Atlantica Centre for the Arts in Saint John has April 2012 intakes for our Graphic Design & Digital Media Diploma Program as well as our 3D Animation Diploma Program! Only 10 students are accepted into each program. Email for more information or to book your tour today info@atlanticacentre.com or 506.672.7625. www.atlanticacentre.com
(SAINT JOHN Monday, August 22, 2011) – Atlantica Centre and Rogers TV are shining a spotlight on local music with the launch of two rocking TV shows this season. The search is on for talented musicians to be featured on the second season of Live in the Studio and on the premier season of Acoustic Alteration. Prizes will also be awarded to the top rated musicians. This is a unique opportunity for New Brunswick artists to showcase themselves and their talents to a large audience. Both shows will air on Rogers Television in New Brunswick initially and will then be available nationally on Rogers On Demand.
Live in the Studio showcases full sized bands performing in a studio setting. All audio is recorded on location and mixed by Atlantica Studios for excellent quality audio production. Each show also features an interview with the performers.
Acoustic Alteration will feature acoustic performances with a twist. All performances will be stripped down to their basic form in an acoustic setting. Each show will feature two artists from different musical genres. After the artists perform their original material solo, they will collaborate, in many cases for the first time, making each episode unique. Both artists will be featured in an interview segment. This show will be taped at Atlantica Studios.
If you’re ready to take your music career to the next level, this is the perfect opportunity. Entries will be evaluated by a panel of music industry experts. Qualifications and evaluation criteria are as follows:
• All material must be original.
• All musical styles will be considered.
• Material will be judged on professional execution and audience appeal.
• For “Acoustic Alteration”, submitted material does not need to be acoustic, but it will be judged on how it can be transformed into an acoustic setting.
• Artists must be available to tape shows in Saint John, NB. Live in the Studio will be taped end of September/beginning of October, while Acoustic Alteration will be taped throughout the fall months.
• Artists will be required to sign a standard release to allow Rogers to broadcast performed music for 12-18 months.
There is no financial compensation for these shows; however the potential public exposure is priceless. In addition, several prize packages will go to the top rated musicians.
1. A three to five minute show highlight reel produced by Rogers TV (Value $3000)
2. $ 1,500.00 worth of recording time at Atlantica Studios
3. A professionally designed press kit, designed from scratch (Value $ 1,000)
4. A professional evaluation session, during which of all marketing materials, CDs and songs will be looked at by industry professionals, who will then give career advice. (Value $ 750.00)
All of these packages have been especially designed to help musicians take their career to the next level.
Submission to the Open Call is free and can be done in one of two ways:
1. If you have a strong web presence, please send an email to jim@atlanticalive.com with the subject line “Open Call”. We want to see what you sound like, look like and what you have done so far. Please provide specific links to the two songs you want the judges to listen to (either mp3s or videos), as well as to your bio and photos.
2. If you would like to send a physical package, we need two songs (if sending a full CD, please clearly mark the two songs to be judged), a photo and a bio to:
Open Call, c/o Atlantica Live
45 Hanover Street
Saint John, NB
E2L 3G1
Please note: If you are submitting for “Acoustic Alteration” and have a preference for the other artist you would like to perform with, please advise as part of the submission.
Updates on the contest and shows will be posted on the shows’ Facebook pages. “Like” the pages to stay informed:
Live in the Studio: http://www.facebook.com/pages/liveinthestudio#!/liveinthestudio
Acoustic Alteration: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Acoustic-Alteration/160044317406841
Deadline: Wednesday, September 14th
For contest rules and regulations, please visit www.rogerstv.com.
For more information on Atlantica Centre, visit www.atlanticacentre.com.
For more information on Rogers TV, visit www.rogerstv.com.
Media contacts:
Jim Kuehnel, General Manager
Atlantica Centre
506.672.7625 jim@atlanticacentre.com
Jane Harwood, Publicity and Promotions Officer
Rogers TV – New Brunswick
506.388.8430 jane.harwood@rci.rogers.com
Atlantica Centre for the Arts is a post-secondary training facility in Saint John, NB offering Diploma Programs in
*3D Animation
*Recording Arts
*Graphic Design & Digital Media
*New Broadcast Media
July 11th – Start Date 3D Animation (seats still available)
October 3rd, 2011 – Start Date 3D Animation (few seats available)
September 5th, 2011 – Start Date for New Broadcast Media (seats still available)
September 12th, 2011 – Start Date for Recording Arts (limited seating left)
September 19th, 2011 – Start Date for Graphic Design (few seats available)
We are located at 45 Hanover St, Saint John, NB E2L 3G1
Book your tour today! or visit our website for more information www.atlanticacentre.com
April 19, 2011 – For immediate release
Chase signs another deal
Fresh on the heels of having signed a 10 year, 3 album deal for 39 countries with AGR/Universal Europe last week, Canadian Country Rocker Kevin Chase has signed another deal, this time with Wind Mobile and it’s parent affiliates. The agreement covers ringtones, full tracks, ringback tones, rifftones, monotones, polytones, mp3/Truetones, animations, video clips, wallpapers, such as album artwork and artist pictures, java/mobile games, and applications.
“In today’s society, a successful artist has to be available to the fan base on all fronts,” says Chase, “and I am excited to be bringing the Kevin Chase experience to a whole new level through Wind.”
Chase continues to work on the first video for the European release of the album “Hold On Tight”, which will hit store shelves there this summer.
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For more information, visit www.KevinChase.ca www.agr-music.com www.windmobile.ca
Monday, April 11,2011
For immediate release
Hamburg, Germany/ Saint John, NB, Canada: After signing a deal with Interscope/Universal U.S. last fall, the news for Kevin Chase keeps on getting better. It was announced in Hamburg, Germany this morning that Kevin Chase is bringing his latest collection of songs to European audiences with the multi-national release of “Hold On Tight” through AGR Television Records/Universal.
The album contains 14 songs, 8 of which were penned by Kevin Chase himself.
“I am extremely excited to be working with AGR to introduce my music to new audiences,” says Chase. “We have had a lot of great international feedback to the new album through the internet, but now we can reach people on a much larger scale.”
Kevin Chase is no stranger to working hard to bring his music to the people, having performed at many prestigious festivals and clubs, making national TV appearances, releasing two critically acclaimed albums, receiving award nominations and two Top 40 hits, all in his native Canada. “I can’t wait to be touring in Europe and to meet many of the fans that have contacted me online and a whole pile of new ones. Connecting with the fans is what it is all about for me, so I will keep my suitcases ready to go,” he elaborates with his signature smile.
An introductory first single “Outta Sight Outta Mind” will be sent in advance to country radio stations in Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Austria, The Netherlands and England by the end of April. The album “Hold On Tight” will be available in stores and for download in the second half of 2011 and will eventually be released to all 39 countries covered by this deal.
“Hold On Tight” is a re-branding of Chase’s latest album, previously known as “Round 3”. “The label felt that the title may be confusing to the people in Europe and the Middle East,” explains Chase. “My first 2 albums did not get released over there, so we want to start fresh.” The album was recorded at Atlantica Studios in Saint John, NB and was produced by Chase, Marc Gosselin and Jim Kuehnel. Some additional production work, as well as the mixing of some of the singles and mastering was done by Anthony Little of Nashville, whose previous work includes Reba McEntire, Justin Timberlake and Tina Turner.
“We are very excited for Kevin as well as our studio,” says Atlantica General Manager and Chase manager Jim Kuehnel. “We spent 16 months recording this great album and paid pain staking attention to every detail, because we wanted to create an album with international production standards. We knew that we had great material that needed to sound as good as anything coming out of Nashville or L.A. in order to be taken seriously around the globe. With AGR, we have found a great team that believes in Kevin Chase as much as we do and we are looking forward to working closely with them in the years to come,” says Kuehnel.
Chase is currently preparing to shoot his first video for the album release. “The concept is coming together nicely,” says Kevin. “There are a few more location details to be ironed out and then we are ready to go. It will be a blast.”
Canadian Country fans will be able to see Kevin Chase live at the Cavendish Beach Music Festival in P.E.I. on July 8th with Johnny Reid, Ricky Skaggs and Australia’s Jetty Road.
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For more information, please visit
www.KevinChase.ca
www.agr-music.com
Interview requests, please contact:
Jim Kuehnel, Atlantica Live, jim@atlanticalive.com , 506.672.7625 x 210
Atlantica is offering three exciting Arts Scholarhips for the 2011 calendar year. Please see if you qualify for any of the categories below and if so submit your Scholarship application minimum of one week prior to the start of classes. Please submit to tania@atlanticacentre.com or call 506.672.7625 for more details.
Atlantica 2011 – Scholarship – For out of town students
Scholarship Value – $500
- Atlantica recognizes that relocating for purposes of heightening your education can be an intimidating task and we are here to help. If you live outside the Greater Saint John area (as defined by Statscan) and have been accepted to Atlantica Centre for the Arts, you qualify and should see details below.
- Please compose a 1 page essay indicating why you would be the ideal Atlantica Student and your experiences that make you passionate about this field. You have the choice of a 1 page essay or a short video.
- To be submitted one week prior to the start of classes
Atlantica 2011 – Scholarship – Students who have been enrolled at another Post-Secondary facility in the last two (2) years.
Scholarship Value – $800
- Atlantica recognizes that individuals do not always find the right program for them their first time enrolling at a post-secondary institution. This small scholarship is intended to aid students returning to a post-secondary facility help re-coop some funds spent on prior educations.
- Please compose a 1 page essay indicating why you would be the ideal Atlantica Student and your experiences that make you passionate about this field. You have the choice of a 1 page essay or a short video.
- To be submitted one week prior to the start of classes
Atlantica 2011 – Scholarship for students who have completed their GED in the past two years.
Scholarship Value – $500
- Individuals who have completed their GED in the last two (2) years are often considered mature students and have demonstrated that they are ready to choose a new future. We are willing to aid you pursue your dreams.
- Please compose a 1 page essay indicating why you would be the ideal Atlantica Student and your experiences that make you passionate about this field. You have the choice of a 1 page essay or a short video.
- To be submitted one week prior to the start of classes
Best of luck to all applicants!!
Atlantica has several exciting start dates upcoming for our Diploma studies!
Our Recording Arts Program has upcoming start dates of March 14th, 2011 and September 12th, 2011. Applications available on our website.
www.atlanticacentre.com
Our 3D Diploma Studies allow you to create video games, feature films and more! Start dates for the program are: March 21st, 2011, July 11th, 2011 and October 3rd, 2011. Again, applications available on our website
www.atlanticacentre.com
New Broadcast Media program starts March 7th, 2011 and September 5th, 2011. Broadcasters required in New Brunswick as baby boomers all retiring!! Jobs available in this industry!!
The Rogers/Atlantica co-produced television series “Live In the Studio”, which features music and interviews with New Brunswick artists Kevin Chase, December Fall Out, Dee, Mike Biggar and Babette Hayward and has aired on New Brunswick Rogers TV has now gone national on Rogers On Demand. Anyone in Canada with a Rogers account can watch any of the eight shows on Rogers On Demand. http://www.rogersondemand.com/tvshows/live_in_the_studio
Get your friends across Canada to watch the shows, as numbers are important to get the show back on the air for a second season. In addition, these shows provide a great cross section of musical styles by New Brunswick artists.
The shows were recorded at Rogers Studios in Saint John last summer with the audio being tracked by and mixed by Atlantica Studios.
Saint John band December Fall Out ! are the regional winners in the 18th Annual Canadian Radio Star National Songwriting Competition.
December Fall Out !
The contest was launched in October 2010 and sponsored nation wide by a variety of radio stations, including Big John FM in Saint John.
The song “Secrets”, which was written by the band’s lead vocalist and guitarist Mike Plagenz earned December Fall Out ! the regional winning spot. The band will now compete against the other eleven regional winners from Newfoundland to British Columbia for the top prize and title of Canada’s Best New Songwriter of the Year.
Besides a boat load of instrument and gear prizes, December Fall Out ! will receive an all expenses paid trip to the Canadian Music Week Conference & Canadian Music Fest in March in Toronto, where they will also perform.
“It is great to be recognized for your work,” says Plagenz. “We are excited to go to Canadian Music Week and do our thing. It is a great opportunity and an honour at the same time to be representing New Brunswick on a national level.” Plagenz will be joined by his co-horts Drew Sweet (lead guitar and vocals), Cole Savoie (bass and vocals) and Lorne Kirkpatrick (drums).
The band, which is managed by Atlantica Live is currently recording their first full-length album at Atlantica Studios in Saint John. “We already have some label interest,” says Drew Sweet, “and if we do well in Toronto, it may just all fall into place. We are no strangers to working hard on our sound and we know we have to continue to do so. “
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For more information about Canadian Radio Star visit: http://www.radiostar.ca/
For more information on December fall Out ! visit http://www.atlanticalive.com/decemberfallout.html
Media Contact for December Fall Out !:
Jim Kuehnel
Atlantica Live
506.672.7625 x 210
jim@atlanticalive.com
For immediate release
November 25, 2010
Kevin Chase signs with Interscope/Universal U.S.
On the eve of the American Thanksgiving weekend, New Brunswick recording artist Kevin Chase has been signed to the U.S. division of Interscope/Universal.
“I am very excited to be part of the Universal family,” says Chase, “and even more excited to be making some inroads into the American market.”
Responses to Kevin Chase’s new album “Round 3” from international industry professionals have been very positive from the start. The public also responded very well to the new songs. When “Round 3” was independently released this July, Kevin spent 45 consecutive days at # 1 on the Canadian My Space Charts in 2 categories: Indie Country Artist & Overall Country Artist, which includes major label acts. During the same time, Kevin continuously was in the Top 5 songs and was rated the #1 artist in all genres numerous times.
Internationally, he spent the same time frame in the Indie Country Top 20, peaking twice at #9. On the Global Overall Country Top 100, which includes all major label artists, he peaked at #51.
After 3 albums, a couple of Canadian Top 40 hits, national tours and TV appearances, becoming a Universal recording artist is another notch in Kevin Chase’s belt on the road to success, but he knows that it is simply another beginning. “The real work starts now,” he says. “This deal will open some new doors for me, that’s for sure. But it is hard work, determination and delivering the goods that will get me to go further. I am ready for the challenge.”
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Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG’s Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. Interscope was formed in 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field with financial support from Atlantic Records (which owned a 53% stock in the label). Upon its launch, it was initially distributed by Atlantic Records’ subsidiary East West Records America. A&R Executive John McClain and producer Beau Hill were also part of the original founding team.
Universal Music Group is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. It is the largest of the “big four” record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations. Universal Music Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of international French media conglomerate Vivendi.
Universal Music Group owns a music publisher, Universal Music Publishing Group, which became the world’s largest following the acquisition of BMG Music Publishing in May 2007.
Vivendi’s headquarters are in Paris, France. The UMG global headquarters are located New York City. Other major offices are located in Universal City and Santa Monica, along with Universal Music Group Nashville in Nashville; in the UK the group has a number of offices in London and Romford, and in Japan the group has a office in Minato, Tokyo.
Kevin Chase is living proof that hard work and determination will yield results.
For the past 10 years, he has travelled Canada, performed at many prestigious festivals and clubs,
made national TV appearances, released two critically acclaimed albums, received ECMA nominations and had 2 Top 40 hits. Not too shabby for a regular guy from New Brunswick, Canada.
2009 brought a lot of excitement to the Chase camp. A new management company developed a new global vision and Kevin went to work on writing and recording new songs for his third album. Songs by established writers were also looked at to round out the concept and vision.
A conscious decision was also made not to rush the recording process and Anthony Little, who has worked with the likes of Tina Turner, Reba McIntyre, Justin Timberlake and 90 Degrees was brought in to mix some of the potential singles and master the project.
16 months later, the new Kevin Chase album “Round 3” was released on Canada Day 2010.
“Round 3” is a testament to the growth of Kevin Chase as a songwriter, musician, artist and performer. The 14 tracks keep the listener on the edge of their seat, while no less than 4 singles have great international cross-over potential.
The power of the internet proved to be a major bonus prior to and immediately after the release date with thousands of Kevin Chase fans visiting his new My Space site. Kevin spent 45 consecutive days at # 1 on the Canadian My Space Charts in 2 categories: Indie Country Artist & Overall Country Artist, which includes major label acts. During the same time, Kevin continuously was in the Top 5 songs and was rated the #1 artist in all genres numerous times.
Internationally, he spent the same time frame in the Indie Country Top 20, peaking twice at #9.
On the Global Overall Country Top 100, which includes all major label artists, he peaked at #51.
The best part of it all is the artist himself: Kevin Chase not only has a fantastic and recognizable voice, he is the type of person that the everyday man and woman on the street can relate to.
There are no frills here, what you see is what you get.
Kevin Chase is ready to take on the world with “Round 3” and he is just the type of artist that fans have been waiting for. Why don’t you join him for the ride…
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For more information, please contact:
Jim Kuehnel
Personal Manager
Atlantica Live
506.672.7625 x 210
jim@atlanticalive.com
