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Misstress Barbara
Barbara Bonfiglio, better known as Misstress Barbara (the misspelling is an intentional portmanteau .e. "miss" and "stress", is an Italian-born Canadian producer, DJ and singer-songwriter.Wigney, AllanDJ Misstress Barbara on a mission, Canoe.ca, retrieved 2 January 2011Tan, Emily (2006)Techno Tales: To Misstress Barbara, Playing the Right Music Always Trumps Self-Glory—Even If It Means Spinning in the Dark", ''DJ Times'', Vol. 19, No. 4, retrieved 2 January 2011 Born in Catania, Italy, she moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the age of eight and has resided in the city ever since.Potts, DianaMisstress Barbara Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 2 January 2011 She has DJed around the globe and has an extensive discography as a producer. Career She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the Université du Québec à Montréal. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juno Awards
The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame are also inducted as part of the awards ceremonies. The Juno Awards are often referred to as the Canadian equivalent of the Brit Awards in the United Kingdom or the Grammy Awards given in the United States. Members of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), or a panel of experts, depending on the award, choose the award winners. However, sales figures are the sole basis for determining the winners of nine of the forty-two categories like Album of the Year or Artist of the Year. CARAS members determine the nominees for Single of the Year, Artist and Group of the Year. A judge vote by experts in the relevant genre, determines the nominees for the remaining categories. The names of the judges remain confidential. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Université Du Québec à Montréal
The Université du Québec à Montréal (English: University of Quebec in Montreal), also known as UQAM, is a French-language public university based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest constituent element of the Université du Québec system. UQAM was founded on April 9, 1969, by the government of Quebec, through the merger of the École des beaux-arts de Montréal, a fine arts school; the Collège Sainte-Marie, a classical college; and a number of smaller schools. Although part of the UQ network, UQAM possesses a relative independence which allows it to print its own diplomas and choose its rector. In the fall of 2018, the university welcomed some 40,738 students, including 3,859 international students from 95 countries, in a total of 310 distinct programs of study, managed by six faculties (Arts, Education, Communication, Political Science and Law, Science and Social science) and one school (Management). It offers Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral degrees. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intec Digital
Intec Digital is a record company rediscovered after four years of inactivity on the ground of Intec Records. Originally, Intec Records was started by Carl Cox and DJ C1 in 1998. The record label's greatest success was the summer hit "Sunshine" by Belgian act Tomaz vs. Filterheadz which sold a total of 25,000 copies. Artists Intec Records * Axel Karakasis * Bryan Zentz * Deetron * Filterheadz * Oxia * Tomaz * Valentino Kanzyani Intec Digital * Adam Sheridan * Angel De Frutos * Ant Brooks * Ben Sims * Carl Cox * Carlo Lio * Cave * Chris Count * Christian Smith * Christian Varela * Chus & Ceballos * Copy Paste Soul * Danny Serrano * DJ Boris * DJ Jock * Dosem * Elio Riso * End-JY * Ferhat Albayrak * Frankie Bones * Harvey McKay * Hiroki Esashika * Ian O'Donovan * Jason Fernandes * Jim Master * Jim Rivers * Joe Brunning * Jon Rundell * Just Be * Layton Giordani * Marco Bailey * Mark Fanciulli * Mark Maitland * Mars Bill * Mindskap * MiniCoolBoyz * Nicole Moudaber * On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Day
Canada Day (french: Fête du Canada), formerly known as Dominion Day (french: Fête du Dominion), is the national day of Canada. A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the ''British North America Act, 1867'' where the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into a single Dominion within the British Empire called Canada. Originally called Dominion Day (french: Le Jour de la Confédération), the holiday was renamed in 1982, the same year that the Canadian Constitution was patriated by the Canada Act 1982. Canada Day celebrations take place throughout the country, as well as in various locations around the world attended by Canadians living abroad. Commemoration Canada Day is often informally referred to as "Canada's birthday", particularly in the popular press. However, the term "birthday" can be seen as an oversimplification, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Hill
Parliament Hill (french: Colline du Parlement, colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown land on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Its Gothic revival suite of buildings, and their architectural elements of national symbolic importance, is the home of the Parliament of Canada. Parliament Hill attracts approximately three million visitors each year. Law enforcement on Parliament Hill and in the parliamentary precinct is the responsibility of the Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS). Originally the site of a military base in the 18th and early 19th centuries, development of the area into a governmental precinct began in 1859, after Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the Capital city, capital of the Province of Canada. Following several extensions to the parliament and departmental buildings and a fire in 1916 that destroyed the Centre Block, Parliament Hill took on its present form with the completion of the Peace Tower in 1927. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ADISQ
ADISQ (french: Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la video; eng, Québec Association for the Recording, Concert and Video Industries, link=yes) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the independent record labels, independent music industry in Quebec. It was created in 1978. Since 1979, it has also organized an annual awards ceremony for musicians and singers. The award bears the name ''Félix Award, Félix'' after famed singer-songwriter Félix Leclerc. It is a member of the Independent record label#Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), World Independent Network. History Its first mission consisted of two goals to promote the Québec music industry: *From its creation in 1978, the ADISQ has had the responsibility of organizing a collective stand (''Musique du Québec'') and coordinating member participation at the ''Midem, Marché International du Disque et de l'Edition Musicale'' *Starting in 1979, it was to produce an Félix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Soda (Montreal)
Club Soda is a music venue in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its address is 1225 Saint Laurent Boulevard in the Quartier des Spectacles in the borough of Ville-Marie. History Club Soda was established in 1982 by Joseph Martellino, Guy Gosselin, André Gagnon and Martin Després. The first act at Club Soda was Boule Noire on November 18, 1982, which was followed by Ding et Dong. Club Soda was originally located at 5240 Park Avenue at what is now Théâtre Fairmount. The Montreal concert promoter Rubin Fogel became a part owner in 1985.Eric LeijonClub Soda: A (partial) oral history ''Cult MTL'', December 7, 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-03. The original Club Soda closed in July 1999. It reopened in its current location on Saint Laurent Boulevard on March 21, 2000, following extensive renovations. The building in which it is currently located was constructed in 1908 and was known as the Crystal Palace. During the 1940s, it was a cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal International Jazz Festival
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal ( en, Montreal International Jazz Festival) is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest holds the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world's largest jazz festival. Every year it features roughly 3,000 artists from 30-odd countries, more than 650 concerts (including 450 free outdoor performances), and welcomes over 2 million visitors (12.5% of whom are tourists) as well as 300 accredited journalists. The festival takes place at 20 different stages, which include free outdoor stages and indoor concert halls. A major part of the city's downtown core is closed to traffic for ten days, as free outdoor shows are open to the public and held on many stages at the same time, from noon until midnight. The "festival's Big Event concerts typically draw between 100,000 and 150,000 people", and can occasionally exceed 200,000. Shows are held in a wide variety of venues, from relatively small jazz clubs to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bjorn And John
Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish indie pop/rock band formed in Stockholm in 1999, named after the first names of the band's members: Peter Morén (vocals, guitar and harmonica), Björn Yttling (bass guitar, keyboards and vocals) and John Eriksson, known in his solo work as Hortlax Cobra (drums, percussion and vocals). Yttling also worked as producer for the band's first four albums. Their 2006 single "Young Folks", which featured Victoria Bergsman, formerly of the Concretes, was a top 20 hit in the UK Singles Chart, and was featured in the football video game ''FIFA 08'', the baseball video game ''MLB 2K13'', the singing game ''Lips'', as the school project in the film ''Bandslam'', as part of the soundtrack of sitcom '' How I Met Your Mother'', the opening track in the pilot episode of ''Gossip Girl'', the theme tune to British Television adverts for Homebase store, and in the Air New Zealand "Safety Safari" surfing video. It was also named ''NMEs second-best track of 2006, be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Club II
''Midnight Club II'' is a racing video game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sequel to '' Midnight Club: Street Racing'', published for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows and first in series to feature motorcycles. Players can race through cities based on Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo. The game also features an online multiplayer component. It is the second game in ''Midnight Club'' franchise, followed by '' Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition''. Gameplay Races (Career and Arcade) consist of a series of checkpoints, represented by columns of light. In most races, the order in which the checkpoints must be cleared is prescribed. In this case, a transparent, glowing arrow points to the next checkpoint. In a few other races, the checkpoints may be cleared in any order. In that case, the arrow spins randomly without pointing in any particular direction. It is up to the player which route to take from one checkpoint to the next. There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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