#sound

Starting in the mid nineties, Eduardo Ottoni and James Ong were the drummer and keyboardist in the band Spygirl, a group that was founded by singer Koralee Tonack and (Music Buddy host) Jane Gowan.  The group embodied the spirit of collaboration, and the members developed a deep bond that created a safety net of creative and personal freedoms.

Over time, Eduardo and James’ focus turned from being bandmates to being business partners. Working together mostly in the context of festival production, they became trusted and much-loved members of the arts and cultural community in Vancouver, BC. Their understanding of each others' work styles, and their ability to play to each others’ strengths grew over time, and in 2020, they co-founded Event Lab, a live event production company with a focus on sustainability, community, inclusivity and economic viability. Their client list includes The Vancouver Jazz Festival, The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Pride, The City of Burnaby Deer Lake Concerts, the Vancouver Chamber Choir, The Elektra Women’s Choir, Push Performing Arts, Cellar Jazz, the West Vancouver Community Arts council, and the Coalition for Music Education in BC, to name just a few. 

Eduardo and James have gracefully turned a creative and joyous musical relationship into a thriving and lucrative business partnership. Their story is one of friendship, shared values, trust, and hard work. 

Enjoy this conversation with three old friends as they simultaneously celebrate the past, present, and future. 

Thank you for listening!
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the pod with a donation. Any amount helps!

MUSIC BUDDY IS:
Jane Gowan (host, producer, editor)
Tim Vesely (co-producer/co-host)

The show's theme song, "Human Stuff," is written by Jane Gowan and Tim Vesely, and performed by Jane and Tim, with additional vocals by Steve Wright and Connie Kostiuk

STAY IN TOUCH
Email: jane@musicbuddy.ca
Instagram: @musicbuddypodcast
Facebook: @musicbuddypodcast
Twitter: @janegowan
TikTok: @musicbuddypod

This podcast is brought to you by Morning Run Productions.

Alan Kudan is a Sound Mixer and is known as the Voice of God on our show. Listen in as we discuss how to book more jobs, union versus non-union jobs and some really interesting WAR STORIES from the perspective of sound. 

(Intro & piano music)

Nowadays, in order to describe something we don't understand, we make a reference to a difficult language for us. The English say 'It's all Greek to me', the Greeks say 'It's all Chinese to me' and so on. In ancient Greece-and here, I have to remind you that it was an empire with all the faults that come with one-the sound the Greeks heard from foreigners was 'VAR-VAR' (the letter v is written and pronounced b in English). And that's what they used to mock anyone not Greek, They also had a phrase 'πάς μη Ελλην, Βαρβαρος' anyone not Greek is a ΒΑΡΒΑΡΟΣ/BARBARIAN

Twitter @yourgreeksunday ,
Instagram @emmanuela_lia ,
email yourgreeksunday@gmail.com

Join Mike & Russ on another rambunctious rooftop discussion centering around their first polished film "Different Schools" and the big dreams that came with it.

First, Russ' tale "Minetta" - a fact based encounter on the set of "Serpico" with Al Pacino in 1973 Greenwich Village.

Followed by Mike's introspective journey into the mind of an actor based on actual events reminds us that there are "No Small Parts" but there are bad toupees.

Note: This episode contains a rainbow of city noises such as helicopters, trucks, Imperial Star Destroyers, sirens, and whatever they got. This is not sound effects wizardry, this is real life. Enjoy.

Easter Baskets!
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/b5687654-720d-4c18-8f16-01aeab5f192d

This week we talk about all the fun things that have to do with space. This was a great show and also mind blowing on all the fun and crazy facts we researched. Just when you think you couldn't be shocked anymore. We talk about stars , garbage , planets , money , and more interesting crazy facts.  We also discuss Amazon getting into the space travel and would you go for a one day travel. If you like are click on the links below.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ytHeiGG6VND5GUmoWij-A