2012 Thank Yous

As the year ends we look back. But most importantly, we thank. Let us acknowledge the blood and sweat of Weird Canada’s team:

• Jesse Locke: for continuously driving our content and writers into the endless enigma of contemporary music.
• David Steingberg: for his continual eagerness to stretch our coverage of print media.
• Paul Lawton: for continually pushing the boundaries of all things Wyrd.
• Yacine Bouzid: for being our first flesh-and-blood volunteer!
• Shane Song: for creating amazing illustrations and encouraging us to reach out to people across the country.
• Vincent Rondeau: for making Weird Canada officially bilingual!
• Nicolas Coutlée: for joining (and thereby doubling) our translation team!
• Cecil Frena: for your infinite levels of encouragement, excitement, and awesomeness!
• Leslie Predy: for (literally) defining the weird canadian image.
• Jenni Roberts: for carrying the flag, 3+ years on!
• Paisley Sim: for leading the charge on grant applications!
• Laurence Gabriel: for handling our horrendous financials!
• Jim Cuming: for going to town on our 2013 objectives and conjuring their true meaning.
• Amy McDonald: for making the Nywsletter more than just a pipe-dream (instead: we pipe our dreams to hundreds of readers every month!)
• Our writers: Alexander Moskos, Alison Lang, Benoit Poirier, Brandon Hocura, Christopher Bateman, Christopher Laramee, David Ferris, Gabriel Jasmin, Gregory Pike, James Goddard, James Lindsay, Jared Majeski, Jean-Sebastien Audet, Jesse Locke, Jessica Faulds, Kevin Hainey, Mark Teo, Mike Deane, Pam Haasen, Pierre Richardson, Simon Frank, Taylor Burgess, Tobias Rochman, and Graeme Langdon for discovering the best Canadian music this year.
• Our growing list of new volunteers and writers: Adria Young, Alexandra Downing, Alexandre Vaillancourt, Bryce Warnes, Chloe Mittens, Derek Brooks, Emilia Thomas, Hugo Hyart, Jessie Stephenson, Joey Taylor, Johnnie Regalado, Jonathan Carroll, Jordan Voith, Joseph Taylor, Kristin Cheung, Lyndsey Browne, Mathew Ritacco, Matt Thompson, Max Cotter, Melaina Todd, Millie Roy, Pavan Brar, Randee Keiver, Sarah Kirkwood, Saw-mon, Shawna Naklicki, Shelby Lee, Trevor Blumas, William Krueger, and Yu Jade Su.

And to the organizations that foster the weird canadian community:

• Suoni Per Il Popolo
• NMC
• Sled Island
• Burn Down the Capital
• Offerings
• June Records
• Obey Convention
• Music Waste
• Wavelength
• Wunderbar

And finally to all the artists and labels (of whom there are too many to mention) who continue to foster and encourage a community of sonic exploration across this massive country.

THANK YOU!!!!!

xoxo

Aaron Levin & Marie Lef

PS – If you helped us this year and your name is not on this list, it was not an intentional omission. We have terrible memories, even for the most important things. Thank you.