Pimp
Tea’s Atlantic Canada Hip-Hop
Touring
Info 2004
Troy Neilson – pimpt(at)pimpt.com - www.brockwayent.com
Note this venue
locator: http://ecvl.spydar.com/
(a) Fredericton:
Venues:
* Nicky Zee's, 375 King St., Fredericton, NB, E3B 1E3
(506) 455-6405
or (506) 455-6406
* The Capital, 362 Queen Street, Fredericton, NB
(506) 459-3558
Contact: Ted
* The Cellar (on UNB Campus)
(506) 451-6878
Contac: Bruce Devlin
http://www.unbf.ca/unbsu/cellarevents.html
* Bugaboo Creek Pub, 422 Queen St, Fredericton, NB, E3B
1B6
(506) 453-0582
Weekly events:
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Hip-Hop Night at The Capital every Wednesday with DJ STV (dalab(at)nbnet.nb.ca) & DJ Loc Dog (locdogjr(at)hotmail.com)
Artists:
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Troy Neilson – pimpt(at)pimpt.com
- www.brockwayent.com
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Promoters:
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DJ Scout aka Jody Wagstaff - jowag311(at)yahoo.ca
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Jon Cleveland jon(at)dead-beats.ca www.dead-beats.ca
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For the All Ages Elks Club Shows:
o
Billy McGuire – billystrange(at)hotmail.com
o
James Boyle - jamboy_melon(at)yahoo.ca
o
Zach Atkinson - vertex069(at)yahoo.com
University URL: Saint Thomas - www.stthomasu.ca UNB – www.unb.ca
Note:
(b) Moncton:
Venues:
* Oxygen, 125
Westmorland, Moncton, NB, E1A 5T6
Simon Doucette
simon@paramountlounge.com 506.853.7534, club: 506-854-0265
http://www.oxygen-nightclub.com/ PJ Dunphy does bookings - paramountbookings(at)hotmail.com
* Paramount Lounge, 800 Main St, Moncton, NB
Bookings: bookings(at)paramountlounge.com (506) 860-6927
http://www.paramountlounge.com/ PJ
Dunphy does bookings paramountbookings(at)hotmail.com
* Manhattan Pub & Grill, 125 Westmorland St, Moncton,
NB
(506) 855-6808
PJ Dunphy does bookings paramountbookings(at)hotmail.com
* Club Cosmo, 700 Main St, Moncton, NB (506) 857-9117
Contact: DJ Status fraza26(at)hotmail.com
* The Player’s Lounge, 837 Main St, Moncton, NB – Garth -
384-play (7529)
* Doc Dylan's, 841 Main Street,,Moncton, NB - Ghandy
506.866-2212 - admac50(at)hotmail.com
* Voodoo, 938 Mountain Rd, (506) 858-8844 – fax: (506) 859-1301
Artists:
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Element Kontrol http://www.geniusinthedark.cjb.net/
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Promoters:
* Broken Kost Productions – Adam Gould - 506*850-8120 – adameclips(at)yahoo.ca
* http://www.monctonlocals.com/secondary.html?_function=promoters
University URL: U de Moncton - www.umoncton.ca
Note: Last time at Oxygen the bouncer was telling
people there was no show inside.
(c) Sackville:
Venues:
* Tantramarsh Club, 152a Main Street, Sackville, NB, E4L
1B4
Scott "Scooter" Clark or Jonathan
"Scooter" Clark aka DJ Bolivia - (506) 364-2226 - djbolivia(at)canada.com http://www.mta.ca/pub thepub(at)mta.ca
Andrew MacKinnon is doing summer booking - ajmcknn(at)mta.ca
“The Tantramarsh Club put in place a policy early
this year of not booking any live entertainment in the immediate future except
for Scooter's Tuesday DJ series which is in a way separate from regular bar
operations.”
* Mount Allison
University Students' Administrative Council, 215 University Centre, Mount
Allison University, 152A Main Street, Sackville, New Brunswick, E4L 1B4 -
sac@mta.ca
Phone: 506-364-2231
Fax: 506-536-4230
Adam Binet at sacentertainment(at)mta.ca
“Try contacting Adam Binet at sacentertainment(at)mta.ca. I know
that he's booking a lot of shows on campus during the early September time
period and where you appeal to a different demographic than Nickleback etc.
would he may very well be interested.”
* George's Pub, 67
Lorne Street, Sackville, NB - Darren Wheaton - georgesroadhouse(at)yahoo.com
Weekly events:
Artists:
Promoters:
University URL: Mount Allison - www.mta.ca
Note: Thursday
night is a good night at the pub
(d)
Saint John:
Venues:
* Studio 112, 112 Price William St, Saint John, NB - Jill
Lanteigne, Dianne (Owner), or Tim Turner -
(506)
657-9931 - bookings by Tim Turner – 506.763.2669
* Waterfront Lounge, 30 Water Street, Saint John, NB, E2L
2A5
Contact: Tim Turner
* The Barnwood Pub (it’s in a caboose), Rothesay, NB, Wes
Ratcliffe - (506) 849-3341
* Oasis?
* Club Montreal
Weekly events:
Artists:
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Curbside Prawjek aka Steve Fudge (Collide) www.curbside.50megs.com
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DJ Maka aka Luther Harrity - http://www.midnitemusic.net
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Promoters:
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Dan Jones - route66(at)nb.sympatico.ca
- http://www.route66sj.com - dan
jones/trisha gallant, c/o route 66 productions, 264 Prince William St, Apt B,
Saint John, NB, E2L 2C1
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Linda Pelletier - cfmh(at)unbsj.ca Station manager at CFMH
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Jill - clockworksmile(at)hotmail.com
University URL: UNB SJ - www.unbsj.ca
Note: Studio 112 has been doing a lot of shows
(a). Charlottetown:
Venues:
* Myron's, 151 Kent Street, Charlottetown, PE, C1A
1N5
Steve is the man to talk to – best reached in the mornings
via barline
Steve – steve(at)myrons.com
on Monday nights at D'Arcey McGee's:
902.894.3627
Bob McMillen (general manager) & Stahl (Entertainment
director)
Stahl: (902) 892-7328, bar: (902) 892-4375, Fax: (902)
892-5401
http://www.myrons.com info(at)myrons.com Big nights are Thursdays & Saturdays
* Baba's Lounge, 81 University Ave., Charlottetown, PEI,
C1A 4L1
902.892.7377 Ryan
Addallah – 11-12 am
* Melons, 52 University Avenue, Charlottetown PE
(902)566-2457 **
no summer bookings - totally closed
down
* Brennan's Pub & Eatery, 132 Richmond Street,
Charlottetown PE
Contact: Kier Kenny
(902) 892-2222
- don’t do
hip-hop anymore
* velvet underground formerly Breakers Bar & Billiards
, 166 Prince Street, Charlottetown PE
(902)628-6898 - no live shows
Artists:
Promoters:
University URL: UPEI - www.upei.ca
Note: Criminal Records artists do not get along with
Street Fame Records artists. DJ Que-T
threw a bike through DJ IV’s car window.
Brennans has hosted several hip-hop events.
(b) Halifax:
Venues:
* The Khyber, 1588 Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova
Scotia, B3J 1Z6
902 492 3278 http://www.khyberarts.ns.ca hip-hop on Wednesday nights
* The Marquee
Club, 2037 Gottingen St., Halifax Nova Scotia, B3K 2B1, Attn: Mike Campbell (902) 429-4514 (902) 429-3020
Mike Campbell - mscampbell(at)ns.sympatico.ca
or shack(at)hfx.eastlink.ca
* Hell's Kitchen,
2037 Gottingen St., Halifax Nova Scotia, B3K 2B1
Contact: Greg Clark - (902) 429-4514 or (902) 429-3020
* Pavilion – just reopened – All Ages
* The Planet, 5435 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, NS
* The Attic, 1741 Grafton St, Halifax, NS - Peter
MacPherson - (902) 423-0909
* The Velvet Olive, 1770 Market St, Halifax, NS - (902)
433-8225
* Warehouse - Devin Roberts - 902-422-0443 or 902-229-3321
Weekly events:
·
Every Wednesday @ The Attic with DJ IV ( djiv2000(at)hotmail.com ) & special
guests
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Every Wednesday @ the Khyber - No Cover, Droppin' Science
with beats by: DJ Beef, Jabba The Cutt, Stumpy89, Y-Rush.
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Every Saturday @ Pitchmans Pub, 5287 Prince St, Halifax,
NS - Soul Session Saturdays with RS Smooth & DJ Plae.boi - plaeboi(at)thaflava.org -
Presented by Fuse Group & Ground Level Entertainment
Artists:
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Classified aka Luke Boyd – http://www.classifiedlive.net
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Jay Bizzy aka Jay Flemming http://www.jaybizzy.com
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J-Bru aka Jason Bruce
- www.j-bru.com
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Jesse Dangerously
- www.backburner.ca
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Second Front - http://www.second-front.com
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The Sound & The Fury - http://www.thesoundandthefury.ca
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Universal Soul – http://www.usoul.com
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DJs:
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DJ IV aka Brian Pelrine - http://iv.halifamous.com/
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Promoters:
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Artists Pool, PO Box 36085, Spring Garden RPO, Halifax,
NS, B3J 3S9 - info(at)artistspool.org - www.artistspool.org - Send CDs*, along with a Contact Info and a
brief bio/description of band/artist
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Justin Poulain – justinpoulain1(at)hotmail.com - www.rockinhalifax.cjb.net
University URL: Dalhousie - www.dal.ca Kings
- www.ukings.ns.ca
St. Marys - www.stmarys.ca
Note:
http://www.rockinhalifax.cjb.net/
(c) Sydney:
Venues:
* Bunkers Peanut Bar, 233 Esplanade, Sydney, NS, B1P
1A6 902.562.7646 – Scott Gilliard - scott(at)yagb.ca
* Sydney Casino, 525 George Street, Sydney, Nova Scotia,
B1P 1K5
(902) 563-7777 or 1-866-334-1114 (toll free), www.casinonovascotia.com
* Steelworker’s Hall – All Ages Venue, Sydney, NS
* Capri Cabaret, 235 Charlotte Street, Sydney, NS,
B1P1C4 - (902) 539 – 2805
* The Pit, University of Cape Breton
* French Club, Sydney, NS
* Maple Leaf Lounge, 272 Charlotte Street, Sydney, Nova Scotia B1P 1C7 - Stephen Fong - (902) 564-6251 - anthony_fong99(at)msn.com - Rod Gale does bookings - 1-902- 562-5555
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/cheriefong/maple_leaf/
Artists:
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Promoters:
* Scott Gillard, scott(at)yagb.ca or sgillard(at)syd.eastlink.ca http://www.locl.ca/ (He did last Pimp Tea show in Sydney –
great job!)
* CB902HC Productions-Shaun Raymakers - cb902hc(at)hotmail.com , or call me at
home 902-564-9296
* Darryl MacKinnon - myotherbrother1972(at)yahoo.ca -
(i book 19+ shows at two local bars, The Maple Leaf Lounge and the Capri
Cabaret. I'll also do the occasional all-ages show.)
* Joe Costello/Under the Underground - (902) 539-4644 - undertheunderground(at)hotmail.com
- www.undertheunderground.com
- (medium to small scale all ages shows with small guarantees and large cuts of
profits. has worked with Buried Inside (Ottawa), Greg MacPherson (Winnepeg),
Happy Kreter (Vancouver), Mute (Quebec City), and many others.)
* Rod "The Rodfather" Gale - southbarguy(at)yahoo.ca (I book/ promote "The Leaf" primarily; but can set up gigs elsehwere. I'm into booking indie/ rawk music/acoustica/ Folk/ jazz/... dj's and electronica) 1-902- 562-5555
Rod Gale, 2227 Highway
28, SOUTH BAR, Sydney Nova Scotia, B1N 3H8
* Zac MacNeil / Settle 4 Less Booking - (902) 561-0821 - http://www.settle4less.net (Did vaious number of all-ages , and a few
bars show's with various bands from canada such as: Farewell To Freeway
(Guelph, Ont), The Ditchpigs (Moncton, NB), more)
University URL: UCCB - www.uccb.ns.ca
Note: Did all ages show last time there.
(d) Antigonish:
Venues:
* Piper's Pub, 33 College St., Antigonish, NS, B2G 1X5 902-863-2590
http://www.piperspub.ca w.johnson(at)ns.sympatico.ca
* Chuggles Restaurant & Lounge, 25 James Street,
Antigonish, NS, B2G1R6 – contact: Alex Cameron - (902) 863 – 1957 - camproductions(at)msn.com
* Evolve Festival at end of August – Evolve Festival, 40
Gilfoy Road, RR# 7, Williams Point, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2L4 - www.evolvefestival.com - phone: 902.
735. 2000 -
Joe MacEachern (main contact) - joe(at)evolvefestival.com
Kristen - k@movethemasses.com or aqua@ant.eastlink.ca
Artists nearby:
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DJ Rainforce - www.rainforce.ca
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Promoters:
University URL: St. Francis Xavier - www.stfx.ca
Note: first words had a really small crowd there
(e) Truro:
Venues:
Weekly events:
Artists:
·
Promoters:
University URL: NS Agricultural College - www.nsac.ns.ca
Note: I don’t
think they have a venue.
(f) Wolfville
Venues:
* Paddy's Pub and Brewery, 320 Main Street, Wolfville, NS,
B0P 1X0
(902) 542-0059 Judy
Jordan - judy.paddys(at)ns.sympatico.ca
- office: (902)-542-3396 http://www.paddyspub.ca/
Weekly events:
Artists:
·
Promoters:
University URL: Acadia - www.acadiau.ca
Note:
Touring Hints:
I've been perusing the 'booking a tour' book I borrowed
from Murielle and want to share some useful stuff.
Here's a sequence of good opening lines:
"Hello, I would like to speak with the person
coordinating the bookings for shows.
May I have their name and direct line?
Let me make sure I have the correct spelling. When is the best time to reach them?"
Your opening line to the booker:
"Hello, I'm Ben Conoley and I represent Pimp Tea, a
hip-hop act from Fredericton. We are
setting up a CD release tour in late August for Atlantic Canada. We would like to include a date in
______________."
A list of questions you should consider when booking gigs:
- What kind of in-house sound system do you have?
- Does your sound guy have experience with hip-hop?
- Can you provide turntables?
- What kind of crowd do you usually get out on that night?
- What is your cover charge pricing policy?
- find out how we will be paid. (portion of the door?)
Make sure you find out if they can provide:
- sturdy table
for turntables;
- 3 microphones;
- CD player (for
instrumental CDS)
Things to mention:
- we plan on
having a local hip-hop act perform with us.
- CD release
Tour.
- We can send a
press kit, promo materials and a generic tour poster.
Troy Neilson – pimpt(at)pimpt.com - www.brockwayent.com