28 Years Ago….
posted by Gary Pig Gold on October 27, 2013 - 4:27pm
posted by Gary Pig Gold on October 27, 2013 - 4:27pm
posted by Will Lafrance on October 24, 2013 - 12:14pm
So what have I been up to? Well I started sending out follow up emails to pick up where andrew and emma left off. This is the boring part of it all... I think. It's been nice getting to explore the archive more. If I had to say one word that would describe my experience with the archive, it would be;
Wow...
It took me a little while but I'm finally starting to just dive right into the archive. I must say; This. Is. Awesome.
posted by Will Lafrance on October 17, 2013 - 11:30am
Hello OIMA! Did you guys miss me?
So, what have I been up to? Well, I uploaded two new artists to the archive; Peter Sackaney, and Jack Pyl. Peter is an aboriginal folk artist from Thunder Bay, Jack makes this really interesting experimental rock music, and he's from Ottawa. I'm also starting my outreach planning for Resonating Reconciliation, and threw together my first PSA. Yay!
posted by Will Lafrance on October 9, 2013 - 2:27pm
Hello there, OIMA world!
I'm the new guy, Will Lafrance, doing his first ever blog post. For the next nine weeks I'll be acting as the Aboriginal Music Coordinator and also doing general OIMA music collection and support. You can email me directly at will@ncra.ca.
posted by Gary Pig Gold on September 28, 2013 - 3:52pm
posted by Andrew Kerr on August 30, 2013 - 3:26pm
As I look forward to the long Labour Day weekend coming up, I am also lamenting the loss of summer; my time here as Aboriginal Music Archive Coordinator for OIMA has been an incredible experience. I have discovered new music and artists which I never would have come across if I wasn’t offered this position. It has given me a greater appreciation of the immense challenges artists face in gaining exposure and trying to make a living off of their work.
posted by Swadhi Thanabal... on August 29, 2013 - 10:40am
The summer is dwindling down to its inevitable end, taking my time at OIMA with it. It's been fun, to say the very least! I managed to get a ton of awesome music onto the site, and blog about topics deeply meaningful to me. But tomorrow, I clear off my desk, pack up my bags, and hand in my key to the office. And this, sadly, is to be my final post!
posted by Andrew Kerr on August 23, 2013 - 2:15pm
Like it or not, we are influenced by the music our parents play when we’re young. You might fight and resist this fact for a good chunk of your life but, sure enough, it’ll creep up on you (generally after puberty and you settle down). I was once a punk-listening teen refusing to conform to the music of my parents, but then one day, when I was well into my undergrad – BAM – I was blaring a Steve Earle album while driving and singing along.
posted by Bonnie O'Sullivan on August 22, 2013 - 3:25pm
Ahoy mateys! You’ll never believe it! As I was digging through general copyright research, I came across something that will (maybe) change your life! And no, it’s not loot, but it’s just as exciting! It’s called the public domain!
‘What are these strange waters you speak of?’ you might ponder.
Well...
There once was a creator. She wrote the catchiest music that ears have ever heard. And because her work fit the criteria for copyright (it was unique and in a permanent form), she enjoyed great success and recognition for her tunes throughout her life.
posted by Swadhi Thanabal... on August 22, 2013 - 9:20am
As much as I love World Fusion (and, believe me, I do love fusional music), I have a thing for the uber-traditional stuff. I'm enchanted by the idea of history playing in my ears, hearing songs that moved people in ages long ago.