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14th Annual Concert
- June 11, 2012
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The
14th Annual Global Country Concert will take place at Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, Alberta, on
June
11th at 7:30 PM. Last year's Country Star Search
winner, Andrew Scott, and runner-up, Stephanie Roinier,
who both went
on to win at the North American Country Music Associations
International competitions in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee in March of
2012, will be performing, along with this year's
Global Country Star Search finalists. The feature
attraction will be a special presentation
of Lisa Hewitt's Little Ole Opry. Tickets
are $31.50 each and will be on sale Thursday, May 17th, at the Festival Place Box Office at
780-449-3378, or through Ticketmaster at 780-451-8000.
Country
Star Search *** NOTE: Entry Deadline is extended to Friday, May 18th
The
Country Star Search competition takes place at the Delwood Community
Hall, 7515 Delwood Road, Edmonton, on Saturday May 19th, beginning at
11:00 AM with the 13 - 17 category, followed at 1:00 PM with the 18 and
over semi-finals. This event is open and free to the public.
Registration forms and rules and regulations are now available. click here Spaces
are filling up rapidly but there are still a few available spots. The
winner will have the opportunity to travel to Nashville in March 2013
and compete in the North American Country Music Associations
International competitions in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, plus other
prizes. See Rules & Regulations for complete prize list.
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2011
Global Country Star Search Winners score a total of 16 awards at the
North American Country Music Associations International competitions in
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee - more information and photos coming soon.
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Note Venue Change for Tom Jackson Workshop:
Saturday,
March 31, 2012 , Ramada (Hotel) Conference
Centre, 11834 Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton - Limited Space
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Global
Country Presents :
World
Renowned Live Music Producer Tom Jackson in two
exclusive artist mentoring sessions:
Note Venue Change:
Saturday,
March 31, 2012 , Ramada (Hotel) Conference Centre, 11834 Kingsway Avenue, Edmonton - Limited Space
Bio:
Tom Jackson, world
renowned Live Music Producer,
helps artists develop their show into "unique memorable moments."
When recording, you need a record producer. But with your live show,
you need a
Live Music Producer to make it the best it can be!
Tom has developed the Live Music Method, an onstage method that makes
your
liveshow engaging and memorable, exceeding audiences' expectations,
creating
fans for life.
Many successful artists have learned from Tom: Taylor Swift, Jars of
Clay,
Jordin Sparks, Michelle Wright, James Bryan, Casting Crowns, Francesca
Battistelli,
Gloriana, The Band Perry, and other acts you admire. Artists who've
learned
from him have had hundreds of #1 songs, sold millions of records, and
played to
countless millions live. But his teaching will help anyone who performs
onstage!
For more info, visit OnstageSuccess.com.
"Tom Jackson is a jaw-droppingly
outstanding live music producer. A true master, and I don't mean that
lightly.
I'm recommending him to every serious performing artist I know." -
Derek Sivers, Founder of CDBaby and
HostBaby
"If you do
anything to further your career, listen to what Tom Jackson has
to say! It will change everything you thought about performing live,
and better
than that...it will keep you performing live for years to come." -
Derrick Ross - President, Slaight Music
Inc. (formerly VP of SL Feldman & Associates -Norah Jones, Avril
Lavigne,
Diana Krall, Barenaked Ladies)
"Tom makes a major impact.he's a true
creative partner who helps realize the artist's full performance
potential." - Matt Serletic,
Producer (Santana, Celine Dion, Aerosmith, Matchbox Twenty, Rob Thomas)
Session Titles and Description:
"Getting
a Vision for Your Show"
Two things will happen when you exceed your audience's expectations: 1)
they'll
ask you back, and 2) they'll tell someone else about you. But in order
to
exceed their expectations, you need a vision for your show! Learn Tom
Jackson's
Live Music Method and see how you can turn your "songs" into moments,
and your "set list" into a captivating show.
"A
Live Music Makeover"
Tom Jackson is a master of creating musical
stage moments out of your songs. In this session, you'll see what
a
rehearsal should look like. Selected performers will receive a Live
Music
Makeover that pulls out the uniqueness of each artist and helps them
connect
emotionally to everyone in the audience. A crash course in going
from good
to great on stage. It's an invaluable nuts-and-bolts experience for any
artist
serious about stagecraft and not-to-be-missed!
Sign up for the option
of your choice or both if you wish
Option 1 - 9:30 AM - Three and a half hour
session with 6 artists -
first come first serve basis @ $350 ea SOLD OUT
1:00 - Lunch
Coffee break in the middle (20 minutes)
Tom will
spend 20 minutes with each artist (listening to 1 song and tweaking
it
hands-on). In between the tweaking (as the next artist is setting up),
Tom will talk to the whole group about what he just did and
how they can
apply it. He will be talking to the whole group as he's
working with
each artist, too; and the concepts he uses will be valuable to
all.
Option
2 - 2:30 PM - General Session with a
demo band
Can accommodate 50 to 75
people - $100 ea
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FEW SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE
5:30 PM - Dinner & Networking
Stay for the Jam Session
after.
 Registration
form
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Country
Vocal Showcase
Global
Country congratulates Olivia Wik who won Country Vocal Showcase, the
country talent contest presented by Edmonton destination hotels
Westend, and Visionary Entertainment Inc, in partnership with GlobaL
Country. Olivia is automatically now entered into the Global Country
Star Search competition in May of 2012. Runner up was Marilyn
Lamouche-Lee.
Olivia Wik (centre), winner and runner up Marilyn
Lamouche-Lee (left)
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Alberta
Music Awards on November 5th,
2011.
Congratulations to Maryanne Gibson for receiving the Alberta Music
Industry Builder Award.
Kennedy
Jensen CEO of Alberta Music presents Global Country CEO Maryanne Gibson
with the Industry Builder Award
This
gala evening, held at the stunning Art Gallery of Alberta
in Edmonton,
will provide the
community with the opportunity to honour four individuals who have
achieved
excellence and international recognition in the music industry. This
year
Alberta Music has chosen to honour Paul Brandt as the Lifetime
Achievement Award, Global Country's own Maryanne
Gibson as the Industry Builder Award, Hal
Yerxa as the Heritage Award, and on the night of the Awards we will
announce the recipient of the Emerging Artist Award.
The
evening itinerary includes:
7PM
- Champagne
Reception
8PM
- Awards Show with
live entertainment
9PM
- Industry After
Party with live entertainment
Please
contact Alberta
Music at 780-428-3372 or brittany@amia.ca
to confirm your attendance or for more information
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Country Vocal Spotlight Finals
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 at 7:00 PM at
Mayfield Trade Centre
Download Poster
Click here to purchase tickets
Country Vocal Showcase finalists:
Karly Polkosnik
Marilyn-Lamouche-Lee
Neil Lamouche
Olivia
Wik
Parker Claussen
Sarah Anderson
Junior Division
Winners:
Alyssa Miller
Sharmaine Pagtakhan
WINNER
RUNNER UP
Country Vocal Showcase:
Global
Country is pleased to partner with Edmonton destination hotels
Westend, and Visionary Entertainment Inc, to present Country Vocal
Showcase on October 29, 2011 at the NewCap Stage - West Edmonton
Mall.
Download Poster
Click on the images
to download forms
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13th Annual Global Country All Star Concert:
The
13th Annual Global Country All Star Concert was another great show.
Once again we kicked it off with this year's Junior, Intermediate and
Senior Star Search winners, plus our own North American Country Music
Associations International Champions, Livy Jeanne and Kasha. We
introduced Tenille, a new Alberta talent to the show, brought back
some of our long time supporters and graduates, and presented an
Internationally acclaimed, long time Edmonton group, The Emeralds.
We
would like to thak everyone who attended and supported
our 13th Annual event. Donations to the Slave
Lake
Relief Fund totaled $816.00. A special thanks to Tenille who
donated 40% of her CD Sales to the fund. Thanks to the
companies and individuals who purchased tickets to the concert for
Slave Lake
Evacuees: Town
of Calmar; Edmonton Heritage Festival Association; Showtech Power and
Lighting, Edmonton; Jaysis Enterprises, Leduc; The Funky Fro Salon Spa
Ltd, Leduc; Tenille Nedkrynechny Family, Grande Prairie; Alberta Music;
and Global Country. 48
displaced residents from Slave Lake were able to
enjoy the concert as a result.
An
a huge thank you to our sponsors: CFCW;
Swanberg Air; FACTOR; SOCAN; Sennheiser; Powersound; CHLW; CCMA;
Alberta Music; Northlands;
and Wilde & Company Chartered Accountants, Vegreville.
More
photos
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Autographed guitar draw unclaimed
June 14, 2011
The
lucky number for the autographed guitar from the 2011 Country Star
Search Concert at the Winspear Centre on June 13th, has not been turned
in. If you have this ticket number please contact Global Country - Ticket number 343332
2011 Global Country Star Search winner declared:
June 14, 2011
We
are pleased to announce that our audience at the 2011 Country Star
Search finals at the Winspear Centre on June 13th, voted Andrew Scott
as their favorite, with Stephanie Poinier declared the runner-up.
Global Country is proud of how well all our finalists did. It was
a tough job for the audience to vote to determine the winner as each
one of them was a winner in our eyes.
Warren Berg of CFCW with 2011 Country Star Search Winner
Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott was born and raised
in Grande Prairie and now
lives in Beaumont. He is
an energetic and captivating singer/songwriter/entertainer. His
musicianship is
top notch and his performances are always full of funk, humour, strange
instruments, pterodactyl squawks, grunts, grooves, storytelling and
good
ol'fashioned zip zap wit. He and his wife Julie have recently returned
from a
few years of living, teaching, and performing in Japan
and France,
and
now have their eyes set on becoming a part of Canada's
vibrant musical community.
Stephanie
Roinier - runner-up
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Star Search update
June 2, 2011
Due
to unexpected personal circumstances, Joe Bauman will not be able to
compete at the Star Search finals at the Winspear Centre on June 13th.
This means that there will only be 4 finalists who will perform with
the band before the audience votes to determine the winner.
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Concert Announcement
May 24, 2011
The
13th annual Global Country Star Search and All Star Concert will take
place at the Winspear Centre on Monday, June 13th at 7:30 PM. Tickets
are now on sale. All tickets are $25.00. Group price of $20.00 each for
groups
of 20 or more. Call the Winspear Box Office at (780)428-1414 or
1-800-563-5081. To buy online click here.
Part of
the proceeds from the concert will go towards the Slave Lake relief
effort. We
are also asking individuals and businesses to purchase tickets at $25
each, which will be given to Slave Lake evacuees so
they can enjoy a
few hours of respite from all the stress they are under. There will also be
opportunities at the
concert to make a donation to the cause. Let’s fill the house and
show our
support.
Artist line
up includes new recording artist Tennille who is featured on CMT with
her
video “Pictures on a Crooked Wall”, Lisa Hewitt, Tracy
Millar, Samantha
King, Mike Gouchie, and more to come. The
audience will once again
participate by voting for one of five finalists to determine this
year’s Country Star
Search winner. As well we will have this year’s Country
Star Search
winners in the Junior, Youth, and over 35 categories, along with last
year's winners, Livy Jeanne and Kasha, who did
us proud at the North American Country Music Associations International
competitions in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, this past March, where they
each garnered several awards.
May 25,
2011
Global
Country is excited to announce that the Internationally acclaimed
Emeralds will be special guests at the All Star concert. This band has
toured the world, has 6 gold, 2 platinum, and 1 double platinum awards.
They have 29 albums and have been inducted into the City of Edmonton's
Cultural Hall of Fame. Their instrumental hit, The Bird Dance, won them
fame all over the world.
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Country Star Search Finalists
May 14, 2011
Andrew Scott
Jayson Bendera
Joe Bauman
Beaumont,
AB
Kelowna, BC
Red Deer,
AB
Stephanie Roinier
Tyler Lizotte
Chicoutimi, Quebec
Fort Vermillion, AB
The
five finalists will perform with the live band at the Global Country
All Star Concert at the Winspear Centre on Monday, June 13th, 2011, and
the audience vote will determine the 2011 Global Country Star Search
winner. Be part of the excitement in selecting who will represent
Global Country at the North American Country Music Associations
International (NACMAI) competitions in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee in 2012.
Get your tickets as soon as they go on sale.
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Country Star Search 2011 - Youth, Junior & Over
35 Division Winners
May 14th, 2011
Brendan Guy
Payton Klassen
Tommy Mueller
Leduc, AB
Sherwood Park, AB
Calgary, AB
7 - 12 Winner
13 - 17 Winner
Over 35 winner
These
winners will perform with the All Star band at the Global Country All
Star Concert at the Winspear Centre on Monday, June 13th, 2011.
More
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Global Country Star Search
preliminaries
The
Country Star Search finals for the 7 to 12, 13 to 17, and 35 and over
age groups, and the prelimaries for the 18 to 34 age group, take place
at the Delwood Community Hall, 7515 Delwood Road, from 11 AM to 5 PM on
Saturday. May14th. The public is welcome to attend. There is no
admission charge.
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Global Country Announces two young ambassadors:
Kasha Derechey & Mitchell
Smith
Global
Country is proud to support these two talented young artists who are
breaking
into the music industry. Kasha is our 2010 Country Star Winner and
Mitch
is rapidly developing into a first class guitar player. Together they
perform
as The Orchard. The Orchard will be representing Global Country
at various events.
Take a little feel good country music and mix it
with some
rock ‘n roll, then add a rootsy, bluesy feeling, and you have The
Orchard. Kasha
Derechey (2010's Global Country winner and a Berklee College of Music
student))
and Mitchell Smith (Berklee College of Music student) make up this
brand new
project out of Edmonton. Since
winning the 2011 North American Country Music Association's
International Duo
of the Year award in Tennessee, The
Orchard has been working with top Canadian Country Music producer, Bart
McKay. Three
tracks are currently being worked on with Bart, with some help from
Murray
Pulver of Doc Walker. The Orchard puts on a high energy show, with fast
paced
covers, and smooth originals, that listeners can get into the first
time they
hear them.
The Orchard is capable of
performing as a duo, as well as a
full band. They play anywhere from one to three 45 minute sets on a
regular
basis. They have had radio play on Lloyd FM, Key 83 Wainwright,
and NBRN FM
Nashville, as well as an interview on 630 CHED.
Past Performances:
Country Tonite Theater- Pigeon
Forge, Tennessee
The Springs- Wainwright AB
River City Roundup- Edmonton AB
Apex Casino- St Albert AB
Ranchmen's- Calgary AB
Overtime- Sherwood Park
Thorsby Rec Center- Thorsby, AB
LLOYD FM- Lloydminster, AB/SK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnJBu_XAI0A
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Orchard/184679788212227
Global
Country ambassadors - The Orchard
Mitchell Smith &
Kasha
Derechey
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Global Country is
a proud member of Edmonton Tourism
the official website on what to see and do in
Edmonton.
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Letter from 2010 Star Search Winner
Kasha Derechey
To:
Maryanne Gibson and All Members of Global Country,
I would like to
take a few moments to write a little about my experiences over
the past year as the Global Country Star Search Winner of 2010. From
the moment
of winning, to many first and unforgettable moments, this year has been
one to
remember!
I'm not sure how
to take all of the experiences from the prize package and
put them into words. I got my first taste of songwriter circles, live
music
venues, and experienced a closer encounter with the music industry.
I think
one of my favorite moments was the Nashville
trip. Bill Borgwardt
put together a flawless itinerary and from start to finish we were on
the move
experiencing the best of what Nashville
has to offer. Seeing
the Grand Ole Opry was one of my favorite moments...knowing that some
of the most inspiring artists performed on that stage. It was
really neat
to be able to see landmarks of musical history and getting the
opportunity to
gain a stronger sense of where some of the most unique and highly
recognized
artists and musicians came from. It wasn't all learning,
ofcourse...Bill and
John Perry both had us going... sometimes at midnight for late night runs to
Wal-Mart! That has become a tradition of this trip as I was informed of
it
before even coming down! They were incredibly supportive and made sure
we were
well taken care of! We shared a lot of laughs on this trip. The
competition in
Pigeon Forge was a very cool experience. I was lucky and grateful that
Maryanne
also allowed to have Mitchell Smith join me down there so we could
perform in
the Duo Category! We are very thrilled to be taking that award among
other
awards I was successful with in various categories from this
competition.
While down
in Nashville I had the
opportunity
to also meet many people who Global has connected with over the years
of doing
the Star Search program. We were missing Maryanne and everyone was
asking about
her. The reputation of Global Country could not be mistaken down there
to be
anything but great. I was honored to be down there representing Global
Country.
Thank-you so much for everything I've experienced through the Global
Country
Star Search Competition, thank-you to Maryanne Gibson, and thank-you to
Bill
Borgwardt for helping create such an amazing Nashville experience.
Looking
forward to hearing from winners for years to come!
Sincerely,
Kasha Derechey
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Letter
from 2010 Star Search Winner Youth Winner Livy Jeanne and her parents
To Maryanne Gibson
I just
wanted
to let you know how Thankful we are to you and Global Country. The
experience
for Livy and ourselves was incredible!! We loved every minute of
it.
Bill and John were amazing hosts. They went above and beyond to ensure
we all had an
amazing experience... They are a definite asset to Global Country.
Both
Sid and I were
commenting on how the support of Global Country is so important to
our Canadian Country Artists, the exposure Global provides
for the artists is very much appreciated. So Thank you for
everything you
do...we know you are the Heart Beat of Global Country.
Hope to talk to you soon
Paulette, Sid, and
Livy Jeanne
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