THANK YOU ALL FOR A GREAT YEAR!!

Well, its coming up to the end of the December, and you know what that means...END OF THE YEAR WRAP UPS!

2009 has been a great first year for us here at BE:Cause Industries. With the help of our friends, volunteers and sponsors we've been able to put on a number of great events and support some great causes!


We had 2 hugely successful Skate4cancer "The Cure is Knowledge" Tour events at the Plaza Skate Park at the Forks. We held "Art for a Cure" where local artists created original pieces on blank skateboards and the works were auctioned off to benefit Cancer Care Manitoba. We also had events for The Autism Society of Manitoba and Winnipeg Harvest.

We could not have done these things without the help of our friends, volunteers, and sponsors. From people donating time to volunteer and help out, bands playing for free and donating their time, sponsors donating products and advertising, press covering our events and all the people behind the scenes working to make our events go off without a hitch there has been such an outpouring of support for BE:Cause and our mission that has truly been humbling! Thank you all so very much!


Please take the time to check out our sponsors and the causes we have supported this year. Please take a minute to check out all the bands & djs who have gave their time and energy as well as the Artists who were involved in ART FOR A CURE.

Bands & DJs: Comeback Kid, High Five Drive, Port Amoral, The Lytics, Sick City, DJ Mike B, DJ Co op, Rob Vilar, Jamall Knight, Brighter Brightest, Hundredfold, The Afterbeat, The Blackout Brigade, The Ripperz, Asado, Constants, Hope Atlantic, Crisis Jane, Blanka, Fame, Talk City, The City Champs, Common Lives, Low Pressure System, Making Waves, The Cheapshot Artists, Final Thought, Abstract Artform, Kill Katie & The Texas Dirty.

Press: Curve 94.3, Hot 103, 101.5 UMFM, Power 97 The Winnipeg Free Press, Uptown, The Uniter

Art for a Cure Artists: Pat Lazo, Leslie Supnet, Fred Thomas, James Vandal, Bram Adey, Nereo, Adam Brooks, Mike Johnston, Matt Stevens, Arlea Ashcroft, Steve McConnell, Kara Pohl, Kristy MacKenzie.


With your continued support we hope that 2010 will be an even bigger better year than 2009! Please take some time this holiday season to think about the people around you and what you can do to help make their lives better or even just more enjoyable! Sometimes it doesn't take much. We've got some big plans for the upcoming year and we're very excited to get down to work! Thank you all once again for your help and support (I know its Cliche, but its ture) we seriously could not do what we do without your help! THANK YOU!

All the best in 2010 from: Jay, Mat and everyone at BE:Cause Industries.

ANDREW W.K. ReTweets @thefatmat

CHECK OUT this screen cap of Andrew W.K.'s official Myspace site. Notice the little twitter widget in the top right corner with a ReTweet of BE:Cause's own MAT PERLMAN supporting Skate4cancer! Andrew WK is the MAN! What a great dude! Support him!




"MOTHER OF MANKIND" is Andrew W.K.'s upcoming album of 21 Rarities spanning his entire career! It is being released on February 23rd as a double cd pack with "CLOSE CALLS WITH BRICK WALLS" AWK's 2006 'lost' 3rd album that was only released in Asia! I Downloaded a copy of it awhile back and it is good, so look out for this set in FEB 2010! Also go check out "55 CADILLAC" AWK's Piano album its really mellow, but really good!

- Jay

HELP GIVE S4C A HOME!

SKATE4CANCER is is in the Semi-finals of voting to win up to $500,000 from the Aviva Community Fund.

The Aviva Community Fund is a competition to create change in communities across Canada. The ideas are voted online and the most popular ideas get to share in the $500,000 fund.

SKATE4CANCER is looking to open a drop in center in Toronto that will serve as the home base for S4C and a public drop in center, where people could stop by to speak to someone about their education and programs and to hold events.

It only takes a few seconds to sign up and you can vote every day, it is very easy and your votes can count for so much and help a really great cause have a home base and a place for SKATE4CANCER to launch their operations.

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO VOTE HERE!

- Jay

HIGH FIVE DRIVE @ the WECC

EVERYONE SHOULD COME OUT TO THIS SHOW!

HIGH FIVE DRIVE (Tech Rock Alt Punk Dance Indie Slam Something)
KIDS ON FIRE (Releasing their new LP)
HOPE ATLANTIC (Star studded cast of Winnipeg's finest cute dudes)
CITY CHAMPS (Greg's favorite band in the city right now)

This show is all ages!!!

$8 in advance, $10 at the door

Doors are at 7pm
Show at 8pm

The West End Cultural Centre
586 Ellice

NIGHT MOVES Dec. 4th at The Albert!

Come down to Winnipeg's newest Dance Party Night! NIGHT MOVES ft. DJ CO OP, DJ MIKE B, and DJ TWENTY TWENTY! Its a Co-production between BE:Cause Industries and Planet SHHH! Located at the Royal Albert (48 Albert st.) on December 4th, 2009! This Event is $5 at the Door and 18 Plus W/I.D., No Minors.

See you there!

- Jay

AUTISM BENEFIT

Here are a few pictures of LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM from the AUTISM BENEFIT we held at the Albert on October 24th with HIGH FIVE DRIVE, TALK CITY & LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM! With your help we managed to raise over $600 for The AUTISM SOCIETY of MANITOBA! THANK YOU ALL!


Graeme from LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM

Derek from LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM

Craig from LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM

Jay from LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALL PHOTOS BY JOEY SENFT

- Jay

The First Annual BE:CAUSE HARVEST!

NOVEMBER 27th at the ROYAL ALBERT ARMS: FAME, BLANKA, BRIGHTER BRIGHTEST (Toronto) & THE CHEAPSHOT ARTISTS join forces to benefit WINNIPEG HARVEST! Bring down a non-perishable food item and get $2 off cover charge!

- Jay

P.O.S. - Never Better Official Video

Check out this video from Minneapolis MN, Doomtree/Rhymesayers Crew Rapper P.O.S. He's got insanely unique production and solid flow. You should really check out his album 'Never Better'. Here's a few more videos from that album:'Purexed', 'Optimist' and 'Drumroll'.

GET INTO IT!!!







- Jay

The ANDREW W.K. Workout!

Rob Dyer of Skate4Cancer on LA INK

Check out this clip of Rob Dyer, our good friend and founder of Skate4cancer getting tattooed on the tv show LA INK!

FAN VIDEOS from S4C!

Here are some Videos that people posted from the Skate4Cancer "Cure is Knowledge" event that we held September 19th ta the Forks Skate Park in Winnipeg.

HOPE ATLANTIC - PURPLE CITY


THE LYTICS - BIG CITY SOUNDGIRL


COMEBACK KID - BROADCASTING


A VIDEO BY HEBB BOSCHMANN

AUTISM BENEFIT CONCERT

On OCTOBER 24th at the Royal Albert Arms Hotel we are hosting an AUTISM BENEFIT CONCERT! This one was the brainchild of Chris from TALK CITY, he really wanted to do a show to raise some much needed funds for AUTISM SOCIETY MANITOBA. We at BE:Cause were happy to hop on board and help Chris out with the plans! This show will also be the debut of my new band LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM! We're stoked to share the stage with HIGHFIVEDRIVE and TALK CITY! All the proceeds from this show will benefit AUTISM SOCIETY MANITOBA, some please come out and support!

- Jay

CROSS/POLLINATION for Sept. 16th

Here is the Sept. 16 installment of Cross/Pollination the radio show done by DJ MIKE B that airs on UMFM 101.5 on Wednesdays from 1-2pm(cst). Check it out and then head over to the PLANET SHHH Blog and find out more about what MIKE B is up to!

Cross-Pollination-Sept16 by Planetshhh on Mixcloud

DON'T FORGET DJ MIKE B is spinning at the CURE IS KNOWLEDGE AFTERPARTY at the LO PUB in Winnipeg on Sept. 19th!

- Jay

BE:CAUSE INTERVIEW on CURVE 94.3!

Tune into Curve 94.3 on Wednesday at 8pm to hear the interview that Jay did with Pamela Roz about the Sept.19 Skate4cancer 'The Cure is Knowledge' event at the Forks. If you live outside of Winnipeg, you can go to the Curve 94.3 Website to listen live online!

THE LYTICS NEW CD!

It was Saturday night and the Royal Albert was packed! Everyone was there to celebrate the release of The LYTICS new CD. I got my hands on a copy, or two...haha. If you weren't at the show you can get your hands on one THIS TUESDAY! Go to THE LYTICS WEBSITE to pre-order your copy! If you can't wait that long you can grab the digital copy right now at www.theLytics.com. It features their hit song 'Big City Soundgirl' as well as their newest track 'Last Bit (Lovely Words)'.

Don't forget, The LYTICS are performing at "The Cure is Knowledge" event at the Forks this coming Saturday September 19th! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS SHOW!

- Jay

BE:CAUSE INTERVIEW on HOT 103

Jay taped an interview with 'Young Mike' today for 'Locals Only' on HOT 103! We talked about "The Cure is Knowledge" Event Sept 19th, Skate4cancer and BE:Cause. The interview will air THIS Saturday and Sunday! Make sure you check it out, cuz as an added bonus THE LYTICS let me spin their new track 'Last Bit' for the first time on radio! The interview will also be up on Mike's blog on Monday!

CROSS/POLLINATION

Check out Cross-Polination! A radio show done by Mike B. AKA. MIKEY MMMUSCLES it airs on 101.5 UMFM in Winnipeg from 1-2pm (cst)or you can check it out every week on the Planet SHHHH blog!

Cross-Pollination-Sept09 by Planetshhh on Mixcloud

MIKE B is going to be DJing at the CURE IS KNOWLEDGE AFTERPARTY on Sept. 19th at the LO PUB! Come and check it out!

The LYTICS CD Release Party

Don't miss the LYTICS CD Release Party Sept. 12th at the Albert!

Here is an Interview The LYTICS did with POP ZAP.

The Lytics interview with Pop Zap from lytics on Vimeo.

OFFICIAL 'CURE IS KNOWLEDGE' AFTERPARTY

The LO PUB (Corner of Ellice and Kennedy) is the place to be on Sept. 19th after the 'CURE IS KNOWLEDGE' event. The Official Afterparty will feature CONSTANTS (Boston), OCTOBERMAN (Toronto), DJ MIKE B and special guests! Don't miss this one!

- Jay

CONSTANTS

CONSTANTS are a great band from Boston who are playing at THE CURE IS KNOWLEDGE event Sept. 19th at the Forks skate park and at the AFTERPARTY at the LO PUB(Corner of Ellice & Kennedy) CLICK HERE to check out their myspace!

- Jay

COME DOWN TO THE ROYAL ALBERT THIS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4TH! DJ Action Rick will be spinning the best Hip Hop from back in the day to the present! Drink Specials and good times all night long! The fun starts at 10. Tell all your friends and get ready to PARTY!

- Jay

COMMOM LIVES ON CURVE 94.3

COMMON LIVES will debut 2 new songs as well as being interviewed on CURVE 94.3 tonight at 8pm. Tune in and check out the new songs! you can also listen live online at www.curve943.com!

- Jay

SIGHTS & SOUNDS at LO PUB!

That's right! SIGHTS & SOUNDS are playing at the LO PUB on September 13th W/ The Ripperz, The City Champs, and Flesh Auger. Tix at the door! Its an 18 plus show. For you underagers, you can catch The City Champs and The Ripperz at the Forks on September 19th for "The Cure is Knowledge Event". For more info click the link on the right side of this blog!

- Jay

COMEBACK KID

Check out a couple vids from COMEBACK KID "The Cure is Knowledge" headliners! September 19th at the Forks Plaza SKate Park in Winnipeg, MB! Its going to be INSANE!

ART for a CURE

We here at BE:Cause Industries are very excited to announce the next big project that we are working on. Its called 'ART FOR A CURE'. It will be held September 19, 2009 as part of 'THE CURE IS KNOWLEDGE' event at the Plaza Skate Park at the Forks in Winnipeg, MB.

We commissioned local Winnipeg artists to create original works on blank skateboard decks. Approximately 15 original pieces will be on display all day on September 19. Near the end of 'The Cure is Knowledge' event we will draw the(silent auction style) winners' names. The proceeds from this auction will benefit Cancer Research.

Artist Include:Pat Lazo | Arlea Ashcroft | James Vandal | Matt Stevens | Leslie Supnet | Bram Adey | Fred Thomas | Adam Brooks | Steve McConnell | Kara Pohl | Kristy Mackenzie | Mike Johnston | Raven Erin J. Peters and More!

Here is the link to the Facebook Event!

- Jay

Rob Dyer

Here is a little interview that Alternative Press did with Rob last month on the Warped Tour.




-Mat

HIGH FIVE DRIVE

Check out this video by HIGH FIVE DRIVE! Then get stoked to see them live on Sept 19th at the Plaza at the Forks in Winnipeg!

High Five Drive - Foreign Mantras Make Great Role Models from Randy Frykas on Vimeo.

Visit High Five Drive on MYSPACE

- Jay

NEW BLOG

Welcome all, to the new BE:Cause Industries Blog. This will be the place to keep up to date on all the projects and initiatives we are working on here at BE:Cause. We'll also be posting news here about the people and groups we support and who support us. Check back often and stay in the loop!

- Jay

Off to a good start