Blue Bear Sound

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Blue Bear Sound is proud to be a BBB accredited business with an A+ rating.
More details at the BBB site.
Blue Bear Sound is pleased to be a sponsor of The Ottawa Musician - an excellent Ottawa-area musician's resource, and the Kiwanis Club's Kiwanis Idol - Ottawa's own version of Canadian Idol.
Bruce Valeriani is proud to be a member of the Audio Engineering Society
Bruce Valeriani is also a part of - THE business networking organization.
Also check out the Blue Bear Sound page on Facebook!
Email us to pick up a copy of BlueZinc's self-titled CD, produced by Blue Bear's own Bruce Valeriani. It can also be ordered securely on-line at IndiePool.

Blue Bear Sound - in conjunction with other excellent facilities - can satisfy all your project requirements, from inception to completion, with a single point of contact.

Click Track Audio	We'll coordinate with Click Track Audio to handle your remote recording needs, then handle post-production at Blue Bear Sound, all for a price you won't believe!
Precision Transfer	Duplication and graphics services for the finishing touches to your masterpiece.
The Mastering House & Massive Mastering	When your mixes are finished at Blue Bear Sound, we'll send your tracks to either Tom Volpicelli and the staff of The Mastering House, or John Scrip and the staff of Massive Mastering to handle the mastering of your project. You'll love how they'll make you sound and you'll really appreciate their excellent pricing!
Whirlwind Web & Design Studio	Not only can we produce your multi-media content, we can then develop a compelling website to house it through our partnership with Whirlwind.
Rock-Drums.com	Jason Walsh of Farview Recording has created some very excellent drum libraries that get used very often here at the studio. Highly recommended!
Indie Pool	Dedicated to pooling the resources of Canadian independent recording artists in order to provide affordable music services. They handle Manufacturing (CD/DVD/CDR), Distribution (Retail/Online/Digital), Merchandising (T-shirts/Hats/Posters), Internet (Domains/Hosting), Design (Graphic/Website), and Tools (Directories/Barcodes).

Websites

Check out these excellent Ottawa-area clubs.....

Bayou Blues and Jazz Club	1077 Bank Street
The Black Sheep Inn	753 Riverside Drive, Wakefield, Quebec
The Rainbow	76 Murray St.
Tucson's Roadhouse	2440 Bank St.

And also check out these useful links...

AudioWorld Directory	Pro audio and audiophile newswire and directory, updated daily.
B.C. Dubbeldam Stringed Instrument Repair	An excellent Ottawa-area luthier.
BareBonz.org	Find Musicians, Teachers and Bands
Blue Bear Sound's Equipment List	No - not shameless self promotion - but next to each gear listing, there's a link to take you to its related website!
www.bluebearsound.ca	Our website's Canadian alter-ego domain.
www.brucevaleriani.com	The personal website of Blue Bear Sound owner - Bruce Valeriani.
Clever Joe	Musician resource portal page/directory.
CheapChops.net	CheapChops.net is a community maintained site dedicated to finding great deals on Music Equipment and Pro Audio.
CheckOutMyWorld.com	CheckOutMyWorld.com is a networking website that connects people in the entertainment and arts industry.
Commercial Voices	Commercial Voices is a discriminating gathering of voice talents with home studios located world-wide. They offer professional voice over services and more for commercial and industrial use.
Custom Taylored Studios	One of my Californian colleague's excellent facility!
Digital Pro Sound	Links to recording articles and resources.
Dog & Pony Sound	Karaoke, Karaoke & More Karaoke! That's what they do... and they do it well!!!
Euphonic Masters	Grammy-nominee Brad Blackwood's commercial mastering facility.
Dan Fissel	Original Music Scores for Radio and TV. Jingles, Soundtracks, Production Beds, as well as Non-Union Voice-Talent.
Daniel Pronce	Voice-Artist.
Foundation to Assist Cdn Talent On Record (FACTOR)	A private non-profit organization, FACTOR is dedicated to providing assistance toward the growth and development of the Canadian independent recording industry.
Harmony Central - Music and musician resources	All kinds of musician related links.
History of Recording Technology	An interesting read.
IN-Baskets	They provide outstanding gift-baskets for all occasions.
The Indie Bible	Excellent resource for Independent Artists. Promote your music to the world!
Kiwanis Idol	Singing competition hosted by the Kanata Kiwanis club and sponsored in part by Blue Bear Sound.
Bob Katz - Mastering Engineer	All the information and more from THE premiere mastering engineer.
Mercenary Audio	Located in Boston, Mass. -- it's one of the best places I know to purchase high-end pro audio.
Music Books Plus	An excellent website to purchase music and studio-related reference materials.
Music Producer's Directory	A comprehensive list of all music producers in the United States of America.
Music Tools Etc. (613) 733-1926	Fred Cesare is one of Steve's Music Stores most knowledgeable salespeople. He also runs his own studio and instrument rental business.
myHitFactory	myHitFactory is the leading A&R tip lead sheet for songwriters, music publishers and record producers.
Ottawa Jazz & Blues Guide	Comprehensive portal site for Jazz and Blues in the Ottawa-area.
OttawaRocks	Brand-new Ottawa-area musician resource site.
OttawaStart	Excellent Ottawa-area resource portal site.
Piano Music by Paul Tobey	Piano Music Performed by Concert Pianist and Entertainer Paul Tobey
ProSoundWeb	Web community for all aspects of the professional sound industry.
Rec.Audio.Pro FAQ	For the more advanced DIY'er....
RecordProduction.com	The Record Producer's and Studio Portal. Watch streaming record producer interviews and recording studio tours on RecordProduction.com
John Sayers Studio Designer	Questions on studio acoustics - John has all the answers!
Sigma Computer Systems	A great place to buy/service computers and computer equipment.
SoHome Interior Decorating	A professional interior decorating service that understands the elements of function, mood and harmony to give you a unique living space of your own.
Steve's Music Store	An excellent Ottawa music equipment retailer.
Such Music	Such Music is a Resource Center for Musicians, Artists and Music Lovers. At Such Music we help artists and musicians develop the business skills they need to make it in the music business! We create their music store pages and promotional products.
SONGWRITING	TAXI your source for songwriting tips, songwriter resources, songwriting articles, and song writing techniques

Recording Forums

Harmony Central Recording Forum	Great web-community for advice and discussion - a few residents pros hang there too.
Gear Slutz Forum	Advanced advice and discussion forum by recording industry heavyweights.
Mojo Pie	Steve Langer hosts this great discussion and review resource.
Recording Project Forum	An excellent web-community for advice and discussion at all levels.
Studio Central Cafe	Probably the best web community for general advice and discussion. Very friendly advice and discussion geared to novice and amateur recordists. Exceptionally well-moderated and safe - even for younger participants.
StudioForums	An excellent forum hosted by Dan Richards.
The Womb	Another advanced advice and discussion forum by recording industry heavyweights.

Recording Magazines

Canadian Musician	Cool Canadian musician's mag.
EQ Magazine	Professional project studio mag.
Mix Magazine	Professional sound recording mag. Very LA oriented...
Recording Magazine	Sound recording mag geared to the recording musician.

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