VISIT WWW.NIGHTCASTLEPRODUCTIONS.COMFOR MORE INFORMATION TRICIA'S BIO: Tricia Edwards’ musical journey has taken many diverse paths. She earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in piano performance from the University of Alberta, with summer studies at the Banff Centre and Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. During this time she was a national finalist in the Canadian Music Competition and performed with the University of Alberta Symphony Orchestra and the Vienna Sinfonietta.Tricia is now based in Calgary as a freelance musician, working as a solo artist, as leader of her own jazz trio/quartet, as a classical collaborative pianist and as the bandleader of the salsa band “Klave.” Her sophomore recording “Intaglios,” released January 2018, sought to blend her three musical passions for classical, jazz, and latin genres and met with a great reception, including charting on the National Earshot jazz charts, being awarded a Gold Medal for album and composition from the Global Music Awards and winning MusicYYC’s Best Jazz Recording of the Year for 2018. Tricia has served on the board of the Calgary Musicians’ Association since 2016, and looks forward to now serving the membership of local 547 in the role of Secretary-Treasurer.

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Visit www.nightcastleproductions.com for more info. Born in Easton, Pennsylvania, Brad Steckel has been a professional musician since the age of 14. After attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston, he worked extensively up and down the eastern US from Massachusetts to Florida with various rock, R&B and jazz groups. While in Florida in the early 70's he met Alberta Guitarist/Producer/Inventor/Entrepreneur Danny Lowe, the subsequent inventor of the famous 3D audio process known as QSound. Danny asked Brad to join his group (Electra recording artist) - "Painter". After an extensive US tour supporting groups like Jethro Tull, Alice Cooper and Kiss, Brad moved to Painter's home base in Calgary, Alberta Canada. Brad has been in Calgary ever since, working on recording projects like Hammersmith, 451, Prototype, numerous jingles, film music and special projects such as music for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games. He started working at Danny Lowe's new QSound Labs in 1988 and his first two years there were spent in R&D, developing and perfecting the QSound process. Over the next 8 years, subsequent roles were in production for product demonstration and onsite QSystem support at major recording studios. In addition to becoming the Chief Audio Engineer, Brad was Product Specialist and handled Customer Support for Pro Audio products. This role took him around the world to many major trade shows (NAMM, AES) and product presentations at well known retailers like Manny's Music, Sam Ash Pro and Guitar Center. He was also involved in new QSound product development as an alpha tester/developer, beta tester liaison and 'wrangler'. In his QSystem® support role at QSound Labs, Brad was able to work at some of the world's top recording studios. A short list includes: A&M Studios, The Record Plant, The Village Recorders, Larrabee, Cherokee, Todd-AO, The Enterprise, Westlake and Conway Studios in Los Angeles, Hit Factory, Right Track, Soundworks and Axis Studios in New York and Masterphonics, Workstation and Sound Shop in Nashville. He has worked on sessions with Sting, Madonna, Luther Vandross, Paula Abdul, Bob Clearmountain, Hugh Padgham, Julian Lennon, Bob Ezrin, Shelly Yakus, Jimmy Iovine, Kentucky Headhunters, Wilson Phillips and Marcus Miller among others. Brad brings with him over 30 years of entertainment, recording and production experience. He currently owns and operates his own recording studio, Nevin Park Recording and production company, Nevin Park Productions.

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www.nightcastleproductions.com NightCastle Productions thanks Dave Temple for his candid and reflective discourse regarding art, business, health and wellness, politics, the state of our nation and the challenges we face in an ambiguous global paradigm. DAVE TEMPLE'S BIO: Dave Temple is the owner/ operator of MCC Recording Studio . Dave has over 30 years of experience as an Owner/Manager in Music Retail and has operated Multi-Award Winning recording studio ‘MCC Recording Studio’ since it’s inception in 2001. From his early roots as a performing musician and recording artist, Dave has grown into a successful businessman and entrepreneur. In the mid-eighties Dave left the performing/artist side of the music business and went into the musical instrument retail industry and began to hone his skills in sales and retail management. He has since owned and operated several successful businesses including the Guitarworks chain of stores in Calgary, and Music Centre Canada which opened its doors in 1997. Both operations are still operating today and have developed into multiple locations in Calgary. and several franchises throughout Alberta. • Alberta Music (AMIA) • Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) • Country Music Alberta (CMAB)

For More Information Visit: www.nightcastleproductions.com Lisa Jacobs Bio: Falling asleep to the sound of her dad rehearsing in the basement, the life of Lisa Jacobs has been immersed in music since the very beginning.  Although piano is her first instrument and “Tequila” was her favorite song to play on the acoustic guitar as a kid, she ended up falling for the electric bass.  She played her first blues festival at age 12 and declared the bass guitar her most beloved.   Since then,  Lisa has gone on to write, record, music direct and perform with a variety of artists, including platinum recording pop artist Jocelyn Alice, Marshall (Walk Off The Earth), Paul Reddick, Colin Linden, Jimmy Rankin (The Rankin Family), Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Wide Mouth Mason, Suzie Vinnick, Oscar Lopez, Amy Bishop, Kyle McKearney and Jann Arden (a personal highlight). In addition to working as a session musician, Lisa was in a band with Jocelyn Alice called jocelyn & lisa.   Primarily a bass and vocal duo, they played a plethora of live shows (over 200 in their first year together), had a song featured on the tv show, Degrassi Jr High, and released an EP (“Weary Warrior”) in 2013 (which Lisa co-wrote and co-produced).  A song from that project, “Bound to You”, went gold after being re-released by Jocelyn Alice in 2018. In 2019/2020, Lisa toured North America for 6 months as the bassist of “We We Rock You”, a musical based on the music of British rock band, Queen.  A major venue highlight was playing the theatre in Madison Square Gardens.   Lisa has a degree in music therapy (with a minor in jazz performance on electric bass). As a certified music therapist she’s had the opportunity to create music with people of varied abilities (autism, cerebral palsy, hearing/visual impairments, brain injuries etc) in many different settings including schools, hospitals and even a maximum security prison. Lisa sits on the board of the Music Therapy Association of Alberta and is currently an artist curator for Chinook Blast (a month long festival of arts, sport and culture). She has recently delved into the role of MC - Including being a co-host for the 2021 Music Cities Convention. She resides in Calgary, Alberta.  Her hometown.

Brought to you by NightCastle Productions www.nightcastleproductions.com ROBS BIO: Rob Maciak has been a professional musician and consultant in arts performance and education since 2005. Rob's range of performance experience includes orchestral music, latin, jazz, fusion, blues, flamenco, Latin American and West African drumming, contemporary and jazz dance collaborations, wind orchestra music, and contemporary chamber music. He has performed across Europe, North America and Oceania. Rob has performed regularly with six different professional orchestras in Western Canada. His clients and collaborative network include National Geographic, Cirque du Soleil, Videogames Live, Legend of Zelda, Diana Krall, the Foothills Brass, the United States Army Brass Quintet, the Vancouver Chamber Choir, and the Elmer Iseler Singers. Rob has taught for Mount Royal University, the Universities of Calgary and Lethbridge, the Banff Centre, the Vic Lewis International Music Festival, the Canadian Forces, several provincial music teachers' conventions, and over 400 intermediary and secondary school music programmes across five provinces and eight of the United States. Rob has been featured on four albums that span six musical genres, and was showcased in a multi-destination tour as a concerto soloist with Symphony of the Kootenays in 2017. His pedagogical method book is currently pending publication. Education: University of Calgary Bachelor of Music With Distinction (Double Major in Music Performance and Music History/Literature) Royal Conservatory of Toronto Associate YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RobMaciak/playlists https://www.youtube.com/c/RobMaciak/about https://www.youtube.com/RobMaciak Professional Association Profile and Contact Information: https://calgarymusicians.org/member/56/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robmaciak/ BILL 75 Link (incomplete): https://docs.assembly.ab.ca/LADDAR_files/docs/bills/bill/legislature_30/session_2/20200225_bill-075.pdf Musical background: 3:30 Early musical studies 4:05 Switching to percussion 4:52 Marching percussion, transitioning to classical percussion, tension in technique 7:15 Compound rudiments 9:23 “Melody” versus “accompaniment” on snare drum 12:15 Dynamic finesse on snare drum in the orchestra 14:30 Being dynamically sensitive to other members of the ensemble 16:15 Creating “melodic contour” on drumset, and using multiple surfaces 18:10 Orchestral writing versus school band repertoire writing for percussion 23:06 Competition and cooperation in the percussion/drumset community 27:18 Humility in the percussion/drumset community 32:50 Moral support for our struggling colleagues Advocacy Initiatives: 33:57 Bill 75 aka the Arts Professions Recognition Act (income disparity, etc) 38:17 How Bill 75 could be amended to help the industry more (minimum rates, etc) 40:25 Incentives that venue owner-operators could be offered to pay performers well, and further legislative amendment possibilities to Bill 75 46:23 Other incentives for venue owner-operators 46:42 The “Tommy Banks” legacy of AGLC rules (ref: Bill 75) 48:32 Tax incentives to venue owner-operators, perhaps? (ref: Bill 75) 50:77 Readings of Bill 75, and what constitutes a “stakeholder” 54:53 CONVERTING COMPLAINTS INTO ACTION 56:49 How the arts industry stimulates energy, tourism, hospitality Our Union: 58:40 Mandating travelling acts to hire local talent 1:01:58 What “value for dollar” with respect to union membership means 1:03:29 The helpfulness of the union; they are there for us 1:06:50 How artists can help the union help them 1:08:50 How the musicians’ union is unique – inherently to the way in which the industry functions 1:11:08 Directing feedback in the correct direction Beyond: 1:12:50 How the culture of the industry changes depending on geography Shoutouts (in order): Mark Dejong Pat Belliveau Eric Freedenburg Andy Ercison Kent Macrae John McCaslin Andrjez Ryszka Minister Ron Orr Naomi Delafield Tommy Banks Patti Pon Jeremy Coates Mark Michalak Doug Kuss Tricia Edwards

Brent's musical journey has been extensive for over 40 years. From opening for Kiss to playing with legends like Percy Sledge, Ronnie Spector and Ray Griff - holding the guitar chair at the Stage West Theatre for a decade - performing many times with the Calgary Symphony Orchestra and the Prime Time Big Band. Brent is classically trained but has played every genre extensively. His own music endeavors showcase an eclectic instrumental originality including flavors or jazz, rock, world, classical and flamenco. With 4 solo CD's, he has had airplay world wide. Being a performer and teacher, Brent has played and taught in The Netherlands, Germany and the Caribbean 10 times since 2005.

Viviane is recognized as one of Canada's finest vocalists. Her first recording Out of a Dream received a nomination for “Best Jazz On Record” for the 1994 Alberta Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Awards. With her 2nd release and first CD The Blue In You, she is recording with some of Canada’s finest musicians including Juno Award winner Phil Dwyer. Viviane previously released her second CD 'I know A Thing' with husband, composer and producer Daniel Martin. This recording features Juno Award winner Hugh Fraser on trombone plus Dave Restivo on piano, Jim Viviane on bass and Owen Howard at the drums. The Calgary Herald gave this CD a review of 4 out of 4 stars! Both of Viviane’s CD’s are distributed through the CMC/Fusion 3. Her studies have included the Janice Borla Vocal Jazz Camp in Chicago with Grammy nominee Janet Lawson, the Bud Shank Jazz Workshop in Washington with Jay Clayton and Sheila Jordan, and lessons from jazz vocalist Mark Murphy. Martin attended the Banff Centre’s Jazz Study Program 1995, where jazz greats Hugh Fraser, Don Thompson, Kenny Wheeler, Joe and Pat Labarbara, and Norma Winston gave master classes, and private lessons. She completed a month long mentorship residency with Janet Lawson in NYC. Excited to share these musical experiences with other vocalists, Viviane has for years organized and taught ongoing workshops and clinics in the Calgary and Edmonton area, given workshops at Grant McEwan College, "The Basement" Saskatoon, Mount Royal College, N.A.T.S. , the Canadian Assoc. For Music Therapy, CIJC, Jazz Expo 2001. She was a Jazz Vocal Coach at the Banff Centre and was previously the jazz vocal instructor on faculty at Mount Royal College.