Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival!
So, I just got back from California! I was visiting for a couple days because I got to play a set at the Temecula Valley Film Festival!! It was really fun! Of course, there was lots of sun (ended up with a sunburn, somewhat inevitable in my case). It was nice to escape the autumn rain here in BC.
I played Temecula on Friday night, a 40 minute set, and the crowd was soooo great. Nice and small, and really appreciative; that's totally what counts. Played mostly original tunes, and ended up selling plenty of CDs too! Haha even ended up signing a few autographs! Pretty exciting 
The next day we made our way back to Los Angeles and I got to spend the day with my friend Shaun Wolfe from Berklee in Boston. He lives and has grown up in LA, so he showed me around town. Spent most of our time in Hollywood! So fun... Made some new friends (Captain Jack Sparrow, Optimus Prime, you know... the usual). Also spent lots of time in a record store called Amoeba Music! HUUUUUGE place... ended up getting so many albums (Sam Cooke, Lykke Li, Cab Calloway... so stoked).
So Sunday rolled around and, since our plane wasn't until 7 that night, Dad decided to take me on a sight-seeing tour; aka, driving around. We made our way to Beverly Hills (Rodeo Drive baby!), Bel Air, and Manhattan Beach!!! Manhattan Beach was UNBELIEVABLE, I want to live there one day... It was so incredible. Let's just say I'm totally jazzed on Manhattan Beach.
Well, we returned the rental car and made our way to the airport to catch our flight. Ohhhhhhhh, but that would just be too simple wouldn't it? Haha, oh man, turns out our flight was for 7 AM Sunday morning, not 7 PM. COOL. Well, that kinda sucked, but we luckily got a cheap hotel room and spent another night in sunny LA. Had to get up at 4am for a 7am Monday morning flight, but we made it home eventually. Luckily. Anways, I'm headed to the Okanogan for the Rockanogan Music Fest this weekend, so I'll be posting another blog soooooon!
Until then
Youtube Videos!
By the way, I just discovered some videos of me playing at the Canadian Music Cafe!
You should check them out... they are in my video section. Three of them, videos of me playing "Crystal Clear", "Perfect Rainy Day", and "The Portrait of Dorian Gray".
Canadian Music Cafe and the Toronto International Film Festival
My, my, my! Been a busy couple a weeks for me, folks! Where shall I start?
Well, just got back from Ontario where I attended the Toronto International Film Festival! TIFF, if you will. Had so much fun let me tell ya. I first got to attend Norman Jewison's Annual Barbecue, held at the Canadian Film Center. What an incredible property, holy shiz! Unfortunately, it was pooourring rain during the barbecue... that didn't stop anybody though. Place was packed and there were just loads of umbrellas bobbing around. My sweet new moccasin boots got real muddy, but I suppose that's the price you pay!! I did an interview for the Canadian Film Center, wishing them a happy 20th birthday! Word on the street is that the interviews they took that day will be made into a video and shown in movie theaters... something like 7 millions people will see it! Pretty sweet, huh?
I next got to play at the Drake Hotel on Queen Street West. Closed reception for the Whistler Film Festival and The First Weekend Club... really fun party! The lounge was so packed it seemed folks had trouble moving around! I was behind my piano, luckily. Playing some tunes, as always!
The big thing of my Toronto trip though, was the fact that I was a part of the Canadian Music Cafe. What an opportunity! The Canadian Music Cafe showcases Canada's vibrant music scene to film and television industry leaders from around the world. The room was packed, and luckily I got to go first. Everyone was listening, one woman afterwards even said to me that "you could have heard a church mouse!". That made me smile I got a fistful of business cards from some great people. Who knows? Maybe something amazing will come of this trip!
The Sunshine Coast Folkfest
I suppose it's time to tell you all about the Sunshine Folkfest! Time for an update!
On the Labour Day long weekend, me and my new friend Kaitie Sly travelled out to Powell River. Kaitie was playing bass for me on this gig and we had so much fun! It was a really magical festival... as if fairies and gnomes put it together! Really it was just hippies though... and they were great. Gosh, even the food at the catering tent was incredible! As if someone had lovingly put together a meal for us So nice!
The crowd really seemed to enjoy what we were doing and listened to our entire 50 minute set. Seriously, that can be tough to ask for at an outdoor festival. Well it was an amazing location with the ocean at our backs and the forest all around. And the tunes coming from the other artists we got to hear were great too! Everyone was obviously having a lot of fun
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