THURSDAY MARCH 19 @ 7-8 pm: OTBChat: What to do with our downtime WHEN: THURSDAY MARCH 19 @ 7-8pm WHERE: www.facebook.com/OTBnonprofit CONVERSATION TOPIC: What to do with our downtime GUEST: Chris Lose – International touring lighting director / HOST: Ace Piva WHAT IS THIS: OTBChat host Ace Piva will be joined by International touring lighting director Chris
COVID-19 STATEMENT Together with music makers around the world, Over The Bridge continues to follow the current developments in Canada and throughout the world the rapid global spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) with deep concern. The pandemic is now spreading across Canada, and has deeply affected our music community. Coronavirus (COVID-19) is understandably
A Radical Act: Canadian Musicians in Conversation About Being Sober in an Industry Built on Booze By Adam Feibel Original Published Feb 28, 2020in Exclaim Magazine. Click here for Original Article Alcohol abuse is rampant in the music industry. Hollerado’s Jake Boyd, Pony’s Sam Bielanski, singer-songwriter Ansley Simpson and Single Mothers’ Drew Thomson discuss
CAN MUSIC MAKE YOU SICK? NEW RESEARCH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER FINDS MUSICIANS ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER ILLNESS Help Musicians UK has published the first set of research from MusicTank at The University of Westminster into mental health issues experienced by musicians and the wider music industry. MusicTank,
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Hamilton music community hosts overdose training as opioid crisis grips city Ace Piva knows the dangers of opioid addiction all too well. He’s seen it up close — both as a tour manager across Canada, and as an addictions counsellor in Hamilton. Now, as overdoses and deaths due to opioid use continue to
Over the Bridge is very excited to be attending Live Production Summit in Tucson, AZ (Jan 23 – 25 2020). t can be easy to romanticize a musician’s life. Touring the country, adoring fans, close friends, and most importantly doing the one thing you were always meant to do. However, underneath the
OTB FUNDRAISER – METAL HEALTH: AUG 24th – Hamilton, ON AUG 24th - Hamilton, ON - A night of Metal Music & fundraising for OTB Over The Bridge presents: METAL HEALTH A night of Metal Music & fundraising for Over The Bridge Proceeds will go towards Over The Bridge
Spencer Chamberlain of UNDEROATH: Talks making new friends to talk with in RECOVERY! “Lead me to the rapture, set my body free, higher than the flames, set blaze inside of me” screams Spencer Chamberlain, Lead Singer for the band UNDEROATH from their single “Rapture”. Spencer takes a few minutes to talk with
The Art of Vulnerability & Wholeness “If performing is easy…you are not doing it right! We will explore the ways to deal with anxiety, nerves, the “Jitters” – all those emotions that block our performance and our creativity. We will also talk about what happens when the lights go out – how
