Neyom Friday Presents – Jason Burnstick

Neyom Friday Presents - Jason Burnstick

January 13, 2011 – 9 PM Eastern

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2010 APCA Winner, 2007 Juno Nominee, CAMA Award Winning artist and 2009 Jessie Richardson Award Nominee (DORA Award), Jason Burnstick is a musician and composer who performs with his arsenal of weissenborns and lap slide guitars.  Known for his ability to freely move from one style to the next, Jason attributes this freedom to his musical upbringing. 

There is an obvious flavour of blues and Latin influences in his style stemming from the guidance and support he received from his older brothers and a Latin texture that is accredited to the 1994 Juno nominated Andean Group Kanatan Aski, who Jason toured with during the late 1990’s.

Now Jason can be found performing a mixture of blues and folk with his own band throughout Canada. However, he also takes every opportunity to perform with good friends and peers Juno award winner Leela Gilday, blues rock styling’s of George Leach or R&B artist INEZ.

His tasteful musical presence compliments the mood of whatever setting he is placed whether it be a live performance, theatre, documentaries or in the opening musical themes for television series on APTN. For the past two years, Jason has been touring with cast and crew for Where the Blood Mixes by Kevin Loring performing the original score he composed to accompany the piece.

“The whole play had the constant and unobtrusive playing of Jason Burnstick’s guitar and weissenborn lap slide playing and singing…“  Alex Waterhouse-Hayward, Photographer, writer, artist.  Kevin Loring’s, Where The Blood Mixes.

One of Jason’s personal musical highlights was when his idol, Pura Fe, asked him to sit in as a musical guest at the Yale blues club in Vancouver in 2007 during her set. Now as he steps further into his blues roots he has armed himself with a very special gift from his musical hero, a double neck lap slide guitar.

“I know Pura Fe is going to go down in history as one of our greats!…Jason Burnstick”

Jason feels that he has found his voice and that the weissenborn and lap slides may be his final musical resting place.

RWS ★ Summer + Fall Tour

Red Works Studio has included Hollywood, FL in the ‘RWS Summer + Fall tour 2010′. During August 13 – 16th, RWS is available for portraits, promo, headshots and event services sessions. Contact Booking@RedWorks.ca or call (519) 732-1035.

Red Works Studio empowers contemporary Indigenous lifestyles and cultures through photographic essays, features, and portraits. Red Works Studio is owned & operated by Nadya Kwandibens.

The photographer, Nadya Kwandibens is of Ojibwe (Anishinaabe) / French heritage from the Northwest Angle #37 First Nation in Ontario, Canada. She is a self-taught, dynamic photographer specializing in artistic natural light portraiture, fashion, promotional sessions, and event photography.

Georgina Lightning Nominee For 2010 EPIC Awards 'Emerging Artist'

The White House Project 2010 EPIC Awards 'Emerging Artist' category includes filmmaker Georgina Lightning for Older Than America. Deadline for voting ends March 22 at 11:59 PM.

Older Than America is the story of a daughter who has visions of her mothers experiences at a Catholic boarding school that reflects the physical, emotional and sexual abuse that was endured by Native American and First Nations people more than 35 years ago.

The White House Project is a (501) (c) 3 that is geared towards woman leadership in all communities and sectors.

Ke$ha’s Lame Fashion Fail Stigmatizes Native Racism

FIRST OFF… Let me state that I am in no way shape of form a Ke$ha fan. And I hate that I even have to utter it’s name in my beloved .com that wholeheartedly and respectfully pays tribute to all our fine Native entertainers.

(SHUDDER) (ICK)

So it is with complete disgust that I go into her performance on American Idol. You know the one where she gets through half her atrocious song and dance and returns wearing a headdress or pityful attempt at a warbonnet.

I’ve had it up to my eyeballs with the pure incessant disrespect Native people endure. From situations like this to wannabe ‘holyman’ who want to smoke me with their cedar and take cash donations from the inside of his tipi/deathlodge. Enough is enough people. What more can I say or point out. Pride, honor and respect for our culture should be reason enough for us to stand together and let out voices be heard.

Letting time pass on this issue and being silent does nothing for our people. Or future generations. This bugs me. I am livid. Or better yet, I want to make this one of the nastiest messes she will ever find herself in. My first stop is her websites Ke$ha US and Ke$ha Canada. Then I’m sending American Idol an email. And lastly contacting Fox Broadcasting Company, 10201 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035, Phone:310-369-1000, Fax:310-369-1283, Viewer Comment Line:310-369-3066.