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TIMES COLONIST | timescolonist.com WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013 C9 Editor:ARTS Dave Paulson > Telephone: 250-380-5346 > Email: [email protected] I TELEVISION, C10 ARTS IN BRIEF Bollywood’s ‘Oscars’ get B.C. boost with $11 million Victoria pianist VANCOUVER — Vancouver other activities, including Ontario and Quebec, which Jobs and Tourism Minis- $13 million and $18 million in honoured will be under the spotlight hosting a B.C.-India busi- offer rebates of 25 per cent ter Pat Bell said B.C. has direct spending. Victoria bluesman David in April when it hosts the ness forum. on total production spend- already had great success The three-day celebration Vest was awarded piano Hindi film industry’s annual The announcement was ing. building high-level relation- will bring some of Bolly- player of the year honours Times of India Film Awards. made amid rising tension A Save B.C. Film online ships in India for business wood’s biggest stars to a Monday night at the 16th Premier Christy Clark over the provincial govern- petition and campaign was and travel, but this opportu- concert, showcase some of annual Maple Blues announced her government ment’s refusal to increase launched, culminating in a nity is unparalleled expo- the most popular Hindi Awards in Toronto. would spend $11 million to production tax credits in town hall meeting planned sure for the province. movies in screenings and Vest, an Alabama help pay for production and the province. for Tuesday night at North “The Times of India Film wrap up with the awards native, was presented with hosting the event that Stakeholders in B.C.’s Shore Studios in North Van- Awards is a catalyst for ceremony on April 6. the award during a organizers say is the Oscars billion-dollar production couver. building awareness of B.C. The awards are based on Toronto Blues Society gala of India. industry have been lobby- “This is one piece of our to Indian businesses, deep- a global voting system hosted at the Royal Con- The provincial govern- ing the province, which government’s outreach ening relationships and involving fans who are servatory of Music’s ment will provide $9.5 mil- offers tax incentives of 33 efforts in India, opening up kick-starting enhanced invited to vote for their Koerner Hall. lion in matching funds to per cent on labour costs, to new opportunities for trade trade activities,” he said. favourite stars across 14 Other winners of the the Times Group to help sweeten incentives. They and investment that will The province estimates categories. night included Colin produce the event, and want the provincial govern- create jobs here at home,” the economic benefit of host- — Michael D. Reid, with files James, MonkeyJunk, another $1.5 million for ment to match rates in Clark said in a news release. ing the awards is between from The Canadian Press Suzie Vinnick, Matt Andersen and Steve Strongman. Vest will celebrate his win with a series of upcoming Vancouver Island performances. He plays Duncan’s Garage Showroom on Feb. 3, Hornby Island’s Commu- nity Hall on Feb. 15, and Hermann’s Jazz Club in Victoria on Feb. 22. — Mike Devlin Justin Bieber rules Twitter Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber, with his hordes of fans known of Beliebers, became the King of Twit- ter on Tuesday, topping fel- low pop star Lady Gaga as the user with the most fol- lowers. Twittercounter.com data showed that the 18-year-old Canadian singer jumped into the lead with 33.33 million fol- lowers, topping Lady Gaga’s 33.32 million, and ending her 2 1/2-year rule of the microblogging site. —Reuters Walters expects to go home soon NEW YORK — Barbara Wal- ters says she expects to be home from the hospital soon after taking a spill at a Saturday night party at the British ambassador’s home in Washington. The veteran ABC news- woman thanked people who expressed concern in a statement read Monday ADRIAN LAM, TIMES COLONIST on The View. Toronto-born, Victoria-based percussionist Niel Golden plays on a set of hangs at his home. He said a Beatles song introduced him to She says she’s running Indian music, and Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) became his influence. Now, it’s been 40 years since he began playing. a low-grade fever and doctors don’t want to release her until her tem- perature is normal. She says things are going in the right direction and she expects to be home Musician’s Golden touch soon. — The Associated Press Victoria-based percussionist has been studying for 40 years Boy bands team for Package tour Bird Has Flown) introduced When did you arrive in First album you purchased? NEW YORK — New Kids On Golden to Indian music. “I Victoria? The Beatles, Revolver. I the Block, 98 Degrees and became a snob about Indian clas- I had come out to Victoria the remember wanting it, and I Boyz II Men are teaming sical music,” he said. “I didn’t lis- summer before I finished high remember asking for it. up for a summer tour. ten to a lot of other music for school in 1972, with four guys The groups announced quite a while after that.” from high school. I fell in love Favourite album? The Package Tour on Tues- His passion for the form did with it at that time and knew I I’m a huge Beatles fan, so day morning on The View. not wane. Golden headed for wanted to be out there. pretty much anything by them I It’s the first time in 12 India immediately after graduat- love. years that 98 Degrees has MIKE DEVLIN ing high school. In 1973, upon his What eventually brought you been on tour. return, he enrolled in York Uni- here? First concert you attended? New Kids On the Block They Might Be Giants versity’s music program, with In 1980, I got a job at Canada The Beatles in 1964, the first also announced a new sin- [email protected] plans to become an ethno- Post, and in 1986 I transferred year they played Maple Leaf gle, Remix (I Like The), musicologist. out here. That was the beauty of Gardens. Because my sister was will be released Jan. 28 He eventually studied sitar [Canada Post]. You could trans- older, my parents made her take and a new album, 10, is out iel Golden has been with Shambhu Das, the percus- fer anywhere in Canada, if there me to see concerts in Toronto. I April 2. studying a range of sion instrument mridangam with was an opening and your senior- saw the Beatles, the Rolling The three bands sold classical Indian Trichy Sankara, and tabla with ity worked right. I was a relief Stones, the Dave Clark Five, millions of records in the instruments, from the Bob Becker of percussion carrier at first, in Esquimalt and Peter, Paul, and Mary. I saw (Lit- 1980s and ’90s and helped tabla to the sitar, for ensemble Nexus. Years later, Colwood and Gordon Head. My tle) Stevie Wonder open for the usher in a wave of vocal Nclose to 40 years. Golden entered into a “guru- first route was in Rockland, near Supremes. groups that continues By this point, the Toronto- disciple” relationship with Pan- Government House. today. born, Victoria-based percussion- dit Sharda Sahai, with whom he Favourite concert you There are no western ist can literally do it all, yet his did “intensive tabla training” What is your favourite thing attended? Canada dates, but the tour search continues. He’s a member over a six-year period. about Victoria? I remember being blown away stops in Tacoma, Washing- of three groups — Saffron (with “It was an amazing experi- I was just thinking about this by Chicago Transit Authority. I ton, July 9. Ken Hall, Wynn Gogol, and ence. It was like learning from yesterday. It’s the middle of Jan- was in high school then, but I — The Associated Press Enrique Rivas), DNA (with the source.” uary, and my evergreen clematis went to a gig at the University of David Kaetz and Alex Olson), He has played pop, blues and is already growing. Winter’s not Toronto. I remember being Sting’s daughter and Three Worlds (with Brad roots, and has collaborated with so hard to take out here. I go for blown away by their musician- Prevedoros and Greg Joy) — and orchestras and choirs. Though walks in Gordon Head down by ship. off Broadway has collaborated with everyone the music changes, Golden the ocean, and I see eagles, from folk-pop favourite Xavier adheres to a single golden rule: ravens, deer. It’s great. I love If you had one motto, or rule NEW YORK — Sting’s daugh- Rudd to blues belter Harry “Listening is the most important that part. to abide by, what would it be? ter Mickey Sumner has Manx. thing for me.” I’m working on a song called signed up to make her off- It’s all easier than it looks, What is your greatest accom- Enjoy Life While You Can, so I Broadway debut in Craig Golden said. He taught himself Where were you born and plishment as a person? try to remind myself of that. Lucas’s new comedy The decades ago how to pair the abili- raised? The ability to play, the ability Don’t get upset over things you Lying Lesson. ties of another with his own play- I was born in Toronto. to share that with somebody else have no control over.