Juan Martín Canadian Tour - 2009
Oct 07 Sackville, NB, Mount Allison University
Oct 08 Halifax, NS, St Matthews Church
Oct 09 Liverpool, NS, Astor Theatre
Oct 10 Riverview, NB, Riverview Arts Centre
Oct 11 Charlottetown, PEI, Carrefour Theatre
Oct 13 Prince Albert, SK. E.A. Rawlinson Centre
Oct 14 Fort MacLeod
Oct 15 Open
Oct 16 Edmonton, AB, Festival Place
Oct 17 Kelowna, BC, Okanagan Mission Community Hall
Oct 18 Mission, BC, Venue TBA - but gig is confirmed
Oct 19 Open
Oct 20 Open
Oct 21 Open
Oct 22 Quesnel, BC, Billy Barker Casino Theatre
Oct 23 Vancouver, BC, Kay Meek Centre
Oct 24 Pender, BC, The Performance Centre
Oct 25 Nanaimo, BC, Port Theatre
Mel Bay is proud to support the Old Webster Jazz & Blues Festival. The ninth annual festival is just 10 miles southwest of St. Louis. This year the free, award-winning, family jazz and blues fest recreates the music of the Las Vegas jazz scene during the 1960s. Not unlike Vegas at that time, this year's festival offers great entertainment, food and spirits along the strips of Gore, Allen and Lockwood Avenues. Be sure to check out Mel Bay's Lick Library author, Matthew Von Doran at 4pm on the Allen Avenue Stage. Listen for a dazzling array of styles and tune-in to retro sophistication born in the Las Vegas heyday that is still alive today.
Andy and I wanted to take a moment to send our thanks for the nomination of our instrumental, Angeline the Baker, for Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year.
Going into the studio to record this project, we really wanted to do just one or two takes of each song. That comes from realizing that often, the first take is when all the magic happens. One of the greatest things about bluegrass music is the incredible sponteneity that comes from the tradition of just sitting down and playing with friends, and that's what we wanted to capture.
We deeply appreciate each of the awards categories for which we've been nominated, especially knowing that these nominations come from our professional colleagues who know and love bluegrass music and are equally dedicated to keeping the tradition of bluegrass alive and vibrant.
Contact:
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Shopatron, Inc.
805.547.2144
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MEL BAY LAUNCHES ECOMMERCE POWERED BY SHOPATRON
Leading music publisher will drive online sales to retail partners and deliver a better website experience for consumers
San Luis Obispo, CA, July 7, 2009 – Shopatron, the leading provider of eCommerce solutions for music industry manufacturers, is proud to announce Mel Bay Publications as the newest addition to its roster of high-end music industry clients.
Shopatron will provide secure online checkout services, which will attach seamlessly to Mel Bay’s existing product catalog. Products in Mel Bay shopping carts will be purchased in a Shopatron-hosted checkout process. Mel Bay retailers will be engaged as order fulfillment partners, enabled through Shopatron’s Coex Freedom order exchange. Initially, Mel Bay will make products available for purchase with shipment or in-store pickup in the United States. The company expects to launch Shopatron-powered eCommerce in the United Kingdom later this year.
“We are always looking to better serve our customers. With Shopatron, Mel Bay dealers will make additional sales and profit from consumer orders placed online at www.melbay.com. We can offer our entire catalog to consumers for convenient online purchasing, while strengthening our relationships with retailers. It’s a win-win situation that lets everyone succeed,” said Bryndon Bay, President of Mel Bay Publications, Inc. “As an added benefit, customers have the option to pick up merchandise in their local music stores.”
“We are excited to welcome Mel Bay to the Shopatron community,” said Ed Stevens, Founder and CEO of Shopatron. “Mel Bay’s strong commitment to retailers will drive growth immediately and long into the future. Consumers will be better served and will be more likely to purchase a Mel Bay product when they visit the Mel Bay website.”
Mel Bay joins over 30 music industry manufacturers who use Shopatron’s Coex Freedom order exchange to enable fulfillment of consumer orders by retail partners across North America.
About Shopatron
Shopatron, Inc., the leading provider of global eCommerce solutions for consumer goods industries, allows its merchants to engage consumers with a fantastic experience, from shopping through fulfillment. Orders placed on Shopatron merchant websites are filled by a managed, distributed network of fulfillment partners, typically local retailers. Local fulfillment speeds delivery, motivates fulfillment partners to stock more inventory, and facilitates In-Store Pickup, a convenience valued by a majority of online shoppers.
Headquartered in San Luis Obispo, CA, Shopatron operates Coex Freedom, an order exchange with more than 600 merchants and 10,000 fulfillment partners across 35 consumer products industries. Some of Shopatron's merchant clients include Berkley Fishing, Brooks Running, Callaway Golf, D'Addario, Johnson Outdoors, Mammut, MK Diamond, Nordica, Panasonic, Spy Optic, Stearns, and Thule. For more information and a full client list, visit ecommerce.shopatron.com.
About Mel Bay
Established in 1947, Mel Bay Publications produces and distributes a wide variety of instructional books, DVDs, CDs, and accessories which cover almost every conceivable type of instrument including: guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, dulcimer, harmonica, fiddle, percussion and many more. Offering instructional materials for the most diverse and selective musicians, Mel Bay’s titles represent a number of musical styles including: classical, jazz, bluegrass, rock, blues, folk music and more.
Melbourne E. Bay (1913-1997) changed the world of guitar instruction beginning with his cornerstone “Modern Guitar Method” and “Rhythm Guitar Chord System.” Sales of his Modern Guitar Method series are estimated to be well in excess of 20 million copies. Mel Bay established the structure for modern guitar education and by so doing, helped create the foundation for the continued growth and advancement of the instrument. It is difficult to find a guitarist worldwide who has not, at some point, studied one of Mel’s method books.
Mel Bay Publications is also the North American distributor of numerous books and DVDs by such distinguished publishers as Chanterelle Verlag, AMA of Germany, Walton’s of Ireland, Voggenreiter, Mallys Music, Lick Library, Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop, Acutab, Learn Roots Music, and The Murphy Method.
Mel Bay Publications was proud to present this showcase of Flamenco style which featured internationally acclaimed Flamenco Guitarists and Mel Bay authors Juan Serrano and Corey Whitehead accompanied by world renowned Flamenco vocalist/singer Jesus Montoya. He has been a special guest artist on TV’s hit, “So You Think You Can Dance” as well as a 2007 Grammy Winner! Two excellent flamenco dancers enhanced the musical experience. Thank you to the excellent performers and to all in attendance.
During Summer NAMM 2008, Mel Bay's new Modern Guitar Method - Rock & Blues Supplements won "Best In Show" in the "Gotta Stock It" category. Six industry experts shopped the show, picked their favorite products and services, and presented those picks in five categories. The four new Mel Bay Supplements are products that the retail panelists "wish they had in their stores yesterday", and panelists "wish they had in their collections".
"Our goal was to give the Modern Guitar Method Expanded Edition and its supplements a depth and breadth previously unseen. This award confirms the feedback we are receiving that we hit our target.", says Bill Bay, president of Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
In support of the original, Mel Bay's Modern Guitar Method, Grade 1, the "Best In Show" supplements are entitled; Rock Studies, Play All-Time Favorite Hits By Ear, Learn Rock Favorites and Blues Jam Play Along. These new companion pieces bring a whole new level of fun to learning by teaching popular rock songs and blues improvisation.
Rock Studies covers the fundamentals of playing rock solos. This book and CD set teaches 16 different rock solos while explaining , hammer-ons, pull-offs, string bending, arpeggios, unison bends, pedal tones, playing over the changes and much more. Rock Studies includes tabulature, standard notation and play along tracks with a full band in the keys of C, Em, G and Am.
Through written examples and audio, Play All-Time Favorite Hits By Earbook and CD supplement teaches you how to play Louie Louie, Satisfaction, I Walk the Line, Let It Be, Light My Fire and Smells Like Teen Spirit.
Learn Rock Favorites teaches you visually how to hear and play Sunshine of Your Love, Proud Mary, Like A Rolling Stone, House of the Rising Sun, Blowin' in the Wind and Midnight Rider. This supplement book and DVD features a full band playing each tune and includes demonstrations of chords, strum patterns, guitar lines and improvising scales.
The Blues Jam Play Along book and CD is a supplement to Modern Guitar Method, Grade 1 and presents blues melody and recorded back up improvising track for seven blues songs. Blues tunes are presented in the keys of C, Am and G.
Mel Bay products are available through your local music store or through online dealers. Stock varies by site and location. The Mel Bay® name and logo, You Can Teach Yourself®, Gig Savers®, Guitar Sessions®, and Creative Keyboard® are registered trademarks of Mel Bay Publications, Inc. QuickTime and the QuickTime Logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. The Get QuickTime Badge is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc., used with permission.
