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LY F E S T Y L E m a g a z i n e //
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Afoot magazine is an amazing ongoing project that has grown into a pure passion that we are honored to be a part of. We are dedicated to pushing boundaries (whatever that might be) in order to bring you a quality magazine with a visually vibrating presentation. Our first issue is our special edition filled with many talented individuals - all throughout the Vancouver area - whom are constantly pushing the artistic boundaries. We bring this limited edition to you, the readers of Vancouver. Enjoy the first issue; we had an amazing time producing it with all the staff as well as the talented individuals featured in the mag. Afoot, What’s your lyfestyle?
dmitri litvinov owner/creative director
photos by jamie mann
the people [creative directors] dmitri litvinov sebastiaan van beest [editor] karen cabrera [layout artist] dmitri litvinov tiffany pandu myles constable [contributing writers] karen cabrera davyd oram delwyn brooks elizabeth markulin [photographers] noted on page
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Editor’s Note Vancouver has been ranked as one of the greatest cities to live in for the last decade. Afoot Magazine and the rest of us Vancouverites want to keep it this way. Afoot is a lyfestyle magazine and we’re here to represent Vancouver - a city built upon motivation and ambition. Of course, by representing Van talent, we are also representing Canadians in the same way our athletes demonstrated the Canadian spirit in the (our) 2010 Winter Olympic games. We’re Canadians - from the West Coast to the East Coast - let’s unite to represent the lyfestyle we live, by leaving our global footprint. Afoot wants to keep Vancouver at the top for may more years to come. With the aid of Afoot and its readers, Vancouver lyfestyle will continue to rise. Afoot has officially left afoot print. We’re here to stay.
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cover: jen olney photos: myles constable body art: sarah lumsden [blackbirdartistry.com] for behind the scenes and more photos go to [a f o o t m a g a z i n e . c o m]
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Ode To The Emerald City Bright lights. Emerald green and grey palettes. Road rust and hard concrete crumbling. Marble ledges gleam under this stuttered suns reflection. Decay and resurrection as a breeding ground for inflection. What is it that defines street culture? Or, more specifically, culture in general in these parts? Surely the backgrounds of jagged tooth coastal ranges and sea swells play a giant part in our momentums and how we rock out on our things. One can’t help but absorb all the influences. The pressure points of natural design and environ-
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ment. The metropolitan cuisines of commerce and boundless creation. We dress for success in our own eyes and then bundle wrap a giant sheet of poly on top of those thin designs so the deluge doesn’t wick right through our skin. How can we rock fashion under this saturation? I guess we’ve just learned to roll on without hesitation. Paint doesn’t dry before it gets washed away on these moisture walls. Its got to stick so we learn our own tricks... like blow torches and flicked bics. Bring push brooms to skate parks and buckets to chase the deluge back. That Concrete constantly heaves under the seasonal swell
cracks. It’s all in cycles. This intensity of cycles. 3/4 length coats in the winter time covered in transit bus bench grime. Bikinis and board shorts for the summers retort. Tattoos and taboos shown next to smiles and sneers. Puddles splash back for cabs to roll near. Punk rock industrial docks. Train cars and dive bars. The language of convention keeps rolling by as we heave ourselves all in on a battle cry. Here’s to the city that beats defeat. Rises and falls under a well weathered beat. I wish I knew you more than just as an observer. Hell, we’re almost here now; becoming triumphant lovers. -Davyd Oram
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“For the love of money!” Everyone says no one can buy love, but in reality today’s generation can. People these days have created a new meaning of love. We couldn’t figure out the other meaning. So, we replaced it with Channel and LV. Although, these superficial things seem to bring happiness for about a day. What happens when you wake up and realize it’s summer and your purse from LV’s spring collection does not work with your new summer outfits? What happens if that person who you’re with, runs out of money? I guess you’ll shake your fake boobs in some other rich reject’s face to continue your million dollar lifestyle? So, if you haven’t worked a straight day in your life, and you’re living a million dollar lifestyle, you must be indirectly selling yourself? In all fairness, you’re smart to go after the rich one. But, just to make this very clear, the only thing that separates you from the crack whore of main and Hastings is the crack and the amount of money the guy has. Cause once there’s no more money, he’s no longer good to you. My advice: start loving yourself and find someone that actually means something to you! Money is really worth nothing if there’s no love. And, it will never buy you everlasting happiness.
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Fashion, TV, life.
Tell me your experience on Canada’s Project Runway.
What were some positive/negative aspects in filming the show?
My experience on project runway .. haha.. oh boy. Well, I don’t really know where to start. The experience itself was one of the hardest things I have ever done. The amount of stress and pressure is undescribable. And, truthfully if I revealed half of the things they subjected us to, I’d probably get sued. Haha. But for real, the outcome has been amazing. All the press and publicity and interest in what I am doing now has been great. I have recieved a lot of support from people all across Canada and its been awesome.
One of the most postive things for me coming off the show was how much I learned. I learned things from all the other designers; watching 13 other extremely talented people doing their craft in their own way.... was truly amazing. I noticed this most when I came home, and got back to making clothing. I found myself taking the things I had learned from the others, and really making it my own. The negative stuff?? Well, it’s obvious, no? Type cast as the bitch, dealing with hate mail.. all that stuff.. But, that stuff eventually goes away and what you have in the end is a large number of people waiting to see what you do next.
What is one thing that people didn’t see about you on the show? I’m sure there are many things people didn’t get to see. But, the one bummer is that they never showed how much fun we all had together. We really bonded, and especially as the numbers dwindled, the group got tighter and tighter.. unfortunatly they only aired our grievences. But, alas, it is reality t.v. after all.
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Do you still keep in contact with your fellow cast mates? I keep in touch with a handful of them. Talk mostly online, and have seen Brandon (Dwyer) a couple of times. What were some results after the show? As I mentioned, just the overwhelming support and interest from all across the country has been so cool. I have been able to showcase my new
take on fashion and design to an audience that already cares. That’s a blessing for sure. Can you tell us about your label? And the inspiration behind it? Kim Cathers elements has replaced the brand previously, called Kdon. Kim Cathers elements is a 100% recycled ECO friendly line of products that are made with the intent to preserve and restore our beautiful mother earth. I believe that it is of utter importance for each human to live consciously and responsibly. What I mean by that is this; as an inhabitant of this planet, I believe that we need 37
to be aware of our impact on the earth and make decisions everyday that show this conciousness. Things like buying local organic food, recycling, composting, planting trees, using recycled products, using our money (which, is our most powerful vote for things that promote the preservation and restoration of the earth, its inhabitants and its people). It is my belief that we are in all this together, that there is no divide between humans, we are all flowing in the same stream of light. And, the sooner we can all realize this, the sooner we can start to change the future. I have committed my design career to following
this path and only producing things that fit into this ideology. I receive all my fabric from Our Social Fabric; which, is a textile recycling initiative. Not to mention, I am on the board of directors for Our Social Fabric. Every sale I make, I give 10% directly back to the organization. What are some current projects that you’re working on? I am working for a non-profit organization called Our Social Fabric - www.oursocialfabric.org. It is a textile recyling initiative - the goal is to provide opportunities in communities of need and to also
reduce the amount of textiles that hit the land fills each year. “ECO Fashion Week” is another project that I am in support of. Where do you see the fashion industry in Vancouver in the future? It’s always hard to predict what is going to happen with fashion. And, especially in a city like Vancouver, that can be known to be fickle at times. I would like to say that the future of the Vancouver fashion industry will be a bigger and better movement than what is already starting. Locally made
incorporate fashion and recycling. Recycled fashion doesn’t need to stay at the music festival ‘granola’ level. There is much room for it to grow and to be considered relevant fashion along side ‘new’ products. What makes Vancouver such a great city to live in? My favorite part about Vancouver is it’s close proximity to the Gulf Islands. The voice of mother nature is often drown out by the going ons of the city and it’s just a short ferry ride to reconnect with the soul of exsistence. Last words? Ask yourself, what are you doing? Like for real.. what are you doing? Do your actions have purpose, do your thoughts include others, are you doing everything you can today to make tomorrow better? If you can begin to make changes to answer yes to all of those questions, then you are on the right path. I have committed the rest of my design career to promote and produce any and all things that help rebuild and sustain mother earth; because without her, we would all certainly fail to exsist.
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Word? In the French language, the word voleur means: “lightfingered“ and “thief“. This is purely coincidental. A French dictionary, being very commonplace here in bilingual Canada, happened to randomly open on the page where the word voleur staked its claim. Had we known the profound impact this word would eventually have in our lives then perhaps we would have spent more time contemplating its underlying connotations and meanings. But, how could we change something that so perfectly represents a purely spontaneous action, something that speaks more about the founders than the word and its meanings ever could?
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The Die Constant, a Vancouver based clothing line is raw, edgy and artistic, to say the least. Finally, a line that is authentic! It’s definitely cool to find that Die Constant is made from arts/graphics with tees which are dye sublimated for both men and women. Not gonna lie, it’s pretty rad. They also have these pieces called “loosies”, which were originally vintage and/or new clothes. These “loosies” get reincarnated from the use of sewing, dying, screen printing, stencils, patches, embroidery, and whatever odds and ends can be conjured up. Lastly, there are limited edition collaboration shirts - between Afoot Magazine and Die Constant - which, means if you buy a shirt from this line and use “Afoot” as the promotional code, you’ll get 30% off any purchase at Die Constant. -Karen Cabrera Create. Destroy, Repeat.
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Cindy Lou Potter Words by: Karen Cabrera
Cindy Lou Potter is the next ‘up and coming’ pop solo artist in Vancouver. She’s cute and talented. We definitely welcome her with open arms in Vancouver. Originally from small town Dawson Creek, Cindy is pursuing a career in music, film and modeling. Currently, she is recording music and playing gigs with her band all over the city with her band. Not only does she sing; but, she also organizes benefit concerts and live events. It’s clear that she is hustling and persistent in the music industry. With that in mind, as well as her three talents - Cindy is a major triple threat.
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“I am culture just as you are culture. We’re here to live and to create. The short of it is about being open and aware enough to respond even in the middle of the thick of it.”
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“Vancity by the sea. Pacific breaks. Wrecked beach. Swells and rollers. Glint gleaming architecture. We are knee deep here in the tides of culture. A metropolitan affair. 24/7, up all night on long roll fight or flights. Victory square and the East Van tenant upstairs. The smiles of strangers. Business suits and combat boots. Pretty grins carry expensive things. Stars, bars, and broken down cars. Love it or leave it, you can’t help but live it. “ Davyd Oram
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travis nelson - creative inspiration painting, for me, is a place of serenity, a chronicle of inspirations from times past. creation comes through me, not from me. mixed media – canvas – bodies -design my passion for graffiti art has contributed to my form of expression. • seventy+ works. • six solo art exhibitions. most recent show - libra room, vancouver BC.
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{here and now} What is one thing about you that not too many people know? Well, I guess because of a lot of social media that I’ve been put in control of (previously I wasn’t in control of because I didn’t have a computer until one year ago) I’m a cartoonist so I hand write everything. I prefer it. So, I guess it’s no secret anymore at how early I get up and how early I go to bed. A lot of people become really surprised at I dunno, just the lifestyle that I keep. They assume (even if they know that I’m straight edged after all these years) and they still think somehow you know, I would be like out at night and you know, going to clubs or out all the time. Describe a ‘Biff Naked night’ in Vancouver? I would be asleep by night 9 in the perfect world. I dunno, my idea of a good time is going to the Naam at 430 or 5. What do you think it takes to ‘make it’ in Vancouver as a musician? Perseverance, for sure. There’s a really healthy, creative scene in Vancouver. Um, there’s a lot of great artists here working in all kinds of different mediums. It’s very cool. With so much external influence how do you stay true to yourself as an artist? Well, I mean, you only really know what you know and what you do. We just kinda do what we like. Let’s talk about your tattoos. You have a lot of beautiful tattoos. What inspired you in the first place to start getting tattooed? cont’d
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I really think that I wanted a tattoo originally because my friend had one. Um, and I was you know, still in my late teens. And, what didn’t occur to me at the time was that it probably was my way of creating an armor of sorts. Even though I was ... you know, a real lovely little open hearted soul. You know, as kids we incur a lot of injustices and traumas - every individual is different with their experiences. And, um I think um to kinda try and make a tough exterior for me at that time in my life ... But, because I’m still such a (basically a) hippie in a way, you know, just from my background, all my tats really have some significance to me in their symbolism. Who is your biggest Canadian inspiration? In music? That would be Mr. Chi Pig for sure in SNFU. Chi Pig was probably the first artist that I had a lot of touring with. And, I was at a very impressionable age and impressionable stage in my career. Chi was straight edged and he was an artist and cartoonist. He played night after night and I mean we were opening for them, it was all the same audiences. And, a lot of stage shenanigans I learned from him and a lot of touring advice. If you could collaborate with anyone (dead or alive) musically wise, who would it be? Who would I want to collaborate with? So many people. Yeah, so many people. ECE. You know what I mean? You know, I’m a big fan of old school hip hop, big fan. But, it’s like anything from Rick James to the Jungle Brothers to Africa Bambaataa. I just love it, you know? I would definitely love to collaborate with like a bunch of hip hoppers for sure. Aside from your musical career, what else do you do for fun? Well, I painted for a lot of years. I like painting. I like taking pictures. Almost all of my pictures are always of my dog and the other dog. The two dogs. I like doing that. I like writing a lot. I’ve always been a writer. So, it was an easy transition for me even though I didn’t really have any ambition to go into music when I entered University. I wound up being a musician. It was really quite an accident for me. But, I’ve always been a writer. I enjoy writing. When your fans leave your show, what is one thing that you hope they walk away with? I hope that they all feel satisfied or happy that they came. But, I think that basically, I don’t believe that I have a job anything other than an entertainer.
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Do you have a ‘crazy fan’ story? American fans can be very demonstrative. There was a point where I had a long black hair piece. Such a long time in my life and kids used to pull on it. They thought it was a wig and kids don’t ask. In the States they’ll just pull your hair. But, there was this one girl in the States who had a jumping truck and on the hood of her truck there was my face. And, she would follow the bus from town to town. What are some future projects that you’ll be working on? Yeah, I’ve been pressured to write a book. I think it’s cheesy. I don’t want anyone to ever think that I think that my story is more important than any one else’s or that my experiences or adversities are greater than anyone else’s. I started four months ago, and again, I don’t type. So, it’s been an interesting struggle. You’re actually writing the book yourself? Well, yeah. Oh, because I hear that when somebody writes a book they actually have writers and they kinda tell them what to write. That would make my life very easy. Little details, you know, I can’t imagine anyone else being able to get out of me the way I could just sit there and agonize and it’s just this flow of consciousness. I’ll definitely need an editor. So, what are some future projects aside from the book that you have planned? Uh, well, we’re putting out this record, this side project. I’m going to be doing some collaborations on it. There’s a bunch of DJs that I’m going to be working with on the finishing remixes and stuff. Couple of guys from Europe, female DJs, and local DJs. Last but not least, when are we going to party? I do a lot of dinner parties. I have a 20 person dinning room table and nothing else in my living room and dining room, any furniture except my table and chairs. Interview by Dmitri Litvinov Transcribed by Karen Cabrera 86
MISS MERCURY
Hot, new artist Miss Mercury (a.k.a. Michelle Edwards) storms the scene. Her music stems from a roots genre with a pop, folk electro feel. Miss Mercury’s single, ‘No Chemistry’ is now playing on the Canadian national radio, and is being promoted by award winning company Spincount. She is now under US management with Insights Management. And, currently, she has just signed a major hollywood company licensing agreement for all her songs, with Aperture Music (Something about Mary, 40 Year Old Virgin, partnering with Farelly Bros.. ) How did this new album come about? We wrote most of the album in the studio. When I was in the studio working I came across the realization that I wanted to take the whole thing live. As a band we are very new and fresh. Vancouver has got a really small music scene. Van is like a hub for even American labels. It’s a hub for creativity and people come from all over to scout out talent. I think it is because of the lay of the land, the ocean, the mountains, its kind of like this land lock of, I don’t know, hidden talent. Tell me a little about your music background as a band. Renee joined us three months ago. We found her through JJ, the keyboard player. There was another vocalist I was trying out but there was conflict of lifestyle there. The music is a very strong female energy. Miss Mercury, the songs are very much about matters of the heart and love. There are a lot of female vocals and harmony and I wanted that to come across in a live setting. When you are singing on your own you can’t duplicate that harmony. It was really important to me to have that second female vocalist so that we could really together put on this kind of strong feminine front. Plus the rest of the band was all guys so another feminine energy needed to come out.
has his own sound. He produces for radio, that is his thing. He’s a hit maker. I just said to him, here’s what I like. He worked with me and got to know me. He really wanted the music to come across as me and I wanted to be able to rock out and belt it out. Working with him he really brought that out in the studio. To be honest, electronic is the most commercial viable genre of music. As a folk artist there is only so far you can go. These days, for radio especially, if you want to make any money as an artist is not about your album anymore’ it’s about your singles. So with my first meeting with my producer we flushed out my goals. And my goals were to find the right sound and my place as an artist in the industry. And also create commercially viable music. I told him I wanted to create music for licensing and publishing which is the only way you can make money. So, not to focus on the making money aspect, but as an artist, let’s face it, if you want to do it as a living..... What are your current projects and future projects? We are working on the album. It is probably due to release hopefully at the end of February. And my producer is the kind of guy who is not going to rush me out of the studio. He does not believe in rushing a good thing. He has a process as almost painting a canvas. We go layer by layer by layer. And sometimes you have to wipe the slate clean and start over and we’ve done that a couple of times and you just have to start over. And we did that with “For one night” which is sort of one of the “dancey” ones. We had a much more rock and roll version of that song and something was missing to me. I thought it wasn’t fitting with the rest of the album. So we stripped it down and started from scratch with this sort of dance kick but it turned out for the better which is the magic of digital production. It has been a really amazing process.
What inspired your sound? The sound very much came through with working with my producer. Sam Ryan is managed by a company by Dexter. He just
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GEORGIA MURRAY interview by kayla nie lson
How did it all start? (Your love and drive for singing) I started singing around the same time I stared wiping my own bum... so, that was probably around the age of 3 or 4. My babysitter at the time taught me the Little Mermaid song (you know, “look at this stuff, isnt it neat?”) and I was so impressed with myself I decided to sing it for the patrons of my parents small fishing lodge up in northern BC. I marched in the dining room half way through their dinner and started belting it out. My dad was surprised to hear that I could actually kind of carry a tune, so shortly after he taught me a second song I could sing for the guests, House of the Rising Sun. And so began my singing career....spending my summers entertaining the clients of our small fishing lodge with my dad accompanying me on the guitar. Where is the number one place you feel inspired to sing? Hmmmmm.....number one place I feel inspired.....I wouldn’t say there is any one specific place. Song ideas can come while taking a shower, checking into a hotel room, making dinner or having a dream....... Inspiration is kind of a spontaneous thing that has to be taken advantage of when presented. Im working on being able to tap into it more consciously but.....sometimes it flows....sometimes it blows. What is a goal you have in life? Happiness. Which, I have already achieved. I have a lot of music related goals but I’ve learnt that it’s important not to rely on the achievement of those goals to be happy, but rather, learn how to be happy in the pursuit of them. It’s cheesy I know, kind of on some “It’s all about the journey, not the destination” type shit....but I really believe in that. If you can’t teach yourself how to be happy before you’ve reached your goals, you wont know how to be happy once you’ve achieved them. What was your best experience while singing/performing? Having screaming, naked girls throwing their panties at me. Just playin. Ummmm....one of the greatest times I’ve had to date was performing the anthems at Madison Square Gardens in New York City. The energy in that building was so crazy....and singing the American and Canadian national anthems to a bunch of hard core New Yorkers, and getting a tremendous response - was like nothing I’ve felt. Its such a historic stadium..... Jay Z, Johnny Cash and Jimi Hendrix energies are all flowing through the walls......and you can feel it. Eventually, what do you want to do with your singing career? Kiss it and cuddle it and love it forever.....then win a Grammy and tour the world. Also....I want to shout out to D Whiz, my collaborator/co writer/producer and all-round maker of dopeness!! For info and updates check georgiamurray.net 90
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What is Wakefield Drive? Street we all lived and grew up on. Perfection? Clean voice.
Growing up together in a quiet neighbourhood in the suburbs of Langley, B.C, Michael Mori, met two brothers: Eric and Russel Bernerd. It was a long time dream (of the three guys) to have a band of their own one day. Hanging around and dragging equipment back and forth from each other’s houses, they decided to persue the dream. They then became the members of Wakefield Drive.
One song you can see going big? Run Cut Down. Craziest Fan Story? Girl ran across stage and flashed us.... Perks? Free drinks, meet a lot of people, respect we receive, girls, rock the fuck out. Future? New songs, next album. To leave a lasting impression? Tattoos, lead vocal, or every action there is an equal reaction, GET DOWN. Tour? Laid back atmosphere and bag of weed on the table. Famous last words?
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Electrifying pop duo straight out of Vancity. What more can I say? Forget that they’re breaking the music barriers and perfomance visuals; they’re setting the bar high right here in Vancouver! Freshly signed, and ready to throw down.
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How was Destineak created? Christina: I’m like supposed to show up at this gig and open for this mysterious DJ drummer visual artist guy. And, I’m like, “whatever”. I’ve got my four piece band Free Spank and we did like a lot of residencies in town like Ginger and with shaw Dmitri - a DJ sax player congo player - and myself singing. We were doing live house music and we thought we were fresh, cool, whatever. And, I got in and I saw this guy checking this drum kit and he’s in this sweaty dirty t-shirt. And, I’m like, “Fuck, he is so fucking fine.” I gotta have a kiss right now! So, I go up and I’m like, “hi I’m Christina Sing” all like tough and shit. And, ah, yeah so, instantly we hit it off. I thought he was the roady, but when I saw him on stage I was like, ‘I’ve never seen anyone play like Bobby on the drums and like on any instrument’. Like, it’s like the fervor that he emits when he plays is un-fucking-believable. It’s like, ‘whoa’. And, then literally we kissed within like half an hour of meeting and we were like inseparable. Took him back to my apartment, played him a song on my guitar and I guess we’ve been inseparable for five years.
Bobby: She did, she played me ‘On Days Like This’ which, is a track we’re gonna do in the future, probably next record. She just played this track and just belted out this song and I just like instantly - wham! - I just knew that her words and her music had to be heard. The people she was working with before ah, you know, everybody’s trying to help Christina out and I just decided to devote my entire skill set and whatever it was (and I learned how to produce over the course of time - her words and lyrics ‘cos I didn’t really have that). I had a great beat, great bass line, great sense of arrangement, um, you know, a great way to get her to the stage and connections and stuff, but I never really had the song. Then Christina and I started writing and uh, a lot of the tracks came out of those days. So, it was pretty cool anyways. Christina: I gotta say a lot of the tracks came out of partying our faces off and trying to turn each other on and being up at 7 in the morning and writing down really funny, dirty lyrics. You’ll hear them on record. Bobby: So, Destineak: Destination. Christina: Yeah, because without each other we would be completely different artists. But, together we are like such a great force. And, um, I feel like on our own we would’ve done fantastic things. But, together we are destined to be great. There’s no way. How did you guys develop your unique sound?
Christina: Well, you know, it’s actually kinda funny because we didn’t even think about having a sound at all. We were actually both just really fascinated with electronic music. You know, I’m a song writer at heart. I studied jazz music in college for four years and you know, I’m kinda a geek. I play guitar and piano. But, Bobby and I just totally like... - I don’t even think it was about being/having a dream - about being on the radio or anything... - It was just like, let’s make music that we really wanna hear. Bobby: I think what happened was that I really had to... I really freaked out in the beginning because I’ve been in the studio and I’ve recorded umteen dozen records, major labels, been around the world, toured with Kid Rock, Slipknot and a lot of really heavy bands, Panterra and stuff like that. And, I’ve recorded in really professional studios with the best producers out there in the world. So, I knew how things went down. Um, you know, twenty years of experience doing that and you’ve gotta learn something. Um, so, I knew that sittin’ behind the board was a brand new thing for me. But, I knew that Christina had a lot of friends that were really supportive of her and if I misrepresented her direction (or what she was about or what she was able to do) I was probably gonna get shit on. And, that was probably not going to make the relationship go so good and I really wanted you know, we really wanted this thing to work. So, I really... one of my buddies; Timmy, at uh New Art Studios, he lent me a studio. He went to Russia, he said, “here’s the board guys, record your stuff and
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big one. The next step for Destineak is to go on tour. We’ve kinda put our whole lives on hold just to kinda go towards that. We wanna do a mini tour across Canada. But, then after that it’s straight to Europe and Asia for us. And, just to like go where the dance market is big, I mean... sorry to say Nickel Back is still the favorite band in Canada. And, it’s not like I don’t love my Canadians. But, like there are people like Chromeo paving the way and MasterCraft. You know like, it’s time to go where people actually appreciate us. Bobby: Um... I think we need to address the fact that we still need to assemble this double.. we got a like CD/ DVD package coming out - 8 tracks plus a remix.
You guys have been doing this for a while, how do you stay successful in such a ‘cut-throat’ business? Christina: We work hard. We work really hard. Bobby: This month is really cool because we actually we worked a lot last month and um, you know we’re living on peanuts as it is...still. But, now, you know instead of spending our last thirty bucks on promos you know to get people to our next show or to get people to the website, we have a label that’s helping us out.
Is there a date for that? Bobby: Uhh... well, we are trying to get all the assembly and everything done by the end of this month. That means recording four new videos. And what’s going to happen is the editing is still going to happen over the course of February. Umm... and, manufacturing and stuff like that might not happen until like the 1st of March. But, Olympics start, so I mean I’m booked up with Christina. Christina and I, I think we got about 6 or 8 shows. Christina: And, we’re doing the opening ceremonies at the Surrey Olympic stage.... It’s a big deal, guys! There’s going to be contortionists and it’s like the first of thirteen days of celebrations on this stage. And, it’s such a big honor to be asked ‘cos we got to open it. Bobby: We opened up last year ‘Donnelly and Events’. John Donnelley’s a really good friend of mine and Shaun from SPM. They called on us a couple of times and we opened up for Julie
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And, they’re putting us in the studio. So, the money sixty-five-years-old and he just went ape shit. He - the hard costs - are kinda on their backs now and just loved this thing. And, he had this drink in his we just have to show up and pull the art together. hand and the next thing you know, I’m looking over and I’m kinda just watching him do his thing and Um, with Christina and I, we’ve exhausted every- he just fucking grabs his glass and it was like he thing. Our cards are racked, our bank accounts had like a seizure. He just went ‘ah!’ and he just are drained. Just to get it to the ‘signing point’. So, fucking fired his glass at me and it smashed on my about 6 months ago (I think it was) the whole deal cymbal in the middle of my solo. Glass went evturned over. And, now we’re just worried about erywhere and I got cut up and then he didn’t even being starving artists. But, getting the opportunity know that he did it. to be artists. The most exciting thing is that we, Christina and I have like, we’re like madly in love. Do you guys stay current with other music? Not one of my friends can say that... At the end when you’re trying to get signed (I hate to say this) Christina: Yeah, totally! Of course! Sneaky Sound but, it’s about...ugh!... It’s about a really great show System. You guys know who they are, right? first, a really great song, um, and then people are They’re amazinnnnng! And, The Presets. Thank going to look at your Youtube hits, they’re gonna God someone took a chance and played somelook at your MySpace hits. thing darker in the Electro world. How did you guys get signed?
Last words and inspirations for the fans?
We actually... Mosh Pit Productions... they’re an independent label. So, they call me in to be a director and a producer to just write them some treatments for their bands. And, I was like, “ok”. So, I’m like, “Christina, I’m gonna put a package together and I’m gonna fucking take it down there and I’m gonna tell them that the only way I’m gonna look at their shit is if they look at mine”.
Bobby: Shit, I dunno. If you’re gonna do music man, it’s a tough fucking day, man. But, you know, that’s why you do what you do and the music that you love. Don’t sacrifice that ever.
Christina: Yes, stick to what you would love to hear or what you love to project. And, when it comes down to it, a good song is better than big production. You know what I mean? Write good songs. Do you guys have any interesting or bizarre ‘fan It’s not about the gloss it’s about the heart, man. stories’? Christina: Well, we just got a really cool present from one of our fans. Bobby: Oh yeah, a nice little Christmas present. That was pretty cool. Christina: Yeah, they brought you like this little drum kit. Major drum kit. Bobby: Yeah, like everything works. The hi-hat works. The bass drum works... Um... I would say more about .. I was doing a drum solo one night. I was in this room, really amazing sounds like the subs you know, it was a powerful sound system. And, I had the people in the palm of my hand and I kicked into this drum solo. And, there was an old guy, maybe about... shit, he must’ve been sixty,
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Delwyn Brooks “Traditional pre-production, engineering and mixing disciplines in combination with new technology, adds a hybrid of past and proven sensibilities, bringing together the best of both worlds. “That sums up the approach of Vancouver-based recording studio veteran Delwyn Brooks, and it is a mandate that has made him an invaluable resource as an engineer for some of the biggest artists and producers in the music business. Mainstream talent was a constant presence at Little Mountain sound studios where Delwyn first learned the ropes, and he shares one vivid memory of an early encounter. “In my early teens, I would bus down to Little Mountain Sound after school to get around the scene, program some ideas on my drum machine in what they called the ‘Blue Room’; a place to chill out. Aerosmith were in, recording Permanent Vacation, and I remember Steven Tyler walking down the hallway to get something to eat from the kitchen. On his way back to the control 101 room he popped in next to me, paused, and loudly stat-
ed with his typical classic rasp, ‘that’s a pretty bad jam you’re laying down there little man!’ Then he laughed and continued to bounce down the hallway scatting some tune quietly to himself”. Another incredible experience took Delwyn to 3 different studios over 11 months (Little Mountain SoundVancouver; Criteria Studios-Miami Florida; Abby Road Studios-London England) as Second Engineer to Mike Fraser on the David Coverdale (Whitesnake) and Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) CD called “Coverdale / Page”. When it was time to record Jimmy’s guitar solos, traditionally the only people allowed in the room were the engineer and producer, as small an audience as possible being the objective. What I learned later on to be a few private discussions amongst the ranks, I was able to apply my duties during the recording of the solos, making sure that things went smooth for ‘Fraser’. Truly incredible to watch Jimmy as he hammered out the riffs, and worked his craft while a cigarette wedged in between the strings on his guitar stock burned away. Speechless.
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Of late, Delwyn has been collaborating extensively with Michael Behm, www.michaelbehmmusic.com, www.reverbnation.com/michaelbehmmusiccom, the Vancouver Island-based pop-rock singer/songwriter/producer with a rapidly growing international online following (over 1.6 million plays). Behm states, “We recently just signed two songs, ‘One Straight Road’ and ‘Pensacola’, from a U.K. country band called ‘Chaps’, with a list Publisher Rex Benson to be pitched to Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts.” The songs were picked from 2600 song submissions validating Behm’s production team of which Behm further explains, “I have recorded / mixed 100 plus songs in 13 years with Delwyn and he blows me away every time we work together. He came through the ranks at Little Mountain when engineers had to know their stuff. He is a reflection of his mentors. Combine that with his winning attitude and you have a great musical partner! He is one of the best engineers working today.”
process burns bright, he has always prioritized balancing his primary commitments to his wife and their two boys, Cody and Brenden. For more information contact: delwyn@brookscom.ca M: 1-778-888-8995 Office: 1-888-308-0301 www.reverbnation.com/delwynbrooks www.youtube.com/delwynbrooks
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Allegro. Tempo. Rhythm... Soul. Passion. Talent. She’s got it all. Crescendo. And, her name is Chantel Upshaw - an indie, soul, soft rock artist with gospel and
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Entering the Vancouver street scene, he held small house parties to just “get the music out there”. Having this outlet into society also helped him break through the language barrier. As his English improved the house parties started to grow and as he built his music, his followers started to come. He found a big problem moving to Vancouver: the public does not take DJs as serious as they would in Europe. He found it hard to build a mainstream crowd as most of the people he encountered were not from the area. Although, you may consider one of BZ’s influences to fall into that category, he feeds off the talent of both Bob Marley and Tupac. His is influenced by Tupac when he talks about the “deep stuff”….relationships with people and love as opposed to his other side (bitches, hoes, and cars). His one true influence is Bob Marley. “He just makes you feel good” was BZ’s only words on the matter. It was the look in his face when talking about Bob that showed the true respect he had for him. With his third volume coming out soon and a release of a mixed tape, DJ BZ Black has hit the music scene in Vancouver and shows no sign of stopping. “Vancouver needs to get out more and support local talent” were his last words. And, with Afoot at his side, we will continue to grow awareness. It is impressive to see such a dedicated young talent create such a dent in the music streets of Vancouver. 107
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DJ S K L A Skilla - a.k.a. Bernard Magale - is a force to be reckoned with in Vancouver’s Electronic scene. He started out as one of Vancouver’s top Hip Hop Promoters in 2003. However, his passion for House music lead him into becoming a House DJ. After DJ’ing at many house parties and shows, he was dubbed ‘DJ SKILLA.’ Later, this name was reduced to ‘SKLA’ so as to embody his natural evolution to a greater status (while not forgetting his roots). SKLA has earned many awards, such as: Vancouver’s Nightlife Awards Top 5 DJs in 2006 (nominated consecutively every year as well as winning in 2008/2009), and his track ‘Progress’ was voted no.1 in Pete Tong’s Fast Track’s in 2008. 2009 is a memorable and defining year in SKLA’s career, due to the release of his first solo album titled, “Retro Tomorrow.” Effing Phenomenal!! Keep on eye on this House DJ at: myspace.com/iamskla. Possibly the next Paul Oakenfold or Mat the Alien? Stay tuned!
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Timeline has been a true heavyweight contender in Vancouver ever since I arrived here, being voted in the top 5 best DJs for the last 3 years, and battling his way to the title of ‘best DJ’ in the city in 2007. Timeline has an undeniable grasp on the city’s clubbers, drawn back time and time again to experience his brutally energetic and intoxicating style of DJing. As the main resident of StereoType - Blueprint’s multi-award winning Friday night show at Celebrities - Timeline has battled a list of big name DJs. David Guetta, Deadmau5, Steve Angello – these are stars that every other DJ, including myself, aspires to be - Axwell, Dirty South, Chris Lake - Dan has not only met them, he’s played alongside them, got drunk with them, landed some punches and even seen some of them throw up – Dubfire, Armand Van Helden, Laidback Luke – each returning to Vancouver time and time again, proud to be performing alongside the equally talented and charismatic, DJ Timeline. Dan has consistently been a big supporter of myself and many other DJs in the city, focusing his efforts and his record label ‘Live to Tape Recordings’ on promoting local talent. As a producer he is one of the city`s best, with a plethora of incredible tracks on some of the world`s biggest labels, and I`m proud to continue to work with him to put Vancouver on the electronic music map.
TRACKS Oshi One - Way You Move (Timeline Remix) Timeline - Blaht Timeline - Floating Off Gambier
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Featherweight LAZY RICH enters the Octagon a whopping 10 stone. Behind this hulking stature lies an impressive set of numbers rarely before seen in this industry. With a mere 3 years in the studio, Rich has managed to release a staggering 100 tracks and remixes, over 50 in 2009 alone. These tracks have made Rich a top selling artist on download store Track It Down. His talents have caught the eye of industry heavweights: David Guetta, Fatboy Slim, Sander Kleinenberg, DJ Dan and many more. Fatboy Slim took his support of Lazy Rich even further, commissioning him to remix his massive track “Weapon of Choice” being released on Skint Records. 2009 had Rich DJ’ing all over Canada, USA and Europe, including a number of shows in Ibiza. Even more in demand for 2010, Rich’s tour stops include: Australia, Asia, the UK and USA. Locally, LAZY RICH can been seen at his residency - the Lotus Nightclub - on Saturdays. You can hear Rich globally on his radio show, “The Lazy Rich Show” every third Thursday of the month.
His record label, “Big Fish Recordings” has hit the 24 release mark, promoting Rich’s taste in Electro House & Techno. Originally from England, Rich has set up camp in Vancouver, BC and has helped this city gain notoriety in the global dance music community. He is a constant source of inspiration to myself and those around him. Be sure to catch him in action as soon as you can… he is certain to be the next big thing out of Vancouver.
TRACKS BYOB v Majik & Wickaman - Save My Life (Lazy Rich Remix) Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice (Lazy Rich Remix) X-Press 2 - Lazy (Lazy Rich Remix)
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North. East. South. West. Talent is pouring in from all bounds. The following section brings an international artist: Tah Mac, who has spiraled into succes and done collabs with celebs like Tila Tequila. His gold selling album - ‘Tahmacland’ - has helped him attain a success status. The album has received worldwide recognition, which has given him the opportunity to perform around the globe. And, not to mention, Tahmac is represented by one of the best promoters and talent representers - Ashton Thomas - whom created “WUV: WakeUp! VANCOUVER (Promo & Ent.)”. WUV not only looks for talent in Vancouver, but also worldwide. In the follwing interview with Tahmac, we discuss hip-hop, colabs and his take on Canada. Ambitious and young, he’s got a bright future ahead of him. Profile
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TAH MAC / interview For people who don’t know who you are already, tell everybody who TAH MAC is and where you’re from. TM: My name is Tah Mac. I’m a producer/artist from Brooklyn, New York who is internationally known with a new smash album out now titled, “Welcome 2 Tahland”. Which, features the gold selling new single “Lavish Lifestyle” which is produced by Tony Deniro and DJ Lethal of (House of pain) and features vocals by Cee-lo Green of (Gnarls Barkley) and Guitars by Ritchie Kotzen of Rock Band (Poison).
go travel the world several times because of Hip Hop music (and music as a whole), the Universal language of the entire world. Any future collaborations you can tell us about? TM: Most definitely. I have a few in the pipeline with Aaron Carter, Ciara, Mutya Buena , and producer Tony Deniro, and Evan Ross ( Son of Diana Ross). What can we expect from you in the future?
How was it working with Tila Tequila for your track called “All night long”? TM: Working with Tila Tequila was like a rollercoaster ride. You never know which way you are going to turn, but overall she was fun to work with, so much character and overall a cool person.
TM: Look out for the Tahland Live tour coming to Vancouver and other parts of B.C. with a lot of special guests coming soon. I also just did a new branding deal with a BMX Bike company called Street Sweeper’s N.Y.C. where I will be giving away a customized bike for the release of my new single, “Let Loose”.
Why are collaborations important to you? TM: Collaborations are important because it breaks down various barriers in music no matter what genre it’s from if it’s the right one it can appeal to people of all walks of life.
You recently came to vancouver to perform, how was your experience in Canada?
Where do you see hip hop going these days?
TM: My experience in Vancouver was great! I had an amazing time and I look forward to coming back to rock out with the beautiful people of B.C.
TM: I see hip hop music going places where it has never gone before, I personally have been fortunate enough to
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WHO THE FUCK I INTERVIEW BY DMITRI LITVINOV
Peter Chao is such an asshole, why do you think people like him?
Youtube sensation? This guys is it. Residing in the City of Vancouver, Pater Chao is taking over the viral world of YouTube with as many hits as 1 million per video. There is no stopping the one and only Peter Chao!
Who you call the asshole? People like me because I speak the real shit ppl are afraid to say but think anyway. I just speak your thought man.
Who the fuck is Peter Chao? Peter Chao is Chinese Guy on YouTube and I start to make the video to tell the people in White man’s world of Canada that Chinese ppl belong too.
What made peter chao come to Vancouver Canada? Mama Chao say that the B+ make me look like certify retard when I do the school in HK so she say go to Canada so you get the B+ it seem like you are smartest person in the world. Because White people just get the C+
What is the drive behind Peter Chao? To make the ppl laugh, to put a little edge on the youtube. People like the G-rated ppl on Youtube - they too friendly for the kids. I say as much of the swear word and talk the real shit.
How does peter chao build up such a strong youtube base? At first I did not know, but then I realize it is because I am the best.
Is Peter Chao planning on taking over Vancouver?
How do you know when to make a new video? What inspires you?
I already have, mudafucka.
I try to make one everytime I think of something. Sometime it is what happen on the tv or media and I go, OK people want to hear me say something about this. Other time, I have the talk with Mama Chao and sometime she being the stupid so I just take idea from her real life.
Why is looking good so important to Peter Chao? To make the mudabitches go crazy, you must look good yourself. It is not just the job of the girl to look good. What is peter chao’s ultimate goal? to be big time hollywood movie star and/or like the rapper Kanye - he is dope.
Tell us one thing that people don’t know about Peter Chao. Sometime, I am the very nice guy. I have my nice moment. It does not come out on the camera too much but it is there.
Will Peter Chao ever find his dad? Some day I hopefully do. But he is big asshole so I don’t really do care anymore.
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Ryan and Nelson - auditioning out of Toronto - had a lot of time on their hands. Being fully aware that they wanted to continue acting, they discovered they wanted to create an online web series that catered to a niche market. A boxing gym was one of the first things that came to mind. They thought at first it was a little too sectored so they opened it up as just a gym. They studied that entertainment is going the way of the internet and so that is the path they followed. An entertaining online website that’s not Facebook or Twitter? The Jim is an online web series about your typical happenings at the gym. The JIM is full of overly quirky members and trainers. Who wouldn’t want to hang out with ex-professional football player, Jim Mains? I would just want to hang around him to see his behaviour and push his buttons, as his main character quirk is a high anxiety disorder. Not just any anxiety issue, but when he gets worked up or stressed out , he unconsciously reacts by dropping his pants or taking his clothes off. A workout and a show! Thanks, Jim! Due to his expulsion from the game of football, Jim decided to open up a gym. With his best friend Lance at his side, they encountered many uncanny adventures that you can only imagine end in extreme hilarity. Whether it is coming up with the perfect work out or the world’s best smoothie, Jim and Lance are guaranteed to leave you with rock hard abs from laughing so hard. Episode 1 is the Grand ReOpening of the gym since the first time they opened was a failure. You are first introduced to the idiosincracies of the characters of the show. An instant relationship is built with you and the characters. Once hooked, online web series will never be the same. Written by Elizabeth Markulin
“Over the last 3 years I’ve seen SD to VC manifest from an idea to an actuality through the perseverance and passion of its creator, Zander Hunt. SD to VC, to me really represents west coast life style with its inspiration coming from both skateboarding and hip hop cultures.” -Brandon Majcher “I See SD To VC taking over, not only setting the standard for the Freshest Stee but soon doing events all up and down the west coast with some of the biggest names in the biggest industries. Unbuckle your seatbelt and hold on for dear life, its about to go off.” -Rbby Tabatabai The hoodies look fresh and fit hella proper.. What more could you ask for? -Spencer Hamilton
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