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A notable live & studio singer in Toronto, she has opened for such artists as Glen Campbell, Burton Cummings, Three Dog Night, James Brown, Patti Labelle & Dionne Warwick. She came to prominence at 16 in her hometown of Ottawa joining her father Dillon O’Connor (Mr.O Canada) -in the singing of the National Anthem for a season of Ottawa Rough Riders home games. As well as winning roles singing /dancing/acting in (Bye bye birdie, West Side Story & Anne of Green Gables) to list a few. Touring across Canada , and the U.S with her band ‘Hostage’ resulted in her first independent release produced by Hugh Marsh (Bruce Cockburn band) on her own OM records. Bruce joined her on ‘Play it by Heart” earning radio airplay that year in Canada & the U.S. Returning after a decade on the road with her band (Shania Twain came to see her perform) arriving in Toronto & winning the SOCAN New Talent Demo Award put her into Orchard Studio(Jane Siberry, Moist) releasing the 5 song EP ‘As I am ‘ . Quickly establishing a Singing, Songwriting , Arranging & Sessions career here in Toronto as well as a thriving lesson studio : http://www.beachmusicstudio.com -in the Beaches. Her last collection of original songs as Donna O titled ‘Hooked’ (25 yrs.in the making ) with special guest -Juno Award winning trumpeter John MacLeod is available on iTunes . New winter song: Snow. Notable Sessions & media: celtic rendition of ‘Loch Lomond’ plus 6 other songs (Irish Roses CD)740,000 youtube – Quest Vocal – ‘The Planets’ kidslove2learn channel -24 million youtube – Quest Vocal- ‘The Solar System’ -A Rock Opera -4 million youtube

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David has played in the orchestras of the Stratford Festival, National Ballet, Hamilton Philharmonic and Toronto Symphony. He has played as a guest in the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Symphony Nova Scotia, PEI Symphony and the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal. He was a founding member of the Canadian Saxophone Quintet and was a co-founder of the Scarborough Concert Band in 1972. He was also the first music director of Silverthorn Symphonic Winds and served as music director of Northdale Concert Band. David has conducted the Wellington Winds, York Symphony, Mississauga Symphony and the Guelph Symphony.David has played in many film scores (Moonstruck, The Arrow), TV (Road to Avonlea, Alfred Hitchcock Presents) and jingles.David is Canada’s leading basset horn player and played on the first recording of the Neue Mozart Ausgabe edition of Mozart’s Serenade in B Flat K361 with the Toronto Chamber Winds. He has been a member of the Festival Winds (Parry Sound) since the 1980’s. He has held teaching positions at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music, Mount Allison, University of Prince Edward Island and Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. David retired from the Toronto Symphony in 2011 after 28 years of service. David has edited first editions of wind octets (Harmoniemusik) attributed to Mozart.

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Dave Dunlop is originally from London Ontario and moved to Toronto to attend Humber College in the mid 70’s. He has had a successful career in studios, theatre, and live shows throughout the world and has played on Juno & Grammy award winning albums.“I’ve been fortunate to have backed up many great artists, Gino Vannelli, Aretha Franklin, Michael Buble, Roger Daltrey, & Aaron Neville have been a few of my favourites”.Some of the Jazz greats he has played with are Tito Puente, Maynard Ferguson, John Pizzarelli, & Diana Krall.He has recorded with Holly Cole, Alan Jackson, The Boss Brass, Memo Acevedo, a cast recording for “Fame” & the iconic “Hockey Night in Canada” theme.“Becoming the Lead trumpet in Rob McConnell’s Boss Brass has been a highlight of many years of big band playing”.Dave has played in the pits for well over 100 shows. “Fosse” “Dirty Dancing” & “Chicago” to name a few.“I’m happy to release another recording after “The Hang” which was nominated for a Smooth Jazz award in 2007.”Midnight Gamble” is available here: https://davedunlop.bandcamp.com/Thanks to XO Brass for the great instruments, the 1602-LTR Trumpet & the 1646 Flugelhorn.

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CHARLES T. COZENS Conductor, Arranger, Composer, Pianist, Accordionist, Recording Artist, Producer, Impresario CURRICULUM VITAE SUMMARY • Arranger, Orchestrator and Composer (Juno nominated), having scored over 3000 commissioned arrangements and compositions for a plethora of orchestras, chamber ensembles, artists, recordings, film, television and corporate events worldwide in many musical genres• Orchestral Conductor with numerous guest appearances across Canada, the United States and Russia and the first Canadian conductor in history to be invited to conduct in Cuba, (Villa Clara Symphony Orchestra, Santa Clara Cuba, • Music Director & Arranger for music celebrities including Sir Elton John, Randy Bachman, The Canadian Tenors, The Canadian Brass, Quartetto Gelato, The Nylons, Mark Masri and many more• Producer and Conductor of over 150 CD recordings for major recording companies and indie labels in many musical genres from Classical to Pop, including the new 2nd International Branding of The Mozart Effect, (Linus Entertainment, Spring Hill Records, 2017 – 17 albums)• Conductor and Music Supervisor for The Mozart Effect Recordings and The Mozart Effect: Live!• Member of Quartetto Gelato: Arranger, Producer and Performing Artist as required on Accordion• Keynote Speaker for the International Conductor’s Guild (2007) as a distinguished expert on “Conducting In The Recording Environment” and subsequent publishing of the lecture in “Podium News”• President of Charles T. Cozens Music Ltd., a music production company specializing in custom orchestral arrangements, compositions, recording and orchestral contracting, Artist and Repertoire programing for concerts and special events: extensive knowledge of Industry Tariffs and Agreements; AFM, ACTRA and ACTORS EQUITY• Impresario at Cozens Entertainment representing young and upcoming artists• Founder and Conductor of the Burlington New Millennium Orchestra BNMO (2016); a professional concert and recording orchestra that blends traditional acoustic instrumentation and electronic instrument technology and exotic Ethnic instruments.• Conductor for the Windjammers: a philanthropic orchestra raising funds for needy children• Administrator and/or Contractor for orchestral recording projects and live concert events working in conjunction with Executive Directors from Recording Companies such as Linus Entertainment, Somerset Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Concert Halls such as Burlington Performing Arts Centre. Hamilton Place, Massey Hall, The Sony Centre and others• Vice President, Algoma Music Camp Board of Directors, in conduction with Algoma University, Great Lakes Summer Music Institute, Sault Ste. Marie Ontario• Vice President, Arts and Culture Council of Burlington (ACCOB)• Hall of Fame Inductee 2023, Burlington Performing Arts Centre

Charlie Cooley is one of Canada’s most in-demand drummers.He has performed and/or recorded with such artists as: Leonard Cohen, K.D. Lang, Randy Brecker, Matt Dusk, Kellylee Evans, Amanda Marshall, The Guess Who, The Blues Brothers (musical director – Paul Shaffer), Heillig Manoeuvre, Anne Murray, Sass Jordan, and Long John Baldry. Charlie is also a member of the Juno Award winning world beat jazz ensemble Manteca.Charlie has been the in-house drummer for many of Canada’s prime time television award shows such as The Juno Awards, The Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame Awards, The East Coast Music Awards, The Gemini Awards, The Canadian Country Music Awards, and the Canada Day Celebrations from Parliament Hill (CBC)“When I’m playing music – in whatever situation – I’m thinking – what can I do best to support the music? My goal is to help the composition speak directly to the listener.”

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Most recorded tubaist in history, all with Canadian Brass. C.M., Ph.D., DMA (honourary), LLD (honourary), DMA (honourary)

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Born in Fredericton New Brunswick, Bruce studied arranging and composition at Berklee College with Herb Pomeroy and trumpet in Los Angeles with John Clyman. He was a founding member of Rob McConnell’s Boss Brass, appearing on their first seven albums. He toured and recorded with Lighthouse and Dr. Music before joining Blood Sweat and Tears as their musical director. After leaving BS&T, he moved to South Africa where he ran a recording studio and produced music for feature films, TV and commercials, and albums for recording artists. While in South Africa he taught commercial composition at WITS University and composed a concerto for the EVI and an opera based on African Xhosa folklore. He returned to Toronto in 2003 and, for 5 years, was musical director for, and co-produced records with, former BS&T singer and songwriter David Clayton-Thomas.He is one of the world’s leading performers on the Electronic Valve Instrument (EVI) and uses other new electronic music production techniques. He presently leads Bruce Cassidy’s Hotfoot Orchestra, a 6-horn band with mixed styles and innovative improvisational techniques. His other major project is a 15-piece jazz chamber group, Bruce Cassidy’s Anti-Gravity Machine. Bruce has a BSc in experimental psychology from Dalhousie University and an MA in music composition from York University. He is presently a Ph.D. candidate in music composition at York and is writing his dissertation “Soundscapes of the Spirit”.