Introducing JUNO-TV
JUNO-TV is an online channel run by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) designed to showcase what’s going on with the Canadian music scene. The plan to is to run the channel 365 days a year and not just leading up to the Juno Awards in the spring.
It’s divided into four sections:
STRANDED: Artists are interviewed about the five things they just can’t do without.
TAKE TWO: Iconic artists talk abotu their Juno moments.
VINTAGE VIDS: Classic Juno awards performances and other highlights from years gone by
THE EXPERTS: Members of the music industry offering insights. And, uh, I’m up first.
JUNO-TV Programming Highlights
STRANDED
• Tuesday, January 29: Dragonette
• Tuesday, February 5: Carly Rae Jepsen
• Tuesday, March 12: Down With Webster
TAKE TWO
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Tuesday, January 29: Maestro Fresh Wes recounts what it was like to perform on the JUNO Awards in 1990 and winning the JUNO for Rap Recording of the Year in 1991 (the year the award was introduced). |
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Tuesday, February 19: Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea spins yarns about the JUNO Awards’ first memorable visit to St. John’s, Newfoundland. |
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Tuesday, March 26: Jim Cuddy discusses what it was like to play backup to The Band for their induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame – and then to be welcomed into the Hall of Fame himself in 2012 as part of Blue Rodeo. |
THE EXPERTS
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Tuesday, January 29: Meet two of our experts this week – Dine Alone Records/Bedlam Music Management President Joel Carriere and radio broadcaster and musicologist Alan Cross – and find out how they got their start in the music business. This season’s panel of experts also includes: True North Records founder Bernie Finkelstein; Eric Alper, Director of Media Relations and Label Acquisitions for eOne Music Canada; President of Arts & Crafts Jeffrey Remedios; Melanie Berry, President & CEO, CARAS/The JUNO Awards; and Randy Lennox, President and CEO of Universal Music Canada. |
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Tuesday, March 5 and 19: In this two-part episode, get advice from The Experts on how to break into, and get a job, in the music industry. |
