Press releases
Galaxie supports emerging talent as a proud sponsor of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Apr 28, 2010
Montreal, April 28, 2010 – Galaxie, Your Musical Universe, is proud to partner with the 25th annual TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. As official sponsors of the The Galaxie Series at Performance Works, Galaxie is delighted to offer free outdoor concerts at Performance Works on Granville Island. This exciting series is sure to please all and showcase great jazz musicians. In addition, through the Galaxie Rising Stars Program, two up-and-coming artists will be awarded bursaries of $2,500 each. The objective of this program is to help provide opportunities for emerging Canadian music talent in all genres to be heard and to support the best of this talent with cash bursaries to advance their careers.
Since its inception in 2000, over 750 artists have directly benefitted from the Galaxie Rising Stars program. Each year, the Program works with more than 40 music industry partners across Canada to discover, encourage and promote new artists. "The valuable partnerships between the Galaxie Rising Stars Program and our various partners has allowed us to highlight and reward the talents of gifted artists year after year”, says Louis Bellavance, Director of the Galaxie Rising Stars Program. "It is very rewarding to see how some of the young artist from the early days of the program have evolved into established performers on the national and international stage", he added.
The Galaxie music service, owned by Stingray Digital, is available in over 8 million homes across the country and offers a broad selection of music to please all tastes and for all occasions. Galaxie offers an always-fresh mix of classic hits, contemporary chart toppers and new treasures to discover. The Galaxie service includes up to 45 music channels programmed by experts in a variety of genres including: Rock, Pop, Classical, Jazz, Country and more. It is a perfect mix of continuous music with no ads and no talk. Galaxie is included as part of the basic television service on digital cable, on satellite and via Internet Protocol Television (IPTV). Visit galaxie.ca for more information.
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About Stingray Digital Group
Stingray Digital is a leader in interactive music distribution. Our properties include The KARAOKE Channel, the world’s largest licensed karaoke library and karaoke service on TV and Internet, Galaxie, the leading digital music service on TV in Canada, Chum Satellite Services, a leader in commercial music and video solutions and its music licensing unit, Stingray Music. Stingray Digital was founded by seasoned new media entrepreneurs, Eric Boyko and Alexandre Taillefer, and is financially backed by Telesystem and Novacap. Headquartered in Montreal, Stingray Digital has 135 employees in offices across Canada and additional offices in Charlotte, North Carolina and Budapest.
For more information, visit www.stingraydigital.com.
About Coastal Jazz
The 25th annual TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, produced by Coastal Jazz, runs from June 25 - July 4. Tickets may be purchased at Ticketmaster 604 280-4444 or by calling the Coastal Jazz Box Office at 604 872-5200. Further details available at www.coastaljazz.ca
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For more information, please contact:
Louis Bellavance, Director – Galaxie Rising Star Program
Stingray Digital
514-664-1244