Since 2007, creating good music. Vanilla Base restart again this year to play their best songs and return to the stages. Julie ,Quique, Luis, Jesus  and Manuel form this pop rock band, willing to captivate the audience with a fusion of their different styles and their musical influences. Rhythms for dancing, lyrics to listen and a lot of energy, all this with a vanilla touch…

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Bio:

I am a Canadian composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist based in Vancouver and Corner Brook, Newfoundland. I primarily write concert music (chamber, orchestral, choral), and I have so far written two award-winning short film scores (I Will Keep Your Light (2018), Reverie (2019)). In May 2019, I graduated with a Master's Degree in Music Composition at University of British Columbia where I studied with Jocelyn Morlock, Stephen Chatman, Dorothy Chang and Keith Hamel. In 2017, I completed a Bachelor's degree in Music Composition, where I studied with Andrew Staniland and Clark Ross.

Since I began studying composition in 2015, I have been lucky enough to write for many incredible musicians including TorQ Percussion Quartet, Friction Quartet, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Musica Intima, Duo Concertante, Victoria Symphony and others. Looking forward, I have many promising projects and ideas for 2019/2020!


Contact me at humber.robert15@gmail.com if you are interested in any of my scores, film collaborations, or are interested in recordings/info regarding:

-wreckhouse (2018) - for symphony orchestra

-floating wingless bloated (2019) - for symphony orchestra

-breath shapes (2019) - for violin and piano

-riverspeak (2019) - for piano trio

-lifted up (2019) - for piano, 2 percussionists, violin and double bass (working on version for percussion quartet)

-the ground beneath us (2019) - for trombone and double bass

-shucks (2018) - for cello and marimba (with kick drum and brake drum)(revising and working on versions for cello and two percussionists, viola and two percussionists)

Dr. Patrick Boyle is a fearless sonic explorer driven by discovery. Curiosity is his compass. His frontiers are in performance (trumpet and guitar), improvisation, composition and education. Patrick is Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at the University of Victoria 

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Originally from Newfoundland, Canada, he appears on over 50 commercial releases and 3 acclaimed solo albums. CBC Radio has called him a “trumpet personality” and “one of Canada’s top jazz musicians.” He has cultivated the rare ability to synthesize a range of influence – including jazz, rock, trad, Balkan, and South Indian music – which all come together into a rhythmically compelling musical voice. In 2009, Patrick performed at Carnegie Hall with tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain. 
 
A provocative and prolific composer, Patrick writes for theatre, film and the concert stage. Among his many commissions is the score for the theatrical adaptation of the Wayne Johnston novel Colony of Unrequited Dreams which premiered at the National Arts Centre in January 2017. Patrick’s music is central to two films for the National Film Board: 54 Hours (2014) and Song for Cuba (2014). The CBC commissioned Patrick to compose and record Well Enough Alone (2010), a multi-movement suite acknowledging the 60th anniversary of Newfoundland's confederation with Canada. 

Career highlights include performances every major jazz festival across Canada, the Newport Folk Festival, Rochester International Jazz Festival, Mariposa Folk Festival, Sound Symposium, SXSW, Folk Alliance International, and an Australian tour with guitarist/composer Duane Andrews. Patrick concerts and compositions have been performed on numerous CBC radio broadcasts, including The Signal, Canada Live, The Performance Hour, Deep Roots, and a feature episode of Sessions in the Old Town for CBC-TV with host Tom Power. His latest release, After Forgetting (2017), is a new vinyl release with Bill Brennan (piano), Mike Downes (bass), and Mike Billard (drums) and produced by Glen Tilley. Previous solo albums include Rock Music with Curtis Andrews (2010); Still No Word (2008 ECMA Nominee); Hold Out (2005 ECMA Nominee).

Patrick balances a life in performance with dedicated scholarship and active community engagement. He holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts (2012) from the University of Toronto, a Masters Degree in Ethnomusicology (2002) from York University and a Bachelors Degree in Performance from Memorial University (2000). His innovative research investigates how improvisation, particularly collective improvisation in organizations, can help negotiate situations of tension and anxiety. Patrick has been awarded grants to study, record, and tour from the NL Arts Council, FACTOR, and Canada Council including work at the Banff Jazz Workshop and Hrvatska Matica Iseljenika (Croatian Folkloric Academy of Music) in Brac, Croatia. Patrick writes for Canadian Musician magazine. He is also a sought after clinician/adjudicator throughout North America.

Current projects include intensive work performing live music for silent film under the banner of Active-Vision; a intimate trio with pianist George McFetridge and bassist James Young; Deep in the Groove with organist Dr. Tony Genge; Carnatic explorations with Curtis Andrews; a book and online project documenting the history of jazz music in Newfoundland; an album of trad music for trumpet; and ever-evolving collaborations with Neil Conway, The Discounts, and Mark Bragg. 

An in-demand sideman, his versatility is integral to several collaborations. Select performance and recording credits include Great Big Sea, Mickey Dolenz, Mike Murley, Hey! Rosetta, Fred Penner, and many more. Twice, MusicNL recognized Patrick as Side Musician of the Year. Patrick led the rap and roll group Trimmed Naval Beef and in his heart, he still does.

Classically Trained in Guitar, Singer-Songwriter, Educator, Speaker, Published Writer. 

Victor fell in love with the guitar during his high school years.  His live solo performances attracted the attention of many.  Within a few years he was playing guitar and bass in bands at dance clubs in New York City.
 
A turn of events led him to study music at a conservatory in New England.  Besides the traditional course work in music theory and 20th Century composition, he studied classical  guitar and took piano and voice lessons. During this time he gained experience in choral work; he toured with the school choir and orchestra performing throughout the USA.

Over the years he has had the privilege of performing at notable places such as St. Bartholomew's, Willard Chapel (Auburn, NY), Battle Creek Tabernacle (MI), General Conference Chapel (MD), World Trade Center (Boston, MA), Women's Christian Temperance Union (Watertown, NY, Chapter), public parks, Protestant congregations and at an international interfaith convention in Washington, D.C.

In the 2000s Victor toured with the Pro Arts International Choir as a musical feature, performing with the Gypsy Rebels (profile picture) at Disneyworld (FL), Disneyland (CA), Museum of Latin American Art (CA), La Sierra University (CA), and Atlantic Union College (MA). He directed the first Classical Guitar Clinic for Pine Tree Academy for two years (ME).  He has also had the honor of having been invited for a private performance in honor of Jennifer Smith, the former Premier of Bermuda (1998-2003).

Later Victor toured New England with Bill Malia, a Christian recording artist, and performed at Soulfest 2007, the largest Christian music gathering in Gunstock Mountain, New Hampshire.  In the Midwest, he has performed in La Porte, Indiana  and two appearances at Andrews University Classical Seminary Series.  In Canada he has performed in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan. 

Until this day, his performances have been heard at live concerts or private settings.  Currently he is working on recording his first album featuring his original compositions.  It is scheduled to be out by the spring of 2019. In the meantime, enjoy his demo work on SoundCloud.

Violinist Lynn Kuo has appeared as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician across Canada, United States, Wales, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, and Ukraine. As guest soloist, she has performed with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, Thirteen Strings, Canadian Sinfonietta, Brandon Chamber Players, Nexus percussion ensemble, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Bulgaria), Cantus Ensemble (Croatia), Lviv Philharmonic, Lviv Virtuosi (Ukraine), and as special guest soloist with Hungary’s gypsy orchestra, Rajkó Band.

In demand as an interpreter of new music, Lynn has given numerous world premieres of acoustic and electroacoustic works written for her and various ensembles by international composers: Michael Pepa (seven works), Dennis Patrick, Daniel Foley, Elizabeth Raum, Scott Godin, James Harley, John Oliver, Constantine Caravassilis, Avalon Rusk, Felipe Ramírez-Rodríguez (Canada), Séan Clancy (Ireland), Katarina Miljković (Serbia/USA), and Viktorija Ćop (Croatia). 

These works have been written for her and various ensembles that have included the Les AMIS Ensemble, Duo Vita (with John Oliver, guitarist/composer), and for her and pianist Marianna Humetska. In 2012, Lynn, joined by Marianna Humetska, piano; Anna Guo, yangqin; and Ottawa’s Thirteen Strings (directed by Kevin Mallon), gave the world premiere of Si Yi – The Four Arts, a commissioned work by Alice Ho for violin, piano, yangqin, and string orchestra. Frequently a guest artist at the University of Toronto New Music Festival, Lynn has co-created multi-disciplinary performances featuring the works of American composer Steven Mackey (Interior Design with collaborative painter Daisuke Takeya) and Gabriel Prokofiev (Sleeveless Scherzo for solo violin and dancer with dancer/choreographer  Angela Blumberg).

Maintaining a busy performance schedule, Lynn is also Chef de l'ensemble Les AMIS and has performed in six Les AMIS European concert tours. Lynn continues to collaborate with leading artists, having performed solo and chamber works with such artists as the Fitzwilliam String Quartet, the Penderecki String Quartet, Christoph Eschenbach, the Gryphon Trio, Mark Fewer, Lori Freedman, and with other eminent artists at the University of Toronto New Music Festival, Tuckamore Festival, Gros Morne Summer Music, and Music Biennale Zagreb Festival (Croatia). 

Lynn’s performances have been broadcast on Canadian, Serbian, and Hungarian radio and television. In 2010, Lynn recorded music of Nino Rota for the Naxos label, recording with pianist Mary Kenedi. With pianist, Marianna Humetska, Lynn will be releasing their debut CD, LOVE: Innocence, Passion, Obsession on April 23, 2014.

Based in Toronto, Lynn is the Assistant Concertmaster of the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra, in addition to performing with the Canadian Opera Company and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Lynn has also performed as guest concertmaster of orchestras that have included the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, and Opera Hamilton. Lynn also serves as adjudicator, guest artist, teacher, and lecturer at Canadian festivals and universities. 

Lynn completed her Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Toronto dedicating her research to the subject of holistic health and injury prevention in orchestral string musicians.
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