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   <updated>2007-11-29T02:19:01Z</updated>
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   <title>&apos;Rocket Shop&apos; Playlist 11/28/2007</title>
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   <published>2007-11-29T02:17:05Z</published>
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   <summary>Big Heavy World&apos;s &apos;Rocket Shop&apos; Local Music Radio Hour playlist for Wednesday, November 28, 2007: Jesus Nut, &quot;Cock Rock&quot; Starline Rhythm Boys, &quot;That&apos;s Where I Went Wrong&quot; Stupid Club, &quot;Candy Music&quot; Rocketsled, &quot;Main Man&quot; Trey Anastasio, &quot;Let Me Lie&quot; James...</summary>
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      Big Heavy World&apos;s &apos;Rocket Shop&apos; Local Music Radio Hour playlist for Wednesday, November 28, 2007:

Jesus Nut, &quot;Cock Rock&quot;
Starline Rhythm Boys, &quot;That&apos;s Where I Went Wrong&quot;
Stupid Club, &quot;Candy Music&quot;
Rocketsled, &quot;Main Man&quot;
Trey Anastasio, &quot;Let Me Lie&quot;
James Kochalka Superstar, &quot;Sleigh Ride to Heck&quot;
Drowningman, &quot;Rock And Roll Killing Machine&quot;
Chin Ho!, &quot;When Everything Explodes&quot;
James O&apos;Halloran, &quot;Travel On&quot;
The Faithfull, &quot;Attitude&quot;
Rick &amp; The Ramblers, &quot;I Heard the Highway&quot;
The Cush,  &quot;Heart Shaped Melody&quot;
Unrestrained, &quot;Appleseeds&quot;

Hosted by Jim Lockridge with Sean Larock in the studio.
      
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   <title>Big Heavy World partners with RETN  to bring media skills to youth</title>
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   <published>2007-09-25T16:56:33Z</published>
   <updated>2007-09-25T17:00:18Z</updated>
   
   <summary>Big Heavy World has partnered with RETN (Regional Educational  Technology Network) and is about to launch an after school program for Burlington area high school students. The program will teach students how to record, produce, and eventually broadcast their original music-based segments on...</summary>
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      Big Heavy World has partnered with RETN (Regional Educational 
Technology Network) and is about to launch an after school program for Burlington area high school students. The program will teach students how to record, produce, and eventually broadcast their original music-based segments on television. The program will give students a fluent working knowledge of videography that they can carry to a professional setting.

RETN is a Vermont nonprofit dedicated to providing educational media resources to the community. RETN will train the Big Heavy World crew and run workshops for the students involved; eventually programs that the students produce will be cablecast on RETN (Comcast Channel 16 from Essex to Vergennes and Burlington Telecom Channel 16). The video editing equipment is also available to Big Heavy World’s volunteer staff, which works to archive and promote Vermont-made music. The program begins in October. For more information or to get involved, contact Ryan Krushenick at ryan@bigheavyworld.net .
      
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   <title>3-Day music conference on its way to Burlington...</title>
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   <published>2007-09-24T00:42:33Z</published>
   <updated>2007-09-24T00:49:39Z</updated>
   
   <summary> Big Heavy World&apos;s IndieCon, a 3-day conference of music industry panels, documentary films, and live music showcases will be taking place from Thursday 11/8 until the 10th. The event is free, all ages, and open to the public and...</summary>
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Big Heavy World's IndieCon, a 3-day conference of music industry panels, documentary films, and live music showcases will be taking place from Thursday 11/8 until the 10th. The event is free, all ages, and open to the public and will be held at a bunch of downtown venues. The schedule is still being finalized: for a peek, see <a href="http://bigheavyworld.com/indiecon/">http://bigheavyworld.com/indiecon/</a>. The photo above is from the documentary 'Towncraft' about the Little Rock, Arkansas scene, showing at Indiecon with an introduction by filmmaker Richard Matson.]]>
      
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   <title>Maui in Ithaca Makes Waves in South Burlington</title>
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   <published>2007-08-28T23:11:25Z</published>
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   <summary>By Tonya West It was Summer in South Burlington, when the band Maui in Ithaca took to the stage and performed for a gathering of teens and families at the National Night Out event in early August. For the past...</summary>
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      By Tonya West

It was Summer in South Burlington, when the band Maui in Ithaca  took to the stage and performed for a gathering of teens and families at the National Night Out event in early August.

For the past 24 years, the first Tuesday of August is officially National Night Out, a 38 million strong event that drew upwards of 5,000 people locally to increase crime and drug prevention awareness and strengthen police-community partnerships. For this event, Big Heavy World collaborated with another organization, Partnership for Youth and Community Empowerment, to support positive youth involvement in the community through music.

“I heard great reviews of the band.” commented Catherine Welch, primary coordinator of the event. &quot;I really hope we can continue this collaboration in the future.”

“I think the band idea was great for this year,” said volunteer Jasmine Parsia, who helped her mother (Diane Parsia, president of the PYCE board) with the event. “I will definitely go and help out again next year.&quot;

“National Night Out is a very critical event, particularly in the South Burlington area,” continued Jasmine, whose been attending since childhood. “Not to say that it shouldn&apos;t be done in neighboring towns or attended by people within those towns. It&apos;s clear that the families in the area are aware of what&apos;s going on in the community and want to be involved in fixing anything that may come up. I think National Night Out is great about informing people about resources, while still keeping it fun.”

A volunteer with Big Heavy since the age of 17, Joseph Beaulieu - now 26 -  
helped coordinate the music for National Night Out. “I got into underground music through 242 Main (Burlington’s teen center). A lot of Burlington bands in the area are steadfast behind 242 and the kids who go to these events have taken a vow (of abstinence from all narcotics) called the ‘straight edge movement.’ I see that having a lot of draw (for National Night Out) down the road.”

“The whole idea of the National Night Out is great, supporting healthy life styles, drug free, alcohol free and so on” said Christopher Cormier, of Maui in Ithaca, who also performed a solo acoustic set called “A History of Magic.” “Although WE as a band would never push a life style upon someone or, push our life choices onto people, we think that educating people in such areas is vital. Getting information to teens about things they are going to have to deal with is always a good thing.”

Since 1998, PYCE has served the South Burlington community through its mentor program, Reach for the Stars, and Project YES, a weekly team that meets to discuss local, national and international issues.  In 2001, PYCE introduced Family Day on the third Monday of September to promote the importance of sharing family meals.
      
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   <title>Students Keep the Beat Going On</title>
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   <published>2007-08-15T01:31:07Z</published>
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   <summary>Vermont’s Big Heavy World relies on – and empowers – student volunteers Big Heavy World, a Burlington-based non-profit that preserves and promotes local music, relies upon high-school and college-aged volunteers from the surrounding community. Through their love of music, volunteers...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[Vermont’s Big Heavy World relies on – and empowers – student volunteers

Big Heavy World, a Burlington-based non-profit that preserves and promotes local music, relies upon high-school and college-aged volunteers from the surrounding community. Through their love of music, volunteers are empowered to take on various responsibilities in a friendly, laid back environment that provides a safe, substance-free place in which to be challenged and to prosper. 

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Vounteer Profile: Nina Van Zandt
By Jamie Holloway

Being involved with people who have the same interests can make them feel more like your family, said Nina Van Zandt, a University of Vermont student.   Nina also learned that volunteering can help her feel connected to her community.  The magic of her story lays in how she got connected:  for the past two years, she has been a volunteer with Big Heavy World (BHW) working with their record label and interacting with artists. 

“There’s so much stuff to do, anyone could find something they like,” said Nina.  

Although working with the record label and communicating with artists was Nina’s favorite project, she worked on many others that guided and shaped her interests.  She started doing band photography and working concert doors, and she ended by emceeing concerts and teaching seminars on the local music industry at Norwich University. 

Many volunteers find BHW’s low key and laid back environment appealing.  At the same time, volunteers play a key role in strengthening the music scene and keeping Burlington band-friendly. 

BHW has become a role model for how to empower young adults and show them they can make real contributions to their community. BHW has created direction and meaning, as well as saved many from the dangerous realities that face today’s youth. Nina found that BHW helped her grow-up. 

“Big Heavy gave me something to do with my time when I didn’t really know what I could do with it,” said Nina. 

Nina is just one example of the many young adults BHW has empowered. A role model for other youth and an active participant in the Burlington community, she is an outstanding example of how volunteering with a local music organization can help youth redirect their interests to promote healthy communities.

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Volunteer Profile: Anaii Lee-Ender
By Jill Escott

Equipped with a scarf and gloves, Anaii Lee-Ender (a.k.a. Ninja) begins her walk down Church Street in Burlington, Vermont: a brick road in the heart of the city that is blocked off from cars. Throughout her stroll, she hears traces of live music radiating from the restaurants, clubs, and shops lining the street. An elderly man with a wrinkled face sits on a bench strumming his guitar while singing Eric Clapton tunes. Continuing on, Ninja passes a poster advertising the event she is headed towards: a free rock concert in City Hall.

Just by walking down Church Street, you realize how much music influences Burlington’s culture. This is, in part, due to the dedication and passion stemming from Big Heavy World, a non-profit foundation based out of Burlington. What makes this organization unique, in addition to its constant efforts to promote and preserve local music, is that it is run mostly by student volunteers.
 
Ninja, a volunteer from Burlington High School, talks about how Big Heavy World has affected her. Big Heavy has had a bigger impact on my life than anything I can think of, Ninja explains. “I have found something that I love to do.”

With Big Heavy’s laid-back attitude, accompanied by an expectation of professionalism, students feel comfortable taking on big responsibilities with proper guidance, of course.

There are countless projects to be tackled for the foundation: Big Heavy puts out compilation CDs, manages an online music library, hosts musical events, runs its own radio station, and archives music (just to name a few). 

At only 16 years of age, Ninja is already planning shows and organizing interns. I’ve learned to do things like grant-writing, organizing and managing concerts, and writing letters asking for donations from other businesses, she says.

Ninja spoke of her first experience planning a show and how it changed her life. “The guy who set up and was supposed to be managing the concert got really sick,” she said. 
“I was a teeny little freshman, and volunteered to do it.  Six hours straight on my feet that night, and I realized that this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.”

Big Heavy World encourages teens to break free of the limitations often put on youth. With this sense of freedom, students are empowered to make a difference in their community.

As Ninja approaches City Hall, watching people streaming into the concert that was advertised on the poster, she feels a sense of accomplishment. She put this show together; she made a difference and people notice. Letting the sounds surround her steps as she walks towards the stage, she realizes that she’s ready to take on this big, heavy world.


Volunteer Profile:  Pat Floyd
By Jacqueline Leveroni

I take a seat at the empty table outside UVM's WRUV radio station in the basement of the Billings Student Center. There is a speaker mounted above their sticker-covered door, playing the live broadcast going on inside the studio. I listen and I wait. The studio door then opens and out walks Pat. I watch him as he reaches up and turns the speaker off and starts to walk towards me. He is dressed like the typical college student: plaid, flannel shirt, jeans, and a pair of sneakers. He is wearing glasses and has a great haircut – one that reminds me of something one of the early Beatles would have donned. 

He takes a seat, we exchange greetings, I turn my tape recorder on, and the interview begins. Pat starts by telling me about his band, Oh So Insidious, and how he first got involved with Big Heavy World. 

“I was maybe a sophomore in high school (South Burlington) and I needed to find something to do for my extra-curricular requirements in order to graduate,” said Pat.  He was always into music and enjoyed being in his high school’s radio club, which would air music over the intercom before homeroom. It was Pat’s guidance counselor who pointed him in the direction of BHW. He was told it was mostly all high school and college age kids who volunteer there, helping with concert promotions, photography, and compilation CDs.

Pat also knew about BHW through shows that they had put on in the past, like their New Year’s Eve show at Memorial Auditorium. 

“When you are a freshman in high school,” said Pat, “this is probably one of the few cooler things you can do on the weekends. He later tells me that the majority of events that Big Heavy World orchestrates are targeted at being friendly to all ages.

Today, Pat still keeps in close contact with the gang at Big Heavy. “I still talk to Jim Lockridge, the main guy who runs it and I stop by once in awhile to say hello. They have been putting on concerts inside the BHW office lately. They opened up more of the rooms, painted them all nice.  Once a month or so they put on a show in one of them which is pretty cool because it’s a tiny room with loud music and a ton of kids packed in.” 

Pat has been able to experience Big Heavy from both sides of the spectrum:  by giving his time and by receiving their help. BHW celebrated its 10th birthday last October with an event called IndieCon.  By performing at the event with his band, Oh So Insidious, Pat learned more about the music industry, things like:  how bands can book shows for themselves at places like Nectar’s and Club Metronome or through agents like 802 booking, advice on how to go about providing contact information and press kits to venues.  BHW’s Vermont Band Guide has also been helpful to his band.  It’s a bulletin board open to the entire Burlington music scene. 

“This is the best way to promote an upcoming show,” said Pat, about BHW’s Vermont Band Guide.  “Lots of turn-out just from the message board. This has really helped my band out. They also let us play at their shows, which is very nice as well.”

During his time at BHW, Pat mainly did grassroots-oriented things such as going to local businesses to get sponsors, putting up posters for shows, and retrieving submissions from bands. Pat says Jim was by his side the entire time, helping him connect with people in the community. 

“You learn a lot about whatever field you’re interested in,” said Pat. “It’s nice because there really isn’t much busy work; they need you and there are plenty of important things for you to do there. Also, you meet a lot of people who are in the industry.”

Pat’s transition from Big Heavy to his current employer, WRUV, has been smooth thanks in large part to BHW.  It taught him how to act in a corporate manner, which is a useful skill to have in the music business. 

“I didn’t really know what I wanted to do before my experience with them, but now when I think back, I realize that they set a nice little path for me.”

On that note, Pat informs me that he has to get back to work. He gets up from the table, goes back over to the speaker on the wall, reaches up, and turns it on. He steps past the sticker-covered door into his studio and gets back on the air of WRUV.]]>
      
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   <title>National Night Out at Dorset Park</title>
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   <published>2007-08-09T02:27:17Z</published>
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   <summary>Maui In Ithaca played in Dorset Park last night as part of National Night Out - Big Heavy World&apos;s first year of working with the event. We had a parking lot and stage of our own; the music was great...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.myspace.com/mauiinithaca">Maui In Ithaca</a> played in Dorset Park last night as part of <a href="http://www.nationalnightout.org/nno/">National Night Out</a> - Big Heavy World's first year of working with the event. We had a parking lot and stage of our own; the music was great and the NNO personnel were especially good to us. Thanks to Joe Beaulieu and the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/802bookingcollective">802 Booking Collective</a> for putting and keeping things together, and to Diane and Jasmine Parsia for everything. We know we're all going to heck for stomping the Irish Cloggers with the volume (sorry!) but it was nice to take Sean Larock's new P.A. for a ride. Thanks to his technical genius and the generosity of Recycle North we've got the hardware to do more shows in more places now. ]]>
      
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   <title>Pakistani Group Visits BHW</title>
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   <published>2007-07-25T20:28:50Z</published>
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   <summary>The Big Heavy World / Vermont Music Library office was visited this week by a delegation of Pakistani Fulbright Scholars participating in the University of Vermont&apos;s International Student Institute (ISI). Eight guests got the tour from Ryan, hearing about the...</summary>
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      The Big Heavy World / Vermont Music Library office was visited this week by a delegation of Pakistani Fulbright Scholars participating in the University of Vermont&apos;s International Student Institute (ISI). Eight guests got the tour from Ryan, hearing about the projects we do as part of the ISI curriculum of discovering what&apos;s unique about America&apos;s - and Vermont&apos;s - politics, economy, society and culture. The work at Big Heavy World and our Vermont Music Library is accomplished by volunteers and at the same time gives younger adults the chance to pick up professional music industry and media skills. It was nice to share our kind of civic engagement with new friends from so far away. Special thanks to the Center for Communities and Neighborhoods for doing so much of the work of organizing the visit!
      
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   <title>candyhammer lo-fi. Hits it Hard &amp; Sweet</title>
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   <published>2007-07-13T16:40:53Z</published>
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   <summary> By Tonya West Amidst the Monday night chatter before an open mic at Radio Bean, 28-year old Vermont native andre.W discussed creating the independent label candyhammer lo-fi.: the “not so hi that you can’t do-it-yourself, not so lo that...</summary>
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By Tonya West

Amidst the Monday night chatter before an open mic at Radio Bean, 28-year old Vermont native andre.W discussed creating the independent label candyhammer lo-fi.: the “not so hi that you can’t do-it-yourself, not so lo that quality is compromised” record label. Three of its eight projects – Mac Dates and The Moderates, andre.W and Pink Crucifix – will be released July 21 at The Monkey House in Winooski.  

I had come to this interview prepared with a riot of questions. A week prior andre.W had turned over the eight discs all within their own Nexpak case – the paperback-sized packaging that TV shows on DVD come in. Opening each was like the unexpected present of discovering that it’s really $11 you just found in an old pair of jeans and not $2. The covers, inside and out, are self-designed, some with chapbook-style lyrics, others with vinyl stickers, each with a presence of its own. 

Inspired by Trent Reznor, the motor behind the machine of Nine Inch Nails, andre.W explained what fascinated him about starting a label. “Trent is an icon of a whole genre. He made his first album at a studio that he was the janitor at. He started his own label, gave his artists their own control. Seeing that led to my urge to do something like that.” Well, that and the mere fact he so aptly put, “I wanted my own backlog of albums to have somewhere to go, rather than sit around, go nowhere, and rot.”

andre.W has literally carted around a shoebox of recordings for over a decade from the most recent material previously mentioned and four other bands he was  involved with – Yellow Squares, Nathanial Superfly, Transformers for Girls, and Cartoon Radio. 

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      <![CDATA[“When you’re in a band you’ve got dates to play, you’re promoting yourself, and then you look for the approval of a label to reward you for your efforts… to bring you to the next level. With all this activity, I thought it would make more sense to start something myself and make that the platform for launching these projects, rather than waiting around for labels to even tell me whether they are interested.”

Releasing candyhammer’s projects as a compilation “which would probably make it easier,” did occur to andre.W but “they have their own identity, their own names and imagery.”

Entrepreneurial Drive

“I get my work ethic from my dad,” said andre.W. “My Dad used to get up at dawn, split wood, wouldn’t take a break all day and would come back after dark. At the time, it was necessary for heating, but he still does it today, as a hobby. I get my work ethic from him; music, of course, requires a lot of diligence and discipline. 

“And my mom has always been an entrepreneur. Professionally, she’s a nurse, but in her spare time, she makes a killing on handmade greeting cards, crafts, and handbags. And I mean a killing. It’s the confidence that I get from her: I’ve never been one to say ‘no’ to myself when it comes to taking a risk to do what I want to accomplish. That discipline and confidence come from their example—both of them.” 

Sharing the Road

After fronting so many projects for so many years, andre.W fulfilled a wish by working with another local band for awhile. “I had one wish,” he says, and then lists multiple – “to be standing on the side, writing my own parts, being out of the spotlight, not writing but arranging the music for once.” He notes that his role as bassist for Burlington’s Nightbirds, as well as Mac Dates And The Moderates, recently gave him a chance to take that role. 

Now, it’s a matter of swinging back and rounding it out by fronting his own projects again. “I have a need to do both. It’s almost like being in the driver’s seat too long. You want to stop driving and stick your head out the window for awhile. When you’re doing that you still want to be on a path that’s enjoyable and you still want to be playing good music. And I’m in the company of people who are definitely doing that.”  

andre.W currently fronts andre.W & Aggressive Perfectors. He also continues to play bass for Mac Dates And The Moderates. Mac himself returns the favor, himself filling the shoes as bassist for the Perfectors. Both bands also share the same drummer, making something of a rotating roster of two bands with greatly varying styles: The Moderates play a speedy strain of rockabilly garage, while andre.W and crew blend dark, edgy alt. country with catchy melodies almost fit for cartoon theme songs. Both bands have other, uncommon members who round out their respective tones.

Jamie W., who is the drummer for both The Moderates and Aggressive Perfectors, operates A-9 Studio, a Burlington-based recording studio and practice space.  

“The talent knotted up in these two bands isn’t just for writing and performing,” says andre.W of his bandmates. “It’s also a talent for recording, engineering, producing, publishing, and promoting the music.  So it’s a real powerhouse. It’s a good time to start a label.”

Breaking the Mold

andre.W can list a slew of record labels and releases like an automobile lover would regurgitate makes and models, one of which is Tooth & Nail Records. “They had five initial releases in winter of ‘93… Starflyer 59 was one of their bands… their logo was simple enough so it’s a stamp on your mind. It’s not all about the logo, though, but everything that is behind it. They’re a label that has taken good care of me with albums that I have grabbed and loved.” 

Concerning attention-grabbing, andre.W refers to CD packaging as an important element in promotion, noting that a CD’s own physical identity is just as important as any effort to distribute and advertise it. “The first time I really liked what I saw with a CD packaging was Pearl Jam’s 'Vs.' album, with the clear jewelcase that had a picture behind the disc, instead of the same drab dark grey. “The best CD packaging I’ve ever seen, though, is the Digipak, which is the folding, cardboard case that holds the disc either in a clear, plastic casing with a nub that fastens the disc, or a cardboard sleeve.  Pearl Jam’s been doing these for 10 years now. Bjork does them now, too.”

Other attention-grabbers are NIN’s ’94 release 'Downward Spiral', and 'Fragile' – “both had their way of standing out.” Then, there’s “the 'Fightclub' soundtrack, 'Pork Soda' by Primus, and Pink Floyd’s 'Pulse' had this blinking light on its spine. There’s your Pink Floyd album on the shelf way over there just being present, even if you don’t want it to be - not necessarily pleading for you to listen, but always standing out amongst the rest of your collection.” 

“I really didn’t want to do anything with jewelcases,” he said. “Everything is really kind of confined. If you drop it, the stupid hinge breaks. I like to be able to touch the artwork. You can have a better relationship with it than sterile, hard plastic. And I like the idea of someone first seeing one of candyhammer’s Nexpak album covers, like a plasma-screen presentation that fills the whole screen—they’re more than twice the size of a regular CD. The digipack forces the CD out of its mold, but our cases are just halfway to vinyl.”

candyhammer Logo

“‘Candy’ and ‘hammer,’ simply put, are a sharp contrast. To me, they call to mind separate worlds - one’s easy, sweet, pleasing, appealing, I guess. An indulgence.  

“The other’s cold metal; it’s work and high energy, sort of, task-oriented, hard, sharp, and precise, and really means business. Putting those together seems like an okay way to describe…me. And the ‘sonic and visual works of art’ that have been created by my experience."

“The logo is sort of a supernatural version of the theatre faces imposed over pixilated candy stripes. I’ve had the faces tattooed for years, once each on my chest and once each on my back. They are faith and fate looking forward as well as behind me. Or life and death. Or work and reward. Or whatever.”

His appreciation of art was confirmed by seeing his reaction when opening Bjork’s new Volta release he recently received as a birthday gift. After he peeled the sticker that held the center together, (and smoothed it onto his bass), he opened the bright, red glossy cover and exclaimed, “It’s a Happy Meal!” Then, holding it to his nose, he said, “I can smell ketchup and pickles.” And you know? He was right.

Creating Community

The next step, andre.W says, is to work with bands “that like what they see in my projects. I’m going to go with my gut, but I favor bands that show ingenuity and independence.  

“A big motivation is artists who promote themselves, then they promote all others, too, to increase exposure. It gives bands a sense of community and their material and endeavors, at best, can give listeners the same feeling.” Having a self-released CD is an “unspoken pre-requisite,” where the artist has the creative control but their work fits the tone of what candy-hammer is… a “good balance of tone and professionalism and proficiency.” 

The Manifesto:  Or, “what candyhammer is not”

candyhammer lo-fi.’s official manifesto follows:

“candyhammer has no dietary preference, religious membership, political affiliation, or stance on sobriety.  candyhammer has no agenda, strategy, or policy beyond creating and publishing thought-provoking works of sonic and visual art and doing so with maximum proficiency and longevity.  candyhammer has no concern with being correct, cordial, or current by any standards but those held by the artists themselves. That said, you yaysayers are always welcome and appreciated.  candyhammer provides no interpretation for the intellectual, philosophical, emotional, or expository content of its material. The listener should claim full rights to assigning and applying what "message," "meaning," or "story" may be embedded in and involved with the material.  candyhammer has no concern with changing what you think and believe, nor why.  candyhammer sells ideas made tangible. Ideas are immortal. candyhammer is not immortal.  candyhammer is neither a scene, a revolution, a cultural force, or a regional phenomenon.  candyhammer will make no attempt to issue, embody, or encourage a changing of the guard, a call to arms, or a wake up call.”

CANNIBALPLANET: a hi-fi remedy for pain

candyhammer will be releasing CANNIBALPLANET later this year. It has been five years in the making. 

“CANNIBALPLANET is my baby. If the whole label burned, that’s what I would take with me. It’s intelligent dance music (IDM) with a touch of trance and some 8-bit game music—mostly IDM though. It’s entirely composed of computerized sounds, which is ironic but that’s where most of my heart is. It is by far the most refined, has the most loss of sleep and brain cells, and the most heartbreak invested in it.  

“I picture it as the real soundtrack for people, for whatever they do, whether they’re putting their efforts in a crummy morning job, or making love, or driving their car. It can define whatever they’re doing in life, whatever they want to do, whatever they wish they did, everything that goes on in your head. 

“I hope it’s a remedy for pain.”

Mac Dates and The Moderates & andre.W CD Release Party with Second Agenda will be Saturday, July 21 at The Monkey House in Winooski.  

Links
<a href="http://www.candyhammer.com">candyhammer.com</a>
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/candyhammerlofi">myspace.com/candyhammerlofi</a>]]>
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   <title>&apos;Music for the Sky&apos; Soundtrack In Production: Film Preview at VT History Expo June 23 &amp; 24</title>
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   <published>2007-06-09T00:26:46Z</published>
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   <summary> The Big Heavy World Record Label is working with Maine filmmaker Nikolai Fox to produce the soundtrack to &apos;Music for the Sky&apos; a documentary video featuring six Vermont fiddlers carrying-forward old time fiddle traditions. A special preview of the...</summary>
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The Big Heavy World Record Label is working with Maine filmmaker <a href="http://nikolaifox.com/">Nikolai Fox</a> to produce the soundtrack to 'Music for the Sky' a documentary video featuring six Vermont fiddlers carrying-forward old time fiddle traditions. A special preview of the film will be shown continuously at the <a href="http://www.vmls.org/">Vermont Music Library & Shop</a> booth in the <a href="http://www.vermonthistory.org/expo/index.htm">Vermont History Expo</a> Museum Tent, June 23 & 24, 10am-5pm.

The Vermont History Expo brings together 150 local historical societies, museums and heritage organizations from across the state to gather at the historic Tunbridge Worlds' Fairgrounds. The exhibits, music, food, presentations, performances, and family activities at the Expo are a stellar experience; enthusiasm for Vermont's deep, quirky, and treasured cultural heritage runs high and the annual Expo is always memorable.

The Vermont Music Library & Shop will also be displaying information about our work to preserve Vermont-made music and the 1907 L. S. Gordon general store building we are working to restore to become our archive. T-shirts and copies of the new 'In Silver Light' Vermont artists compilation CD will be available. Come meet Ryan, Jim, and Tonya from the crew!

Directons, admission, and information can be found at the <a href="http://www.vermonthistory.org/expo/index.htm">Vermont History Expo web site</a>.

Photo: Michael Donahue, featured in 'Music for the Sky,' photographed by Amanda Kowalski.
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   <title>Small Dog Helps VMLS Digitize the Music Library</title>
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   <published>2007-06-08T23:41:54Z</published>
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   <summary>Big Heavy World has been preserving and promoting the music of Vermont since 1996. Working with a crew of mostly high school and college-aged volunteers, we&apos;ve archived thousands of recordings by Vermont&apos;s musical artists at our Vermont Music Library &amp;...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[Big Heavy World has been preserving and promoting the music of Vermont since 1996. Working with a crew of mostly high school and college-aged volunteers, we've archived thousands of recordings by Vermont's musical artists at our <a href="http://www.vmls.org">Vermont Music Library & Shop</a> and exposed hundreds of Vermont's musicians to new audiences. A lot of this work has been accomplished - and our web sites hosted - on equipment that <a href="http://www.smalldog.com/">Small Dog Electronics</a> gave us or helped us acquire. 

We've recently been given a century-old general store building in Addison County that is undergoing restoration to become a climate controlled archive for the VMLS recording collection. While raising capital for that effort, we're also fundraising to purchase equipment that will allow us to digitize the collection, aiming to meet the highest standards of digital cultural preservation. Small Dog is helping us with this goal by providing a donations page that accepts contributions to a VMLS-dedicated hardware account at Small Dog.

Your contribution, via a purchase from <a href="http://www.smalldog.com/product/41468">this page</a> of a donation in any increment of $25, will help us acquire the hardware needed to preserve this unique cultural legacy. Your donation will be added to that of others with a similar interest in this preservation effort, and cumulatively enough funding will be raised to purchase the Apple equipment we need. Thank you for contributing!]]>
      
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   <title>Stamp Collectors Like Music Too</title>
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   <published>2007-06-08T23:30:24Z</published>
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   <summary>Hey philatelists: Big Heavy World and the U.S. Post Office put together a pictorial postmark commemorating May 25 - a special day for us as we released the &apos;In Silver Light&apos; compilation CD project at the FlynnSpace that night. We...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[Hey philatelists: Big Heavy World and the U.S. Post Office put together a pictorial postmark commemorating May 25 - a special day for us as we released the 'In Silver Light' compilation CD project at the FlynnSpace that night. We produced a few dozen caches that one day on offset-printed envelopes. It has a Henry Wadsworth Longfellow stamp and the Big Heavy World/Vermont Music Library official U.S. Post Office postmark on top of Josh Perrin's photo of the F-Bombs. Grab one for $2 at the Big Heavy office. Big thanks to Ginny Friedman at the USPS and John Lutz at <a href="http://www.vtstamp.com/">Vermont Stamp</a> for helping us figure this one out. ]]>
      
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   <title>&apos;If You Don&apos;t Have Anything Nice to Say, Then Sing!&apos; - Aaron Flinn, Vermont Singer-Songwriter</title>
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   <published>2007-06-08T23:02:04Z</published>
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   <summary> Thank you to everyone who came out May 25th to celebrate the release of the ‘In Silver Light’ CD. Over a dozen singer-songwriters shared the intimate setting of the FlynnSpace stage and performed for a full, appreciative house. Made...</summary>
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Thank you to everyone who came out May 25th to celebrate the release of the ‘In Silver Light’ CD. Over a dozen singer-songwriters shared the intimate setting of the FlynnSpace stage and performed for a full, appreciative house. Made possible by the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, proceeds from the evening and sales of the compilation CD – a ‘breathtaking sampler of Vermont’s singer-songwriting and instrumental music’ – will benefit the Vermont Music Library and Shop.

From the Native Daughters (Michele Choiniere and Deb Flanders), a duo who combines traditional French Canadian songs with Vermont’s folk roots, to The Cush, an eclectic band fronted by Gabrielle and Burette Douglas, whose influences are old tape delays, wind and constellations, and analog equipment, the night unfolded with the eerie sounds of “The Last Whale,” by Ken Mahren and the joie de vivre of Aaron Flinn who hit us right in the heart and kept on strumming.   

The sound filtered across the stage seamlessly and the diversity was captivating.  As host, Spencer Lewis shared his genuine appreciation of each piece about to be performed and capped the evening on violin and acoustic guitar.  

Our deepest thanks are extended to the artists who performed to celebrate the CD and support our work, and also to Harry Chalkin, Sound Engineer; Sean Larock, Engineering Assistant; Brian Johnson, FlynnSpace Manager; and Arnie Malina, Flynn Center Artistic Director; to the family farmers of Cabot Creamery and Jeb Norris, Mike Luoma, and the on-air staff of 104.7FM ‘The Point.’  And again, if you were able to attend, thank you for your support and for sharing this magical night with us!

You can sample and order the <a href="http://www.vmls.org/store/product_detail.php?s=cd600">‘In Silver Light’ CD </a>here.

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   <title>Ryan Goes Green, Looks Good in Tea Leaves</title>
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   <published>2007-05-01T21:56:16Z</published>
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   <summary> Ryan this morning at a press conference for Green Up Day Burlington. Join in on Saturday, May 5th, 2007 from 9:30 am - 1:30 pm. Info and meet-up locations at http://www.cedoburlington.org/what&apos;snew.htm...</summary>
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Ryan this morning at a press conference for <a href="http://www.cedoburlington.org/what'snew.htm">Green Up Day Burlington</a>. Join in on Saturday, May 5th, 2007 from 9:30 am - 1:30 pm. Info and meet-up locations at <a href="http://www.cedoburlington.org/what'snew.htm">http://www.cedoburlington.org/what'snew.htm</a>
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   <title>&apos;In Silver Light&apos; CD Release Party May 25 @ FlynnSpace</title>
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   <published>2007-04-24T23:35:38Z</published>
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   <summary> Live at the FlynnSpace, Friday May 25 7pm, $17.00, Student/Senior $14 &apos;In Silver Light&apos; is a breathtaking sampler of Vermont&apos;s singer-songwriting and instrumental music. Join the artists for a panoramic performance celebrating the release of this critically acclaimed CD...</summary>
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Live at the <a href="http://www.flynncenter.org/about/thearea.shtml">FlynnSpace</a>, Friday May 25
7pm, $17.00, Student/Senior $14

'<a href="http://www.vmls.org/store/product_detail.php?s=cd600">In Silver Light</a>' is a breathtaking sampler of Vermont's singer-songwriting and instrumental music. Join the artists for a panoramic performance celebrating the release of this critically acclaimed CD and the Vermont Music Library's work to preserve the state's contemporary musical heritage. Performing: <a href="http://www.quartzrecordings.com/">Spencer Lewis</a>, Native Daughters (<a href="http://users.adelphia.net/~debflanders/">Deb Flanders</a> & <a href="http://michelechoiniere.com/">Michele Choiniere</a>), <a href="http://www.paulwebbsongs.com/">Paul Webb</a>, <a href="http://www.aaronflinn.com/">Aaron Flinn's Salad Days</a>, <a href="http://thecush.com/">The Cush</a>, <a href="http://www.karenmcfeeters.com/">Karen McFeeters</a>, <a href="http://socialband.org/">Social Band</a>, Lar Duggan, <a href="http://www.krisgruen.com/">Kris Gruen</a>, <a href="http://www.jamesoh.net/">James O'Halloran</a>, <a href="http://www.sablemountainrecords.com">Ken Mahren</a> (and more!). Made possible by the <a href="http://www.flynncenter.org/">Flynn Center for the Performing Arts</a>.

<a href="http://www.vmls.org/store/product_detail.php?s=cd600">Sample the music and learn more about the project here</a>!. Proceeds from this event benefit the Vermont Music Library, vmls.org. <a href="http://www.flynncenter.org/show_pages/FSX07L.shtml">Purchase your ticket at: FlinnTix</a> or at the door.

Photos: Above, <a href="http://www.aaronflinn.com/">Aaron Flinn's Salad Days</a>; below, <a href="http://www.krisgruen.com/">Kris Gruen</a>.

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Photo: Below, <a href="http://www.karenmcfeeters.com/">Karen McFeeters</a>.

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Photo: Below, Native Daughters (<a href="http://users.adelphia.net/~debflanders/">Deb Flanders</a> & <a href="http://michelechoiniere.com/">Michele Choiniere</a>).

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Photo: Below, <a href="http://socialband.org/">Social Band</a>.

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Photo: Below, <a href="http://www.sablemountainrecords.com">Ken Mahren</a>.

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Photo: Below, <a href="http://www.paulwebbsongs.com">Paul Webb</a>.

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   <title>BHW Crew = Earth Day at Small Dog</title>
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   <published>2007-04-23T23:44:33Z</published>
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   <summary> Crew from Big Heavy volunteered at the big computer drop-off event at Small Dog in South Burlington Saturday April 21 - people brought every kind of electronics for recycling, courtesy Small Dog and done by Good Point Recycling in...</summary>
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Crew from Big Heavy volunteered at the big computer drop-off event at <a href="http://smalldog.com">Small Dog</a> in South Burlington Saturday April 21 - people brought every kind of electronics for recycling, courtesy Small Dog and done by <a href="http://www.retroworks.net/electronics.html">Good Point Recycling</a> in Middlebury. The stuff would either get sent out to be repurposed (monitors go to China and get turned into TV's) or disassembled to re-use the metals inside. Spent the day helping people unload their cars, then putting everything into the trucks. We loaded five trucks, two of them tractor-trailors starting at 8:30am, and got done around 1am the next morning.]]>
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Above: Nick Chason & Micah Harford.

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Above: Anais Roy.

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Above: Matt Kiedaisch (Small Dog), Geoff Leyden, and Small Dog crew.

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Above: The beautiful mess we loaded and recycled with Small Dog, Good Point, and CSWD.



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