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Interview with Andrea Ross

Mark — Sun, 02 May 2010 22:53:24 +0000

I’ve often heard people say they’re fighting or they’ve beaten cancer. It was a shift in my thinking when, after being diagnosed with breast cancer, my wife talked about healing and being a survivor.

Six months, three surgeries and six rounds of chemotherapy later, I understand.

Show ID and intro
Interview with Andrea Ross

You can follow Andrea’s incredibly inspiring online breast cancer journal at WeCanRebuildHer.com. The site features regular blog posts from everyone in our family as well as audio podcasts that document various stages of our journey, and videos that celebrate life and fun during a stressful time.

Andrea and I also collaborated on the children’s book podcast JustOneMoreBook.com, now on hiatus.

Hey! Electric Sky is five years old!!!

Happy Holidays

Mark — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:24:51 +0000

This is an unusual episode of Electric Sky in which I cut loose with my other Rogic Conglomerites to bring you a festive song.

Thank you very much for being a part of the Electric Sky audience.

All the best to you and yours for a happy, healthy and safe holiday season – no matter how you celebrate it.

Tell Me About Honesty

Mark — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:39:06 +0000

I’m finally putting some energy back into creating a documentary on honesty and I need your help – this after a year-and-a-half of threatening to do so. I’m looking for email and audio comments that will be used anonymously on my program.

I’m looking for you to provide any of the following information:

What is your definition of honesty?
Are you an honest person?
Have you ever lied?
Did you lie today?
What is the worst lie you’ve ever been caught in?
What is the worst lie you’ve ever caught someone in?

Please send your typewritten or audio (MP3) comments to electricskypodcast@gmail.com, or call my voice feedback number 206-350-6487.

All comments will be used anonymously! Thanks for your participation.

We interrupt this program

Mark — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 22:00:56 +0000

Unfortunately, we were the target of a robbery and, as a result, I will be unable to produce Electric Sky until I replace my stolen equipment. Everyone is okay.

I hope to be rolling again as soon as possible.

Electric Sky Update

Mark — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 19:45:02 +0000

This is a quick update on Electric Sky and other podcast related activities I have a hand in.

GIVEAWAY: Helping Parents Practice by Edmund Sprunger
Email your entry by 12pmET, December 18th
Canadian Podcast Buffet launched
CanadaPodcasts.ca RE-launched
Please add yourself to my Frappr Map

The Life Chaotic

Mark — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 02:16:59 +0000

I’ve fallen behind, again! This podcast is a quick update to let you know what’s coming and to announce the winners of the End of Lockout Surprise Giveaway!

The Life Chaotic
Winners of the End of Lockout Surprise Giveaway
Thanks to everyone who sent feedback
It’s great to have my CBC back!

Appeal to help victims of Katrina

Mark — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 21:04:28 +0000

Please help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Electric Sky Update 2005-08-25

Mark — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 04:40:56 +0000

I had no idea that Podcasting could be so demanding!

Send feedback to be entered in a giveaway (more details to come)
Confused by the Penance-Cast? Download the I Want My CBC show
More collaborations with the locked out CBC folks in Ottawa
Locked Out Live recordings are coming to the net in both English and French (details to come)
I’ve been interviewed by Bloomberg Newswire and Labor Radio
Missing CBC? Check out Zedcast

The Administravia-Cast

Mark — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 23:19:04 +0000

I’ve made some mistakes and have fallen behind on some housekeeping matters with the Electric Sky. I took this opportunity to get things back on track.

Contact info
MSPodcast.org by Tod and Kim Maffin
Summary of upcoming episodes of Electric Sky

Podcasters Meetup

Mark — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 02:35:40 +0000

I don’t know how I survived putting this show together… editing three and a half hours of soundseeing audio that I recorded at the Ottawa/Montreal Podcasters meetup that took place last Thursday. Tod, have a seat!

Introductions by the Podcasters
Talking about some of the issues around Podcasts and Podcasting
Song: The Wannabe Club by Victor Nesrallah

Note: The Wannabe Club used with permission of Victor Nesrallah. This song is not covered by the terms of Electric Sky’s Creative Commons license.

Information Security Auditing

Mark — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 03:44:40 +0000

From my hotel room in beautiful Montreal, Quebec… I am here for a training course on British Standard 7799, an information security audit specification. There is no music in this show! I have homework to do for my course.

From my hotel room
Formula 1 – Ferrari and Maclaren teams in my hotel!
Ottawa/Montreal Podcaster meetup in Ottawa tomorrow night
Tod Maffin and music licensing for Canadian Podcasters
CBC has launched a new Podcast called The Feed
Dinner at Le Commensal with Tom Gordon and Neil Philp

Ian Copeland and Quarter Life

Mark — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 08:04:18 +0000

I delayed the release of this show until I could connect with Ian Copeland, who is the feature guest of this show. Thanks for your patience.

Ian happened into the role of booking agent in the 1970’s, following two tours of duty in Vietnam. Among the many artists he booked tours for are The Police, Sting, Squeeze, Ultravox, Gang of Four, The Go-Go’s and Joan Jett. He now runs The Backstage Cafe in Beverly Hills, California, after retiring from Frontier Booking International, a booking agency he set up. His book, Wild Thing, is a great read!

I’m still learning the ropes of putting a show together. My inexperience and lack of planning means that I end up putting my shows together until the wee hours of the morning. I hope to get better at this over time. Feedback is always appreciated.

Show ID by Ian Copeland
Request for audio comments on honesty and dishonesty
Interview with Ian Copeland from the Backstage Cafe
Ian is managing The Dares
Interview with Peter Voith of Quarter Life
- Song: Skipping Stones
- Song: A New Direction

Note: Skipping Stones and A New Direction used with permission of Peter Voith. These songs are not covered by the terms of Electric Sky’s Creative Commons license.

Soundseeing tour of my appearance on CBC radio

Mark — Thu, 26 May 2005 06:30:45 +0000

I wasn’t planning on putting another Podcast out so soon. However, the circumstances demanded it. In response to a request I made to interview CBC’s All In A Day host, Brent Bambury, on interview techniques and show preparation for the Electric Sky, I was invited to be a guest on the show – to interview and be interviewed. This Podcast follows my final preparations to appear on the show, nerves and all, through a soundseeing tour.

Show intro from an elevator
Segment from the All In A Day intro
Final preparations at the Terry Fox statue
CBC building including the waiting area
Meeting Brent in the studio
Podcasting vs. Broadcasting segment (broadcast live on CBC)
Feedback from family and friends
Song: Sitting on Top of the World performed by Harry Manx

Thanks a million to Brent Bambury and Sarah MacFadyen for their support and hospitality, and Tracey Page of Dog My Cat Records for permission to play music by Harry Manx on the show.

Note: Sitting on Top of the World used with permission of Harry Manx. This song is not covered by the terms of Electric Sky’s Creative Commons license.

Guidance from Tod Maffin

Mark — Wed, 25 May 2005 05:46:16 +0000

Show 7, complete with some didge, is dedicated to the memory of a good friend, Rick, who drowned while fishing on May 21, 2000. I miss you!

I managed to pull this show off while battling a head cold, sneaking sips of tea as I went. What a relief, particularly since I had the opportunity to get some pointers from Tod Maffin for my Podcast – pointers that we can all learn from.

I celebrated my 35th birthday
My sister-in-law’s wedding at Wolfe Manor
Remembering Rick
Song: Timber and Wood by Xavier Rudd (Thanks, Alexis!!!)
Conversation with Tod Maffin

Note: Timber and Wood used with permission of Alexis Walker (Teamworks) on behalf of Xavier Rudd. This song is not covered by the terms of Electric Sky’s Creative Commons license.

TMC of New Artist Radio

Mark — Thu, 19 May 2005 18:13:03 +0000

My guest in Show 06 is TMC, who, along with Dark, started New Artist Radio (NAR) four years ago to promote independent music over the Internet by producing a weekly MP3 streamed radio show. They have grown from their beginnings with just ten artists, to about four thousand today.

Show ID by TMC
Song: Coolsurface by Kirk Starkey
Interview with TMC of New Artist Radio
Phone call with my dad
Song: North Wall of Treviso by Kirk Starkey

Note: Coolsurface and North Wall of Treviso used with permission of Kirk Starkey. These songs are not covered by the terms of Electric Sky’s Creative Commons license.

Art Turner

Mark — Mon, 16 May 2005 21:00:34 +0000

At long last, the Art Turner interview I did, as the first ever interview for the Electric Sky Podcast, about three weeks ago. Art Turner is a fingerstyle guitar player from Winnipeg, Manitoba who I first learned about at last year’s Ottawa Folk Festival when he performed with Shane Simpson and Paul Bourdeau.

Interview with fingerstyle guitar player, Art Turner
Song: Dragondance from Jade

Note: Dragondance used with permission of Art Turner. This song is not covered by the terms of Electric Sky’s Creative Commons license.

Charlie Cheney and his Indie Band Manager

Mark — Wed, 11 May 2005 06:05:45 +0000

My guest in this show is Charlie Cheney. Charlie has created a tool called Indie Band Manager, which is the must-have software for anyone who is managing their own independent music career, or the independent music careers of others as a manager or agent.

Tobias’ CDs arrived today, one week after I ordered them!
Podcasts I’m listening to: The Grind, Quirks and Quarks
Summer of great concerts in Ottawa
Featured guest, Charlie Cheney
Song: Sleeping In The Church by Charlie Cheney
Indie Band Manager software
Start and Run Your Own Record Label by Dayle Deanna Schwartz

Note: Sleeping In The Church used with permission of Charlie Cheney. This song is not covered by the terms of Electric Sky’s Creative Commons license.

Tobias Hurwitz and his part in Zen Guitar

Mark — Fri, 06 May 2005 23:07:32 +0000

The story of Philip Toshio Sudo is an interesting and inspirational one. He introduced the music world to Zen in his book Zen Guitar, a CD by the same name, and three other Zen books. Phil passed away at the very young age of 42, leaving behind a wife, children, and unfinished work. Phil’s wife, Tracy, put me in touch with a friend and collaborator who has completed Phil’s vision of a follow-up to Zen Guitar. In this show, I have the pleasure of sharing a conversation I had with Tobias Hurwitz.

Dream power-trio tour: Cream, The Police and ZZ Top?
Figuring out Podcasting technology
Song: Zen Guitar by Tobias Hurwitz
Conversation with Tobias Hurwitz
Background music: Rock Garden Rain by Philip Toshio Sudo

Note: Zen Guitar used with permission of Tobias Hurwitz, and Rock Garden Rain used with permission of Tracy Buell on behalf of Philip Toshio Sudo. These songs are not covered by the terms of Electric Sky’s Creative Commons license.

Work travel, music licensing and Philip Toshio Sudo

Mark — Wed, 04 May 2005 04:34:55 +0000

Two days ago, I sent an email requesting permission to play the music of Philip Toshio Sudo on my Podcast. I was thrilled when I received an email back granting me permission and thanking me for helping to promote Philip’s work. It is a priviledge for me to include a song from Philip’s CD, Zen Guitar; One Sound One Song, in this show.

I don’t have a show theme
I just don’t get it…record companies and music licensing
Song: Raise the Spirit by Philip Toshio Sudo
Travelling for work
Highlander vs. Braveheart with Alan MacKenzie

Note: Raise the Spirit used with permission of Tracy Buell on behalf of Philip Toshio Sudo. This song is not covered by the terms of Electric Sky’s Creative Commons license.

You’ve got to start somewhere

Mark — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 12:46:27 +0000

This is it! The first recorded Electric Sky Podcast.

Discussion of show ideas
Song: Woolly Mammoth by Robert Farrell

Note: Woolly Mammoth used under license of the Podsafe Music Network.