Vince Fontaine - AMP Mentor in Residence for November

Vince Fontaine is the Aboriginal Music Program's (AMP) Mentor in Residence for the month of November. Starting on Tuesday, November 1st, he will be available for one-on-one career consultations, phone and email questions, guitar lessons, and songwriting feedback at the Manitoba Music Resource Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
 

Aboriginal songwriters and musicians of all ages and experience, residing in Manitoba, are encouraged to submit in-office consultation requests, call in with questions about the music industry, or email Vince for advice and feedback. Terrilyn Lavallee will be taking messages for Vince over the phone and email questions can be sent to Vince at the ampmentor@manitobamusic.com address.
 

FOR PHONE MESSAGES AND TO SET UP A CONSULTATION:
Terilyn Lavallée
Aboriginal Music Program Administrator
P: 204.975.4219
E: terilyn@manitobamusic.com
 

TO EMAIL VINCE FONTAINE:
ampmentor@manitobamusic.com
 

ABOUT VINCE FONTAINE:
Vince Fontaine is an award-winning Ojibway musician, composer and producer. Born and raised in Winnipeg, he is a musical leader, visionary and musical entrepreneur, who has become a staple in Winnipeg’s vibrant cultural community. Vince has been best known for his band Eagle & Hawk - one of the most successful and recognizable Indigenous music groups with more than six dozen nominations and wins at awards ceremonies across North America.
 

Vince has toured Europe more than a dozen times with Eagle & Hawk and has played some of the biggest stages in North America including Capital Hill on Canada Day, 2010 Vancouver Olympics, Indian Summer Fest in Milwaukee and the 2011 New Orleans Jazz Festival to name a few, not mention numerous TV appearances.
 

In 2008, Vince was the recipient of the Winnipeg Arts Council's prestigious “Making A Mark Award” presented at the Mayor's Arts Luncheon.
 

In 2011, Vince released his first solo album “Songs For Turtle Island”, on which he explores Indigenous stories and themes that combine traditional music elements with contemporary and classical instrumentation. The album already earned him a 2011 Native American Music Award for "Best Instrumental Album" and nominations at the Western Canadian Music Awards, the Canadian Folk Music Awards, the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards and the Indian Summer Music Awards.
 

ABOUT THE AMP MENTORS IN RESIDENCE:
The AMP Mentors in Residence will be available to answer questions about the business side of the music industry, equipment and instruments, recording, performing, songwriting, and musicianship for the months of September, October, November, December, and January.
 

The AMP Mentors are:
September, 2011 - Tracy Bone (country)
October, 2011 - Darren Lavallee (fiddle)
November, 2011 - Vince Fontaine (rock)
December, 2011 - Don Amero (folk)
January, 2012 - Billy Joe Green (blues)