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So, I just gotta say . . . it feels really damn good to have people coming up to me and telling me that a great idea this documentary project is, and how proud people are that someone from here is doing this. It's awesome.

Most artists (I think it's fair to say) are plagued with self-doubt. For some (like me), it's most of the time. However, when you realize that there are other similar people out there who are supporting you and cheering you on - it really makes it worth while. It helps, soooo much to keep going with the preparations. So many details, so little time . . .

So I want to thank everyone who has given their support - mostly to the bands that are helping us out with a huge rock show at Baba's on March 3rd - Pat Deighan, Out From Under, the Cashmere Disciples . . . and everyone who has given their thumbs up for the project. It's really a product of the community - we're all in this together (as cliche as that sounds). I hope to get as many of you on film as possible. Of course, that's really up to Moe . . . she's the camera lady. I'm just the singer. :)

Soon to come . . . the outcome of a meeting with IMAC. Ooooooooh.

Drea

p.s. I met some awesome couchsurfers this week, one of whom has been staying with me for most of the week, Genene from the West Coast. And Chelsea, if you're reading this, it was awesome to meet you - I'll see you in Halifax sometime soon, I'm sure.

dear everyone,

can anyone tell me where to buy hi-8 tapes in bulk?

lots of love k thx,
moe

le promo

so after much adventure & mishap (which i'll get into later. after i've SLEPT!), we finally got some promo shots taken.
here are two i took (utilizing the self timer and a friends eye). i'm hoping to send one of them to the guardian and the buzz.




tony dawe took this one (at my request, thanks tony!). (i really like this for a tour poster, with text above our heads!)


it's just about 5am. i hope i wake up in time.

Buzz

I've been in contact with the fine people at the Buzz, and it looks like they'll be doing a story on my new Cd, and the tour and documentary project . . . yay!

In other news, the art show that Kira and I are putting on will be on display probably from February 26th to March 26th, at Beanz, and the paintings will be very cheaply priced. This will be a good chance for you art lovers out there to get your hands on some cool stuff that will probably make you really rich someday ('cause I'm gonna be famous, ya know) and also help out some starving artists too! The reception will be on March 2nd at Beanz, and will not only feature people drinking coffee and talking about art, it will also feature me playing my guitar. And, while my CD Launch isn't "officially" until March 3rd at Baba's, you will be able to purchase the new CD at the art show opening. Get 'em while they're hot!

Drea.

p.s. Tony Dawe took a really awesome picture of me at Baba's last night. I love it. Thanks Tony!

*EDITED BY MOE*
here's the link to the picture!

look for an article in the guardian soon!
more info later.

The Plan *updated Feb 20 2007*

Andrea Macdonald & Maureen Chandler
Documentary Project 2007
Part 1: Our Artistic Vision and Project Plan

"In March, 2007, two young women take off on adventure in search of two things - freedom (however brief) from minimum wage jobs, and, the truth of why so many young people are denying financial and economic stability to pursue musical dreams. Andrea Macdonald is an original singer/songwriter embarking on her first cross-Canada solo tour, self-managed and self-promoted. Maureen Chandler is a spunky photographer/videographer anxious to get back into the film scene, and ready to film what promises to be an honest and insightful documentary on the state of the independant Canadian music scene."

From the introductory lines of the documentary, audiences will understand that the documentary film Maureen and I intend to create will be something new. A fusion of live performances, interviews, and "on the road" footage, it promises to be a gritty, no-holds-barred look at young artists and their drive to be something more. The tour will take us as far west as our money will take us. There will be no shortage of interview material, plenty of adventure to capture, and many embarrassing moments for comedic relief. The interviews will include musicians (and any other artists we come across) from different stages in their careers, starving artists to professionals, and what they need to do to supplement their performance pay. We plan to get on film (with two separate cameras) everything from the couches we sleep on, to our misadventures getting lost in strange cities. The end result will be a unique film where the two main characters are the makers of the movie, and the supporting roles are filled with the people we meet.

The documentary will serve a few purposes. First, upon completion, it will be an offering to the artistic community on Prince Edward Island, and we're striving to have it ready for showing for the end of summer 2007. Secondly, it will elevate our own artistic profiles so that we each can move on to bigger things in our chosen artistic fields. Thirdly, it will (hopefully) spark some talk in the community about the importance of artists and the excitement of following one's dreams.

The tour will run for an approximately six-week period, at the end of which we will be transferring the Hi-8 tapes to a digital format, and editing the footage to what will hopefully be a sixty-minute film. We will show the film firstly at an organized opening, accompanied by original live music and a talk on the making of the film. We will then move on to entering the film in other film festivals, hoping that the national sentiment captured in the movie will spark interest all over Canada.