The Berkeley Sessions
Encyclopedia
The Berkeley Sessions is a six-episode HD
Canadian television music program produced by Original Spin Media
and broadcast on Bravo!. The Berkeley Sessions was initially created with an eye and ear toward original music, featuring artists that create innovative new sounds in everything from alt-country and blues to jazz, pop, folk and rock n' roll.
The series is taped in front of a live audience at The Berkeley Church in Toronto
, Canada
.
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
Canadian television music program produced by Original Spin Media
Original Spin Media
Since 2004, Original Spin Media has produced more than 150 hours of HD content with an international reputation for music specials, nature programming and documentaries...
and broadcast on Bravo!. The Berkeley Sessions was initially created with an eye and ear toward original music, featuring artists that create innovative new sounds in everything from alt-country and blues to jazz, pop, folk and rock n' roll.
The series is taped in front of a live audience at The Berkeley Church in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Season 1
- Joel PlaskettJoel PlaskettJoel Plaskett is a Canadian rock musician originally from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and now resides across the harbour in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia...
- Sarah SleanSarah SleanSarah Hope Slean is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and occasional actress from Pickering, Ontario. She has released eleven albums to date .-Major recordings:...
- Jon LangfordJon LangfordJon Langford born October 11, 1957, Newport, Monmouthshire is a Welsh-born musician and artist who is presently based in Chicago. He is the younger brother of science-fiction author and critic David Langford...
- Kaki KingKaki KingKaki King is an American guitarist and composer. King is known for her percussive and jazz-tinged melodies, energetic live shows, use of multiple tunings on acoustic and lap steel guitar, and her diverse range in different genres.In February 2006, Rolling Stone released a list of "The New Guitar...
- Pete Elkas
- Jim White
Crew
- Produced by: Daniel Berman, Paul McNulty
- Directed by: Daniel Berman, Tanya Blake
- Lighting Director / Programmer: Bentley Miller/Jeffrey "Ovaridah" Moss
- Editors: Paul McNulty, Malcolm Sweeny, Patrick Malovely
- Associate Producer: Joe "Copperhead" Cunningham
- Technical Director/Colourist: Keith Holding
- Sound Recordist: LiveWire Remote Recorders, Doug McClement and Phil Hay
- Assistant Engineer: Taylor Patterson
- Monitor Technician: Adrian Sterling
- Front of House Technician: Ian Harper
- Executive Producers: Daniel Berman, Paul McNulty, Dave Piperni
- Music Supervisor / Talent Booker: Daniel Efram