A Tale To Tell
Canadian Music Café and the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival®
Brings Back Reel Music That Shoots and Scores
Hard Rock Cafe, 279 Yonge St.
September 9 – 11, 2008
September 9th – 10th, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
September 11th, 1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
The Canadian Music Café showcases current and breaking artists from Vancouver to Halifax, encompassing many genres, from rock, pop, dance and R&B to jazz, country and singer-songwriter. Each act performs for 25 minutes at the Hard Rock Cafe, September 9th – 11th. Since its inception, long-term relationships have been made and the Canadian perspective is showcased through music to film and TV industry leaders. The Café has been a meeting ground for Canadian artists to expose their talent and expand their audience that has led to future business.
“Performing at the Canadian Music Café as part of the Toronto International Film Festival is a great opportunity for any band or musician to showcase their music to an audience of music supervisors from around the world. It’s an opportunity for Canadian music to be heard at a truly international event held in Toronto each September, and for Hunter Valentine, performing at the Canadian Music Café last fall has led to international showcase opportunities in London and New York City.”
- Graham Stairs, Finkelstein Management
As Molly Johnson was performing her third and final song at the 2006 Café, an American music supervisor left her performance to make a phone call to place her song during the closing credits of You Kill Me. The noir comedy starred Ben Kingsley and Téa Leoni and opened wide across North America in July 2007.
Las Angeles Music Supervisor John Bissell said, “Seeing DJ Champion was the highlight of his experience in Toronto!” Since DJ Champion took The Café stage in 2006, Champion has licensed songs to several films, TV shows and advertisements. Highlights include: TELUS and JC Penny advertisements and the feature film “Walk All Over Me”.
Both Lily Frost and Oh Susanna performed at the Canadian Music Café in 2007. It gave them the chance to expose themselves to music supervisors and producers to create life-long contacts. Frost’s songs were licensed to “MTV The Hills”, “Robson Arms” and “True Confessions of a Hollywood Scarlet”. Oh Susanna’s song Tangled and Wild was placed in “What Happened to Tully”, “Luckytown” and “Love From Ground Zero”. Sarah Harmer’s cover of Oh Susanna’s song Home Soon was licensed to the TV show “What About Brian”.
For artist bios and images please visit:
www.canadianmusiccafe.com/2008/schedule.asp
We are presently confirming interviews.
The Canadian Music Café is an initiative developed by the Canadian music industry and is collaboratively produced by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN), the Canadian Independent Record Production Association (CIRPA), and the Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA), in partnership with the Toronto International Film Festival and in association with the Government of Canada.
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) ranks among the most prestigious film festivals in the world, presenting the most compelling films from across Canada and around the globe. Through exceptional programming, memorable special events and remarkable filmmakers, TIFF provides its audiences with unparalleled access to ideas and perspectives that lead to exciting creative and cultural discourse through film.
For media queries, images and interviews please contact:
Planet3 Communications Ltd – Marli Bennett/ Joanne Smale
T: 647.346.4101, E: info@planet3com.net
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