken, submitted and inserted by Deb Draper volunteer.                                                                  Sick Kids and Canada's Wonderland Cares held it's Annual Charity Duck Drive Campaign and I was honored to be a small portion of their success as 1 of the many volunteers donating their time to help make a difference in the lives of nearly 100,000 Plus children/patients. Once again in its 4th year, awareness and funds were raised all in support of SickKids in Toronto, one duck at a time. In the past 4 years, this charity event has raised over $300,000 for SickKids!

From August 1 - 30, 2018, guests made an impact in the caring of children at SickKids by purchasing a Rubber Duck 1 for $5 or 5 for $20 and then tossing them into the Park's Royal Fountain on International Street. On Thursday, August 30, 2018, the first lucky duck selected from the Royal Fountain drove away the winner of the Grand Prize: a three-year lease of a 2018 Mazda CX-5, courtesy of Maple Mazda! and was acquired from this event's partners at Zanchin Automotive Group as a donation to The SickKids Foundation for the sole purpose of being a Prize in the 2018 Canada’s Wonderland Charity Duck Drive event. Additionally, CWL had a Second Prize for the second lucky duck plucked from the river: a five pack of 2019 Season Passes to Canada's Wonderland!

The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Toronto, Ontario is a health-care community dedicated to improving the health of children. Their mission is to provide the best in family-centred, compassionate care, to lead in scientific and clinical advancement, and to prepare the next generation of leaders in child health.

PROUD TO ANNOUNCE that there were only a few volunteers myself included, Wonderland staff, Lisa Walker from The Sick Kids Foundation, alongside Sick KIds Embassador Lacy, Andrea Zankin from Maple Mazda, Snoopy and Charlie Brown present today. This season volunteers enjoyed spending hours squeezing ducks, chatting to patrons about "Trying their luck and to buying a duck and making a difference in the lives of many sick kids." Throughout the month-long campaign even in the 8-hour steady DOWNPOUR, myself included last week, we raised from August 1st to 30th a total of $70, 896.00 marking the grand total in 4 years, to over a whopping $300,000.00 plus raised!

LEFT TO RIGHT:
Snoopy, Human Resources Management Canada's Wonderland, Andrea Zankin of Maple Mazda, Lisa Walker Sick Kids Foundation, Sick Kids Embassador Lacy and Charlie Brown.

All about the miracles that Sick Kids Hospital gives, even to Sick Kids Embassador Lacy who, 

in grade 1 developed a condition known as Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Lacy was a friendly, energetic and jumping (or flipping) for joy when you think of Lacey. However, after her mother Tanya noticed Lacey wasn’t her usual energetic self and found a lump on the side of her neck, Lacey’s family spent months searching for a diagnosis. They ended up in the Emergency Department at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). Further testing revealed a diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system. Lacey began chemotherapy in March 2015, resulting in many overnight stays at the hospital. But even while she was nauseous and tired, she would find the energy to participate in activities happening around the hospital. She especially enjoyed playing with the volunteers and making music videos on their iPads. In June 2015 she completed her fourth and final round of chemotherapy. As soon as she was well enough Lacey went back to gymnastics and started competing again, winning 3 medals in 2017. This past June marked 3 years in remission as a grade 5 student. Lacey is so eager to give back to the hospital that gave her the gift of health and hopes to use her experience to make a positive impact on the lives of other children.

Even if just for 1 shift, disabled or able-bodied, you should give of your time or donate to this worthy cause and make the difference in the lives of over 100,000 children patients at Sick Kids Hospital right here in Toronto, you'll be glad you did!!!

The Wire Megazine will be present for it's 2nd time as media source at the 2018 CCMA's in Hamilton Sept. 6-9th ...Stay tuned!!!

ARTIST AWARDS

APPLE MUSIC FANS’ CHOICE AWARD

Gord Bamford, 
Dean Brody, 
Chad Brownlee, 
Tim Hicks, 
High Valley, 
James Barker Band 
Brett Kissel, 
Jess Moskaluke, 
Dallas Smith 
and Shania Twain

FORD ALBUM OF THE YEARCountry Music Made Me Do It - Meghan Patrick

Past The Past - Jess Moskaluke
The Project - Lindsay Ell
We Were That Song - Brett Kissel
What We're Made Of - The Washboard Union

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Lindsay Ell
Madeline Merlo
Jess Moskaluke
Meghan Patrick
Shania Twain

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Gord Bamford
Chad Brownlee
Brett Kissel
Dallas Smith
Bobby Wills

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

High Valley, 
Hunter Brothers, 
James Barker Band, 
The Reklaws and
The Washboard Union

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

The Lovelocks, 
Jessica Mitchell, 
Lindi Ortega, 
The Washboard Union and 
Donovan Woods 

SIRIUSXM RISING STAR

Dan Davidson, 
Aaron Goodvin, 
Hunter Brothers,
Leaving Thomas & 
The Reklaws 

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Chills - James Barker Band
Country Music Made Me Do It - Meghan Patrick
Drive Me Away - Jess Moskaluke
Lonely Drum - Aaron Goodvin
Side Effects - Dallas Smith 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

The Bad Guy - Meghan Patrick
Drive Me Away - Jess Moskaluke
Hometown Kids - The Reklaws
Sky Stays This Blue - Dallas Smith
We Were That Song - Brett Kissel 

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR

Dean Brody, Matt Rovey         
Song: 8th Day (Performed By: Dean Brody)

Dan Isbell, Meghan Patrick, Jeremy Stover      
Song: Country Music Made Me Do It (Performed By: Meghan Patrick)

Zach Abend, Corey Crowder, Jess Moskaluke   
Song: Drive Me Away (Performed By: Jess Moskaluke)

James Barker, Gavin Slate, Travis Wood          
Song: It’s Working (Performed By: James Barker Band)

Skip Black, Aaron Goodvin, Catt Gravitt
Song: Lonely Drum (Performed By: Aaron Goodvin)

INTERACTIVE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

Tenille Arts, Hunter Brothers, 
Brett Kissel, 
Leaving Thomas and 
Nice Horse. 

MUSICIAN AWARDS

BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Kirby Barber, 
Chris Byrne, 
Lisa Dodd, 
Justin Kudding
and Travis Switzer

DRUMMER OF THE YEAR

Matthew Atkins, 
Ben Bradley, 
Flavio Cirillo, 
Rich DaSilva
and Chad Melchert                                                                         

FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Denis Dufresne, 
Ali Raney, 
Mike Sanyshyn, 
Tyler Vollrath
and Mark Whitehead

GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Derek Caven, 
Paul Chapman, 
Matt McKay, 
Darren Savard
and Geoff Torrn

KEYBOARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Scott Galloway, 
Mike Little, 
Bart McKay, 
Dale Wallace, and 
Brendan Waters

SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT PLAYER OF THE YEAR

David Barber - Banjo
Denis Dufresne - Banjo
Shane Guse - Mandolin
Mitch Jay - Dobro
Connor Riddell - Banjo

STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Chris Altmann
John Ellis
Mitch Jay
Doug Johnson
Mark Whitehead

RADIO AWARDS

MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR- LARGE MARKET

Larry Donohue - CFCW - Edmonton, AB
Steph Hansen - CISN-FM/CKRY-FM - Edmonton, AB/Calgary, AB
Amanda Kingsland - CKBY-FM - Ottawa, ON
Peter Walker - CJKX-FM/CHKX-FM - Oshawa, ON/Hamilton, ON

** Less than five nominees

MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR- MEDIUM OR SMALL MARKET

Shilo Bellis - CJXL-FM - Moncton, NB
Jenn Dalen - CKGY-FM - Red Deer, AB
Paul Ferguson - CHCQ-FM - Belleville, ON
Cal Gratton - CJVR-FM - Melfort, SK
Cory Noel - CKFM-FM - Olds, AB

INDUSTRY AWARDS 

BOOKING AGENCY OF THE YEAR

APA Agency
The Feldman Agency
Invictus Entertainment Group
Sakamoto Agency
United Talent Agency

COUNTRY CLUB OF THE YEAR

Cook County Saloon - Edmonton, AB
The Dakota Tavern - Toronto, ON
Gabby's Country Cabaret - Langley, BC
Ranchman's Cookhouse and Dancehall - Calgary, AB
The Roxy - Vancouver, BC

COUNTRY FESTIVAL, FAIR, OR EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR

Big Valley Jamboree - Camrose, AB
Boots And Hearts Music Festival - Oro-Medonte, ON
Calgary Stampede - Calgary, AB
Cavendish Beach Music Festival - Cavendish, PE
Rockin' River Country Music Fest - Merritt, BC

COUNTRY MUSIC PROGRAM OR SPECIAL OF THE YEAR

Canadian Coast To Coast - Fabmar Communications
The Casey Clarke Country Countdown - Casey Clarke Productions
The Casey Clarke Show - Casey Clarke Productions
The Dungarees Christmas Special - Rogers Media and The Dungarees
Jess Moskaluke - Home Movie - Corus Entertainment

MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Big Loud Management LLC.
Invictus Entertainment Group,
MDM Artist Management Services, 
RGK Entertainment Group Inc.
Starseed Entertainment Inc.

MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR

ole 
Royalty Music Publishing Inc.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing 
CanadaUniversal Music Publishing Canada
Warner/Chappell Music Canada

RECORD COMPANY OF THE YEAR

MDM Recordings Inc.
ole red dot
Open Road Recordings Inc.
Universal Music Canada 
Warner Music Canada

INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR

Steve Coady - Vice President, Radio Promotions - Warner Music Canada
Jim Cressman – President - Invictus Entertainment Group
Mike Denney – President - MDM Recordings Inc.
Shannon McNevan – Director of A&R - Universal Music Canada
Robert Ott – Chairman, CEO - ole

CREATIVE DIRECTOR(S) OF THE YEAR

Design Team: Rory Gardiner, Loren Stevenson Photography: Doyle Smith
Interactive Video Brochure, Associate Booklet, Album: Be You (Artist: Rory Gardiner)

Design Team: Jason Graham, Photography: John Gaucher
Album: In Comes The Night (Artist: Bobby Wills)

Design Team: Mitchell Nevins, Photography: Margaret Malandruccolo
Single: Loud (Artist: Tim Hicks)

Design Team: Antoine Moonen and Mediavandals, Photography: Delaney Royer
Album: Past The Past (Artist: Jess Moskaluke)

Design Team: Mitchell Nevins, Photography: Phil Crozier
Album:The Squeeze (Artist: The Road Hammers)

RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR

Barrytone Studios - St. Clements, ON
Bart McKay Productions - Saskatoon, SK
MCC Recording Studio - Calgary, AB
OCL Studios - Chestermere, AB
Revolution Recording - Toronto, ON

RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR

Gord Bamford, Phil O'Donnell
Album: Neon Smoke (Artist: Gord Bamford)

Spencer Cheyne, Brett Kissel, Justin Kudding, Bart McKay, 
Matt McKay, Luke Wooten
Album: We Were That Song (Artist: Brett Kissel)

Jeff Dalziel
Album: What We’re Made Of (Artist: The Washboard Union)

Danick Dupelle, Tebey
Album: Love A Girl (Artist: Tebey)

Dan Swinimer
Album: Downtown Kids (Artist: David James)

RETAILER OF THE YEAR

Apple Music 
Spotify Canada Inc. 
Sunrise Records 

**Less than 5 nominees

RON SAKAMOTO TALENT BUYER OR PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

Paul Biro - Sakamoto Agency
Jim Cressman - Invictus Entertainment Group
Emmanuel Patterson - Live Nation Entertainment
Julia Rambeau - MRG Group
Denise Ross - Live Nation Entertainment

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Stephano Barberis
Video: The Bad Guy (Artist: Meghan Patrick), Video: Coming Clean (Artist: Shirley Gnome),
Video: Dirt Covered Rhinestone (Artist: Jade Mya),
Video: Heart Of A Woman (Artist: Johnny Reid),
Video: Hold The Line (Artist: Jesse Mast), Video: Might As Well Be Me (Artist: Chad Brownlee),
Video: Neon Smoke (Artist: Gord Bamford), Video: Out Of The Blue (Artist: Chad Brownlee),
 Video: Sky Stays This Blue (Artist: Dallas Smith), Video: Something To Wrap My Heart Around
(Artist: JoJo Mason), Video: What We’re Made Of (Artist: The Washboard Union)

Gavin Michael Booth
Video: Born and Raised (Artist: Hunter Brothers),
Video: Slide Over (Artist: Tim Hicks), Video: Sombrero (Artist: Scotty James),
Video: Those Were The Nights (Artist: Hunter Brothers),
Video: You Get To Me (Artist: River Town Saints)

Ben Knechtel
Video: Chills (Artist: James Barker Band),
Video: Drive Me Away (Artist: Jess Moskaluke), Video: Hometown Kids (Artist: The Reklaws)

Travis Nesbitt
Video: Anywhere With You (Artist: The Dungarees),
Video: Ring The Bells (Artist: The Dungarees), Video: Say We Did (Artist: Dan Davidson),
Video: Shine (Artist: The Washboard Union)

Joel Stewart
Video: All About Her (Artist: Paul Brandt), Video: In Comes The Night
(Artist: Bobby Wills), Video: Kill Your Love (Artist: Jess Moskaluke),
Video: Past The Past (Artist: Jess Moskaluke)

*On-Air Personality(s) of the Year (Large Market), On-Air Personality(s) of the Year
 (Medium or Small Market), Radio Station of the Year (Large Market) and Radio Station 
of the Year (Medium or Small Market) are submission-based awards.  The submissions are
juried by a nation-wide panel to determine the winner in each category. There are no nominees
in these categories. Winners will be announced during Country Music Week in Hamilton this
 September.

*The winners of the Top Selling Album of the Year,
Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year and
Top Selling Single of the Year are determined by sales.
There are no nominees for these categories.
Winners will be announced during Country Music Week in Hamilton this September.© 

18 CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATIO

JAM CHAMBER REHEARSAL STUDIO ~ North York's NEWEST Jam Space

 

Last week, I got to visit 1 of North York's NEWEST Jam centers on the music market entitled Jam Chamber Rehearsal Studio at 40 LePage Court, (rear unit).  I loved the fact that they are wheelchair accessible, with a red ramp (not shown here but it is there) & this massive square foot facility is all on 1 floor.  I suffer from allergies, & if you like that NEW fresh car smell & clear air, like I do, fabulous.

I was greeted by the studio managers Sebastian and Bessie, which was another added bonus of entering a NEW facility for the 1st time, their friendly, attentive, down to earth & knowledgeable nature, made it super easy to feel at home.

 I have seen my share of rehearsal spaces, & this particular Rehearsal Studio stands out above them all.  

It is clean, spacious, comfortable, and the acoustics are stellar, a true hidden musical gem that's making a great impact on the Toronto, GTA, North York music scene.   It’s decorated with style with multiple washrooms & 10 hourly soundproof rooms plus a 750 square foot warehouse room all equipped & it even has a stage, to get that true rehearsal feel.  Plus, 10 monthly room options all with lockout!  It's a home away from home feel for professional & amateur musicians/artists, blend in the assistive environment, making this the perfect place to network with other like-minded personas.  Their hourly & daily studios are fully equipped with new state of the art gear: guitar amps, bass amp, drum kit, PA system, mixers, & mics! That's right .....

a Baby Grand Piano Room too, great for teachers & students or if you want to tickle your ivories at rehearsal, I know quite a few of you would love this!!!

   

It is centrally located for easy access coming in from the GTA. Free parking out back & Wifi.  Time is valuable & they are open from 12 noon to 12 am & Jam Chamber is just located few minutes N. of

Hwy 401 & Keele St.a 15-minute drive to from Pearson Airport.

Many amenities surround Jam Chamber Rehearsal Studio – Finch West Station, Walmart, Tim Hortons, multiple restaurants & the famous Long & Mcquade Music just to mention a few & you can't beat that the TTC bus stop is right out front of the studio!!

Coming in from out of town?  There are multiple hotels such as Holiday Inn, Best Western, & Montecassino just minutes away welcoming your stay.  Experience the Difference!  Founded by musicians for your enjoyment.  Prices for rooms start at $20/hr and up.  Also, they offer $10/hr specials for solo musicians (drum rooms). They have Karaoke party rooms, Showcase Room with kitchen, & FUTURE services will include a FULL Recording Studio & Youtube/Video/Photo Shoot Room!!!! WELL?? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, DON'T DELAY, CALL TODAY & BOOK your greatest rehearsal Experience !!!

jamchamberstudio@gmail.comCall Now: 647-932-6061 
A Night of Music and Networking!!
August 12th, 2018

All are welcome, all genres. Play / Sing your covers or showcase your original music. Free parking. Close to Finch West Station. RSVP at jamchamberstudio@gmail.com. Let's have some fun! 

• http://www.jamchamber.com

KISS CF GOODBYE Fundraiser #4

Please join us Saturday, September 29^th, 2018 at our 4th annual fundraiser to raise awareness and money for Cystic Fibrosis. 

This ALL AGES event will take place at the Opera House located at 735 Queen St. E in Toronto with doors at 7:30 PM and show at 8:15 PM. 

Over the last 3 years, we surpassed all expectations raising over $30,000 and over 1400 people attending. This year we are hoping to surpass the last 3 years. Come, make this a night to remember with incredible music, fun, and prizes and with the generous support of people like you helping KISS CF goodbye, we will be able to help people living with Cystic Fibrosis look towards a brighter future.

You do not want to miss this night! The evening will be hosted by Rudy Blair and will highlight world-class musicians performing sets throughout the night like:

“Rock and Roll Over” Canada’s premiere KISS Tribute band with their incredible stage show. www.rockandrollover.ca

“Wanted"  Americas top Bon Jovi Tribute is flying in all the way from Los Angeles. 

https://wantedtribute.com

“Jukebox Heroes: Canada's premiere Foreigner Tribute will be playing all their number one hits.  http://jukeboxheroes.ca

Ticket and event  info available at http://www.kisscfgoodbye.com 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX9jOKBCoGY 

Sincerely,

Paul Taskas

Event Organizer

416-550-7181

ptaskas@yahoo.com