2011 Winners Announced!
Tonight, November 17th 2011 at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, the PEAK Performance Project announced the rankings of their top 3 artists! 1st place, winning $100,500: Current Swell! 2nd place, taking home $75,000: The Boom Booms! 3rd place, with $50,000: the Matinee! Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved!
“Vancouver 125″ Free Downloads
Download Disc 1 | Download Disc 2 Songs written by the 2011 PEAK Top 20 artists between July 1st and August 26th, 2011. Recorded in the wee hours of the morning at the PEAK Boot Camp, each of the artists was assigned one of 5 producers to produce their songs. These producers; Shawn Cole, Garth Richardson, Warne Livesey, Dane Deviller and Winston Hauschild worked around the clock to make these songs happened as each of them had 4 bands to produce and only 6 nights to do it in. Garth and Shawn also harnessed the power of Nimbus Recording Studio students ...
Canada Day MP3 Downloads
Get patriotic this Canada Day with these free song downloads by our 2011 Top 20! Enjoy these instant classics from bands you'll be listening to for years to come! The PEAK Performance Project, showing the world how great BC talent really is! Download all these songs in a ZIP now! (please right click the links to save the files to your computer) [audio:http://peakperformanceproject.com/downloads/2011/AcresofLions-BestDayEver.mp3|titles=Acres of Lions - Best Day Ever] Acres of Lions - Best Day Ever | Download this song [audio:http://peakperformanceproject.com/downloads/2011/AshleighEymann-Footwork.mp3|titles=Ashleigh Eymann - Footwork] Ashleigh Eymann - Footwork | Download this song [audio:http://peakperformanceproject.com/downloads/2011/Avairis-SummertimeEmotion.mp3|titles=Avairis - Summertime Emotion] Avairis - Summertime Emotion | Download this song [audio:http://peakperformanceproject.com/downloads/2011/BehindSapphire-OhMyWhatAFineDay.mp3|titles=Behind Sapphire - Oh ...
Acres of Lions: Peak Performance Project Showcase #2
September 15, 2011 by Acres of Lions
Thursday, September 15th, 2011 The Peak Performance Project pushes on with the weekly showcases at The Red Room on Richards in Vancouver, and now it has come to ours, featuring a few great bands in which we share this endeavor with, “Current Swell,” “Avairis,” and “Fields of Green.” This was the second showcase in...
September 14, 2011 by Jean Paul Maurice
I been almost home for two weeks , I have had time to reflect on my experience at Boot Camp. The magical warm glow has now warn off considerably but the lessons and revelations that were learned, I think will stay with me for a lifetime. As cheesy as it sounds not only did I learn a lot about myself musically, but I felt like the experience actually changed me...
Acres Of Lions added as support for Ten Second Epic Tour
September 14, 2011 by Acres of Lions
September 14 – We’re excited to report that we’ve been selected to support Ten Second Epic on the band’s upcoming Canadian tour. The tour is in support of their new record, Better Off, and will hit most major centers across Canada. Confirmed tour dates are as follows: November 4: Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room November 5: Lloydminster,...
Acres Of Lions ‘Collections’ album released!
September 13, 2011 by Acres of Lions
September 13 – Acres Of Lions sophomore album entitled “Collections” is officially available now through all major retailers! The album features 10 brand new tracks produced by Adam Sutherland at Infinity Studios, Victoria. iTunes Canada – Buy iTunes US – Buy iTunes UK – Buy Physical CDs are also available now in...
September 9, 2011 by Sex With Strangers
Brilliant night in Gastown last night, made it down in time to catch The Never Surprise start the whole showcase event with a great gig, they’ve added a keyboard player to the line-up. Looks and sounds good. Jasper Sloan Yip took to the stage with style, love his glasses and the bit where Stephanie and him harmonize together is quite beautiful!! Hilary...
The Belle Game is Super Excited for SHOWCASE #1!!!
September 8, 2011 by The Belle Game
Peak Showcase Poster #1 Could we (The Belle Game) be any more pumped up for this? The answer is “no”. This is going to be an awesome night to kick off the PEAK Performance Showcases. So excited to see Hilary, Jasper, and The Never Surprise again, and even more excited to be sharing the stage with them!!! The Belle Game has been practicing...
Victoria’s Times Colonist Talks with Acres Of Lions
September 8, 2011 by Acres of Lions
September 8 – With the release date for Acres Of Lions new album, Collections, rapidly approaching we’re starting to catch the attention of media outlets around the country. Mike Devlin from Victoria’s Times Colonist was the first to get the scoop on the new record and the band’s plans for the future. Check out the article here: http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/Acres+Lions+seek+Peak+performances/5369708/story.html Read More →
September 7, 2011 by Sex With Strangers
Sex with Strangers – Boot Camp 2011 Read More →
Reaction single hits #22 on Alt Rock Chart
September 7, 2011 by Acres of Lions
September 7 – Acres Of Lions brand new single “Reaction” just hit #22 on the Mediabase Alternative Rock Chart in Canada! In addition, the new low-budget video for the single, shot entirely by the band, just hit 2000 views on YouTube. The video features a ton of great bands including: Vince Vaccaro, The Dudes, Current Swell, TheSet,...
September 6, 2011 by Hilary Grist
Well, it seems like just yesterday that we left RockRidge Canyon and the unrelenting PEAK Boot Camp… actually, it pretty much was yesterday! Anyhoo, onwards and upwards – to the Red Room Ultrabar! This Thursday is our big PPP showcase and we’ve been practicing our rock-star stances, hair flinging and stool songs. Seriously though...
