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Mtl Friday File

Oct 16, 09 by Chris G under BandMark silliness.

Wow what a week it has been. I am wiped!! BandMarkTV went concert hopping with August Burns Red and The Architects, and we were living the high life at Montreal Fashion week. I am editing footage for the first BandMarkTV spot and after the Halloween madness you guys will get a real treat
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Mtl Friday File

Oct 09, 09 by Chris G under BandMark silliness.

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Another week here at BandMark and we are working hard to make big things happen. We spent the day on Thursday with Bring Me The Horizon’s Frontman Oli Sykes for his clothing line photo-shoot, and band’s performance at Metropolis. We also kicked it with MuchMusic VJ 2.0 contestant Marc Andrew Smith. You will have [...]

Mtl Friday File

Oct 02, 09 by Chris G under BandMark silliness.

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So its going to be a big week for all of us at BandMark. First off we have added this new weekly blog that starts today and will go up every Friday. We have also added me! Chris. I am the BandMarkTV Producer, Events Director and author of the weekly Friday File. It will [...]

My summer of David

Sep 27, 09 by Ilz under BandMark silliness.

Where has the summer gone? It seems only a moment I was bringing out my balcony furniture and positioning myself for some prime David Usher spotting… Now it’s grey and raining, and my plants are all dead. Since I discovered my famous neighbour last year, spotting him has become a favourite pastime of friends and [...]

6 degrees of David Usher

Jun 29, 09 by Ilz under BandMark silliness.

Remember 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon? Well if you’re a Montrealer, chances are you probably wouldn’t be able to reach him in only 6 degrees maybe 666. But I know of a new version, MTL style: 6 degrees of David Usher!
How did this get started, you ask? I was at a family dinner party recently and happened [...]

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

Jun 23, 09 by Ilz under BandMark silliness.

One thing you need to know about us at BandMark: We have a love/hate relationship with clowns. We find them horribly creepy yet somehow fascinating. Which is why if you keep visiting our site, you’ll find clowns cropping up regularly.
Last night Lee and I watched one of the two quintessential creepy clown movies: “Killer Klowns [...]

Marketing musicians in ‘76

May 21, 09 by Lee under BandMark silliness.

Before the advent of computers, marketing bands was all off-line. The term on-line didn’t even exist and “New Media” meant PRISM launched a new TV signal! The only way we knew how to market  musicians was with our trusty  traditional media vehicles at the time. (Radio, TV, Posters, Newspaper).
We are 1976, the phrase “Junk Food” [...]

Equal opportunities at BandMark!

May 01, 09 by Lee under BandMark silliness.

My business partner thinks we need to hire some new employees this Summer as we are starting to get super busy. When asked what kind of employees he prefers he said, “I don`t really care what gender, color, background etc.. as long as they can speak English and are very web savvy.“