co were signed by Music Shoppe March 21 at

the El Mocambo. The five -piece commercial aspddeliatenhclim rock band play original material and hits. Music Shoppeon signing spree Scribnerreportsseveralproducersand They record companies are interested. Desperado Sw N includes several former members of Stude- from t 0. baker Hawk. GMaarrych: Annie Woods and Shivers hail from the Music Shoppe International has been on early March. The group was put together by from throughout Canada and the U.S. Carolinas, and are the only U.S. act in the Saskat Zwhat president Ron Scribner refers to as a Lighthousefounder SkipProkopand The Great Rufus Road Machine, one of group signed by Music Shoppe. The signing K Ki"signing spree". Over the month of March, features two former Lighthouse members Music Shoppe's leading show and lounge took place at Larry's Hideaway Kennyomrr the agency has signed 12 acts, "the most on March among the six. Capitol has just released acts, were signed March 22 at the Zodiac I 3. Woods istouted as an excellent rock bdFarnenet < actsthat we've ever signed in any one their second album, Get It Up For Love. singer. Her band includes former Lynyrd 2 month." at Toronto's Ramada Inn. The five -piece Tours in Canada and the U.S. are planned showband are extremely versatile-their Skynyrd leadguitarist Jeff Gilhart, who River '2 The signings include Goddo, Deja Vu, for the summer. repertoire dates back to the 1920's - and contributestothegroup's cc Domenic Troiano, The Hunt, Great Rufus progressive Scr DomenicTroiano,veteranofsuch carefullyplannedandcostumed.With sound. They are managed by Chuck Leone, series Road Machine, Lynx, Desperado, Annie groups as Mandala, the and three singles already released, two on Rub- who is from Rochester, N.Y. Woods & Shivers, Kenny Hollis, Rhinegold, this m Guess Who, and on his own now doing ber Bullet and one on Axe Records, Axe Former Copperpenny member Kenny a lot o Harlequin and Streetheart. All are signed original material, was signed March 5at has just releasedtheirfirstalbum. The Hollis, who hails from Kitchener -Waterloo for exclusive booking in Canada, except for the Chimney. Troiano, an internationally started group are managed by Craig Nicholson of was another late -February signing at the Deja' Harlequin andStreetheart,two western acclaimedleadguitarist,iscurrentlyin Zodiac Pizazz Productions. I. An addition to Music Shoppe's agencyore bands being booked by Music Shoppe in New York's Automated Sound studio with Quality group Lynx, a five -piece hard show and lounge division, Hollis hasrecent- Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. Randy Brecker producing his first Capitol rock band, were signed at the Gasworks ly added former Ocean lead singer Janice Fatcat recording group Goddo area the Sts album. March 5. At the same time, deals were Morgan tohis band. He is managed by that w three-man heavy metal band doing original GRT band TheHunt, managed by pacted by with management firm Dick Wendling. material. They feature ex-Fludd member not or Franklin House and comprised of former Dixon-Propas and Bob Segarini, who is Four -pieceshowband Rhinegold were on the Greg Godovitz on lead vocals, bass and membersofDillinger, Bond and Max assisting the band with their stage show. signed March 23 at the Golden Falcon in "W guitar.Their new album, produced by Webster,weresigned by Music Shoppe Lynx, who recentlyopenedforPeter Scarborough with Music Shoppe personnel Montreal -based Gary Cape, is distributed at the Forge March 15. The newly -formed of the Gabriel in Montreal, have a current Quality and manager Larry Sykes in attendance. exclusi by Polydor. five -piece original band has already won album, Missing Lynx, and single, Visions, The group incorporates three showsets, of then Deja Vu, who record on Capitol, were notice as one of Canada's major new bands. from the album. including one featuring the members in signedlatein February and finalized in On hand at the signing were talent buyers Scri Another Dixon-Propas band, Desperado, superhero costumes from the comic books. with it They are described as a tight, unique band. "Of Well-known Winnipeg hard rock band ofhtheyt Harlequin were signed March 24 at Larry's that in Hideaway for booking east of Manitoba. those a The group does primarily original material, icantly with some material by groups suchas Aero- other s I'd hoi have a Thorne settles in at "Oti we can Phase One Studios raellg tloenvae Alan Thorne startedhisposition as headengineeratToronto'sPhaseOne cert tot Studios March 1. Thorne moved to Canada from Britain three years ago and has since engineered actsat Sons Quebec such as Kinks RobertCharlebois,GinetteReno, Jean PierreFerland,Fludd,Ian Thomas and incluc Frank Zappa with work done at Phase One with Bob McBride, Ishan People and Sweet New Blindness. are slat! IL tor) Cliff Hunt and Barry Cobus (Franklin House) Paul Cock- Grace Pitt(r) of CJIC-TV, Sault Ste. Marie interviews Sharon burn and Music Shoppe's Ron Scribner and Mike Creggs. As an ex -Trident Studio engineer Thorne current and Ron Russell of Axe's Great Rufus Road Machine. has also worked with Elton John, David Bowie, Harry Nilson and producer Richard Gwailrldeani) Perry. Leaf Ga Capi label in David Kosub album/single thegrc The tit for release in mid -May Canada DavidKosub, who recently recorded currentl foursongsforthe Canadianfilm The DivinersbasedonMargaretLawrence's book,iscurrentlyrecordinghisdebut Casa album at Studios. The al- bum and selected single are scheduled by to Ca Northern Comfort for release in mid -May. CAN Prior to this release Kosub willappear as ed the he did last winter in Toronto at Egerton's score c (April 7-9). Casanov Kosub has toured with the Ragtime was wri. Players,thePiecesof EightTravelling siblefc Theatre and directed music for Ryerson's Quality's Lynx with the label's Nick Panaseikoandassorted Music Shoppe president Ron Scribner with members of Goddo Juliet at friends at Gasworks' signing for Music Shoppe. and their manager Allan Katz at Gasworks' signing. Theatre production Changes shownlast The fib spring. Academ