The Country Music Association of Ontario Announces 2022 CMAOntario Awards Nominees
Meghan Patrick, Robyn Ottolini, Tebey, and Jade Eagleson Lead In Nominations, Sound Check’s own Hendrik Pape nominated for Industry Person of the Year
Top 20 Moments of 2017
As we say farewell to another year we thought it would be fun to look back at 20 (in no particular order) of our favourite moments, in pictures, from across Canada.
Ottawa Country Music came together in support of CHEO
Early in the new year our friends at Spotlight Ottawa brought to our attention plans for a charity event to benefit the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). The months that followed would lead to us being part of something extremely special. Months of hard work and planning brought us to last Saturday night, October […]
Praying for Vegas and Country Music
It’s been a while since I’ve taken the time to sit down and write a Monday Musings post but this morning after hearing news of the attack on Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas I knew I had no choice but to write.
Celebrating 20 years of Transmission with The Tea Party
20 years ago I was a student at Canadore College in North Bay. We had this bar, called The Wall. It was a small venue but in its 20 year existence hosted some of the finest musicians Canada has ever produced. It was also where I was first introduced to Jeff Martin and The Tea […]
It may still be June but July Talk and Alvvays ruled 2016 Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival
I’ll be completely honest that most years when our friends at Ottawa Dragon Boat announce their headliners, or their opening acts for that matter, I have little to no idea who they are. Aside from a few acts carried over from last summer’s RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest (Mother Mother, The Beaches and Alvvays) the same stood […]
Give credit where credit is due! #MondayMusings
I’ve been involved in the music industry in one way shape or form for the last 10 years and one thing that continues to surprise me is the shocking two sides that this industry has. I’ve always known it exists but until recently it’s never really affected me directly.
Getting To Know The Sound Check Team…
So we thought it was time to introduce all the readers to the amazing people behind the Sound Check Team. Over the last five years SCE has grown leaps and bounds and we just thought maybe you wanted to get to know the team a little more. We are going to be EVERYWHERE this […]
Hendrik’s Top Country Artists to Watch in 2016
After reading through Corey’s top 10 artists to watch in 2016 I started thinking of who I would put in that list. There are definitely similarities between my 10 and Corey’s, as you will see. 2015 has been a big year for Canadian country music from the tour perspective with all the major players hitting […]
Three’s A Party Tour Kicks Off in Halifax!
So the latest in fall tours has Jason Blaine, Tebey & James Otto hitting the road for the Three’s A Party Tour. This one kicks off in Halifax on October 30th and stretches 22 Dates in just 31 days ending in Vancouver at the Roxy on November 29th. You can grab your tickets here..When they […]