Students from MISPENT (Metalworks Institute Show Production and Entertainment), a student group, hosted a charity event called ‘Holiday Breakout’. All proceeds were donated to the Friends of Music Therapy Endowment Fund. The all ages event, at the Rockpile included an evening of band performances and raffles for prizes from sponsors like EMI, The North Shore, Starbucks and Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The evening was hosted by Scott Green, and included five bands (in order of performance): Mike Ursini, The Soundsmiths, The Gentlemen Thieves, On Corinthians and Good Rats.

Metalworks Institute held its annual Holiday Pancake Breakfast for the students and staff today. The event is held each winter to celebrate everyone’s hard work and create a social setting for both students and instructors. The event featured delicious freshly-made pancakes made to order and an array of toppings including fruit, whipped cream, syrup and chocolate chips. “The pancake breakfast is the staff’s way of saying thank you to the students and at the same time having an opportunity to connect with them, while sharing some holiday spirit,” commented Gail Brommit, Metalworks Institute Registrar, who organizes the event each year.

illScarlett played Metalworks Institute Open Mic last night at Square One Boston Pizza! Both the bar and dining area of the venue reached capacity by 8:30pm with a line-up outside. Metalworks Institute students volunteered to work the audio and lighting for the entire night including the illScarlett set! illScarlett tested out their new material to a packed audience filled with Metalworks Institute students, alumni and staff. The evening also including performances by Metalworks Students, Andy Morrish and Matt Campbell as well as performances from grads Justin Idems and Filip Smialek.

An event put on by a student group out of Metalworks Institute called MISPENT Youth, it is an all-ages show and it is set to take place on December 4th, 2011 at the Rockpile Bar and Nightclub at 7 PM. Tickets for the event are a mere $4.00 and all proceeds go to the Friends of Music Therapy Endowment Fund, a charity established by Sick Kids Hospital devoted to helping children in need through music.

Tonight, 7 to 10pm at P.K. Creek Bar and Grill (255 Dundas Street West). Come and support Breakfast with Santa Foundation! An evening full of entertainment featuring: Breaching Vista, Stephen Skilling (Host), The Basement Kids Improv Group, and DJ K-ris. Event sponsored by: EMI Music Canada, Habitual Fitness and Lifestyle, Meridian Credit Union, Sony Music, and more.

On Monday, November 21st , 30 Metalworks Institute graduates and students put on their finest attire and attended the 2011 SOCAN Award Show on guest list. Among those in the audience of the show included Randy Bachman, The Trews and Hedley. “It was great to see so much Canadian talent. Thanks again Metalworks for giving us the opportunity to attend the SOCAN Awards.”

Thank you to all for attending Vocal Day on Sunday. There were many great performances by our Music Performance and Technology Faculty including faculty members, Wendy Irvine, Mark Christiano, Mike Ferfolia, Chris Sutherland, Calvin Beale, Peter Kadar and Anesti Karantakis. There were also vocal clinics with our faculty members as well as a clinic with Roland Clinicians, Adrian Marsi, Selyne Maia and Canadian Beatbox Champion KRNFX.

Tonight, 30 Metalworks Institute students and graduates will be attending the 22nd Annual SOCAN Awards gala at Roy Thomson Hall on guestlist. Our Metalworks Institute students/graduates were given a tremendous opportunity to watch history and be present in the audience of the 2011 SOCAN Awards. We wish those all nominated great success and wish all of our students and graduates all the best for an enjoyable experience and evening perfect for networking!

 On October 2nd and 3rd, we hosted Radio Star’s New Songwriting Workshop in the south auditorium.  Over three hundred and sixty songwriters registered for this free all day event. Attendees …