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March 9, 2008 Groove Corporation is very excited to announce their nomination for a Jack Richardson Music Award for "fan favourite". The awards will be handed out at a ceremony at The Music Hall in London on Sunday, March 30th at 7:30 p.m. The Jack Richardson Music Awards are named in honour of legendary Canadian record producer Jack Richardson, a longtime resident of London, Ontario. Richardson was a driving force in the birth of FACTOR and in the establishment of CIRPA (The Canadian Independent Record Producers Association) and became its first president. To read more about this Order of Canada recipient, click here. Cast your ballot for Fan Favourite at this year's Jack Richardson Music Awards. Voting ends on March 14th. http://www.jrma.ca/fan_fave_ballot.asp Groove Corporation was also recently nominated for a London Music Award in the blues/r'n'b category. They won in 2007. Voting is still open for the London Music Awards and can be done online here: http://www.scenemagazine.com/awards/vote.html - 30 -
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February 12, 2008 Groove Corporation is beating the "February blahs" with the celebration of a second nomination for a London Music Award. After winning in the r'n'b blues category last year, the band is pleased to have the opportunity to be considered once again for this award. The 8-piece funk/r'n'b/blues group is currently working on their first original CD, and is looking forward to what is shaping up to be a very busy spring and summer season playing festivals, clubs, and private functions. To participate and show your support for Groove Corporation, just visit the url below, and cast your vote online. http://www.scenemagazine.com/awards/vote.html - 30 -
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June 21, 2007 Golden Horseshoe-based funky groove outfit Groove Corporation brought home the trophy for "most popular blues/r'n'b group" at last night's 5th Annual London Music Awards. Among the other excellent nominees were a band called "Groovebone", who performed at the prestigious Wolf Performance Hall ceremony in London, Ontario. "We were shocked when we heard 'corporation' and not 'bone' after the 'groove' as they announced the winners. They were a great band, too, and we're quite honoured to get this award, and grateful to the people who voted for us."
Groove Corporation will be headlining the Canada Day Celebrations for the City of London on Friday, June 29th at 9pm at Ivey Park in the downtown of the forest city.
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Groovecorp News:
Winter 2008: Groovecorp has been spending the winter months working on our first original CD. We've been writing, woodshedding, and booking up our spring and summer months. We've just been nominated for a 2nd London Music Award, as well. (To vote for us, just go to http://www.scenemagazine.com/awards/vote.html and click away. The voting system is much improved and very easy to use.) 2007: Our calendar has been filling up, and our summer is buzzing. We just won the London Music Award for "most popular r'n'b blues group"! (See details in the press release at the top of this page) We now have new tshirts for sale. They'll be available at gigs. Biggest news is that we're now working on original material. Look for a CD in our future... Summer 2006: We've got a busy summer and it's already kicking off with an opening slot for Grady at It's Your Festival at Gage Park in Hamilton, followed that same evening with Pepper Jack Cafe. June 31st, 2006. Lily, our keyboard player, recently played with Paul Shaffer and other major celebrities at the Rock the Walk fundraiser gala at the Mod Club in Toronto. See her website and blog for pictures and details of the event.
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MAGAZINE HAMILTON SPECTATOR: Catherine Bragdon, lead singer of the Hamilton band Eden Hill, is hosting her fourth annual Music For Life benefit concert tomorrow night at Michelangelo's Banquet Centre to raise funds for the Juravinski Cancer Centre. So far, this event has raised more than $26,000 in the fight against cancer. This year, Bragdon hopes to add another $10,000. The ten-piece funk and R&B band Groove Corporation is also on the bill. Tickets are $25 per person. Doors open at 7 p.m. with entertainment starting at 7:30. For tickets, call 905-575-9955. Yours truly is emcee. Hope to see you there. Graham Rockingham can be heard on the new Scott Thompson show (900 CHML) Thursdays between 4 and 6 p.m.
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"Many thanks to Groove Corporation for a great evening for all of our guests. We had some great feedback about your band and we personally enjoyed your entire show. Hopefully we'll work together again soon. Warm regards, Holly & Maya" - Jewels and Jeans Arthritis Fundraiser, London, Ontario
"Your 10 piece band is exceptional. We really enjoyed the evening and you
make Paul Shaffer look like an amateur. What a great group of musicians.
Peter was awesome on the sax. I loved the bass, unpretentious yet steady
as "...I can't tell you how terrific you were. Groove Corporation made the night! The music, the enthusiasm - it was infectious. When I looked around at one point and saw that EVERYONE was on the floor dancing, I was thrilled. What a night! I can't tell you how many people came up to me to say that they thought the band was fantastic. You made a lot of new fans on Saturday. I also received many emails thanking us for a great party. A lot of that thanks go to you guys. Amazing..." - Paul Benedetti "This big brassy band is kind of a 905 version of Tower of Power...Groove Corporation plays everything from James Brown to Steely Dan, and shakes the foundations of any place they're at. Perfect for dancing." - Graham Rockingham, Hamilton Spectator "Groove Corporation are a powerhouse that easily impress those with their eyes set on the dance floor." - Ric Taylor, VIEW Magazine "Hey Sister.....how can I thank you enough!!! What a great job you and the band did, this was my favourite year for entertainment. The crowd just loved it. We raised over $6,000." - Catherine Bragdon, 4th Annual Music for Life Benefit
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Representing
the band at the awards were Hamilton's Alex MacDougall (Crowbar,
Trailblazers, Harrison Kennedy and the Rockin' Hurricanes), Lily Sazz
(Trailblazers, Women's Blues Revue), and London's own Cole G. Benjamin,
whose efforts raising the band's profile in his home town really paid
off.
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