OUR FRIENDS
In response to a public call out for "friends" of the VIM mission and vision, this list is an ever-growing list of musicians, music advocates, and music lovers who support a sustainable music centre in Vancouver.
Dan Mangan Musician, Writer
Petrice Brett VP of Agency Division, The Jeff Turner Entertainment Group
Colin Edward Cowan Musician, Manager/Curator China Cloud Studios
Kenton Loewen Musician
Jack Schuller Mainstage Management
Sarah Ballantyne Managing Director, Early Music Vancouver
Tony Reif Songlines Recordings
Ken Pickering Artistic Director, Coastal Jazz - Van Int'l Jazz Fest
Ryan Guldemond Musician, Producer, Songwriter, Mother Mother
Jeremy Berkman Co-Artistic Director and Trombonist, Turning Point Ensemble
Liz Shorten Managing Vice-President, Operations and Member Services, Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) - BC Producers’ Branch
Jacquie Burrows Senior Manager, Private Enterprise and Entertainment Group, DMCL Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors
Lisa Stewart General Manager, File Under: Music
John Korsrud Musician, composer, Artistic Director, Hard Rubber New Music Society
Diane Kadota DKAM
Ben Wilson Musician, Technical Director/Western Front Society
Jeni Mastin publicist/event organizer
Cameron Hood Electric Bassist & Instructor
Ann Hepper Musician, Bookkeeper
Michael O'Neill Composer, musician, Gamelan Alligator Joy, Beledrone Ensemble
John Greenaway Big Wave Design
Karen Pledger GM Turning Point Ensemble
Coralee Tonack Arts Administrator
Doug Tuck
Keith Jardine President, Fair Trade Music Inc.
Erin Cebula Reporter/ ET Canada & Global BC
Alison Gorman Trumpet Player
Laurie Logan Morning Host / 102.7 The PEAK
JP Carter Trumpet / Composition / 1067 Music Collective
Angie Nguyen Visual Artist, visualsoundings.com
Jessica Brodeur Co-Founder, Vancouver Music Review
Shane Krause
Patrice Zeegers Manager at Bik Bent Braam
Tariq Hussain Writer, Songwriter
Jesse Zubot Musician, Composer, Producer, Owner of Drip Audio (Record Label)
Cory Ashworth Radio Announcer, 102.7 The PEAK
Stuart Derdeyn Arts & Entertainment Reporter
Joe Leary Music Writer, 24HRS Newspaper Vancouver
Tyler Bancroft Musician, Said The Whale
Shaw Saltzberg Senior VP, The Feldman Agency
Matt Gibbons President, MRG Presents
Zach Gray Musician, The Zolas
Fred Yada Partner, Entertainment Group, DMCL Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors
Bob Matheson Partner, Entertainment Group, DMCL Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors
Marty Hilchey Musician
Paul DelMaschio lover of good music
John Russell Musical director Mopomoso
Philippe Ochem Director JAZZDOR/Strasbourg-F
raoul van der weide contrabassist/cellist/crackleboxist & coordinator of 'OORSPRONG curators series/OCS'
francis xavier edwards mission folk music festival
Brian Nation vancouverjazz.com
Gary Sill Gary Sill Music, Owner, Red Monkey Band, Co-Manager
Sophie Daviau Dempsey MA Candidate, School of Communication, Simon Fraser University
Cindy McLeod Music Industry Professional
Jason Hall The Vancouver Observer
John Oliver Co-artistic director, Big World Band
Kerry Galloway Producer/musician/composer
Carole Harmon independent artist
Don Scott musician
Rachel Rocco client services at Tides Canada Foundation
Marian Gilmour Building Manager, Heritage Hall
Joyce Hinton Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC
Emlyn Scherk Musician
Anna Russell Arts Consultant (Strategic Management & Capital Projects), Unodia Media
Mark R. Gauthier past, President of Collarlock Canada Inc
clyde reed musician, double bass
Dr. Jared Burrows Musician, Professor, Capilano University
Karen Hood President, File Under: Music
Shane Koyczan Spoken Word Artist, Poet
Tyson Naylor Pianist, Composer
J.B. MacKinnon Author, The 100-Mile Diet
Norman Armour Executive Director, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Hannah Georgas Musician, Songwriter
John Raham Musician, Producer, Owner of Afterlife Productions
David Beckingham Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Hey Ocean
James Booth Music Director, CBC Radio 3
Jess Hill Singer, Songwriter
Chris Kelly Education Consultant I Former Superintendent, Vancouver Board of Education
Joanna Wong Principal, Flow Creative Marketing
Peggy Lee Cellist, Composer
Meeru Dhalwala Owner, Vij's and Rangoli restaurants (Vancouver, BC) & Shanik restaurant (Seattle, WA)
Ambrosia Humphrey VP of HR, Hootsuite
Jerry Silver Jazz Lover
Gwendolyn Reischman Account Executive
Leslie Pomeroy Business Owner
Alfredo Santa Ana composer
Alexander Varty Arts Journalist, Musician
Crystabel Rafferty Instructor, Vancouver Community Centre
John Baker
Sacha Levin Musician
Nou Dadoun Host A-Trane CFRO; Board - Coastal Jazz
Karen Graves musician/composer
Remy Siu Composer / Musician @ Dissonant Disco
Bic Hoang Khac Chi Bamboo Music, Musician
Carey Dodge Technology Director, Boca del Lupo
Clara Shandler Vice President East Vancouver Community Music School
Timothy Van Cleave Collaborative Musical Artist and Educator
Don Harder
Emiko Morita marketing, publicity, arts admin
Christopher Blaber SFU music composition student
Shari Ulrich Musician, singer/songwriter, composer
Mark Takeshi McGregor Flutist
Roger Chilton Founder, Quantum Ideas
Conor Keith Wilson Attendant
Erin Boyle Marketing Coordinator/ Bluewater Adventures
Jason Walters Benchmark Mechanical
Anne McIlvaney Music Lover
Carol Buchanan Instructor/Facilitator
Colleen Savage independent artist/teacher
Elka Yarlowe President and CEO, Music BC Charitable Foundation
Shawn Cole Director of Education/Nimbus School of Recording Arts
Nick Richards VP, Creative Director
Kate Hammett-Vaughan Performer/Voice Teacher
Stephen Lyons Musician, Composer, Promoter, Producer. Offseason/1067 Collective/Rickshaw
Vern Weber Musicophile at large
James Meger Musician
Bernie Arai Musician
Daryn Cassie Musician/Promoter
Dave Olson Storymaker & VP Community, HootSuite
Veda Hille Musician, composer
Cole Schmidt Musician/Composer/NoSchMo
Doug Liddle Musician, Cloudsplitter, The Jardines, various
Rob Sommerfeldt Assistant Engineer-Bear Studios, Engineer-Sommerfeldt Sound
Elizabeth Glancy Festivals and Events
Rachel Flood
Brian Samuels musician
Karen Fowlie Singer / Songwriter, Teacher
Mariken van Nimwegen fan
Torsten Muller musician
Jessica Machado Musicians Manager; Surucua Art Production
Celso Machado self employed musician/composer
Jon Roper musician
Lawrence Anthony
Kevin Mooney
Heidi Fleming manager/agent FAMGroup, world/jazz/folk artists
Marc Destrubé violinist
Mark Quigley Office worker/driver
Donna Branston Private Enterprise and Entertainment Group, DMCL Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors