I’m finally getting around to reflecting back on the 2nd night of the festival and the shows I saw.  Night 1 was a blast, with so many great artists from the peak Performance project.  On Friday night it started out with checking out Ariane Mahryke Lemire who played to a packed room at The Keg Lounge.  Memphis Blues had a cool vibe, with people eating their pulled pork sandwiches and enjoying the micro-brews on tap.  Saskatcewan’s Volcanoless in Canada had the crowd going.  I couldn’t get in to see Michael Bernard Fitzgerarld as the place was packed, but I caught a great set by Jen Lane at Habitat before heading over to hometown favourite Ryan Donn at O’Flannigans.  The crowd was in anticipation to see We Are the City and You Say party at Habitat, and the lineup was down the street, so I decided to spend a few hours at Doc Willoughby’s with friends while Violent Kin played a great set of electro-rock!  The final act of the night for me (also at Doc’s) was the Dudes who rocked the capacity crowd, and threw in some cool Bob Dylan and Motley Crue covers.

Mini BOW
Things get underway for the final day at 10:30am for the much-talked about Mini-BreakOut West Family event at the Rotary Centre for the Arts!  This is a FREE event, so just come down and join in!  It runs till 2:30pm.

Conference Continues
At 11am over at the Prsetige Hotel is the final day of the conference

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Award Show Gala
It all culminates with The Western Canadian Music Awards Gala will take place at the Kelowna Community Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 24th at 8pm (doors at 7pm).  Tickets are $42.  Go online at Select Your Tickets to purchase your gala tickets.

The following are the amazing performers that will be taking part in the Western Canadian Music Awards Gala:

Grapes of Wrath
We Are The City
Corb Lund
Anne Louise Genest
Genevieve Toupin
Said The Whale
Aidan Knight
Jean Paul Maurice
Doc Walker
Shane Yellowbird
You Say Party
Grand Analog
Bif Naked
Fringe Percussion
Tambura Rasa
Ariane Mahryke Lemire
Shawn Jobin

Special performance by Hall of Fame inductees Chilliwack

The awards gala will also be honouring Tegan & Sara and Sarah McLachlan with the 2010 International Achievement Award!

SUNDAY OCT 24

OPENING KEYNOTE – LIVE PERFORMANCE & TOURING
11:00am – 11:45pm – The Regatta Room

This opening keynote will be a way for the speakers to illustrate to the audience what the days’ workshops will entail and help to set the theme for the day. Today’s workshops are primarily related to live performance and touring topics and this keynote will offer a general discussion about marketing in todays’ music business and discuss some new developments in that area.

Moderator - Brent Oliver – Director/Talent Buyer, Foundation Concerts (CAN)

Speakers
Elizabeth Spear – Senior Creative Manager, Ole (CAN)
Darlene Reece – ear4sounds Entertainment & Productions (US)
Brian Hetherman – Vice President Industry Affairs, FACTOR (CAN)
Liam Killeen - Artist Manager, Coalition Entertainment (CAN)

S.A.C. DEMO CRITIQUE
11:45am – 1pm – The Avenue (*19+ only)

Your music is the best marketing tool you have… or is it?  This panel of songwriters, producers and industry reps will offer feedback on your most important work: your music!  CD drop off will take place at the BreakOut West registration desk and will close at 11AM SHARP on Sunday October 24th.  Please submit songs on audio CD and include four hard copies of lyrics.  Due to time contstraints some songs may not be reviewed.

Moderator
Luc Hart – Engineer/Producer, Twisted Pair Productions (CAN)

Speakers
David J Taylor – Engineer/Producer, Twisted Pair Productions (CAN)
Brian Hetherman – Vice President Industry Affairs, FACTOR (CAN)
Blair Packham – Singer/Songwriter (CAN)
Elizabeth Spear – Senior Creative Manager, Ole (CAN)

MMF TOUR MANAGEMENT SESSION
11:45am – 1pm – The Regatta Room

Whether you’re hitting the road in a van or a full sized tour bus, catch up with our panel of industry professionals who have worked with touring artists of all calibers.  Learn the dos and don’ts of the road as our panel consisting of a manager, agent, promoter and tour manager guide you through the process step by step to successfully plan and execute a profitable tour!

Speakers
Liam Killeen – Artist Manager, Coalition Entertainment
Mark Kates – CEO, Fenway Recordings
Adam Countryman – Agent, The Agency Group

JAM LIKE EVERYBODY’S WATCHING!
1:10pm – 2:25pm – The Avenue (*19+ only)

A live performance can make you or break you as an artist.  This live performance coaching session will illustrate what you should be doing to lock in and maintain your audience’s attention as well as what not to do while performing.  This coaching session will also include tips and tricks on how to plan your stage, how to design a proper set list and how to conduct yourself during a soundcheck.

Speakers
Monte Malone – Vice President, A&R Worldwide (US)
Darlene Reece – ear4sounds Entertainment & Productions (US)

FACTOR: STILL FUNDING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
1:10pm – 2:25pm – The Regatta Room

FACTOR funds have kicked started many Canadian Artists careers throughout the 28 years they have been operating. FACTOR’s proud record of helping artists help themselves includes countless cash initiatives for touring, promotion, marketing and album production. In this interactive session, we are ready to point you to the money that could make all the difference in your career.

Speakers
Julia Train – Communications Manager, FACTOR (CAN)
Brian Hetherman – Vice President Industry Affairs, FACTOR (CAN)

ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING SESSIONS
2:30pm – 4:30pm – The Avenue (*19+ only)

Back by popular demand the One-on-One Mentoring Sessions will allow you to meet with major industry professionals to get your networking started! During this two hour session these heavy hitters are available to all conference delegates for quick 10-15 minute meetings, so get your pitches and questions ready! Appointments can be made by contacting Melissa@breakoutwest.ca and are filled on a first come first served basis so make sure to R.S.V.P. quickly!

Mentors:

JOHN MCCOULLOUGH – Independent Music Supervisor (US)
MARK MEHARRY – Director, Music Glue (UK)
HOWARD MONK – Music Promoter & Co-Founder, The Local (UK)
KEN BEATTIE – Publicist, Killbeat Music (CAN)
JESSE TANAKA – Publicist, Killbeat Music (CAN)
BRENT OLIVER – Director/Talent Buyer, Foundation Concerts (CAN)
AIMEE HILL – Publicist, All Access Entertainment (CAN)
BEN GARCIA – Novasonik (EU)
DAVID J TAYLOR – Engineer/Producer, Twisted Pair Productions (CAN)
DARLENE REECE – ear4sounds Entertainment & Productions (US)
ELIZABETH SPEAR – Senior Creative Manager, Ole (CAN)
BONNIE FEDRAU - Managing Director, Entertainment Business Affairs Inc. (CAN)

SOCAN SONGS & STORIES
3:00pm – 4:30pm – The Rotary Centre For The Arts

This songwriters circle will showcase the talents of both veteran songwriters and fresh new faces and will give the audience an opportunity to hear the story behind the songs.  The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) is proud to work on behalf of music creators and their publishers.  Don’t miss this intimate and inspiring performance by some of Western Canada’s finest songwriters.
Host – Neil Osborne

Performers
Don Amero
Shaun Verreault
Ariane Mahrÿke Lemire
Neil Osborne

Saturday Night Festival Lineup

The 2nd day of the conference kicks off at 2:30pm today after the Western Canadian Music Industry Awards wraps up at the Rotary Center for the Arts

Grant Lawrence’s book launch at Mosaic Books at 2pm

Slight time change – Doc Willoughby’s Saturday, Oct. 22nd

Michael Bernard Fitzgerald will be playing at Mosaic Books as part of Grant Lawrence‘s book launch at 2pm.  Check out his blog for coverage of his time in Kelowna, and come down to pick up your copy of Adventures in Solitude.

I’ll do a recap of last night a bit later today with lots of pictures.  It was another big night of performances with 40 bands playing at 9 venues.  All the venues had huge crowds, and you may have had to line up for a bit, but the bands performing made it all worth the wait.

Tonight’s lineup includes Grapes of Wrath, Grand Analog, Kingdom Cloud, Royal Canoe and many more.  Plus, the Francophone showcase will be held at Bohemian Cafe starting at 8pm with Mireille Moquin.

What a night.  I managed to check out all 6 venues that were having shows last night, and from the conversations I had with people, and the conversations I overheard, people were really stoked.  It was amazing to start off the night to a packed house at teh Streaming Cafe for Christopher Arruda.  From there I got to see two amazingly talented woman – Jess Hill and her band at Doc Willoughby’s and Christina Maria at Cush.  Cush had a great vibe, cool lighting, and 2 space cadets in full Astronaut gear. Then it was back to the Streaming Cafe for Adaline.  Another stellar performance from her. I caught a few songs from Bodhi Jones, and he had the capacity crowd captibated at Doc’s.  Greg Szcebel did his magic at Gotcha’s, spending a lot of his time on the dance floor with the crowd.  Check him out tonight at 9:45pm at Gotcha’s after Adaline, if you missed him last night. Kuba Oms kept the dance floor going after Greg finished.  I missed Aidian Knight‘s set at Habitat, but he joined his friends Said the Whale on stage.  Another incredible performance by this Vancouver band to teh sold out crowd at Habitat.  I winded down the night at O’Flannigan’s with the amazing Vince Vaccaro.  Another performer who also spent a lot of time wondering and playing amonsgt the crwod.  Great energy, and a sing-a-long of “The Redemption Song” to cap off night one.

So check out tonight’s lineup.  We have 3 more venues tonight for a total of 9, so check out The Keg, Memphis Blues and The Grateful Fed.

I’m been keeping the BOWKelowna twitter feed going #breakoutwest and posting to the Facebook page.  Don’t forget to join the conversation, share your pictures, videos and stay in the loop with the Mobile app.

Win prizes with contests throughout the weekend!

See video below if you are looking to activate the BreakOut West App!  Go to breakoutwest.ca on your Smartphone.

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CBC On the Coast, All Points West and North by Northwest will be broadcasting from Habitat throughout the weekend. Tune in for lots of interviews, discussing the impact this event will have on the Kelowna community, playing music from local artists, and lots of live performances.

It all starts today!  Check out the 20 Peak Performance Artists at 6 downtown venues tonight!

The Bohemian Cafe will be hosting the Francophone showcase on Saturday night!

We’re tearing through three sets in two days at the Breakout West Music Festival in downtown Kelowna! We may be living the island lifestyle but we haven’t forgotten our K-TOWN roots.

Friday, October 22 – Doc Willoughby’s at 8:00 PM
Saturday, October 23 – Habitat at 3:00 PM – All Ages Show presented by NewCap Radio!
Saturday, October 23 – Grateful Fed at 9:00 PM

PLAY FAST, GROOVE DEEP

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