New tour dates have been announced for Brent Randall and Julie Doiron.

Brent will be touring Canada from March 8th to 27th - performing a solo opening set for Kate Maki.

Julie is touring Japan and China from March 5th to 19th. She will later tour Canada as part of the “Daniel, Fred & Julie” show from April 7 to 17th.

Details here.

Endearing needs more shelf space, so we’ve heavily discounted almost all of our catalogue items! You can grab the Intercontinental Pop Exchange albums for only $0.99 and most other albums for $2.99. These are great stocking stuffers for the music fans on your list!
Check out the catalogue here!

Just a quick note to post some new tourdates for Julie Doiron and Brent Randall.

Julie will be doing some dates in Europe until October 19th, and then will be hitting the road in Canada and the US from October 22nd to November 6th.

Brent will be touring Eastern and Central Canada November 7th to December 12th.

Here are the details.

Thank you so much to everyone who applied for our assistant position. We were totally overwhelmed with over 50 application from really qualified people.

We’re not looking for any more resumes at this time - interviews will be taking place this week.

We are so flattered that so many great people would want to work for us!

Endearing Publishing Assistant
October 2009 to March 2010

Endearing Publishing was formed in 2004-05. An offshoot of the Endearing Records label, Endearing Publishing was created to capitalize on music related opportunities within the film and television industry.

Endearing Publishing is recognized as an industry leader in music placement and represents a growing number of other labels, producers, artists and music-pitching firms within the sector. The company has placed over 700 songs into a variety of productions ranging from indie films to US network TV, from Canadian TV ads to Italian extreme sports videos, and from cooking shows to Hollywood movies.

We are seeking a full-time assistant for a 6 month term position. This position is partially funded by the Cultural Human Resources Council and as such we have the following restrictions:

⇒ are entry-level and emerging cultural professionals who have graduated from college, university or cégep within the last 4 years and have recently entered the work force;
⇒ are unemployed or under-employed;
⇒ are between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive);
⇒ are Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or persons who has been granted refugee status in Canada;
⇒ may not be in receipt of EI benefits immediately before or during the internship;
⇒ may not participate as part of co-op, certificate or credit programs with any university, college or training Institution;
⇒ may not have participated in any of the Youth Employment Strategy Work Experience Programs targeted at post-secondary graduates;

Job Duties:

1. Publishing catalog tagging and uploading to online database
a. Prepare songs for uploading by converting to MP3
b. upload songs
c. and apply appropriate tagging keywords.

2. Financial Administration
a. Assist VP Finance with calculation and distribution of placement royalties.
b. Follow SOCAN disbursements and ensure accuracy.
c. Assist VP Finance with completion of grant paperwork and tabulation of expenses.

3. Dropcard design and Distribution
a. Design dropcards in graphic layout program.
b. Coordinate manufacture of dropcards.
c. Mail dropcards to industry contacts.

4. Design of Endearing Publishing Website
a. Design basic website for endearingpublishing.com

5. Other duties as required to assist President and VP.

Skills Required:

• Mac computer literate
• Detail and task oriented
• Knowledge of current music trends
• Technical ability to work in iTunes to convert files to MP3s
• Accounting or financial training preferred but not required if candidate is detail oriented and careful.
• Ability to use graphic layout software such as Quark, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
• Ability to use Dreamweaver or other software to build a website. Experience designing and building websites.

This position would be 8 hours a day, 5 days a week from the beginning of October 2009 to the end of March 2010. Work will be done in our home office (workspace is separate from our living space) and will be supervised. It is possible that some of the work could be completed from home, away from our office.

Please contact heather@endearing.com

WAY back 1998, for our 3rd anniversary, we put out this cute little compilation called “Pretty In Pop: Songs From The Films of John Hughes”. The man and his films had been a pretty huge influence on a lot of our artists. Our friends Speedbuggy from Vancouver (and Simon Hussey in particular) pioneered the concept of this album, with the result being some lovely lo-fi covers of some great songs.

I’m sure you’re aware, but Hughes died rather suddenly yesterday while out for a morning walk while visiting family in Manhattan.

As a tribute to him and his great films that influenced our teen years, here are some free mp3s from the album.

The Bonaduces - “I Go Crazy”. Originally by Flesh for Lulu, from the movie “Some Kind of Wonderful”.
Speedbuggy - “Pretty In Pink”. Originally by The Psychedelic Furs, from the movie “Pretty In Pink”.
Ciao Bella - “If You Were Here”. Originally by The Thompson Twins, from the movie “16 Candles”.
B’ehl - “Don’t You Forget About Me”. Originally by Simple Minds, from the movie “The Breakfast Club”.

Enjoy the songs, remember the man and his iconic films.

New Video for “Consolation Prize”
If you weren’t afraid of the dentist before, now you will be! In Julie Doiron’s new video for “Consolation Prize,” Fred Squire plays the frightening dentist pointing sharp objects at Julie Doiron’s gums. Luckily, Doiron manages to escape the dentist chair by fending him off with a novelty-sized toothbrush, but not before losing a very magical tooth! The best music video to incorporate dental hygiene and zombies, ever. Here are the Quicktime (better quality, longer download) and YouTube (faster) links for watching.

Free MP3 of “When Brakes Get Wet”
We are proud to announce a second free mp3 from Doiron’s lo-fi masterpiece I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day, the melodic and optimistic “When Brakes Get Wet.” Download here at endearing.com.

Live Performances Online
- We have a great video of Doiron performing a solo set at Bob Boilen’s desk for a “Tiny Desk Concert” and the staff of National Public Radio. Musicians who want to rock NPR’s office have to turn down their amps, and luckily Julie can offer a killer performance at low volumes. Watch (and embed) her Tiny Desk Concert at NPR.

- Back in March at SXSW, Julie Doiron and Fred Squire met our friends from the Quad Cities and recorded a Daytrotter session. We encouraged them to rock out as hard as they could for as early in the morning as it was. Results: tremendous. Download it here.

- The last video we have to share is Julie’s performance on Fader TV’s Open Bar. “Blue,” the blatant exception to what critic’s are calling a “happy” and “upbeat” album, has become one of our favorite songs. So tender and heart-wrenching!

Official Julie Doiron Day on June 7th
Jagjaguwar has long known that Julie Doiron is a Canadian National Treasure, but here is proof: June 7th in Bruno, Saskatchewan was declared Julie Doiron Day. The mayor presented her name on a bench, and we are so happy that someone was there to film it.

Upcoming Shows
Doiron will be performing with in Eric’s Trip, with her own band, and with Mt. Eerie at this year’s Sappy Fest in Sackville, NB.

7/18/09 River Valley, ON - River and Sky Festival
7/25/09 Guelph, ON - Hillside Festival
7/26/09 Guelph, ON - Hillside Festival
8/1/09 Sackville, NB - Sappy Fest w/ Mt. Eerie
8/06/09 Halifax, NS - North End Church w/ Mt. Eerie + Rick White
8/08/09 St. Johns, NL - George St. United Church w/ Mt. Eerie + Rick White
10/22/09 Halifax Pop Explosion - Halifax, NS w/ Herman Dune