January 17, 2012
Marimba Band at PAVI
PAVI Film & Music Business student Chris Couto brought his Marimba band Kutapira into studio A to record some live tracks for their electronic press kit. The session was engineered by Audio Engineering & Production student Julia Wu.
Chris Couto – Marimba
Kai Buchan – Marimba
Sangito Bigelow – Marimba
Jeremy Bryant – Drum Set
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Kutapira are playing their next gig February 16th at the Electric Owl.
January 11, 2012
PAVI Film & Digital Arts Instructor wins prestigious Gemini Award
PAVI Film & Digital Arts Instructor Dwayne Beaver recently won the prestigious Best Director Gemini Award for his work on ‘Conviction Kitchen’.
Dwayne has taken some time off teaching at PAVI to work as director for Oprah Winfrey on ‘Million Dollar Neighborhood’ being shot in Aldergrove, BC.
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January 10, 2012
Blue Wave Interns Record Actor
This month AEP students Ily Barnes and Erik Hutchinson recorded Mexican Actor Cynthia dePando.
The sessions were produced by Paramount Pictures International supervisor, Cesar Alarcon. This was part of Ily and Eriks’ internship at Blue Wave Studios.
Cynthia has acted in many films and television shows in North America for Sony, Warner Bros. and Walt Disney.
December 7, 2011
Film Producer Lectures PAVI Students
On December 7th veteran filmmaker Kirk Shaw lectured the Film & Music Business and Film & Digital Arts students on raising capital for independent productions.
Kirk Shaw is a Canadian-born producer who founded Insight Films in 1990. Insight Films was Canada’s largest independent production house.
Through Insight Films, Shaw has produced more than 100 award-winning films, including “Helen”, a 2009 Drama starring Ashley Judd that won a Leo Award in 2009 for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama and was also nominated for Best Feature Length Drama.
Shaw also produced such notable films such as Battle in Seattle in 2007, directed by Stuart Townsend and starring Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson and Joshua Jackson; the 2008 film Kill Switch with Steven Seagal; and two popular TV series: Blood Ties and Painkiller Jane.
December 2, 2011
AEP Students Record Horns with Award Winning Producer
On December 2nd the Audio Engineering & Production students recorded saxophone, trumpet, clarinet and flute overdubs as part of their studio class. Students were challenged by micing the instruments, following horn charts and working with award winning producer Dan Swinimer.
December 1, 2011
PAVI Drum Tuning Clinic Features Studio Pros
On December 1st and 2nd the Audio Engineering & Production students learned to how to tune drums with Alex Glassford. Alex is a session musician who plays drums for Daniel Wesley.
Several recording experiments were conducted and the students took different approaches recording the drum set.
November 30, 2011
FMB Students Visit Deluxe Film Labs
The Film & Music Business students attended a location class at Deluxe Film Labs with Operations Manager Ken Johns. Ken gave the class a tour, spoke about the film business and answered student questions.
From the Deluxe website “Deluxe: the leading worldwide provider of services to the entertainment industry in film, video and digital media. For over 95 years we have been an integral and reliable partner for filmmakers and the Hollywood Studios.
From dailies to deliverables, clients around the globe trust Deluxe to provide a complete supply chain of film or digital, 2D or 3D, post production, theatrical release and home entertainment services in whatever format they choose.”
November 22, 2011
Misodigital Media Expert Lectures AEP
Digital media expert Ali Adab presented an interactive lecture to the Audio Engineering & Production students. Ali works with a diverse range of artists and labels like Bif Naked, Wu-Tang Clan, Ruff Ryders, Jaydee Bixby and Nuclear Blast Records.
“I had a great time visiting the students at the PAVI Institute. The class was very engaged as we covered many topics including Digital Marketing, Digital Distribution, Social Media, and Direct-To-Fan Marketing. They were all eager to learn more about the tools that are helping to shape the future of the music industry. Please invite me back, that was fun.”
November 18, 2011
FMB & FDA Tour North Shore Studios
Students of the Film & Music Business and Film & Digital Arts program spent the day observing a feature film production at North Shore Studios in North Vancouver with Film Producer/PAVI Instructor Kate Green.
November 4, 2011
AEP Grad Chief Engineer and Producer
PAVI AEP grad Paul Gibbons is now chief engineer and producer at Demitone Studios.
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