Leading Moms event!

We're pretty excited to be a part of the Leading Moms event on October 3rd, as one of the Honorarium Sponsors! We'll be donating a set of the Very Vancouver Christmas Cds to each speaker! yay!

I think there are still a few tickets left, so please head out there if you want to hear some inspiring mom stories - free child care and meals - we can all use some inspiration in our busy lives!!

And look at the list of speakers and performers! What a great start to fall!

http://www.leadingmoms.ca

Summer 2012

Once again there is so much going on this summer - I hope you'll be able to get out to some events - loads are free and all ages like:

Make Music Vancouver - June 21st Come and see loads of ravers - 170 artists and bands in total - one day, one place - don't miss it! The shot above is from the promo video shoot.

Check out your favourite artist's web pages for links and follow them on their social media for up to the minute news and dates - plus they like it when you say hi!

We've been uber busy since the move, and are working on projects for: PITW films , a short for our own Bobby Richards as well as getting ready for the first MEMaStudio Tech-Kno Camp in Chicago (sign up for the MEMa newsletter off the site - we have tons of news coming up)!

We're still trying to decide if we should do a VVChristmas album this year - a Vol 6 - thoughts?

The Very Vancouver Christmas Music Library ~

By now you know we are taking a year off from the Christmas album, but the music is still here kids - 5 years worth of amazing, local all original holiday tunes! I've made it super simple ~

Unsure of who's on which album? Here they are all handy to look at - Buy one or buy them all - 10$ each or all 5 for 40.$ (5/40 in person only).

Buy at CDBaby, iTunes or email me and you can come over and Buster and I will give you a big hug too -

All proceeds to the SPCA - as always. There's something for every taste: rock, pop, country, gospel, blues, jazz - you name it, we've got it.

And if anyone would like these songs for their business, to play on their system or for their hold music - just let me know how to format them and I'll make sure you get them asap!

#ListenLocal

VOL 1

VOL 2

VOL 3

VOL 4

VOL 5

Well it's getting to be that time of year again...

...holidays, shopping and parties - but please remember to stop and breathe, and lend a hand where you can. To get you started in a relaxed and mindful way - have a little Hilary with your tea!

No Christmas album from us this year - but we're working on a little something special for you, and you can still pick up volumes 1-5 on iTunes or CDBaby, through me or here: VeryVancouverChristmas.com - more soon!

Minimalist Christmas: What I Made My Dad.

Because we didn't do a volume 6 Very Vancouver Christmas album this year (Yes we're back next year and please buy vols 1-5 and support the SPCA ~ HERE!), I had a wee bit more time to make or buy home made, hand crafted and up-cycled Christmas gifts.

For my Dad

My Dad:
1) ....is a crafty guy who often makes our gifts out of recycled thingamabobs (cool tree decorations etc).
2) ....has everything, and I mean literally one-of-everything.
3) ... is always up for a lark.
4) ....never reads my blog.

...and every year it becomes more and more difficult to come up with something for him at Christmas time - BUT this year I think I've nailed it.

It only cost 6$ to make, took about an hour of my time, and will maybe be the start of something really cool.

I used a few pieces of water color paper, a piece of photo mat board (all of which I had handy, but you can use anything), a printable calendar from http://www.etsy.com/shop/bubbo (5$), and a Chicago Screw (1$). (You could make the calendar yourself, but I didn't have time and like to support Etsy shops).

So calendar - minimalist and childishly simple - but - art stuff, and what I'll do is write a poem or something in a card with the idea that next year my dad uses the parts of this gift to make something for us. If we can keep this going, it will be cool to see how many evolutions we can make!

Now that's the spirit!

And, #NoBatteriesRequired ~

So many new opportunities for Vancouver artists!

There are so many new events cropping up in Vancouver - I have been posting them up as they come along over at NXEW.ca, and here is another one and they are still looking for both performers as well as sponsors so do help them out however you can - together we're making Vancouver artist friendly again, connecting artists with new 'all ages' fan bases ~ outside of the club environment!

A little look back before I post our 2011 schedule ~

Thanks to our videographer Sam Soo!

Very Vancouver Christmas Anniversary!

Well the master is home and off we go to manufacturing ~ Here is the list for this year's 5th Anniversary CD! Great job everyone, it sounds amazing!

Street Date Nov 1st, 2010

Stay tuned for show updates!

Got lungs?

We sure do! And now we're going to sing even louder because Rave On Studio has just partnered with the BC Lung Association and this is just the beginning!

After five years, our Very Vancouver Christmas music project for charity has finally broken some ground and at last our contributing artists will get even more exposure - to every donor and at every sponsored event where music is welcome!

Stay tuned for details - but think BIG and breathe easy!

And congratulations Ravers...this is big.