The funny thing was that the event coincided with the Team Canada men’s hockey gold medal showdown with the USA! Well of course I am not so shallow as to cancel my appearance in order to watch a simple hockey game…BUT, I did dig out a really old 13″ TV from storage, and set it up backstage! HA! Fortunately Canada finally won in overtime (the US gave us a real run for our money)…and fortunately the game ended BEFORE my performance. I could only imagine how difficult it would have been to sneak the TV up on stage with me!

After all was said and sung, a good amount of money was raised and it seemed that a great time was had by all. And by the way, I wasn’t the only one who brought a TV…there were TWO other ones on elsewhere behind the scenes! What can we all say…except, “WE ARE CANADIAN”!!!

Peace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4zyAY-Ute4&feature=player_embedded#

2. FREE TIMES CAFE Show! The Songwriters’ Association of Canada (SAC) is hosts the latest installment of its monthly spotlight concert series Wednesday, December 2nd at the Free Times Café (320 College Street). PBB is proud to be one of the feature acts. We will be performing a semi-acoustic set of tunes primarily from the debut CD – Random Thoughts (from a paralyzed mind). Show starts at 8:00 p.m.. There will be some other great artists performing as well – please come and check it out!

3. We are now mixing the French version of Random Thoughts, to be released in early 2010. It is sounding fantastic! It’s gratifying to hear the songs stand up as well in French as they do in English…maybe even a little better in some cases! More info to come. Merci beaucoup!

Thanks for your continuing support!

Peace.

Pete

We’ve added a couple of vids from last night’s hour-long LIVE on-air radio feature interview and performance on Radio Caledon’s “CH Canada Indie Music Show”, with hosts Rick Jones and Tom Beyer. What great guys! Thanks to Tom for the video! See it here: http://peterbloom.ca/video.html. You can also check out YouTube (search Peter Bloom), or the PBB MySpace page: myspace.com/peterbloommusic. Thanks for your continuing support!

Peace.

Pete

Here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlXRIatpscs

Enjoy. Thanks for your continuing support!

Peace.

Pete

Can’t wait to get back up there to show northern Ontario what we’ve got! In the meantime, below are some pics from the trip. Some audio/video clips to follow shortly.

Next on the journey: western and eastern Ontario. Stay tuned…

Peace. Pete

As my debut CD is now distributed by DEP/Universal Canada, I can no longer sell it online at my site. But here’s what I thought might be cool: I still have a couple of boxes of the independent version of my CD in stock. Those CDs have now become “limited edition” copies…perhaps even “collector’s items” one day soon – hey, one has to dream BIG! HA!

So, if you go to Amazon.ca, and buy a copy of the label release of PBB’s Random Thoughts CD (same music as the indie disc, with new artwork, AND lyrics included), I will then also send you a FREE autographed copy of the indie CD to whatever name you wish! I’ll even pay the shipping and handling!! Try to do it soon – Amazon.ca has a special price – only $8.99 Canadian per CD (plus tax and S&H)…but only until Tuesday the 29th! Simply email me (pete@peterbloom.ca) some sort of confirmation of your purchase (the Amazon transaction confirmation number will do), and I will send you the second CD…FREE!

I’m not doing this for the money, believe me. Once the label takes its cut of the retail CD sale, and I pay the S&H on your free indie disc (which I also paid for), I’ll be lucky to break even. BUT the way I see it, everybody wins – the label gets some sales, I get my music out there, and YOU get a FREE, “limited edition”, autographed CD, which you can either keep as a souvenir or give to a friend or family member.

Of course, I’ll keep the offer going beyond this Tuesday (when Amazon’s special price expires), but – as cheesy as this sounds - supplies are truly limited. Seriously – I have about a 100 indie CDs available for this. When they’re gone, they’re gone.

Thanks for your continuing support!

Peace.

Pete

Anyway, not much to say other than that I’m excited about my CD coming out on DEP/Universal (via Blue Sapphire Music) this Tuesday, September 22nd. For those of you who have been on the fence about buying the indie version, you have 3 days left to do so via peterbloom.ca.

After that, the “label” version will be the one to get. It has totally revamped packaging, including all the lyrics, and some great new artwork! Due to a technical issue, the music likely won’t be available on iTunes, etc. for another couple of weeks…BUT you can always either check out your local retailer (HMV, etc.).

Can’t wait to be touring! We’re starting with a radio tour up in northern Ontario. But I will soon be filling in all those TBA dates on my schedule, so hang on.

Thanks for the continuing support!

Peace.

Pete