Vote for J pold’s girlfriends band UPDATE: They are into the 2nd round!

[troutman]

Send the album to CJSW (digital or CD), or drop one off for me and I will get it to the Music Director on Saturday.

[SportsJunky]

Originally Posted by rayne008

Little disappointed in the low CP turnout in this thread -
10+ year member and super easy voting should have a ton of votes going your way IMO.

Some of us are just forgetful and needed a reminder. I voted again.

Keep bumping Jpold!

[J pold]

Originally Posted by troutman

Send the album to CJSW (digital or CD), or drop one off for me and I will get it to the Music Director on Saturday.

That's awesome. Thanks TM.

They digitally released the album yesterday for those who pre-ordered. In being as unbiased as possible I really do think it's a great album. What's the best way for me to send it you digitally?

[J pold]

Official announcement on CBC website:

From the 3,333 bands that entered Searchlight, 545 talented acts have moved on to the regional semi-finals.

Now it's up to fans to decide the regional finalists. Voting continues until 3 p.m. ET on Monday, April 20 to decide the top 10 from each region (except Iqaluit, which will advance five finalists). On Tuesday, April 21 the finalists will be revealed, and be one step from making the national round judged by Dan Boeckner, Jenn Grant and Saukrates. Now things really start speeding up.

http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2015/4/...semi-finalists

Voting link for this page:

http://music.cbc.ca/#!/play/artist/Run-Deer-Run

[troutman]

http://music.cjsw.com/submit-music/

Submitting your music to CJSW is easy, fun and can help you get a following in Calgary and beyond! To submit your music for airplay at CJSW (or any other campus/community station for that matter) just follow these simple directions. If you’re looking for a complete list of campus/community radio stations across Canada, please visit www.earshot-online.com. For a list of what you shouldn’t do when sending your disc to radio (our station or otherwise), click here.

All submissions to CJSW should be addressed as follows:

CJSW Radio
Attn: Music Director
Rm. 312 MacEwan Hall
2500 University Dr. N.W.
Calgary, AB, Canada
T2N 1N4
Or sent to: music [at] cjsw [dot] com


The record
CJSW accepts music in all forms (CD, record, cassette and high quality mp3).

For physical releases, place your unwrapped record in an envelope, preferably with some sort of protective padding either around the CD or in a padded envelope itself. Sometimes those mail-sorting machines aren’t as careful as we would like. Having a spine on your record with the artist name and record title clearly displayed will dramatically help the chances of a DJ picking your record up for airplay.

For digital releases, send a download link to your record, preferably archived as a ZIP file. All the tracks must have proper metadata (id3 tags) for the artist, album and track title. Tagging the track number and release year is also nice.

The one sheet
Include a one sheet in the envelope or digital archive. A one sheet is an industry standard that includes the following information on one page: artist name, album title, record label name, release date, album track list, a couple recommended tracks, tracks containing obscenities, a small bio and press quotes (optional). It is also very helpful if some of this information is printed on a small sticker and stuck to the artwork of the CD, as this makes the information readily available to DJs.
» Press Kit (Google doc Format)
» Press Kit (pdf)

Followup
If you wish to follow up, give a couple of weeks to allow your record to be received and reviewed. At this time you may either call or email the Music Director:

(p) 403-220-3085
(e) music[at] cjsw [dot] com.

[troutman]

My mock one sheet:



The Handsome Gadabouts were the inevitable result of the collision between two teenage music nerds raised on the classic rock radio of the 1970s, and the promise of the 1980s challenge to the establishment. Fans of every genre of music (except new country and folk), the Gadabouts straddled the line between homage and parody, unafraid to play any style. They answered Frank Zappa’s question, “Does Humor Belong In Music?” with an emphatic yes.

Just out of high school the duo met in suburban Calgary in the mid-1980s as line-cooks in a local Western Theme Park. Chris O’Reilly was already an established guitar player able to play every progressive hard rock song heard on local AOR stations. Peter Robinson dabbled in piano, drums and guitars, and was drawn to the new college radio phenonemon. The pair cemented the relationship in the kitchen, reciting the macho banter of Freddie Mercury, or by singing Steely Dan songs in the hot-tub while under the influence of mushrooms and Kokanee Beer.

Robinson left Calgary to attend university usually returning to Calgary, and the hot-tub, every summer. O’Reilly starred in a number of local bands, including The Snakeskin Cowboys, White Dogs, Vicious Fish, Tongue, Groove, and The Hot Tub Bandits. Robinson made his professional debut as the bass player for Trespass To Chattels at a Law School talent show at UBC. A lack of talent and profound stage-fright kept him from performing publicly for many years.

Returning to Calgary permanently in 1998, Robinson reunited with O’Reilly when they first began to collaborate on song-writing. At first, it seemed the duo would be a recording entity only, but they eventually performed their first live show at Lower Kananaskis Lake before an audience of three squirrels and a whiskey-jack.

Currently, The Gadabouts are working on a debut EP, (being released on their own record label) – The Handsome Gababouts, Get In Your Pants, featuring the singles Ogopogo (Can I Touch Your Body?), Mr. Bulsara (Freddie Mercury tribute), 10,000 Hours and Ape Has Killed Ape (B-side No Caeser, No!).

The first full length album Cowtown, is a projected concept album/rock-opera about growing up in Calgary, featuring, We’re Having A Party Ed Whelan (And You’re Not Invited), Freaks vs. Jocks, and the bar-trilogy, Punch-Up At Live Wire, Sham At the Shamrock, and Eulogy For The Cecil Hotel.

[J pold]

Bump! They had a promo about the Searchlight contest last night during the Flames game.

Get your votes in: http://music.cbc.ca/#!/play/artist/Run-Deer-Run

[troutman]

I like how they rock out at the end of "I'll Say".

[J pold]

Bump. Vote!

The good karma directly translates into Flames wins.

[bc-chris]

J pold - thank you for the 'bumps'... it reminds me to go vote again!

[J pold]

Bump! Last day to vote:

http://music.cbc.ca/#!/play/artist/Run-Deer-Run

[Huntingwhale]

Go Run Deer Run Go!

[jaydaybay]

Heard them at a fundraiser friday after work - great sound! Voted

[J pold]

Final bump.

Sadly they didn't make the regional finals but I wanted to thank everyone who supported and voted. Also wanted to pass along thanks on behalf of Run Deer Run. They've been reading this thread and appreciate all the kind words and support.

If you want to continue to support the band checkout their website for upcoming news, shows, and to order their first album The War (released on May 5th). Thanks again CP!

http://www.rundeerrunband.com/