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June 06, 2010

The first half of 2010 is almost in the books and I've covered a lot of musical ground ! 43 gigs between January 1st and June 30th !!??!! That's my busiest year ever consisting of the highly successful gigs during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, fantastic outdoor shows at The 2010 Cloverdale Rodeo and a string of regular gigs at the local Country/Rock venues of Gabby's and Roosters. The second half is filling up quickly too. A TV show taping in July and a regular string of gigs every month with The Steel Toe Boots, The Outlaws, Carnival Of Sin and J.A.M..

March 11, 2010

February and the 2010 Olympic Winter games are a memory and the multiple gigs and very busy schedule were a great success. J.A.M. grew into a solid band and additional bookings have been made. The Steel Toe Boots and The Outlaws kicked some serious ass, in their own ways, during their Olympic performances at The Plaza of Nations. I have to give a true 'tip of my hat' to Rob Steel and his company, Steel Productions for pulling the entire event together with over 150 acts over the two week period.

January 10, 2010

OK, so ... 2010 is upon us. I had an amazing, first weekend with The Steel Toe Boots, at Roosters. The Outlaws are getting back to work and J.A.M. is also gearing up. Ya, I guess you could say I'm kinda busy, musically speaking !! All three bands have engagements during the Olympic Games, here in Vancouver, during February and we're all very excited about the opportunities. A little further into the year lies some opportunities for Carnival Of Sin to kick it into gear and rock The World's Number One Tribute to Motley Crue. It's gonna be fun !!

November 07, 2009

Things change SO fast in the music business, no matter where you are or what level you're at. The Outlaws' guitar player, Rob Maingot, has landed a gig with new 604 recording artists, Krome. I've filled half my schedule for 2010 with The Steel Toe Boots and the thrown-together, 'open mic' band ... temporarily known as J.A.M. ... with myself, Mark White and Andrew Newton. We garnered a "back by popular demand", return gig and several additional bookings at some local area venues, out of the first gig. The reality is, that two weeks ago, I had nothing on the table, gig wise, for the balance of 2009 or any of 2010. Now I'm juggling gigs and avoiding schedule

conflicts !?!?!?

October 14, 2009

New ideas and new projects are looming in the distance, for 2010 and beyond. Plans to re-ignite a Kiss tribute band locally as well as a straight-ahead, 'les-paul-into-a-marshall' type rock and roll band. It's gonna be a blast !!!

June 14, 2009

Well ... the first half of 2009 is done and it's been a blast. It's really great to be able to keep gigging and doing shows all over North America. There's a ton of stuff on the table for the second half of 2009 and into the beginning of 2010, in conjunction with the Olympic games.

March 24, 2009

Another really great and highly successful show with Carnival Of Sin at Cowboy's Bar & Grill, in Aldergrove, BC. We sold-out the room with 300+ people and had a blast doing some radio spots and a full length interview with CHLY Radio, from Nanaimo, BC. It seems that every show we do just gets better and better in every way ! Check out the band's website and MySpace page for upcoming shows.

February 3, 2009

A great opportunity presented itself, early on this year and I've landed a regular gig, playing drums, with veteran Vancouver circuit band, The Outlaws. I've had the pleasure of working with the band before, on a fill-in basis, several times, in the past. Now begins the process of learning their sets, inside and out, within the next few weeks in preparation for our first gigs, at the end of this month.

December 11, 2008

2009 is beginning to look better and better for Carnival Of Sin. Our management team at Entertainment West, is working on spring dates in the US mid-west, New York and Florida, summer dates for the west coast of North America and the massive Rocklahoma festival in July. They're also beginning work on a small tour of Brazil, at key venues throughout the country. Now that'll be fun !!!

I've also begun working on a new cover-band project for the country/rock circuit, tentatively named 'Lynchburg'. We'll see how that one turns out.

November 14, 2008

Welcome to the new jmtate.com . I've finished 90% of the updating and all that remains is going through recordings and videos to add to the 'Media' page. That'll be a job-and-a-half !!!

Also on the agenda ... Carnival Of Sin is working on a mini-tour of Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania, with Trans-Fusion Entertainment. So, we'll see where and when that will lead.

November 12, 2008

My Dad and I got to see one of my all time favortie drummers, Steve Smith perform, in clinic tonight. What an experience !!! I was heavily influended by his work with Journey and for many years, had thought of him as a rock drummer as opposed to the jazz player, he truly is. If you don't know Steve's work ... do yourself a favour and check it out.

November 8, 2008

I'm currently in the process of redesigning my website. I'm updating the look and streamlining all the pages. Thanks for checking in and don't forget to visit the new jmtate.com, in the coming weeks.

October 26, 2008

The close of a very eventful month - specifically the last weekend with Carnival Of Sin, at The Exotic Erotic Ball & Expo, in San Francisco, CA.. An estimated crowd of 30,000 plus was on-hand for the event. We performed on the Friday night and were invited to participate in Saturday night's VIP festivites. The photographers were nuts and as soon as one flash-bulb went off, at least a dozen other guys with cameras, would appear out of nowhere and we'd be posing while they ate it up. As part of the select group of VIP invitees, we were rubbing elbows with Danny Bonaduce (LA Radio host) and Heather Chadwell (model & TV personality) and a host of adult film starlets. The trip was almost too quick but we had a blast and made some great connections for participating in future events, all over the world.

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