Good evening to all,

We have been working diligently to bring you guys the best Reel Music Festival experience yet!

We’re working on securing some acts for our showcases; and we have several showcases going on this year including:

• Hip-hop/Dub-step/DJ
• Folk
• Punk
• Metal
• Indie/Pop-punk
• Songs Revealed

And conferences with a key note speaker, a demo derby, Prescription2Rock and much more!

We have a lot of exciting things about to come up so keep checking back!

-The RMF Team

REEL MUSIC FESTIVAL!!

Hello Again followers!

RMF is going into it’s 12th year, and is excited for you guys to see what we have planned!!!

For more information check out our website:

• http://www.rocknreelfestival.ca/
• Twitter: @reelmusicfestival
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ReelMusicFestival

Be sure to keep checking back for more information as we prepare to put on a really great festival!

Riot Radio Presents Reel Music Festival would like to thank all of the attendees, supporters, sponsors, clinicians, performers, venues, judges, hosts, moderators, speakers, and contestants!!! Look out for news on RMF 2012!

Dont forget to check out all of our great seminars today! Scroll down for more information on each!

Time: 12:00 - 1:30
Topic: Making Minimum Wage? How to Fund Your Musical Passion with F.A.C.T.O.R.
Place: E.P. Taylor’s - Student Centre
Speaker: Brian Bain

Time: 2:00 - 3:00
Topic: Getting The Looks: The Image Your Bands Needs to Make “IT”
Place: E.P. Taylor’s  -Student Centre
Speaker: Ginger Martini

Time: 3:00 - 4:30
Topic: On The Road Again: How To Be Successful on Tour
Place:E.P. Taylor’s  -Student Centre
Speakers: Dan Hand, Jesse Mitchell, Ace Piva, Joe Cacioppo
Moderator: Joel Baskin 

Time: 4:30 - 6:00
Topic: Keynote
Place:E.P. Taylor’s  -Student Centre
Speaker: Alan Cross

Time: 4:30 - 10:30

Tickets are $5

There will be clinics on: Drums, Vocals, Bass, Guitar, DJ, and Songwriting

Don’t miss out on this great event!

Click Here To Register For Reel Music Festival!

Delegate Pass: Admission to all 4 Days of the Event (Best Value)

Cost: $20

Day Pass: Admission to all events on one day of your choice

Cost: $10

Date: Saturday, April 2, 2011

Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Place: E.P. Taylor’s Pub

Topic: Making Minimum Wage? How to Fund Your Musical Passion with FACTOR

Speaker: Brent Bain

Brent Bain’s start with music began early, as a member of the International Calgary Boys Choir. After performing on stages around the world and having released 3 independent recordings during a 5 year period, Brent eventually settled in Toronto to begin his study of Entertainment Management. For the past 8 years Brent has played an important role in the Canadian Music Industry. His experience includes work as a Manager, Agent, Promoter, Tour Manager, Publicist and Consultant with companies including The Music Managers Forum of Canada (MMF), Six Shooter Records, Live Tour Artists, Jane Harbury Publicity, Planet 3 Communications, and his own company: Working Title Artists. With this very diverse understanding of musicality, performance, artist development, promotion and professional practice, Brent brings his experience and passion for music to the position of Manager for the Submissions Department at FACTOR.

Songs Revealed is a songwriter’s competition that is put on by a group of first-year Music Business Management students at Durham College. It is one of the events included within the Reel Music Festival.

The event takes place March 31st 2011 in the Durham College Market place.

PLEASE ARRIVE FOR DOORS at 6:30pm FOR FESTIVITIES YOU WONT WANT TO MISS.

Show starts at 7pm

Competing this year;

ERIN BOLTON

NICK GLOVER

SUNNY MUTTI

MIKE BUTLER

JOSH KVASNAK

BRADEN BARRIE

THE DEVIL THEORY

SCOTT MAJOR

The 8 contestants will be judged on their performances and that night a winner will be revealed.

Following that will be a performance by the up and coming band TOPANGA! http://www.myspace.com/musicoftopanga

It will be a night you surely don’t want to miss!

Sponsored by: SOCAN, SAC, NxNE

Wednesday, March 30, 4:30pm - 10:30pm

Have you ever wanted to play bass, guitar, or drums? Does writing music and learning how to sing interest you? How about learning how to be a DJ?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, come check out the 3rd annual Prescription 2 Rock at Durham College on March 30th during Reel Music Festival. Prescription 2 Rock is a variety of music clinics set up to teach our guests new skills and how to improve their musical abilities. Each clinic will be lead by well-known, experienced musicians and members of our community. Stay tuned to see who the talent will be.

Tickets will be $5

Featured Clinics:

Drums - 4:30 PM - Jordan Clark

Vocals - 5:30 PM - Kane Karr

Bass - 6:30 PM - TBA

Guitar - 7:30 PM - Guitar - Kori Kameda

DJ - 8:30 PM - DJ Shamz

Songwriting - Songwriting - James Linderman

Date: Saturday, April 2, 2011

Time: 4:30 - 6:00 PM

Place: EP Taylor’s Pub

Topic: Keynote

Speaker: Alan Cross

Alan Cross is the host of the long-running radio documentary series The Ongoing History of New Music. He’s also the curator of ExploreMusic.com, a radio-and-web initiative dedicated to music discovery that includes everything from a massive website to a series of podcasts. Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, written four books, recorded four audio books, contributed to magazines and other publications. He’s also a sought-after public speaker and lecturer, writes a weekly national music column for Metro and travels to music festivals all over the world.