Record Of The Week Club is tagged as: under 2000 listeners, rock, jazz, soul, indie Check out our new song commissioned by CBC Radio in Canada! Featuring Matt Peters (Royal Canoe), Hannah Georgas and Curtis Nowosad - “On The Street.” * * * * Every Wednesday for 16 weeks during the summer of 2008, several musicians would show up at MCM Studios in Winnipeg. They never knew who else would be arriving — all they knew is that over the course of the evening they were going to be charged with the task of getting to know each other, writing, arranging and recording a song. The songs were then mixed the same night and made available for download the following morning. The results were incredible. Modeled after the classic French arts ‘salon’, host and producer Mike Petkau brought musicians together who may not have ever found themselves making music together. A member of the local symphony was paired with a DJ and a roots singer. The frontman of Winnipeg’s most prominent indie-rock band was paired with an Inuit throat singer and a glitchy electronic artist. And so it went, for 16 weeks. In great testament to the skill and diversity of Winnipeg musicians, all 16 tracks proved to be inspired and impressive works. A compilation CD of the project is being released shortly. You can order directly through the site, a... Read More About Record Of The Week Club Biography... Send Record Of The Week Club ringtones to your cell |
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