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Jesse Joe · 01-21-2008, 10:07 AM

Steven Page

Steven Page to host 2008 ECMA show

Barenaked Ladies frontman will roam Fredericton to document performances for viewers at home

By ADAM BOWIE
Canadaeast news service Published Monday January 21st, 2008

Barenaked Ladies frontman Steven Page will host Barenaked East Coast Music! from Fredericton.
The East Coast Music Association and Moncton-based production company Dream Street Pictures announced that Page, who has never attended the ECMAs before, will help viewers across the country explore the festival by taking a role as tour guide for the TV special.
The one-hour ECMA television special will air on CBC television March 2 at 7 p.m.
Page will roam the streets of Fredericton with television crews to document musical performances at the two major arena shows and in bars, clubs, hotel rooms and wherever else musical magic happens.
Rick LeGuerrier, producer with Dream Street Pictures, said Page will be an engaging host. "Certainly Steven Page is one of Canada's superstar performers," he said.
"We needed a host for this and we thought long and hard about what function is that host going to perform and in this case it's because we're looking for a tour guide. What better tour-guide than to have than someone who is discovering it themselves for the first time?"
LeGuerrier said he thought Page could help people across the country discover the fun behind the ECMAs for the first time. "We thought we needed an outsider," he said.
"And then we thought that it's all about music, so wouldn't it be great if we had an outsider that's connected to the music world and definitely Steven Page, as one of the lead singers and main songwriters of the Barenaked Ladies, is definitely connected to the music world."
CBC producer Geoff D'Eon said the broadcast's new format is a positive step forward.
He said he hopes that the decision to broadcast an edited compilation of moments from across the weekend in place of a two-hour awards gala will better represent the nature of the festival.
"Everything changes," he said. "All things in life change and it was kind of time to turn the page on that and try something new and different."
"The selection of Steven Page as a host is designed to reach out to people across the country that maybe aren't as aware of the East Coast music scene as they should be.
"Pretty much everyone in Canada has heard of the Barenaked Ladies though. So, yeah, it's a naked attempt to grab viewers."

01-21-2008, 10:07 AM	#1
Jesse Joe Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 6,862	Steven Page to host 2008 ECMA show ! Steven Page Steven Page to host 2008 ECMA show Barenaked Ladies frontman will roam Fredericton to document performances for viewers at home By ADAM BOWIE Canadaeast news service Published Monday January 21st, 2008 Barenaked Ladies frontman Steven Page will host Barenaked East Coast Music! from Fredericton. The East Coast Music Association and Moncton-based production company Dream Street Pictures announced that Page, who has never attended the ECMAs before, will help viewers across the country explore the festival by taking a role as tour guide for the TV special. The one-hour ECMA television special will air on CBC television March 2 at 7 p.m. Page will roam the streets of Fredericton with television crews to document musical performances at the two major arena shows and in bars, clubs, hotel rooms and wherever else musical magic happens. Rick LeGuerrier, producer with Dream Street Pictures, said Page will be an engaging host. "Certainly Steven Page is one of Canada's superstar performers," he said. "We needed a host for this and we thought long and hard about what function is that host going to perform and in this case it's because we're looking for a tour guide. What better tour-guide than to have than someone who is discovering it themselves for the first time?" LeGuerrier said he thought Page could help people across the country discover the fun behind the ECMAs for the first time. "We thought we needed an outsider," he said. "And then we thought that it's all about music, so wouldn't it be great if we had an outsider that's connected to the music world and definitely Steven Page, as one of the lead singers and main songwriters of the Barenaked Ladies, is definitely connected to the music world." CBC producer Geoff D'Eon said the broadcast's new format is a positive step forward. He said he hopes that the decision to broadcast an edited compilation of moments from across the weekend in place of a two-hour awards gala will better represent the nature of the festival. "Everything changes," he said. "All things in life change and it was kind of time to turn the page on that and try something new and different." "The selection of Steven Page as a host is designed to reach out to people across the country that maybe aren't as aware of the East Coast music scene as they should be. "Pretty much everyone in Canada has heard of the Barenaked Ladies though. So, yeah, it's a naked attempt to grab viewers."