Vancouver, Canada (Top40 Charts/ Rave On Studio) -
A Very Vancouver Christmas, an album of original Christmas/Holiday music by local Vancouver talent, in aid of the BC-SPCA, is now available. All artists and services are donated, and all proceeds from sales will be donated to the aforementioned charity. The album features 13 original holiday songs by local rising stars, as well as some old favorites.
The project is the creative brainchild of Vancouver Record Producer, Jenn Ashton of Rave On Studio, who wanted to find a way to showcase some of Vancouver's amazing new musical talent, while at the same time involve and give back to the community.
She also wanted to pay tribute to non-traditional Christmas and holiday music and to the people who make it. In August 2006, ten of Vancouver's most popular musicians and bands were invited to participate in this project for charity. They wrote and recorded their own original Christmas/Holiday music for the first volume in just a few short months, and the results were amazing! Due to the unprecedented success of the first album, it was decided to make this an annual event.
Musical styles are varied, from jazz and blues to rock, country and indie music. All of the material is original with a Christmas/Holiday theme. One of the goals of this album project is to make these musicians and their music available to a wider, non-club going audience. "I consider many of these musicians to be the 'next generation' of Vancouver's finest, and they have been hand-picked because of their talent and marketability," explains Ms. Ashton. 'We mixed in a few favorites as well, for name recognition, and again, to showcase some of Vancouver's amazing talent!'
Artists included on Volume III are Adrienne Pierce, Bobby Richards, Rick Fines, Karen Fowlie, Melissa RaeAnne, Scott Jackson w/Melissa Endean, Heidi McCurdy, Debbie Bergeron, Michelle Dumond, Lindsay May, Sillken and Rheal Poirier. To learn more and to preview the album, please visit A Very Vancouver Christmas websites: www.veryvancouverchristmas.com and www.myspace.com/veryvancouverchristmas
In celebration of the album's release, contributing artists will be performing live at several benefit concerts around Vancouver, BC: November 24th 8pm at The Wired Monk, December 13th 8pm at The Wired Bean, December 14th 8pm at The Railway Club and December 18th 8pm at The Roxy (tickets for the Roxy show include one free drink and are available through Rave On Studio at $10 each).
Rave On Studio, a multi-purpose Recording Studio in Vancouver, opened its doors in 2005 to independent artists, and now encompasses a wide range of services including Voice Over, film score and soundtrack recordings, writing, artist management, CD Cover art and preparation, and full production and tracking services. Rave On Studio combines a high level of creativity with over 30 years of professional player and music industry experience.
