Guitar School Social and Music Concert
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The Toronto Guitar School and Mint Music are very excited to be hosting a Free Social and Concert for All Guitarists and Music fans on the evening of Friday, November 20th, at Find A Way Music located at 75 Sherbourne, Suite 323.
Click here for Map and Directions (http://www.findaway.ca/school/locations-2/)
Come out and meet other students, teachers, musicians and music lovers for a fun-filled evening. We have got a great program lined up so mark it in your calendar and bring your friends...
PROGRAM
7 PM - Socializing and Drinks
7:30 PM - 11 PM - Live Entertainment and Performances by the Hit Pickers, Glen Alan, Michael Cooper, Chris Birkett and many others
11:00 PM - Open Mic Jam
FEATURED PERFORMERS...
THE HIT PICKERS
Featuring Toronto Guitar School's Own Guitar Instructor Scott Neary!
The Hit Pickers are a four piece acoustic Bluegrass band based in Toronto for the past six months. With Andrew Engerer on Banjo, George Chenery on Bass, Scott Neary on Guitar and Vocals, and Graham Mansfield on Mandolin and Vocals, The Hit Pickers combine forces to bring you the classic sounds of The Stanley Brothers, Bill Monroe, and The Kentucky Colonels among many others. Quickly becoming a staple of the Toronto bluegrass scene, The Hit Pickers can be found at their Tuesday night residency at The Cloak and Dagger Irish Pub on College Street. So if you're looking to hear a blazing breakdown or a beautifully lonesome ballad, just open up your ears and let them take you back to an evening long ago.
CHRIS BIRKETT
Chris Birkett has been involved in Producing, engineering, writing and playing music since the 1970s. His collaborations have sold more than 100 million records world-wide over the last 30 years.
His first solo artist single ‘Where do we go from here’, was included on the Polygram album ‘One Voice One Love’ alongside other artists U2, Peter Gabriel, Dire Straits, Bob Marley, Tears for Fears and Queen. The royalties for this song were donated to raise money for the CARE international charity for Africa
Chris has also collaborated, both in and out of the studio world, with the following: Led Zeppelin,The Kane Gang, Dexys Midnight runners, Hans Zimmer; Randy Newman, Jean Batist Mondino,Alain Chamfort, Zazie, Rod Temperton, Quincy Jones, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Osibisa, The Bible,Mica Paris, Trevor Horn, Mutt Langer, Mel Brooks, John Otway, Michael Winslow, Def Leopard and many many more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxiIiWLQNLM
MICHAEL COOPER
From Stoney Plains, Alberta with a move and stop in Montreal, Toronto based artist Michael Cooper is Country redefined. As talented on piano, as his guitar picking skills, Michael performs in English, French and Spanish, capturing his audiences with his self-penned compelling lyrics, humor in delivery and an impressive ease in vocal range.
The background music of Michael’s childhood consisted of Willie Nelson and Hank Williams Sr., as both he, and his father were huge fans. Not to be outdone, his mother loved the show tunes of Irving Berlin, Ira Gershwin and mixed those with the songs and sounds of The Beatles. “I love clever word play and storytelling in music and learned that early on with the types of music that filled our home. Country music has a lot of that, and so I naturally gravitated towards that in my songwriting. Other than Willie and Hank Sr., Jim Croce, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and even the old school tin pan alley Hoagy Carmichael are sources of inspiration.”
Whether commanding his audiences acoustically or with a full band Michael has shared the stage with Bill Priddle (Treble Charger) in an alt-country project called, All The Tired Horses. He’s performed with Tyler Stuart (Barenaked Ladies) and while attending a music masters camp, had the opportunity to perform with Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck), Kofi Burbidge and Butch Trucks (Allman Brothers); Luther and Cody Dickinson (North Mississippi AllStars) and Col. Bruce Hampton.
Currently working on his new EP, produced by Glen Alan of Find A Way Studios, with tracks arranged both by 3 time Grammy Award winner Chris Birkett and Glen Alan, Michael will honor his various language skills and include songs in French and Spanish. His new body of work is scheduled to launch in 2016 .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Hw5asaKsI
TAYLOR and BRYN
How far will 2 guitars and 20 harmonicas take you? Taylor Abrahamse and Bryn Scott-Grimes are on a journey to find out.
Taylor’s earliest memories are of stage and screen - he’s been a professional actor since the age of 6, in addition to his successful solo music career. Bryn’s first recordings were spun out in the attic of the big old house where he was born, resulting in 4 solo albums, and a self-operated & thriving harmonica school.
They became friends while pursuing their BAs in music at York University, Toronto, and soon discovered their mutual fascination for any song brimming with pure imagination. In 2014, after working successfully as solo artists in the city, they decided to combine their distinctive song-writing styles and musical energies to create something altogether new.
The Taylor & Bryn sound is a distinctive blend of innovation and musicianship that evokes jazz standards, 70's pop, folk, rock, soul, hip hop, show tunes and beyond—a bright, bold sound that’s equal parts distinct, refreshing, and accessible. Taylor & Bryn's live shows are high-energy infusions of melody, wit, soaring harmonies, sophisticated guitar parts, and beat-boxing harmonica.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=28&v=0MXcp21-6m4
GLEN ALAN
Glen Alan is an professional musician, composer, recording producer and a passionate music educator. Glen graduated with his Grade 8 Piano Certificate from the Royal Conservatory of Music and his Vocal Performance Diploma from Humber College with First Class Honours. Glen has recorded 2 CDs to date and has been playing and recording music professionally in numerous bands and vocal groups for well over 25 years.
A committed humanitarian and environmentalist, Glen's original material spans a wide range of styles and influences exploring the gamut of human emotion from separation, loss, love, humour, hope and inspiration. Glen Alan's 'singing and songwriting style has been compared to Steely Dan, Ben Folds, Queen, the Beatles and Brian Wilson.
Glen Alan has performed and recorded with locally and internationally recognized artists such as Brian Dickinson, Dylan Bell, Tony Nesbitt-Larking, Suba Sankaran, Christopher Plock, Max Senitt, Natalie McMaster, Mark Dubois, Tim Bovaconti, Chris Birkett, Lenny Soloman, Steve Hunter, Jackie Richardson and many others...
For samples of Glen's music, please visit his Reverbnation profile at http://www.reverbnation.com/glenalan
Guitar School Social and Music Concert