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Douglas Bennett was born on October 31st 1951, in Toronto, Ontario. He formed Doug and the Slugs in Vancouver in 1977; the band originally consisted of Doug with John Burton (guitar), Drew Neville (keyboards), Dennis Henderson (bass) and Lawrence McGillveray (drums). They began by promoting their own shows and developed an avid following with outrageous ‘theme nights’. In 1978 the band…
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Website Hal Fox Beckett is an award-winning composer, conductor and music producer who over the last three decades has established himself as one of Western Canada’s most respected musicians. A longtime resident of Vancouver, he has composed music for operatic and symphonic ensembles, film, tv, and multi-media projects; he is also the Music Director for…
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Ron Barré grew up in the Fraser Valley. After graduating from High School in 1960 he spent 4 plus years with the Bank of Montreal. In 1964 he accepted the position as General Manager, Vancouver Ticket Centre and in 1973, he became the majority shareholder and CEO of Vancouver Ticket Centre. Along with his brother Gerry, they built the company…
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Elizabeth Ball is a producer, director and arts consultant. She was the founder of Carousel Theatre Company and School and served as Managing Artistic Director for twenty-seven years. She was co-founder of The Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island. She has received major awards from the Canada Council for the Arts, the B.C. Cultural Fund, the U.S. State Department and…
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Michael Conway Baker was born in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 13, 1937. The son of vaudeville and radio comedian Phil Baker, he showed great aptitude for music from an early age. In 1958, after high school graduation, Baker moved to Vancouver, his mother ‘s native city. He passed the external examinations of the London College of Music,…
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