Open Mic Nights at The Drake and Firkin — Nov 14 2012 

These nights have been extremely successful since they began on Sept 19. I’ve had a wonderful time hosting the Open Mic Night each and every Wednesday at The Drake & Firkin in Mississauga.

Here is a link to a video which captures a performance by Luch, who came out first on Oct 31 and has been back each week since. VIDEO

I hope you’ll join us soon…


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Open Mic Night at The Drake n Firkin (2012-10-31) 

Week 7 of the Open Mic Nights at The Drake & Firkin was a special Halloween edition that began at 9pm (instead of the usual 8pm to midnight timeframe). As usual, a number of very talented performers showed up and performed for an appreciative audience. Being Halloween, some of the performers and the staff at The Drake & Firkin (as well as myself) dressed up for the occasion.

Thanks to new friends, Luch and Ewan, for showcasing their talents, as well as our Open Mic Night regular, Marty. It was great to…

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Open Mic Nights at The Drake n Firkin start Wed Sept 19, 2012 

Open Mic Night:

Beginning Wednesday September 19th: I will be hosting a Weekly Open Mic Night at The Drake n Firkin, located at 6982 Financial Drive, Mississauga, Ontario (905) 567-9173. I’ve been at a number of local Open Mic Nights around the area this summer and believe me, there is a LOT of talent out there. It is my goal to provide a fun and entertaining environment for aspiring (and established) artists to come out and showcase their talents. If you sing or play an instrument, this is the place to

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playD Happenings (Sept 14, 2012) 

It’s going to be a very busy and very entertaining weekend …

Weathered Kings: www.weatheredkings.ca

Friday September 14: Weathered Kings returns to The Drake n Firkin in Mississauga — the show starts at 9:30pm

6982 Financial Drive Mississauga, ON L5N 8J4 (905) 567-9173

Come out for a night of great rock n roll by the Weathered Kings — this is our second home.

We’d like all our Weathered Kings fans to join us …

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2013-Nov

Mezzo Forte, a new four-piece, all-female vocal group, was in the playD studio recording vocals for a cover of "Miss Celie's Blues". 
LIKE them on Facebook and check it out here!




2012-Feb

Most of my updates have been 'tweeted' on my Twitter feed or my BLOG (see above); however, there are a number of film projects that were completed in 2011 and I have 3 film projects already booked for 2012.  Check out the latest film projects and other credits here.



2010-12-08

I just completed a project for Scott Jones, a 16 year-old songwriter and performer.  Together with his twin brother, Mark, we completed a demo of 3 original songs Scott brought to me earlier this fall.

The three of us sat down and finished writing each tune, followed by the laying down of 'bed' tracks and guide vocals. Scott played piano and organ on the tracks and then I arranged and performed the remaining instrumental tracks (save for the drum tracks, which were done by a good friend of mine, Dan Serbin -- thanks, Dan!).

Scott and Mark laid down the various vocal tracks, after which, I mixed each track and accomplished the mastering.

This is a fine example of the additional services I can provide to your project (songwriting, producing & arranging).

You can
listen to a sample of each tune here.



2010-09-01

Nikki Yanofsky and I at Air Canada Centre (Sept 1, 2010) at the TDSB Rally. 
My band, Blackboard Blues Band, also played at the event, as did The Canadian Tenors
and Kardinal Offishall for a crowd of 20,000 people!

 
Myself and Nikki Yanofsky at Air Canada Centre on Sept 1, 2010
(Nikki and I after her final performance)



2010-May-07  


David O'Hearn, Michael Sumbler, Dave Martin and Dan Berthe named
Best Lead Male Actor(s) - 2009/2010 Season

at the Music Theatre Mississauga Encore Series Awards
at Meadowvale Theatre for 'Forever Plaid'

David O'Hearn also won an award for
Best Programme Design
for 'Titanic -- The Musical'

(pictured left-to-right: Dan Berthe; Michael Sumbler; David O'Hearn; Dave Martin)
 

 
2010-April-15

There is a  new film I'll be working on (as composer), Suffer the Little Children -- an adaptation of the Stephen King short story.   Suffer the Little Children is an independent short film based on the story by Stephen King. The independently-financed 30 minute short film will be shot late this summer in Mississauga and the surrounding areas.

Check out
Moonlit Road Entertainment for more information.

I have also joined Moonlit Road Entertainment team as their Resident Composer.



Look around the website and if you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact me at info@playD.ca or at ohearn@rogers.com or at 905-339-4518.

I welcome the opportunity to earn your trust and deliver you the best service in the industry.  I hope to see you again soon!

Check back later for new updates to this website.
There's much more to come!