Canadian AR update

Hi Everyone!

Well, it's been a crazy couple of months! Here are a few of the highlights of my recent travels.

I had an opportunity to hang with Daniel Adair of Nickelback when their tour rolled into Toronto which also included Papa Roach, Saving Abel and Hinder. This was one of the biggest and most successful tours of the summer. Unfortunately, due to intense weather (lightening) Nickelback had to cancel their performance that evening at the Molson Amphitheatre!! This allowed extra time to hang with Daniel and check-out his practice kit, which is in the back lounge of his tour bus! "You know you made it when..." The boys will be touring Australia in November and the U.K in January 2010.






Papa Roach

A few weeks later I'm back in Toronto for the MIAC/PAL trade show. During the weekend many SABIAN artists dropped by to say hello and check out our cymbals. I also had an opportunity to have lunch with Neil Sanderson of Three Days Grace and his wife Janin. This was prior to the release of their new album "Life Starts Now", which Neil played some tracks for me in his car and it sounded amazing! The first single "Break" is a rocking tune! I now have the album and it's a favorite! During the weekend I played in a charity golf tournament with Chris Crippin of Hedley who was in Toronto shooting a video for their new single "Cha Ching". Their new album will be released in mid November and a tour in early 2010.


Adam Dowling (George Canyon)


Emmanuelle Caplette (IMA)


Eric Paul (Thornley), Terry Ryan, Neil Sanderson (Three Days Grace) and Al Webster (Jeff Healey Blues Band)


Sean Fitzsimons (Burton Cummings)


Josh Trager (Sam Roberts)


Chris Crippin (Hedley)

After MIAC is was home for a few days then back on the road for six stops on the Vault Tour in Canada. We drove from Meductic to Halifax for the first stop and ended in Toronto eight days later with additional stops in Moncton, Quebec City, Montreal and Oshawa! During the events we had many SABIAN artists attend, especially in Toronto. Mike Peters of the Cancer Bats was there on route to the studio where the band was putting the finishing touches on their new album. The Cancer Bats are currently touring the U.K.


Mike Peters (Cancer Bats)

When the Canadian leg of the Vault Tour ended I stayed in Toronto to hook-up with Chris McHugh who was performing at the Air Canada Center with Keith Urban. I saw the show a couple of years ago and was blown-away, so my expectations were high as I walked into the ACC. Chris arranged excellent seats, tenth row center! The show was amazing, the band was great and Keith is an awesome performer with an extensive catalogue of hits! Chris had a phenomenal drum sound, one of the best I've ever heard in an arena! After the show I had an opportunity to hang with the band and chat as they celebrated the conclusion of their Canadian tour!


Chris McHugh (Keith Urban)
















Back in the office for a few days and then to Fredericton, to deliver cymbals to Ian Casselman of Marianas Trench who was performing at the university. The guys are touring in support of their second album "Masterpiece Theatre". Ian was trying some of our new AAX X-plosion Fast crashes, and loving them!



"Just another day at the office...."

Rock on,

Terry

Edited: 10/20/2009 at 03:39 PM by tryan

Mark Love and I just returned from St. John's, N.L where we hosted a SABIAN Saturday at the new Long & McQuade location. It was a great afternoon, with many customers dropping by to check out the 150 Prototype cymbals we had on display. During the weekend we also had a chance to enjoy the city, the restaurants and check out some very cool bands!

-Terry Ryan

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Katie Robinson
eMarketing Coordinator
SABIAN Ltd.