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NEWS AXE PRODUCTIONS RAMPS UP FOR THE BEAUMONT BLUES FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER LONG WEEKEND
The Beaumont Blues Festival (BBF) is proud to present Canadian rock icon Kim Mitchell to close the 5th anniversary festival on Sunday Sep 2. Canadian folk/pop pioneers 'Spirit of the West' to headline on Saturday Sep 1. 100 Mile House headlines the Youth at the Blues festival on Friday Aug 31. All this happens at the Beaumont and District Agricultural Society Fairgrounds 1km west of Beaumont Alberta.
Christina Weichel wrote a great article about the event and AXE Productions in the Beaumont News.
Read the article online here.
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Beaumont Blues Festival 2012
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AXE PRODUCTIONS SUPPORTS CLIMB OF HOPE SEP 15 FOR
ALBERTA CANCER FOUNDATION
The Climb of Hope welcomes all ages, all athletic levels and all inner rockstars to put on their best big hair and eyeliner and rock-out to knock-out cancer! Enter the race for as little as $100 in pledges (plus entry fee) and experience the Rockstar treatment: Complimentary Starbucks coffee and pastries, Red Bull, and live rock DJ entertainment. Costumes are encouraged but not required, and those that come out dressed to impress have a chance to win amazing prizes.
On September 15, 2012 enjoy the fall beauty of Edmonton's river valley and experience the first ever Rock 'n' Roll Climb of Hope Run in support of the Alberta Cancer Foundation and benfiting the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton. Be a part of what's becoming a great tradition for a rockin' good cause! AXE Productions will be there.
More info here.
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AXE PRODUCTIONS TAPPED AGAIN FOR THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION'S
HARVEST CELEBRATION SEP 22
AXE Productions is proud to be a part of this premiere fundraising event at the Enjoy Centre offering an exquisite evening of decadent food, inspiring entertainment and a glamorous gathering of friends in support of the Lois Hole Hospital for Women.
Harvest Celebration 2012 will showcase locally-produced, artisanal ingredients creatively prepared by award-winning chefs, expertly selected wine pairings, and show stopping local performers.
More info & tickets here
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AXE PRODUCTIONS & TRIXSTAR PRODUCTIONS TEAM UP WITH ESKIMOS FOR DALLAS SMITH & EMERSON DRIVE AT HALF TIME SHOW & CABARET SEP 22
At the Montreal-Esks game on Sep 22, Grammy, Juno and CCMA award winning country artists, Emerson Drive, will perform along with Dallas Smith who is looking to take home honors as the Rising Star at the CCMA's. AXE Productions is handling production for both the half time show and the cabaret following the game in the recreation centre.
Get tickets here.
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PAST NEWS
AXE PRODUCTIONS WAS A MAJOR SPONSOR OF
CAPITAL EX 2012
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AXE FAMILY
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PAT LENCUCHA
EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST
Pat is a veteran of the music business. This incredibly accomplished guitarist spent 10 years as a professional touring musician. Within the retail industry he hung his hat for 10 years at Axe Music (Sales and Ordering) and 5 years at Mother's Music. That was followed by 2 years with Genesis Communications (Sales / Service Manager) at which point we drafted him to handle sales, ordering and product development. When he's not processing gear shipments, he helps out with maintenance and upgrading of AXE Production's gear. Of course, we just like to sit back and listen to him play the myriad of guitars that come and go through our shop.
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TIP: Load ins and load outs for an event are a science. It starts with packing the trucks. AXE Productions has a staging area in the production warehouse where we execute a pre-pack configuration. Then, we load the trucks. We're like a moving company. It's hard work and here's where event producers can be of great help. Whenever possible, recruit volunteers to help for the 'in' and the 'out' at the site. It's a great opportunity to involve able and willing people who want to learn more about live events. We appreciate how the Beaumont Blues Festival team supplies us with keen volunteers to help. It makes things move faster and reduces the work load. Also, involving volunteers helps reduce labor costs.
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MORE PHOTOS
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 | | Rockfest set-up is a work of technical art |
 | TJ Flanagan (lights) and Andrew White (sound) put the rock into Rockfest
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 | | Jeff "Chiz" Carmichael, AXE Production Manager at his monitor station @ Rockfest |
 | | K97's Terry Evans tweets out at Rockfest |
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Thank you for reading our newsletter. Send us comments via our website contact page at www.axeproductions.com.
Kelly Kimo
AXE Productions
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BUSIEST SPRING & SUMMER EVER
MORE CORPORATE EVENTS,
FUNDRAISERS, CONCERTS
& A STUDIO THAT'S HUMMING
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 | Glenrose Gala - Shaw Conference Centre
Notice the application of the Kimovision jumbo screen centered between the two smaller widescreens.
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What a year it has been so far! In addition to being the official production supplier to the Enjoy Centre, Capital Ex, and the Edmonton Events Centre, the AXE Productions project slate was filled with the major festivals, corporate events and fundraisers in the region from Big Valley Jamboree and the Mayor's Address to the Edmonton Rock Festival and the Glenrose Gala to name a few. Check the portfolio section of our website to catch up on our activity. VISIT THE AXE PORTFOLIO
Our studio is also humming with the production of web based shows and videos, as well as radio campaigns. Featured below is green screen studio production for "Inside Real Estate" with real estate expert Terry Paranych (for Paranych TV). SEE A FULL EPISODE HERE  | Inside Real Estate with Terry Paranych
co-hosted by AXE's Michael Kryton |
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YOUTH CONFERENCE 2012
A FAMILY AFFAIR
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Not only did we handle production duties at the conference, we also saw the daughters of our Vice President, Kelly Kimo, take the stage. The group, Holle, is gaining momentum on radio charts. They performed at the Edmonton Expo Centre (above).
 | Kelly Kimo proudly produces Holle at the console
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And of course, the Rexall set-up was as big and intense as ever.
 | YC Rexall FOH (front-of-house) control
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The festivals are getting bigger and the production demand escalated substantially. Hence, AXE Productions got tapped for all of the stages at Capital Ex as well as several festivals including the Edmonton Rock Fest at Hawreluk Park. Between those two, not counting other festivals, AXE got up close and personal with the likes of: Streetheart, April Wine, Trooper, Prism, Blue Oyster Cult, Barney Bentall, Sam Roberts, Matthew Good, Simple Plan, Sebastian Bach ... it's a loooooong list.
 | | Streetheart @ Rockfest |
 | | Big Valley Jamboree's "Small Town Saturday Night" in Legal |
 | | Telus Stage @ Capital Ex |
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MORE PHOTOS THAT TELL A BUSY STORY
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 | Salt N Pepa @ Commonwealth - Half Time Show
The first application of our stage on wheels.
Show produced with Trixstar Productions
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 | | Mayor's Address @ Shaw Conference |
 | Kimovision Jumbo Screen @ Glenrose Gala
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 | YC Stage Hall D Edmonton Expo Centre
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 | Rockfest Press Conference @ AXE's Studio. The City donated $19.5K to the Rock N Roll Society's Centre For Art & Music.
AXE Productions donated over a half dozen guitars
From L to R:
Carson Cole (Rock & Roll Society of Edmonton)
Kelly Kimo (Vice President, AXE)
John Cameron (John Cameron Entertainment)
Mayor Stephen Mandel
Donna Semeniuk (President, Rock & Roll Society of Edmonton)
Jon Beckett (President, AXE),
Michael Kryton (Marketing & Creative Director, AXE)
Jennifer Faulkner (Chair, Associate Executive Director, Alberta Ballet)
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UPCOMING GIGS
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BEAUMONT BLUES FESTIVAL
Aug 31 - Sep 2
Beaumont and District Agricultural Society Fairground
1km west of Beaumont Alberta
TICKETS HERE
CLIMB OF HOPE - ALBERTA CANCER FOUNDATION
Sep 15 Victoria Park
MORE INFO HERE
HARVEST CELEBRATION
ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
SUPPORTING THE LOIS HOLE HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN
Sep 22 The Enjoy Centre
MORE INFO & TICKETS HERE
DALLAS SMITH & EMERSON DRIVEESKIMO HALF TIME SHOW & POST GAME CABARET Sep 22, Commonwealth Stadium ESKIMO TICKETS HERE PLANNING AN EVENT BETWEEN NOW & DECEMBER?
BOOK YOUR PRODUCTION RESOURCES NOW!
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