Mars Hotel, an authentic Grateful Dead tribute band, will be taking the stage in support of Friends of Music Therapy. The show is at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on Nov. 3 at 8 p.m.

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Norris-Whitney Communications Inc., publisher of Canadian Musician magazine and others, has welcomed Michael Raine as its new Assistant Editor.

A graduate of Humber College’s post-graduate journalism program, Raine will work alongside NWC Editor Andrew King on editorial content for Canadian Musician and NWC’s other three magazines: Canadian Music Trade, Professional Sound, and Professional Lighting & Production. Information on new products, industry or company news, events, or other subjects relevant to the Canadian musical products community should be sent to his attention.

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SF Marketing, Canadian distributor of Pioneer DJ products, has announced the introduction of Pioneer’s DDJ-SX advanced performance DJ controller designed specifically for the Serato DJ Software. To celebrate the launch of this new product, Pioneer DJ will hold launch events on November 1, 2012 at three authorized dealers across Canada. Hosted by the Canadian Pioneer DJ Ambassadors, these events will provide an opportunity to get hands-on and up close with the DDJ-SX.

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Counterpoint Musical Services is bringing Wolfgang Weiss and Robert Infeld of Thomastik-Infeld to Canada for a series of workshops. These workshops were presented in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal last year and were met with enthusiasm. Several more dates have been added for the 2012 run.

The clinics cover the subjects of how strings are made, the different types of materials and how they affect sound, how to know if your instrument needs lighter or heavier string gauges, and more. The workshops are open to violin, viola, cello, and bass players of all levels.

The workshops are free, and every participant receives a free set of Thomastik-Infeld strings of their choosing. Read More for the dates…

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