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Yet another blissful episode of The Artist Lounge. Peak Performance project winners ‘We are the City‘ join us in studio where Andy, Cayne and David reveal the little known instrument called the lap drum, they also share stories about gummy candy and the horror stories of lending your gear.
Monika Blichar
One World Fundraiser
Monika Blichar and Ron Sombilon join us in the studio where they talk about a great project uniting the creative community through the One World Fundraiser. Monika and Ron also share stories about how artists can grow their practices through exchange and collaborations.
We also do a call out to Menno Versteeg of the band Hollerado while on tour. They’ll be in town on May 5th and would like to know the best place to get good cheap sushi in Vancouver.
Join us every Tuesday at 7pm on The Artist Lounge. Here is the archived broadcast from last night. Might take a minute or so to load, its a heavy duty broadcast.
Ron Sombilon
Part 1 (30 mins)
Part 2 (3 mins)
Hollerado – Juliet
We are the City – Time Wasted
BC Minister of Tourism Arts and Culture gives us an overview of what the government’s plans are in the post Olympic glow. After the preliminary budget which was estimated at 92%, some funding was restored. However according to the Alliance for Arts and Culture the cut nets out at 32% for the portfolio and a 53% cut to funding for the BC Arts Council. Kevin also talks about how individuals and businessness should be supporting the arts in this new economy.
Interview time 13 mins
Here are the basic facts from the March 2 budget (As per an analysis by the Alliance for Arts and Culture)
- FACT: The BC Arts Council has been cut 53 per cent from 2008/09.This is funding used to provide core support for the creation of cultural experiences like those that thrilled audiences here and world-wide during the 2010 Olympics.
- FACT: BC Gaming Commission contributions to the arts have been cut 58 per cent from 2008/09.This is funding used to make possible community access to the arts and culture through free public festivals and events.
- FACT: A $10 million annual supplementary fund has been created, but we do not know how the funds will be administered or distributed.
- FACT: Interest from the $150 million BC Arts and Culture Endowment remains the same.
- FACT: The new budget includes $12 million for the BC Royal Museum. This support has remained the same for several years and is essentailly a transfer to a crown corporation; this has not traditionally been counted as part of the investment made through grants to the arts and cultural sector.
- FACT: Total government investment in culture, including the newly announced $10 million annual supplementary fund, has been reduced by 32.4 per cent from the 2008/09 budget.
Ashley Collins now joins the Sound Therapy Radio Empire. Ashley’s enthusiasm for health and wellness has led her to recently completing courses for a BSc in Kinesiology at SFU. In an effort to voyage on her own path of wellness, she adores running, travelling about, seeking new adventures and being outdoors as often as possible. On any given work day, she may be found travelling about the Fraser Health region being amazed by the stories and knowledge of seniors, as she dole’s out ways to keep them healthy and able.
When not singing away to herself, Ashley can probably be found dancing and singing about while listening to music, attending local concerts and events, or enveloping herself in Spoken word radio. For Ashley the opportunity to be behind the mic presents an exciting new world of possibilities; one that she satirically refers to as, “The other side”
Ashley states “One of my most favourite things in life is meeting new people and coming to understand, interact and learn from them, and I’m looking forward to doing exactly this through Sound Therapy Radio.”
We welcome Ashley and her enthusiasm, passion and personality to the enchanted world, orbiting moons and other associated celestial bodies in the Sound Therapy Radio Universe.
Jason Buie
In today’s episode, we have in the studio, promo man Mario Brox who will help clear the fog when it comes to the Blues. Jason Buie and David “Boxcar” Gates heat up the studio with their rockin tunes.
David Boxcar Gates
Penn Kemp an Ontario based poet, playwright, novelist and sound poet will join us over the phone from the reaches of Bowen Island. Penn tells us how baby sounds had a major influence on her poetry.
Penn Kemp
We also have a smokin’ conversation with Kevin Krueger the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, he tells us whats up in his Ministry and how he plans to keep rolling with the creative momentum from the Olympics.
Kevin Krueger
Here’s the archive of the show, you’ll think it’s dope. May take a moment to load, so just chill out it won’t be long.
Part 1 (30 mins)
Part 2 (30 mins)
Dr. Merv Gilbert
In this episode of ‘Art of the Mind’ we explore Workplace Mental Health. We have Organizational Consultant and Psychologist Dr. Merv Gilbert and Mark Brunke a employee and family assistance counsellor in studio, to help us sort it all out.
Also, in light of the recent tragic death of Devon Clifford, I was looking for a way to resolve my personal emotions around this situation. Although I do not have a personal connection with Devon or their band, Independent artists are just like any workplace. We ask Merv and Mark how about how to deal with the loss of someone you work closely with.
We also speak with Graphic Novelist, Von Allan about his book ‘The Road only God Knows’ where he tells the story about being a child of someone with a Mental Illness.
Local Singer Songwriter, Neal Ryan, played live in studio for us.
Neal Ryan
Part 1 (30 mins)
Part 2 (30 mins)
I am in a very long transition period from the corporate sector to the more vocational work I have always been called to do. I was very productive and a high achiever at my previous career, but not so good with the office politics. I could never bridge the gap at work between being very competitive in the workplace to being part of an interdependent team with shared goals. The harder I tried to worse it got. I felt for most of my career that I was just a cog in a machine which had no desire to grow or even be successful.
I also suffer from depression, and went through some very profound personal issues between 2003 and 2008. Between this, my lack of work happiness, and what seemed a lack of meaning in my life, I had to take stress leave a couple of times during this period. Fortunately, I belonged to a union which did an excellent job of addressing medical needs, and received my full salary. Finally, I decided I could no longer live the corporate fantasy, and took a severance package in March 2008.
I need to be in work which gives me satisfaction and a sense of purpose. A paycheck is just not enough for me in itself, even an above average one. I consider myself very fortunate to have gone through what I have, as it has improved my coping skills, as well as the organizational and personal success skills I gained while in the corporate world. Also, if I was working right now, I wouldn’t have been able to take care of my Mother while she has gone through some health issues since, ironically enough, March 2008. That being said, I am extremely anxious to start my next chapter.
Tune into ‘Art of the Mind’ Monday at 7 PST as the hosts of Sound Therapy discuss workplace Mental Health Issues with Dr. Merv Gilbert and Mark Brunke.
PJTC
What a horrible place to work there are no windows on the 6th and 7th floors
GlenGarry Glen Ross: The cult hero of Sales Managers everywhere. Great Sales Management or abuse?
Spencer Herbert is the MLA for Vancouver West End. Having been the youngest ever Commissioner of the Vancouver Parks Board and living in the West End, Herbert has strong roots within his community. CJ and I have a conversation Spencer who is the NDP Critic for Arts, Culture and Tourism, where talk about Homelessness and counterpoints to the Provincial Governments position on the Arts.
Wil
In this episode, we have in the studio, Singer Songwriter Angela Latham, the creative mind of writer Sean Cranbury and Alberta bred – Singer Songwriter Wil.
We also speak with Spencer Chandra Herbert the BC MLA for Vancouver-West End. He is the opposition critic for Tourism, Arts and Culture. We get his thoughts on the Arts in BC.
Wil shares stories about how to come by bathtub from Vancouver Island and coins the term ‘Rubbing the Bathtub’ live on air.
Sean Cranbury
Sean Cranbury gives us his thoughts on the iPad and the awesomeness in Vancouver’s writing community.
Angela Latham
Angela Latham shares her travels across North America from living in her car to being a back-up singer to Jessica Simpson and how she’s found home again in Vancouver, she ironically has a bathtub song as well.
This episode is more fun than a bubble bath with your most favourite floating toys. Soak yourself and listen to this beautiful show, may take a little while to load.
Part 1 (30 mins)
Part 2 (30 mins)
Sound Therapy Radio welcomes Ana to the airwares.
Ana Bedard is a Vancouver based writer and an avid supporter of the local arts community. She has an interest in local alternative media, having volunteered with CITR and W2 in the past. She is excited about combining a number of passions including, art, mental health awareness and spoken word radio. Currently studying Psychology at the University of British Columbia, she is also a self-proclaimed Russophile. Ms. Bedard prides herself in having taken every Russian literature course that UBC offers. Ana also mentors burgeoning young writers at the secondary school she attended. Ms. Bedard can be also seen committing random acts of freelance writing throughout Vancouver, so be on the lookout.
Ana’s lifelong dream is to become an extensively published addictions counsellor and part-time belly dancer! We’re excited to have Ana on board, there will be no doubt that her knowledge and passion will be sprinkled throughout our programs.
Radio Artist… has a good sound to it!
April 30, 2010 in Announcements, Arts Review, Commentary | by J Peachy | Leave a comment
In studio with the Roy was Here Creative Studio
So I have been trying to resolve why I have been so enthralled by my radio experience. I’m really quite new to this medium and so the process of discovery likely has a lot to do with that. A friend who was already active in local radio peaked my interest and thus I decided to explore this last year. Now this new found expression attracts an abundance of my available time. Here are some of my discoveries.
Intimate yet social.
So why Radio vs Podcasting? I could have easily done the latter. I never had the inkling to be a podcaster, but did have subtle hints to be a radio host. My observation is that Radio stations are social hubs and in these situations the dynamics are different and thus they attract a different type of person. Could it be that Podcasters prefer the isolation, in that they don’t desire the physical contact and social community. Or could it be that there was just not the availability of community radio spots for them to tell their story. My experience at CJSF has opened doors to another world, not only in music, social circles but a higher level of personal consciousness as well. There are amazing warriors of creative, social and environmental causes that I listen to everyday.
An assumed level of credibility.
Radio still has an associated barrier to entry. Broadcasters require government approval, infrastructure and a programming schedule that is limited by the number of hours during the day. It has always been accessible in the frequencies of the acoustic public space. It has a rooted history as the mass medium in which our grandparents connected to the daily events of the outside world. Even with the changing digital universe Radio is carving its place, video tried to kill it once, but she has been resilient and still has many admirers.
Post broadcast with 'The Balconies, Jacquie Neville, Stephen Neville, Liam Jaeger and Sari Delmar. Stand up for Mental Health creator David Granier and Robbie Engelquist. JP and CJ the Sock Monkey
Imagination is up to you
I remember listening to hockey games on the radio as a child. There was no Sportsnet or TSN those days. On game day you had to tune in on the AM dial and be all ears. I remember Jim Robson calling games and hanging on to every word as he elevated emotion on the anticipation of something exciting. There is something about giving up your senses and just focused one. I can see that each and every listener having a different experience as they have only their ears and their own imagination to create the visual. Seeing a game on television is exciting but does leave less to the imagination, sometimes the over stimulation can be like cramming down a box full of Boston Creme Doughnuts. Its a high but the resulting crash leaves stains of sleep induced drool on my parents couch. Thus I feel that radio is a form of visual stimulation, in that it leaves the listener to create their own imagery. I can laugh, cry, dance or do dishes when listening to radio, more often it gives me energy than drains it.
Its a bit of old and new
The SPARC Radio Museum
There is something in human nature that appeals to the past. We have a number of furniture stores dedicated to the past; even The Antiques Roadshow has such a cult-like following. Media is constantly re-defining itself. Video was supposed to kill the Radio Star; however radio is still around, but why? The Society for the Preservation of Antique Radios has a dedicated following and a magnificent visual history of radio and its place in the world. Walking through the museum and seeing generations of receivers you can visualize the sounds that come through it. I feel that radio is like a personal relationship, if you care to listen she’s always right beside you, she will always be there whether at home, in your car or at the beach. Doesn’t everyone desire a friend who will stand by them, no matter how much things change around them?
jp
More background from an interview with Sylvia and Stuart Richardson of the social change syndicated program LatinWaves.
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