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Peak Performance Blog #7
What a crazy month it’s been! I’ve been so busy in the best way possible, unfortunately my blogging has suffered due to the madness but I’m here now with a few minutes to type and I’m gonna do my best to get ya all caught up.
It’s been just over a week since The Peak Performance Project Bootcamp ended and oh what a time it was. Looking back on the week that was, is a bit of a blur. It was like a big burst of creative flame and then in an instant…Poof, it was over…but the memories are gonna last a life time for sure. Some of the highlights for me would have to be: Bunking with the guys from Said The Whale, great humans n great music makers too! Taking a ride on the Rock Ridge Canyon Zip Line (Watch Me Zip) was pretty awesome as well, but the best part was collaborating with Kyprios on a new tune. We recorded it in one of The Nimbus studios at around 3am on the second to “last night” and I’m super stoked to get it back from mixing n mastering! I’m pretty sure you’ll be hearing it on various radio stations very soon!
The last day of camp was filled with goodbyes and well wishes and jars full of loving words. It was a time to reflect, but it was also a time to remember…oh man, I’ve got a ton of work ahead of me if I wanna have a shot at making the top 5 of this Peak Performance Project. This feeling was amplified 10 fold for me because I only had 5 days to prepare for my big PPP Showcase at The Red Room. So Lachlan and I rushed home, took 2 days off to catch up on all the missed hours of sleep and then got rehearsing with the other band mates. The Red Room showcase was a huge success, the place was packed, everyone played their hearts out, and all was right in the world! You should definitely check these showcases out, it’s a chance to catch the peak top 20 doin’ what they do best, every thursday night for the next month from 8pm-2am. It’s a giant party and I’ll be there for all of em!
In other news here are some things I’ve been up to: I had a great interview with the folks from UnratedMusic.Com , I was selected to be one of the Top 25 Bands in The Snow Seekers Fresh Trax Competition click the link if ya don’t mind taking a sec. to vote, I’d really appreciate it and you’d be considered super awesome! Another super awesome thing that came up this past week was being featured on CBC’s Radio 3 Podcast with host Grant Lawrence, I also made The Georgia Straight’s Instant Play List, and as if all that wasn’t enough coolness for one week…I was asked to perform at this years annual Run For The Cure!
As for up coming shows and touring, I’ve got a bunch of dates listed below:
Album Release Tour / Fall 2010 Vancouver - Urban Rush - Friday, October, 1st Vancouver - The Backstage Lounge - Friday, October, 1st Vancouver - Cafe Deux Soleil - Saturday, October, 2nd Kelowna - Cafe Soleil - Tuesday, October, 6th Kamloops - The Dirty Jersey - Thursday, October, 7th Salmon Arm - All Ages Show - Friday, October, 8th Revelstoke - The Last Drop - Saturday, October, 9th Golden - Hotel - Sunday, October, 10th Calgary - Iron & Wood - Monday, October, 11th Red Deer - Tuesday, October, 12th? Edmonton - Brixx - Wednesday, October, 13th Saskatoon - Amigo’s - Thursday, October, 14th? Winnipeg - The Central Hotel - Friday, October, 15th Thunder Bay - Black Pirate Pub - Saturday, October, 16th Sunday Off, Driving To Lethbridge. Lethbridge - The Slice - Monday, October, 18th Nanton - The Auditorium - Tuesday, October 19th Nelson - October, 19th - Busking! Kelowna - Break Out West Showcase - Thursday, October, 21st Penticton - Voodoos - Friday, October, 22nd Abottsford - OAP Hall - Saturday, October, 23rd Vancouver - Falconetti’s - Sunday, October, 24th Vancouver - CBC Radio3 - Interview, October, TBA Vancouver - The Forum - Thursday, October, 28th Vancouver - St. James Hall (All Ages) - Friday, October, 29th
So, yeah, things have been busy but I’m hoping they just keep gettin’ busier and busier! I also hope to see you at a future show, take care, talk soon!
About Bodhi
Genre: Alternative Pop
Similar Artists: David Gray, Ray Lamontagne, Damien Rice, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, James Blunt, and Raine Maida
Bodhi Jones spent his early years poor but happy with his mother and sister on Saltspring Island. He affectionately refers to it as a "1980's hippie paradise” and says spending his childhood there was like living a page right out of Huckleberry Finn. Shortly after his tenth birthday he and his mom moved from Saltspring to Vancouver in search of greater opportunity, during this time Bodhi felt overwhelmed by the big city and became very isolated. He was often sick and spent a lot of time home alone...it was during these pre-teen years that he truly discovered his passion for music.
Over the past 6 years, Bodhi has recorded 5 EP’s and 3 full length albums, selling over 20 000 copies while performing on the streets of downtown Vancouver. In 2009 Bodhi was selected as Virgin Radio's "BC artist of the month", voted into The Peak Performance Project's Top 20, and named Vancouver's best busker by The Georgia Straight. 2010 has brought even more exposure his way: Earning a second consecutive spot in The Peak Performance Project's Top 20 and is being played on 100.5 The Peak, CBC Radio One, Virgin, Citr and CJSFU. He also performed live on CTV's Canada Am and Global's Morning Show during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In April of 2010 he released a new full length album titled "Where Do We Go From Here?" Produced by Winston Hauschild (Hannah Georgas) and mixed by Shawn Cole (Bend Sinister, Yukon Blonde, and You Say Part! We Say Die!), this latest effort is a big step up sonically and truly showcases Bodhi's heart, honesty, and song writing talents. He's just completed his second western Canada tour and is planning a Cross-Canada tour this spring in support of his new album "Ordinary Madness".
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