Jan 4, 2019 ! " FP NEWSLETTERHappy New Year and Welcome to the first FP Newsletter of 2019, Vol. 36, our monthly publication TOP STORIES giving you all our music news!! Here’s wishing you and your family and friends a wonderful year full of health, success and an abundance of great music!! We’re continuing with awesome live music starting up again on Friday January 18 at Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel in Surrey. The live music program continues with BC’s top jazz talent on Fridays (6-10pm) to established and up & coming contemporary artists on Saturdays (630-1030pm). FUSIONpresents, the Sheraton and the SBOT are committed to bring more quality music to Surrey and be leaders in our Surrey Music City initiative to develop Surrey’s growing music economy and community! Last month, we were honoured to have an article written up in both the Surrey Now Leader and the Peace Arch News by journalist Tom Zillich on our Surrey Music City Initiative. Read the full article here if you Ayla and her excellent & groovy feel- missed it. good music band, Ludic, rocked out the Fox Cabaret on Dec 17 2018! Be sure to follow Ludic on social media and catch FUSIONpresents and Long & McQuade are resuming the All Ages Jam on January 23 and EVERY an upcoming show if you can! WEDNESDAY thereafter (6-9pm) at The Bennett Craft & Kitchen in Port Coquitlam, with all amps, Check LUDIC out! mics, drum kit, monitors and PA sponsored by Long & McQuade Port Coquitlam (1360 Dominion Avenue, Poco)! Musicians and singers of all ages and all levels are invited. If you’re interested in performing on any of our 3 stages (MIXT at the Sheraton Guildford in Surrey, the Bennett in Port Coquitlam, or West Beach in White Rock) please click here and join our online Talent Community now to tell us what you do! In this newsletter please check out Bruce’s Corner, an editorial by DM White, our BC Artist Highlight, our upcoming shows and jams, FP Food for Thought and don’t forget, FUSIONpresents wants YOU to ROCK, so please come out to our jams and join us on stage!!! JANUARY SPECIAL EVENTS FRI 4 Coal Davie & the Rockabillionaries @ West Beach, WR (8-12) So much talent in one place!! Myles SAT 5 Trama @ West Beach, WR (8-12) Philpott, Nathan Tapsas, Ben Dunnill, Brayson Wong and Sami Ghawi with NARDWUAR about to watch Ayla rock out FRI 11 Benito & Friends @ West Beach, WR (8-12) with Calpurnia at the Vogue Theatre on Dec 21 2018. SAT 12 Rear View Mirror @ West Beach, WR (8-12) WEEKLY JAMS & SHOWS FRI 18 Gabriel Mark Hasselbach Trio @ MIXT Lounge, Sheraton, SRY (6-10) FRI 18 Token Rhyme @ West Beach, WR (8-12) SAT 19 Heidi McCurdy Duo @ MIXT Lounge, Sheraton, SRY (630-1030) SAT 19 Scary Lizards @ West Beach, WR (8-12) FRI 25 John Lee Trio @ MIXT Lounge, Sheraton, SRY (6-10) FRI 25 Revolving Doors @ West Beach, WR (8-12) SAT 26 Blues for the Bank @ Sheraton Guildford, SRY (7-10) SAT 26 Jokers Hill Band @ West Beach, WR (8-12) Contact FUSIONpresents for all your MUSIC needs 778-892-7625 or 604-800-0989 [email protected] www.fusionpresents.com FP NEWSLETTER Vol. 36 www.fusionpresents.com Page !1 of !3 Jan 4, 2019 ! FP NEWSLETTER BC ARTIST HIGHLIGHT : BRUCE’S CORNER REAR VIEW MIRROR Happy New Year and I hope you all had a great Christmas. As this is the beginning of a new year, it is time again to review resolutions. Last year didn’t work out the way I had hoped as far as resolutions. As much as I would like to come up with a really good excuse, like obstacles which worked counter-productively to my efforts, the truth is, I forgot. This year I’m going in a different direction. First off, I’m going to put on 20 pounds. I bet I could complete that in a month. I’m also going to watch more tv. I don’t really think I drink enough either. I figure that this is a win/win resolution. The joy and pride I will have when I accomplish my resolutions for probably the first time in my life is obviously a win and if I am not successful, I must be healthier. 2018 wasn’t a bad year, I guess. There were some real lows but the highs were really good. But in the end, it was a fairly important year in my life. I believe I left 2018 positively and look forward to whatever life should throw at me. Rear View Mirror is a six piece band covering rock ‘n roll I hope it throws some good live music at me for sure. In the last month of the year, I saw Elvis classics from past and present, from AC/DC to ZZ Top & Costello live as well as an incredible Eagles cover band at the Blue Frog studios. For 2019, I plenty in between including likes of 54-40, Black Keys, have tickets to see ELO and Mark Knopfler, and then, a friend invited me to go see Bob Seger Doobie Brothers, Elton John, Steve Miller Band, Tom with her in February. All good, but frankly, I hope there are not many other shows, as it is Petty, Tragically Hip & many more. expensive. And of course there is our own FUSIONpresents with some seriously incredible The band’s roots were tied to the charitable organization young musicians. And there are some incredible bands that show up to West Beach and I am Habitat for Humanity and for many years, focus was always impressed with the entertainment available for the price of a beer. playing mostly charity and corporate events tied to “HFH” and others including Canadian Cancer Society’s annual So I wish you a Happy New Year and I’ll close with lyrics which always run through my mind this Relay for Life. There were also a couple of name time of year from my hero, John Lennon: changes along the way from Habitat House Band and Five Beers Down. A very merry Christmas And a Happy New Year 2017 highlights included winning the Battle of the Let’s hope it’s a good one (Insurance) Bands at the legendary Blarney Stone in Without any fear Gastown, Vancouver with a sell-out crowd of 350+. In 2018, the band added new lead vocalist Trisha Hansen-Bell (Aretha to Lady Gaga) and jazz-trained STONE ALONE bassist, Russ Laturnus, allowing them to venture into new by D.M. White directions. Original band members include Ken Miller, Bill Wyman was the official Rolling Stones’ bass guitarist for 30 years. From the early sixties to (lead guitar), Tim Northup (lead vocals, guitar & harp), the early nineties, he played with the band through many classic recordings and concert tours. Greg Harrison (lead vocals & guitar) and Darren Turik Through this time, he kept a journal and scrapbooks of keepsakes that helped pave the way to (drums). his writing of his autobiography “Stone Alone”. In addition to performances all over the lower mainland in Bill was considered quiet, steady and musically stable. Although he delighted heavily in the 2019, the band will compete on March 1st in the Battle of Winning (Insurance) Bands at The Imperial in Vancouver female admirers of the group, he was not inclined to live out some of the other wild ways of with and expected sell-out crowd of 500+! some of his bandmates. Instead of any unlawful dependancies, he was more devoted to creating a secure backdrop of music for the band and his own side projects. Catch Rear View Mirror at West Beach on Jan 12 and Feb 23!! Wyman always heaped plenty of praise on Rolling Stones’ founding member Brian Jones for his style and direction that lead the band early on. He also unloads much criticism of the forces that later Where it all began. controlled the band. He constantly points out that while the band This is the exact spot sold millions of records and sold out many concerts, there seemed where the idea of “the to be a lack of money being available and shared equally for many fusion of talent presents the art” was years. Add to that, the drug problems, frequent busts, conceived in 2002. We freeloaders and bursting egos of some, life as a Stone was never visit Montreal at least the smoothest of rides as he points out. twice a year and pay homage to our roots. After leaving the Stones, he started up his own group the "Rhythm Kings” and stuck to blues-rock music while playing smaller venues. ❤ " # $ Also, he owns the London restaurant appropriately called “Sticky Follow us on Instagram Fingers”, that features the American cuisine that he tasted while touring the U.S. The walls are and catch all our literally covered in Rolling Stones memorabilia. adventures! You can read about this chap and his adventures with the Rolling Stones in his autobiography “Stone Alone". FP NEWSLETTER Vol. 36 www.fusionpresents.com Page !2 of !3 Jan 4, 2019 ! FP NEWSLETTER FUSIONpresents MUSIC SERVICES FEATURED MUSIC & VIDEOS FUSIONpresents is proud to have offered the highest quality services in music entertainment, artist development and creative music services for over 16 years. We have entertained thousands of delighted guests, taught numerous aspiring artists, and collaborated with countless amazing people. 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