COCA Notes 2009
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COCA Notes 2009
COCA NOTES COCA NOTES 2009 - 2010 Issue 3 May 2010 Photo: ierkof on Flickr In This Issue: COCA NOTES National Conference Report 2 Associates Directors Report 3 Showvision AD 3 School Submissions 4-8 The P.A. Shop AD 5 Festival Promotions AD 9 Associate Submissions 10- 18 COCA Leadership 19 COCA NOTES The Memorial University of Newfoundland Students' Union: The Breezeway Conestoga Students Jump for the Cause! Matthew Power Director of Student Life- MUNSU Tara Herriot Event Coordinator for Conestoga Students Inc. W ith MUNSU going through a huge transition this year, there has been a notable change of pace with regards to the MUNSU student bar, The Breezeway. The Breezeway hit a rough patch in the Fall of the year, with low attendance and skewed perceptions of its purpose. night with the best drink specials in the city. These very simplistic concepts were heavily backed by a dynamic marketing campaign and numerous hype generating gimmicks. Each ‘Breezeday’ had a series of conceptually based posters, dedicated to establishing that event as an element of campus life. Each event had a host, and each host was a structured component in the ‘Breezeweek’ branding strategy. In the winter semester The Breezeway programming attacked back with an aggressive, grass roots approach to the bar nightlife. The idea was simple, make The Breezeway a fun place to be. The strategy was to steer away from big shows, and focus on branding the week days as Breezeway exclusive events. By making his/her name synonymous with the good times that were associated with that evening, we could take advantage of relatively cheap guerilla marketing tactics. (i.e. DJ Nu Rock T professionally shot profile pictures was enough to get some people out. A strong graphic design team with solid creative marketing made for visually appealing advertising that created buzz in itself. This coupled with a heavy he 29th annual Conestoga Students Inc. Polar Plunge was held on Wednesday February 3rd. While some students have been trying to stay warm this cold season, many took part in this years frigid plunge. Despite the warm temperatures of the previous week, the ponds surface was a foot thick with -8 degree temperatures leading up to the event. Each plunger made the icy walk from the college cafeteria doors (approximately 50 feet) to the pond, and jumped into six feet of water. Each year Conestoga Student Inc. (the student government) selects different charities for the Polar Plunge, and this years charity of choice was The Canadian Cancer Society, chosen by the C.S.I. student board of directors. 87 registered students raised money for a great cause, while 53 took the plunge. Pledges were collected at the event and over $4,600.00 Breezeway Tuesday was Beer Pong, Breezeway Wednesday was Open Mic, and Breezeway Thursday was a club Hundreds of spectators watched the event, enjoying the various costumes worn by the jolly jumpers. Conestoga Students Inc. presented cash prizes to Nadir Chaudhry who raised the most money, $1,355, as well as to Matt Winter, for the best jump and Rachel Ford for best costume. This event has grown over the years with more spectators and participants getting involved. Compared to last years numbers, the registered participants doubled. Conestoga students look forward to this event every year, and the turnout is always positive! Students have their hearts in the right place when coming together for a worthy cause - the Canadian Cancer Society! Special Thanks to Brad Kueneman and student volunteers, Matt Bloom, Justin Wingrove, Chris Hering and Mike Mota for all the hard work clearing the ice from the Pond, along with St. Johns Ambulance for assisting, and radio station 91.5 The Beat for supporting the event. COCA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2010 hosting a surprise performance for the entire Res dining hall). We also took pictures every step of the way. Event photography was a easy way to generate Facebook traffic, and also cross promote the event. The hype of having a Monday June 21 - Friday June 25, 2010 Get Registered Now! push from social media tools resulted in a turnaround for The Breezeway. With a little tender love and care and some unique marketing campaigns, The Breezeway is now on a steady climb back to its previous glory. 2009 - 2010, Issue 3 was raised with students continuing to bring in more donations! CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 5 Go to: coca.org for more details Four Points Sheraton London, Ontario 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 4 Thank You COCA! All the content you will find in this issue of COCA NOTES is 100% Canadian made and produced. The schools who reported have done an amazing job. The Associates offer a wide range of services, products and programming ideas. Please take the time to read what they have to offer. Finally we look forward to seeing you in London, Ontario for the COCA National Conference June 21 - 25. 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 1 COCA NOTES National Conference Chair Report: London Here We Come! Chuck Erman National Conference Chair H ey everyone, The Countdown is on for this year’s COCA National 2010 in London, Ontario. I would like to point out a few of the highlights. Kicking off this year’s Conference opening keynote presentation will be Rob Dyer the founder of Skate for Cancer. You can find more info at http://www.skate4cancer.com. We are introducing a new music showcase featuring some of Canada’s top DJ’s. You will also be invited to a sneak peak preview of the Biz Hall on the Thursday of the Conference. The singer/songwriter session will include Rex Goudie from Canadian Idol along with 2 more special guests artists which we will be announcing this week. The Awards Show will be hosted by BIF NAKED. Finally, we have an amazing line up of Education sessions and education session presenters. We are set to make this another great COCA National. Chuck Erman I am excited to see all of the new and familiar faces to share knowledge, ideas, and have all delegates leaving feeling ready to have an amazing year of events and programming on their campuses. For all information about the National Conference please visit: www.coca.org and I hope to see you in London. IMPORTANT DATES Deadline: Reserve Ad Space in Conference Manual Thursday May 6th Deadline: Award Nominations Monday May 10th Deadline: Submit Ad Files for Conference Manual Thursday May 13th Hotel Special Rate Guaranteed Thursday May 20th Conference Arrival Dates June 21st Conference June 21st - 25th Departure Date June 26th Four Points by Sheraton London 1150 Wellington Road, London, Ontario N6E 1M3 Phone: 519-681-0600 – direct line to Four Points London • • • 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 $135 + taxes for single/double room Price guaranteed until May 20th or until all COCA rooms are booked Check-in Time: 3:00 pm. Check-out Time: 1:00 pm CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 2 COCA NOTES Associate Director’s Report Nathalie Carrier President - Kismet Agency Tel: 613-864-8762 I t’s been an incredible year on the Board! As you know, this was a unique year where the alternate Associate Director, Adam Countryman, became the Co-Associate Director while I was on maternity leave. From my heart I thank you (again) Adam! It’s been amazing working with you! We’ve worked hard to make lots of changes this year to benefit Associate and School members. Some of the changes you’ll see at the conference this year are a “BIZ HALL PREVIEW” on the Thursday night to allow delegates to familiarize themselves with what Associates have to offer BEFORE the Friday morning BLOCK BOOKING MEETINGS! The comedy showcase will be on Wednesday evening this year so comics can perform in front of a more “natural” audience and we’ve added more free time so Associates can spend more time with delegates. Adam has created an amazing partnership with North By North East (NXNE) that allows COCA members discounts to this amazing festival and helps grow COCA’s reputation within the music industry. He’s also put together a panel of COCA members as part of NXNE educational programming that will deal with the importance of the campus market in talent development. We are working on Associate and sponsor retention to determine how to better serve our valuable Associate members. One of the ways we feel Associates could be best represented would be to add another Associate Director to the COCA Board. Adam and I were really happy with how things worked this year and think this could be a good way to move forward. It has been a pleasure and an honour to represent Associates this year! I can’t wait to see you all at the conference in June. To any new Assoicates please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about your first National Conference in London Ontario! As always, If any of you can think of ways we can better serve you please feel free to contact me. 416.944.0469 showvisiontalent.com Special event audio & lighting, Theme decor, Circus acts, Steel pan music & Caribbean shows, Celebrity impersonators, Psychics, Comedians, Fire shows, Dance bands, Tribute acts, Family shows, Brazilian & Latin shows, and Magicians. SHOWVISION ENTERTAINMENT TORONTO 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 ShowVision.indd 1 CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 3 3/18/09 11:46:46 AM COCA NOTES Conestoga Students Jump for the Cause! Tara Herriot Event Coordinator for Conestoga Students Inc. T he 29th annual Conestoga Students Inc. Polar Plunge was held on Wednesday February 3rd. While some students have been trying to stay warm this cold season, many took part in this years frigid plunge. Despite the warm temperatures of the previous week, the ponds surface was a foot thick with -8 degree temperatures leading up to the event. Each plunger made the icy walk from the college cafeteria doors (approximately 50 feet) to the pond, and jumped into six feet of water. Each year Conestoga Student Inc. (the student government) selects different charities for the Polar Plunge, and this years charity of choice was The Canadian Cancer Society, chosen by the C.S.I. student board of directors. 87 registered students raised money for a great cause, while 53 took the plunge. Pledges were collected at the event and over $4,600.00 was raised with students continuing to bring in more donations! Hundreds of spectators watched the event, enjoying the various costumes worn by the jolly jumpers. Conestoga Students Inc. presented cash prizes to Nadir Chaudhry who raised the most money, $1,355, as well as to Matt Winter, for the best jump and Rachel Ford for best costume. This event has grown over the years with more spectators and participants getting involved. Compared to last years numbers, the registered participants doubled. Conestoga students look forward to this event every year, and the turnout is always positive! Students have their hearts in the right place when coming together for a worthy cause - the Canadian Cancer Society! Special Thanks to Brad Kueneman and student volunteers, Matt Bloom, Justin Wingrove, Chris Hering and Mike Mota for all the hard work clearing the ice from the Pond, along with St. Johns Ambulance for assisting, and radio station 91.5 The Beat for supporting the event. COCA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2010 Monday June 21 - Friday June 25, 2010 Get Registered Now! Go to: coca.org for more details Four Points Sheraton London, Ontario 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 4 production solutions COCA NOTES canada audio video lighting staging backline concerts 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 www.pashop.com corporate festivals fashion CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 5 productions@pashop.com 1 (877) 740-SHOP COCA NOTES McMaster University Is The Happening Place Christina Burns McMaster Students Union G reetings from McMaster! We’ve had a successful second semester. We held acoustic nights every Tuesday, poker nights, and hosted breakdancer Luca ‘Lazylegz’ Patuelli. We had sold out concerts with Classified and Marianas Trench and brought in the Disband judges for our Battle of the Bands finals. Finally, we hosted the Central Campus Music Explosion. Our signature event, the annual MSU Charity Ball, held in February, had over 1400 students in attendance. We raised over $26,500 for the McMaster Children’s Hospital, Big Brothers Big 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 Sisters of Hamilton and the McMaster Alumni Senior Class Gift Campaign. The event, entitled The Curse of Amun Ra, was Egyptian themed. We brought in dancers from Habeebas Dance Studio in Toronto to do a pharonic dance, and belly dance. Dave Rapelje, a COCA Alumni, helped us secure an aerial silk artist who wowed the crowd from the centre of the truss pyramid. It's going to be tough to top this one! We also did something new this year, which wasn’t an event per say. We started a Formal Wear Drive on campus. It started with me cleaning out my closet and wanting to get rid of some dresses. It resulted in over 3 car loads of dresses, shoes, jewellery, purses, suits and more being taken to a high school in the east end of Hamilton. Underpriviledged students from across Hamilton came and visited to get formal attire for their prom or grad. We collected over 100 dresses, and inspired Mohawk College to get involved as well and do the same. Should you be interested in starting this on your campus next year, please contact me! CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 6 COCA NOTES Memorial University of Newfoundland Students' Union: The Breezeway Matthew Power Director of Student Life- MUNSU W ith MUNSU going through a huge transition this year, there has been a notable change of pace with regards to the MUNSU student bar, The Breezeway. The Breezeway hit a rough patch in the Fall of the year, with low attendance and skewed perceptions of its purpose. night with the best drink specials in the city. These very simplistic concepts were heavily backed by a dynamic marketing campaign and numerous hype generating gimmicks. Each ‘Breezeday’ had a series of conceptually based posters, dedicated to establishing that event as an element of campus life. Each event had a host, and each host was a structured component in the ‘Breezeweek’ branding strategy. In the winter semester The Breezeway programming attacked back with an aggressive, grass roots approach to the bar nightlife. The idea was simple, make The Breezeway a fun place to be. The strategy was to steer away from big shows, and focus on branding the week days as Breezeway exclusive events. By making his/her name synonymous with the good times that were associated with that evening, we could take advantage of relatively cheap guerilla marketing tactics. (i.e. DJ Nu Rock professionally shot profile pictures was enough to get some people out. A strong graphic design team with solid creative marketing made for visually appealing advertising that created buzz in itself. This coupled with a heavy push from social media tools resulted Breezeway Tuesday was Beer Pong, Breezeway Wednesday was Open Mic, and Breezeway Thursday was a club hosting a surprise performance for the entire Res dining hall). We also took pictures every step of the way. Event photography was a easy way to generate Facebook traffic, and also cross promote the event. The hype of having a in a turnaround for The Breezeway. With a little tender love and care and some unique marketing campaigns, The Breezeway is now on a steady climb back to its previous glory. 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 7 COCA NOTES Sheridan Student Union Events Highlights A Busy Year: Chuck Erman Events and Programming Manager SheridanStudent Union Inc Concerts: The Stills and Constantines, Social Code, Down with Webster, Arkells Hail The Villian: was a special event for Sheridan students as well as alumni. The band had decided to have their website and first video animated by Ruine Entertainment Studio which was started and founded by a Sheridan alumni. Just before the band hit the stage, Sheridan students were treated to the world premiere of the video "Taking Back The Fear", which will be aired on Much Music and MTV starting in June 2010. To top that all off, the live video of “Taking Back The Fear” that will be released as a bonus on their debut CD was filmed on that night. About 250 Sheridan students came out and attended the concert filled with hard hitting riffs and kick drums. They all became fans of the band who, as of April 12, has been picked up in heavy rotation on 250 radio stations in the United States. MTV PUB Trafalgar/ MTV Bash @ Davis: This years Frosh wash wrapped up with MTV co-hosting the pub night at Trafalgar and Bash @ Davis. The events were hosted by Paul the Intern and Nicole Holness from MTV Live. A special part of the evening was Nicole performing her new single that was released the week of the events. Sheridan's frosh was then highlighted in a segment on MTV LIVE. 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 Speaker Series: This year we introduced a speaker series to the event programming to bring topics related issues that are relevant to our students and student life. Raine Maida: We were fortunate to have the lead singer of one of Canada’s iconic rock bands to come talk to Sheridan about respect, War Child, and his music career. Raine captivated the audience, some of whom were sad that he didn’t perform, with such ease that students asked him questions during the noon event. However that wasn’t all in the presentation. We had arranged to have Raine spend 90 minutes with third year media arts recording students to get the inside scoop on the producing and recording industry. 15 third year students were able to openly and intimately ask him questions on how the industry really works. K’naan: In between tour dates with Lenny Kravitz, Sheridan students were treated to Canada’s hottest hip hop sensation K’naan. He talked to the students about respect, his life growing up in Somalia, moving to Canada, his career and his family. He gave students advice and encouragement on how they can do anything with their lives if the believe in themselves and in their talents. K’naan captivated the audience for a noon event that was standing room only. The “Bash” Series @ REC ROOM: This was a series of monthly concerts/ events that featured a headlining DJ or entertainer. Performers this year included Karl Wolf, Classified, 4Korners DJ's, Starting From Scratch, and Scratch, Scratch , Scratch. So You Think You Can Dance: The 2nd annual SYTYCD was held this year to a sold out audience. This year we bigged it up by bringing in a fire dancer to kick off the night before the doors opened. We had the A2D2 Cirpque company come in and open the night with acrobats and a silk routine from the rafters. As well, we had none other than Blake Mcgrath from the first ever SYTYCD on FOX, and judge on the Canadian show. The night was filmed and captured to a DVD. This included pre interviews with our own Sheridan TV and media students and was executed by SSUI VP’s and coordinators who all did an amazing job that night. During the day we added a special treat for the 3rd year performing arts students who are in the dance program. Blake ran a private 90 minute bootcamp session where he gave about 30 students his undivided attention and expertise to our students. Check Out the trailer for the dvd w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / watch?v=gCipetk1j7A Kids Christmas Party: This year we ran a children's Christmas party at The Davis Campus. We had an inflatable Jumpy Castle, wood crafts from Home Depot, cookie decorating and coloring. We also had free pizza and of course Santa Claus came and every child received a present. We had around 75 kids come for the party and each one left with a smile. CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 8 COCA NOTES 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 9 COCA NOTES Kismet Agency And Diamonfield Entertainment: A Powerful Partnership Nathalie Carrier Kismet Agency Email: nattie@kismetagency.ca T hings have been amazing around here! We have so many great things to report. First off, we are incredibly proud to announce our partnership with Diamondfield Entertainment! We now proudly represent the incredible Diamondfield comedic roster on Canadian campuses! The Diamondfield Roster includes comedians such as Adam Growe (see below), Sean Cullen, Simon B Cotter, The Doo Wops, Perry Perlmutar, Ron Sparks, Winston Spear, sketch troupe The Imponderables and Much Music’s Trevor Boris as a Speaker. K’NAAN’s: summer looks a little like this: Killer World Tour, Young Artists for Haiti have now raised over 1 MILLION DOLLARS, he has become a world-wide sensation and Wavin’ Flag is theme song to this summer’s are a hit wherever they go! Jason Mewes: The King of “Snootch” was so busy this year! He’s just finished 2 new TV shows (out in 2011) and a movie with Harvey Keitel. He’ll be back to campuses this year to tell it like no one else does! K'NAAN main event the WORLD CUP!!! This, of course, means another trip for him to lovely South Africa… NOT TOO SHABBY! This year, 3 very lucky schools got to host him amidst his insane schedule. Let us know now if you’re interested in being one of the few next year! Here’s what some of our extraordinary clients have been up to: Rob Dyer - Skate4Cancer (S4C): We are SO happy to announce that Rob is finally home safe and recovering! Rob was sideswiped by a truck in the middle of the Australian Outback while completing the NZ/AU S4C. As difficult as it was, Rob flew home in hopes of returning to Australian soon. Kismet is INCREDIBLY happy to be presenting Rob as the Opening Keynote at the COCA National! We can’t wait for you all to hear his AMAZING story! Book soon because his calendar is almost full! 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 New to the roster… The Adam Growe Comedy and Quiz Show: A comedy and a quiz show all in one, with the stand-up comedy of Adam Growe and a University / College specific comedy quiz show. Win money right out of Adam’s pocket in a unique and uproarious stand-up comedy quiz show, where people in the audience participate as contestants, become the stars of the show and win cash prizes live on stage! Trevor Boris: Acclaimed comedian and Much Music’s own video roaster, Trevor shares the hilarious and not so hilarious moments in his life. With his new comedy DVD "Over Easy" out soon, he’s the perfect fit for many of your speaking events. Dan and Jessi Dan and Jessi: MTV’s most popular hosts will be back and ready for another year of dishing out the goods on campuses across the country. Their witty repartee, hilarious behind the scenes stories and outrageous antics A special thanks to all of you who were so great to us at Kismet this year as we welcomed our newest addition – Freddy. We are so blessed to work with incredible people like you! Can’t wait to see you all at COCA and work with you in 2010-11! CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 10 COCA NOTES Showvision: Live Shows, Music Groups, Tribute Acts, Celebrity Impersonators Nick Georgopoulos Showvision Entertainment Tel: 416-944-0469 email: info@showvisiontalent.com web: showvisiontalent.blogspot.com web: showvisiontalent.com S howvision Entertainment is a Toronto based entertainment agency presenting live entertainment for events. Fire-eaters, fire dance shows, Caribbean and limbo shows, contortionists and aerial acts, human statues, psychics and mentalists, casino games, comedians, celebrity impersonators, music tribute acts, street magic and stilters, Hawaiian and Latin dancers, dance bands, and many more types of entertainment. Showvision Entertainment represents some of the most current and entertaining talent available in Canada. National Speakers Bureau Brings The Best To Campuses Jeff Lohnes NSB - Tel: 1800-360-1073, ext 24 email: jlohnes@nsb.com H ello everyone! Welcome to all the new programmers, student executives and event staff. This is going to be an amazing year of your life running events and creating experiences for your fellow students. NSB is really excited to be here to help out and offer the best speakers, celebrities and educational entertainment for your campuses. NSB is proud to continue servicing the great COCA schools. We like to follow trends, while keeping up with the latest and greatest in order to provide you with educational entertainment that motivate and inspire. Constantly updating our roster ensures we bring you the most popular experts of our time who speak on the pressing issues and topics of today. This past year proved to be a great 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 one, noteworthy highlights included, Sue Johanson's Sex and Education Tour; talks on tough Canadian and Global issues by former UN Ambassador, Stephen Lewis; inspiration to 'Go Green' on campus with Chris Turner; as well as the signings of human rights activist and philanthropist, Nazanin Afshin-Jam; and the ever-popular and beloved musician, Bif Naked. We are thrilled for the coming year. Sue Johanson's tour is set to kick off once again, so be in touch to secure your date as they will go fast. For flare, great insight and a big draw to your event, consider current MTV host, Aliya-Jasmine Sovani. An affordable speaker on the many environmental issues we encounter today, check out Chris Turner. And if you'd like to impact your audience with an inspiring message to get everyone thinking, look into Lieutenant General, Romeo Dallaire; War Child Canada Founder, Dr. Samantha Nutt; or Free the Children Activists, Craig and Marc Kielburger. For added excitement we've already secured Bif Naked to host the awards banquet at COCA National this June. Can't wait to see you all there! As always, if you ever have a questions about speaker ideas for any topic or regarding availability and fees for any specific speaker, don't hesitate to contact me. CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 11 COCA NOTES From The Desk of 411: Tamara Dawit Executive Director The 411 Initiative For Change Tel: 416-473-3595 Email: tamara@whatsthe411.ca Web: whatsthe411.ca I n the 2009-2010 school year 411 has presented in over 100 schools across Canada plus a string of nightclub dates. We are now gearing up with new content for Fall 2010. Dopey & Rochester’s Excellent Adventure: MTV Canada’s DJ Dopey & HipHop Artist Rochester’s Mash Up Video Dance Party Fresh off their one-month tour of Western Canada during April 2010 (from Toronto to Victoria and all places in between), DJ Dopey and Rochester are gearing up to collabo- sical hits from countless era’s with their genreless themed music mash up. “We’re mixing hits from all era’s and genera’s,” explains Rochester. “This isn’t a hip-hop or top 40 party or a rock jam. This is a music event and is for music lovers. This is about blending stuff like Queen and Jay-Z with Nirvana and Bob Marley. Plus we’ve got Dopey doing his turntablism thing, and me hosting - getting the party live.” “This is a great opportunity to dress up as your favourite music icon,” comments Dj Dopey. “It will be a most excellent adventure. ” Dopey & Rochester’s new show will be touring from Sept – October 2010. Learn more at: youtube.com/user/DopeyandRochester Valkos Says Thank You G reetings everyone. First of all, I want to thank all of you for having me this winter. I was able to help a lot of students make some good choices and prevent a few from making some bad ones. This year, I feel, is going to have some very interesting and positive changes for COCA and I am glad to be part of it. I am looking forward to seeing all of you again in London and if you ask nicely, I may even answer a question or two about your future. Dan Valkos Psychic Entertainer Get The 411: DJ Dopey: Dopey has won the most prestigious titles available to a DJ: the 2003 World DMC Champion, 2002-2003 Vestax Canadian Champ and 2001 Allies All star Beat-Down Challenge Champion among others. Currently Dopey can be seen daily on MTV Canada’s flagship program “MTV Live” spinning music videos. Dopey is also a member of Toronto based rap group Notes To Self. rate again on a video dance party themed tour. Invoking the spirit of “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” Dopey and Rochester will travel through time, bringing together mu2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 Rochester: Leader of the new school, Rochester has established a new cool by breaking down musical barriers in his upcoming release “Genreless”. His hit reggae inspired single “Pull Up” took home gold at the Stylus DJ Awards winning the 2008 Hip-Hop single of the year. With 5 music videos under his belt and national tours with G-Unit, Obie Trice and Kardinal Offishal. Rochester is Canada’s next hip-hop star. With Rochester’s new singles “What’s It Gonna Be” and “One Night” just released this spring, and a new album in the works for release later this year. CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 12 FarBeyond 2010 Pete Munro FarBeyond 2010 is shaping up to be a great year for FarBeyond and our artists. Loads of new music is in the works across the board. Some awesome tours have gone down already. Our cheers will be the loudest in the crowd for our ten artists nominated at this year’s Stylus Awards. We’ve got some friendly new faces on our roster, and this year’s COCA conference is going to be killer! Round of applause for Mr. Chuck Erman taking the reins on this one. We’re in for a treat ;-) You’ll have to excuse me for ‘gushing’ like this but I have to say it. Hello Beautiful’s new record is SO GOOD! I’ve been driving the long way home just to give myself more time to listen to it over and over again… “I Wanna Die Like This!” was recorded at Vespa studios, who’s client list includes Billy Talent, Muse, and Three Day’s Grace to name a few. It's mastered by ‘Big Bass Brian’ who’s polished off albums for artists like 2pac, The Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Blink 182… I have’t even gotten through the “B’s” yet! Needless to say the record sounds like a million bucks and worth every penny. I dare you to listen to it and not get the songs stuck in your head. There’s no official release date yet, but you can count on it exploding onto the scene. Speaking of explosions, Antoine Dufour blows my mind. His new record Convergences was just released on April 27th, and he somehow continues to get better at playing guitar. He recently toured out East and performed some of the new tracks live. The response was usually something along the lines of “wow”, drooling, 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 temporary disbelief in reality, or very loud cheering. He has past 20 million views on YouTube and it continues to climb steadily. He’s off to Japan in June, then back home until going across the pond again for a European tour in October. Hey, who’s that in the studio with Grammy nominated producers Boi1da and Tonemason? It’s the KID! Famous is working on his first full length album to follow up his I RAP NOW ep that made him the first Canadian solo artist in history to be nominated for a JUNO and an MMVA off a debut ep. He’s been to five countries in the last 3 months working on this album, and 2 of the videos have already been shot and are ready to air on MuchMusic this summer. So apparently the best party of the year so far was on four wheels and had bunk beds… The Stables hopped on the bus with USS in March and opened up their shows for a tour out West starting in Ontario. If you’ve ever seen either of those bands perform you can imagine how they party. If you’ve seen both of those bands, you can imagine how they’d party together! They’ve since recovered, and The Stables are getting ready to hit the studio to start recording their sophomore album. COCA NOTES Famous Urban Music. This year’s awards are being held on May 31st at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto, and we’re happy to say that ten of our artists have been nominated. Famous, Shaun Boothe, Wristpect, 4 Korners, P-Plus, Jason Chambers, Lissa Monet, Agile, Suppa Natty, and Ritz are all up for awards in their respective categories. If there’s anywhere to go for Canada’s best DJ’s, it’s right here: www.farbeyond.ca You’ll get to see some of this talent for yourself when FUSION hits the stage at the DJ Showcase at COCA this year. The Stylus Awards celebrate the achievements of talent in Canadian From border-breaking rock music, to instrumental acoustic guitar virtuosos, to bluegrass-punk, to headstrong Canadian hip-hop, FarBeyond covers a lot of bases. What’s next? Electro! The Tapedeckbros are a dj duo from Toronto that, I’m happy to say, are ready to rock the Canadian music scene. Within two seconds of their songs starting I’m powerless against the rhythm, and my body’s moving, every time. Their sets include a combination of some bangin’ originals and really creative remixes. I’m definitely looking forward to seeing these guys take off. The Stables The list goes on, but we’ll save some good news for this year’s COCA conference. We’re amped up to see everyone again and welcome any and all new faces to the scene. I don’t think that London will be offering too many Puffin Boat Tours, but I imagine there’s a few surprises in store for us. See you all soon. CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 13 COCA NOTES 90210 To Get A Touch Of Canada In Darrelle London Darrelle London www.myspace.com/darrellelondon www.darrellelondon.com Toronto, ON (April 8, 2010) - America’s most scandalous zip code will soon get a visit from one of Canada’s most promising up-and-coming musical talents, Darrelle London. London’s song “Understand” will be featured in an upcoming episode of the popular television drama 90210. The episode is slated to air on Tuesday, May 4th on the CW in the US and on Thursday, May 6th on Global Television in Canada. “I’m very excited. I’m a fan of both incarnations of this show, so hearing my music in an episode will be surreal.” says the Toronto-based performer. “Understand” is also on the official 90210 soundtrack alongside tracks by Owl City, The All-American Rejects, and Adele. London herself will soon be venturing to California for shows at Hotel Café (May 11) and Troubadour with VV Brown (May 12). About Darrelle London Darrelle London’s story is one of following your heart over your head, taking a bold step and beating the odds. With the smarts to get accepted to law school, London chose to instead take a chance on her music. So far, so good. In a short while, she has packed venues in her hometown of Toronto and across eastern Canada. She has also wowed audiences at several festivals, including NXNE, IndieWeek Canada and International Pop Overthrow . London’s loyal Canadian fanbase is growing rapidly, with her songs in regular rotation on CBC radio and campus radio nationwide. Virgin Radio Vancouver DJ Buzz Bishop has blogged about Lon- don being one of his new favourite discoveries. With rave reviews and a rapidly growing fan base, London is now ready to take the next steps in her burgeoning career with her debut album Edible Word Parade, a collection of delightfully catchy, quirky, piano-driven tunes. Look for Darrelle London’s music on iTunes later this month! Sanitizements Media Launches on Campuses Across Canada This Fall! Daniel Warner, Managing Partner Campus Marketing Agency Inc. Tel: 416-540-7373 Email: daniel@sanitizements.com Sanitizements is an exciting new campus health solution that makes your campus a cleaner and more sanitary place by providing student areas with 100% free hand sanitizer while creating a new, responsible revenue stream for your student union! Recently featured in Marketing Magazine and Media In Canada and recognized as one of the most innovative media platforms of 2010 by the CMDC, the 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 Sanitizements network includes campuses, fitness and yoga centres, restobars and walk-in clinics. We are currently working with over 20 campuses across Canada and we look forward to the opportunity of partnering with your student union on this free, revenue generating campus health program! Please contact us for more information by email or phone. and we look forward to seeing you at COCA '10 in London! CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 14 COCA NOTES Major Names On The Roster Of The Pilot Agency Joel Baskin The Pilot Agency Tel: 416-703-5073 Web: www.thepilotagency.com T he Pilot Agency congratulates all graduating students as well as all event programmers for a very successful 2009-2010 school year. This year saw us bring the likes of Snoop Dogg, Chevelle, JFK, the stars of Jersey Shore & The Hills, Fall & Divide, Billy The Kid, Exit This Side and TIME to campuses across Canada. Founder and President of The Pilot Agency Joel Baskin also made multiple appearances at campus conferences and events across Ontario giving his “Rockonomics 101” lecture that explains how he started The Pilot Agency, his thoughts on the current music landscape, entrepreneurship, and how students can find their way into the music industry. 2010 saw the debut of The Pilot Agency’s CMW Showcase, which took place at the Hard Rock Café in downtown Toronto. Both CP24 and CTV News covered the event dubbing The Pilot Agency “Canada’s Premier Booking Agency”. The Pilot Agency also produced an artist lounge at the Junos that celebrated the launch of the Pepsi Refresh campaign, and featured a performance by Rex Goudie. The Pilot Agency has made some great additions over the last few months including: Rex Goudie, Andrew Allen, Iyaz, Fozzy, Whale Tooth and Dine Alone Records Recording Artist Songs From A Room. Rex Goudie is one of only two platinum artists to emanate from Newfoundland, and had a 1# hit with 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 “Run”. Most Recently, Rex had a Top 30# Active Rock hit with “Undone” and appeared at many major events surrounding the Junos. Rex is heading into the studio this month to record his new album “One Hundred Pages Later” and will be showcasing at the COCA National Conference in London, ON. Andrew Allen raced to the airwaves with the Jeff Dawson produced radio hit “Not Loving You”, with comparisons to Jason Mraz, and John Mayer. Andrew Allen closed out the Paralympics with his song “Amazing”. Iyaz was discovered by Sean Kingston and is a pop phenomenon with the 1# hit “Replay” with the follow-up “Solo” just cracking the Top 20#. Fozzy is the hard rock brainchild of WWE superstar (and fellow Canadian) Chris Jericho. Whale Tooth is an indie-dance-pop outfit that will also be showcasing at the COCA National this June. Songs From A Room is a straight-up rock act from Dine Alone Records with shows this summer scheduled with Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Danko Jones, and Ray & Robby Krieger Play The Doors. Billy the Kid Billy The Kid is having her busiest year yet with over 40 shows to date including performances at Mount Royal College, Algonquin College and showcases at CMW, and SXSW. Billy also appeared in Billboard and Spin Magazine. Billy had the Earshot radio single “These City Lights”. In May, Billy will tape 2 songs and an interview to be featured in George Stromboulopolos’s CBC program “The Hour”. This summer will see Billy showcase at NXNE, COCA National Conference, followed by a summer tour of clubs and festivals. Pilot has often been the bridge between many campuses and US based acts including the stars of Jersey Shore, The Hills, and other TV, film, reality programs. Please inquire about a celebrity or speaker for your campus. The Pilot Agency has teamed up with Yael Latner from MTV’s “The AfterShow” for an intimate and interactive experience with Stars From The Hills that includes an interview, a Q & A, followed by a meet and greet photo/ autograph session. 40 OZ To Freedom – A Tribute To Sublime, have quickly become one of North America’s most popular Sublime tribute bands. From San Diego, the band will be touring Ontario in September 2010. Pilot has signed Saliesh whom MTV called “The World’s Best Hypnotist” and will be bringing LMFAO amongst other US based acts to many campuses across Canada this fall. We look forward to hearing from you and assisting you with programming next year’s events. See you in London. CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 15 • • NEWS TAG band Arkells were featured in a new television ad promoting tourism to their home province of Ontario. The ad features all five members of Arkells singing "There's No Place Like This," the theme from the series of Ontario Tourism commercials featuring some of the province's musical artists. The East Coast Music Association Awards were held on March 7, in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Congratulations to TAG winners: • • • Group Recording of the Year: InFlight Safety – We Are an Empire, My Dear Alternative Recording of the Year: In-Flight Safety – We Are an Empire, My Dear Sirius Satellite Radio Rock Recording of the Year: The Novaks – Things Fall Apart Toronto was buzzing March 10 to 14 for Canadian Music Week, with extensive showcases, conferences and events. Over the course of five days, the festival managed to pack 700 artists into 55 different venues. The festival was packed full of stellar performances from TAG talent, many of whom were also honored at one or more of the several awards ceremonies that took place. TAG award winners are: 2010 Canadian Radio Music Awards • • • Best Rock Group: Metric, “Help I'm Alive” Contemporary Hit Radio: Stereos, “Summer Girl” Songwriter of the Year: Carly Rae 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 • • • • • • Jepsen and Ryan Stewart for “Tug of War” Chart Topper: Nickelback Factor Emerging Artist Award: Arkells 2010 Indie Awards Favourite Live Group: Arkells Galaxie Rising Stars: Rural Alberta Advantage Favourite World Artist: Alex*Cuba Favourite Group: Constantines Favourite Single: Marianas Trench, “Cross My Heart” Favourite Video: Marianas Trench, “Cross My Heart” Favourite Album: Metric, Fantasies Also, The Agency Group took home the Booking Agency of the Year Award at the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards! The Rural Alberta Advantage at the Indie Awards. COCA NOTES NEW SIGNINGS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Abandon All Ships Barn Burner Brandi Disterheft Carly Rae Jepsen Collin Raye Daniel, Fred & Julie Dean Brody Grant Lawrence High Valley Jason McCoy Kyrie Kristmanson Melissa Auf Der Maur Michou Rich Aucoin Shuttle The Beauties The Stan The Tabla Guy The Treasures The Juno Awards took place in St. John’s, Newfoundland on Sunday April 18. Congratulations to TAG winners: • • • • • Group Of The Year: Metric Rock Album Of The Year: Billy Talent (III) New Group Of The Year: Arkells Alternative Album Of The Year: Metric (Fantasies) Contemporary Jazz Album Of The Year: Charles Spearin (The Happiness Project) TAG performances at Junofest were: Arkells, Metric, Carly Rae Jepsen, Hollerado, Bahamas, Amy Millan, Jully Black, The Road Hammers, Stereos, Alexisonfire, The Novaks, Wintersleep, Most Serene Republic, Alex*Cuba, Rich Aucoin, Down With Webster, and Hey Rosetta! And finally, congratulations to Carol Welsman, who won the Female Vocalist of the Year award at The Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards that took place on April 23 at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. The Rural Alberta Advantage CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 16 COCA NOTES Incredible Boris Puts On An Incredible Show Hypnotist The Incredible Boris www.incredibelboris.com H ello Everyone! The year is winding down and I hope you had a great school year. I would like give a huge thanks to all the schools that hosted my show this year. It has been an unprecedented year. Big hello to all the schools I got to visit and hope to see more of you soon. I recorded several campus shows and put highlights on my Youtube channel http://www.YouTube.com/ incredibleboris , where you can watch your students partake in the hypnosis routines. You can also view many of my TV appearances. I have been a regular on the Maury show for the past 4 years, helping eliminate extreme and unusual fears and phobias. The response has been phenomenal and it always gives me great pleasure to help others. This is why, at the conclusion of all my comedy hypnosis shows, I always include positive suggestions for the audience and the participants. Other TV appearances this year have included CBC News Now and several appearances on Much Music’s Much on Demand. Here are some career and travel highlights from 2009: • • • I was nominated for Entertainer of the Year in Las Vegas by Event Solutions Magazine, and won Entertainer of the Year by Canadian Event Perspectives Magazine. I have consulted and took part in two movies, currently in post production. My international travels took me to incredible places like Dubai and Bermuda. I am active in the COCA, NACA, APCA circuits in Canada and US. I find it exciting being able to entertain and leave a positive message and a lasting impression. I have built a vast repertoire. The shows are changed daily, so you will never see the same show twice, and if you do – the people participating make it different and more exciting. I am constantly writing new routines and improvise to put on the best show for the moment, crowd and venue. My performance venues range from college and universities campuses to theater and casino showrooms. This year I got a chance to visit many of you across this beautiful country. I feed off the audience, while they in turn feed off my twisted logic. Have a great summer and hope to see you on your campus soon. COCA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2010 Monday June 21 - Friday June 25, 2010 Get Registered Now! Go to: coca.org for more details Four Points Sheraton London, Ontario 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 17 COCA NOTES TOUR UPDATES FROM EDH PRODUCTIONS Elaine Huras EDH Productions – 416-258-4733 "I’ll be at the COCA National in London this year, so come by for a visit, check out the dvd video’s of all these guys and listen to some tunes. Let’s chat and catch up" S tevie Starr: the ultimate professional regurgitator is touring Canada two times this upcoming school year. The Fall 2010 Tour will run from November 1-4 and the tour is in South Central Ontario. Please email or call if you are interested. The Spring 2011 tour runs from March 28-31. This tour will concentrate in Eastern Ontario and Quebec. However, South Central Ontrario can still get dates! The Return: These guys are amazing!!! My newest band will soon be the best Beatles Tribute band in North America. They are based in Griffin, GA but don’t let these southern guys fool you. Once they put on their black suits, and wigs, and step out on that stage, you are transported back to the 1964 stage of the Beatles. Eight Days A Week, Twist and Shout, I Wanna Hold Your Hand. The tunes are endless with a few surprises too. These guys would be PERFECT for your Orientation program. The price is right, the music is right and the crowd will love them ! 1964 The Tribute: is the best Beatles Tribute band in the world! They played sold out shows this Fall at the Orillia Opera House and performed three sold out shows in Ottawa at Centrepointe Theatre. Sony Centre is already on sale for March 2011! And they are returning to Carnegie Hall in NYC for un unprecedented 11th time in January! There are amazing deals for Colleges & Universities for November & December 2010 only. OVER 50% off their usual asking price. Call or email me asap for details. Their price will never be this low again! COCA Notes COCA Notes is published on-line three times per academic year by the Canadian Organization of Campus Activities (COCA) and is distributed to all school members, associate members and alumni of record. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of COCA or the COCA Board of Directors. Submissions, letters and opinion pieces are welcome but must be signed by the author and submitted with the author’s phone number and email address. Submissions will be published as space allows and at the discretion of the editor. Submissons become the property of COCA. All content and rights reserved. Please send submissions via email. Policy on Spam To help fight spam, we are trying to eliminate email addresses from COCA’s website. Some addresses may be replaced by: (Email thru COCA Directory) which refers to the on-line directory. You must be logged in to the COCA website to access the Directory. Other email addresses may altered by replacing the “@” symbol with something like: (att s-y-m-b-o-l). Send submissions to: Bill Mahon John Abbott College Editor, COCA Notes cocanotes"att"gmail.com 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 Canadian Organization of Campus Activities 509 Commissioners Road West, Suite 202 London, Ontario N6J 1Y5 Tel: 519-690-0207 Fax: 519-681-4328 cocaoffice"att"coca.org www.coca.org Ad Prices - COCA Notes (Each Issue): Full Page: Half Page (horizontal) Quarter Page (vertical) $125 $75 $45 CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 18 COCA NOTES Canadian Organization of Campus Activities Board of Directors & Office 2009 - 2010 EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS COCA Chair Chair, National Conference Committee Shea Dahl, Programming & Events Manager AMS, University of British Columbia Tel: 604-822-5336 Fax: 604-822-9019 Chuck Erman Events Programmer, Students Union, Sheridan College Tel: 905-845-9430, x1-2302 Fax: 905-815-4030 ELECTED DIRECTORS Eastern Region Director Kenney Fitzpatrick General Manager, Mount St. Vincent University Tel: 902-457-6579 Central Region Director Steve Kosh Marketing & Special Events Coordinator, Students' Association, Mohawk College Tel: 905-575-2182 Fax: 905-575-2385 Fax: 902-457-0444 Western Region Director Associate Members’ Director Marc Thususka Events & Programming Manager, Students' Association, SAIT Tel: 403-210-4378 Fax: 403-284-8037 Nathalie Carrier, President Kismet Agency Tel: 613-864-8762 National Student Director Bradley Russell Director of Student Life Students' Union, Memorial Unive. of Newfoundland Tel: 709-737-7633, x205 Fax: 709-737-4743 COCA OFFICE Executive Director Earle Taylor Canadian Organization of Campus Activities 509 Commissioners Road West, Suite 202, London, Ontario N6J 1Y5 Tel: 519-690-0207 Fax: 519-681-4328 Web: www.coca.org To send email directly to individual directors via the COCA Website, go to: www,coca.org. Login using your “contact” username and password. Click on: Governance – Directors & Staff. See Email at the bottom of the page for direct access director profiles in the on-line membership Directory. COMMITTEE CHAIRS, CONFERENCE HOST, & EDITOR EDUCATION COMMITTEE AWARDS COMMITTEE Marc Thususka Events & Programming Manager Students' Association, SAIT Tel: 403-210-4378 Fax: 403-284-8037 Kenney Fitzpatrick General Manager Mount St. Vincent University Tel: 902-457-6579 CHAIR, NATIONAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Chuck Erman Events Programmer Students Union, Sheridan College Tel: 905-845-9430, x1-2302 Fax: 905-815-4030 EDITOR, COCA NOTES Bill Mahon Student Activities Department John Abbott College Tel: 514-457-6610, 5320 Fax: 514-457-6091 Fax: 902-457-0444 NOMINATING COMMITTEE Kenney Fitzpatrick General Manager Mount St. Vincent University Tel: 902-457-6579 Fax: 902-457-0444 COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE Steve Kosh Marketing & Special Events Coordinator Students' Association, Mohawk College Tel: 905-575-2182 Fax: 905-575-2385 Email may be sent to committee chairs via the COCA Website – go to: www.coca.org. Login us-ing your “contact” username & password. Click on: Directory – Simple Search. Choose Associate Contacts or School Contacts under Use a Saved Search. Find the person you want under their School or Company/Artist name. Or, click on: Contact. Messages will be forwarded from the COCA Office to the individual your email is addressed to. 2009 - 2010, ISSUE 3 CANADIAN ORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS ACTIVITIES • 19
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