Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECalling All Indie Bands! Producers of Global Television's New Drama Series Falcon Beach Announce Music Call
Opportunity offers Canadian Indie Bands the chance to be heard both nationally and internationally
(WINNIPEG - Tuesday, August 16, 2005) Original Pictures and Insight Productions, producers of the hot new one-hour drama series Falcon Beach premiering on Global Television early in 2006, today put out a call to all indie bands from coast-to-coast to submit their songs for consideration to be included in an episode of Falcon Beach.
Last January, Falcon Beach premiered on Global Television as a two-hour pilot that featured 16 songs from indie bands like Pilate, Doctor, Paper Moon and Matt Mays & El Torpedo as well as songs from established major label artists like Sam Roberts, Holly McNarland and Sloan.
Currently in production for a 13-part series, the Falcon Beach producers are planning to once again include some of the incredible musical talent that comes out of Canada in each episode of the series.
"This is a unique opportunity for us to showcase homegrown Canadian talent and offer aspiring bands a chance to have their music heard internationally," said executive producers John Brunton and Kim Todd.
In addition to being aired nationally on Global Television this winter (2006), the series will also air on the Disney-owned U.S. broadcaster ABC Family, which is available in 87 million homes across the U.S., during the summer of 2006.
To be eligible for consideration, bands must have a professionally mastered recording available on CD. All entries must be submitted by September 15, 2005 and include, a CD, bio, contact information and signed submission release (
). Submission releases are available for download on the Falcon Beach official website at www.falconbeach.ca.
Aspiring bands can send their submissions to:
Sarah Webster
S.L. Feldman & Associates Ltd.
Suite 200,
1505 West 2nd Avenue,
Vancouver, BC, V6H 3Y4
Email: webster@slfa.com
Only bands whose songs have been chosen will be contacted. Submissions will not be returned.
For more information please visit the Falcon Beach official website at www.falconbeach.ca or www.canada.com.
Located on the shores of beautiful Lake Winnipeg, Falcon Beach is a one-hour relationship drama series about a group of young adults summering in the Canadian resort town of Falcon Beach - a town featuring a white sand beach, warm inviting waters, and a main drag moving 24/7 to the rhythms of summer visitors. Each season begins with the arrival of the cottagers on the May 24 weekend and ends on Labour Day.
Falcon Beach is produced by Insight Productions and Original Pictures, in association with the Global Television Network. The series was created by John Murray and Shannon Farr. Executive Producers are John Brunton, Kim Todd and Barbara Bowlby, and producers are Kim Todd, John Murray and Shannon Farr.
The Falcon Beach series is produced with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund, Manitoba Film & Sound, CanWest Western Independent Producers Fund, the Independent Production Fund, Government of Manitoba - Manitoba Film and Video Production Tax Credit, Government of Canada - Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, and the Government of Ontario - the Ontario Film & Television Tax Credit.
