Hey everybody,
This Renegade page was started in 2005 to feature songs from the band Renegade, from Vancouver Canada on it's 1st release "Back From the Dead".
Since that time, Renegade released a 2nd album "On the Edge".  It was also becoming clear that a record label had emerged, Renegade Sounds, with "I'll Always Remember" by MATREX  and "Takes Me Back" by Vertigo soon following.
We have finally given the Renegade band it's own page, and are keeping this page for the label. We also have a special announcement - Renegade will be going back into the studio shortly to begin recording a new album.  More details to follow soon.
We would appreciate it if you would add Renegade to your MySpace.  The url is;
www.myspace.com/renegadebandcanada
 
Thanks!
 

To all of our friends and clients,
Have a great holiday and new year, looking forward to working with you all in 2009!

Cheers,
Renegade

 

Renegade Productions Inc., the company formed around the band Renegade, officially turned 25 this week.
It's been the best of times, and some of the hardest too for the Vancouver Canada-based company with worldwide business.
The bands that have come in the doors of the production company have been amazing, including The Cult, John Mayer, Jet, BTO, Tea Party, Joe Cocker, Avril Lavigne, Matthew Good, Hedley, Hinder, Simple Plan, 54-40, Third Eye Blind, Moist, Damien Rice, Slayer, Lillix, Theory of a Deadman, Holly McNarland, Joydrop, Spirit of the West, Puffy Amiyumi, Dan Powter, Default, Kittie, Chevelle, Trapt, and on and on.
Companies using our services include Nettwerk, Canadian Music Services, Universal Music, Warner Bros., Sony, Atlantic, Virgin, Island, House of Blues, Bruce Allen, SL Feldman, 604 Records, SRO, and more.
The band Renegade started everything, playing clubs in Canada and the US, then concerts headlining and opening for Nazareth, Henry Lee Summer and Boulevard, as well as recording at Little Mountain with Mike Fraser.
The label Renegade Sounds followed, with sales in over 30 countries of Renegade, MATREX and Vertigo.  Arpieye Music Publishing was also formed.
The company has also been involved with crew and staging for Loveryboy, Tal Bachman, Lillix,Tea Party, and Kittie, and promotes new bands like Scott Jackson, Damsel Fly, Broken Condom Babies and A New Honour.
The flagship location on east Hastings Street is still running, with interim locations on Homer, Cambie and west Hastings providing the facilities of the day.  Centring on Vancouver's vibrant waterfront, Renegade Productions has 3 locations now with 5 rehearsal and one demo studio on Hastings, 19 rehearsal studios in Gastown, and 28 rehearsal studios at the newest Victoria Drive location, as well as
the scheduled June opening of the 48 track Studio A with Michael Scott (Van Halen, Chris Isaac) in a new large 3,500 sq ft space that will make album quality recordings at an affordable price.
Upcoming is also an expansion into the Fraser Valley with Kevin Williams and Garth Richardson into a brand new 35,000 sq ft facility housing a recording school, 2 SSL studios, a live venue, rehearsal studios, and production offices.
A moment to touch on hard times; many people, governments and businesses for one reason or another try and wreck music companies and generally don't believe in them.  As well, there is the daunting task of keeping safe millions of dollars worth of equipment.  The fight to produce music is an unfortunate by-product that has tested the will of this company, but we have never lost!
Can't forget those staff that have helped this company grow; Kenny, Terra, Glenis, J.P., Zoe, Alena, Jimmy, Geraldo, Wayne, Catriona, Michael, Vic, Ashley, Barbara, Louise, Anna, Hayley, Lance, Jay, Telly and many more.
So, thanks everybody!  This is all for music, and all started with a band and a song.
Jim

On May 11, 1983...25 years ago next week, Renegade Productions Inc. was formed tby Jim Buckshon to protect the Renegade band against a coup d'etat. The original lineup worked clubs with Sue Medley fronting, later being replaced by Steve Foster, who went on to sing the 1st album, "On the Edge". The name Renegade was picked because it runs off the beaten path. This has remained our direction. At the same time as the band was gaining recognition, the company that was formed around the band became involved in recording, rehearsal studios, and programming backing tracks. With Marty Sippola on vocals and other friends in the band (Kenny Geatros, Geraldo Dominelli, Paul Minshall, John Tompkins, Renegade rose up tp be a pretty good concert and club draw after recording "Back From the Dead". The group disbanded with the exit of Marty Sippola, but the CD's caught the ears of AOR Heaven in Germany and the CD's still sell in over 30 countries as well as labelmates MATREX and Vertigo (all inter-related players). In the meantime, Renegade Productions added 15 more rehearsal studios and a 2nd location, whuch now has expanded to 3 locations and 55 studios. The bands that come into our studios are many that we idolized; The Cult, BTO, Tea Party, Jet, Joe Cocker, Slayer, Loverboy, John Mayer, and on and on, The same premise that started the company was to protect the band from outside forces and this has been played out again and again through the years. Music in it's pure sense is beautiful and business to many people is evil,,,the goal of this company has always been to shield the pure from hostilities and let the music play. For 25 years, it has been difficult, but it has worked, This company stands proud on it's past achievements and it's brilliant future, especially important being the young talented staff that pretty much run the show now.

 Thanks for listening for all these 25 years and supporing us! We've still got a long way to go!

www.renegadeproductions.net

Hey all,

Many of our good friends are only on this page which is the Renegade band and Renegade Sounds record label page.  The Renegade Productions company page is really the big one, so if you're not on it, please add yourself. It's www.myspace.com/renegadevancouver

Thanks

Some news from our parent company, Renegade Productions Inc.

We've all been working at a frantic pace getting Renegade Victoria Drive off the ground to accomodate all the great new bands coming in!
We think we've got all the best new projects in Vancouver ( hint: many are in the top friends at myspace.com/renegadevancouver.
Renovations are on schedule with about half the studios already up and running, so we are now operating about 40 studios in 15,000 sq ft at 3 locations.
Our Gastown Studios are pretty much packed with talent right now, too!  It's an exciting time!
The label is busy shipping melodic rock CD's from Renegade, MATREX, and our newest signing, Vertigo worldwide and reviews for the new Vertigo CD "Takes Me Back" are up on many sites in Europe.  Some reviews can be found in our blogs.  We are hoping to announce a new signing soon.
The company has also been busy with services for recording and touring acts, and we hope to announce a new management project this Spring.  Please check the pics as we have a few new ones up here and on the main website and have updated our artists' list too.
Thanks for reading!
The staff at Renegade Productions.

www.renegadeproductions.net

 

Renegade Sounds has had our best launch ever of a CD for Vertigo's "Takes Me Back".
Barely out a month, the debut album from the melodic rock band from Canada is available at online stores in:
Germany, USA, UK, Japan, and Canada at Target Records, MusicBuyMail, DSB Records, AOR Heaven, Shmankerl Records, NEH Records, CD Baby, AOR-fm, and Rock Avenue Records.
Airplay has been constant in Germany, Italy and the UK on Munichs Hardest Hits, Radio Melodic, Rock Station Kiel, ARfm, Antenna2 and more!
Reviews are already up in the Netherlands and Sweden at Strutterzine and Melodic.net with many more on their way.
Things have been good for labelmates Renegade and MATREX too, whose melodic hard rock CD's have been given new life as Vertigo buyers sample the other bands on the label.
MP3 sales have also been brisk and, as more music lovers embrace the newer technologies, Renegade Sounds is positioning itself to send songs, artwork, and band info via the internet; directly, quickly and flawlessly to all our music loving fans worldwide.
Thank you, from all of us at Renegade Sounds!

www.renegadesounds.com

 

 

Season's Greetings from Renegade Sounds!
Have a great holiday and Happy New Year!
Peace

Well, another year has almost gone by and it's ending with a bang!
Renegade Sounds is frantically shipping our 4th release, Vertigo's "Takes Me Back" as well as a resurgence of Renegade's "Back From the Dead" and "On the Edge" CD's plus "I'll Always Remember" by MATREX to worldwide markets. The Christmas Box Set with all 4 CD's and rare vinyl is proving to be a hit, and mp3 sales are growing in numbers.
In just 2 short weeks, Vertigo is featured on some of the world's best melodic rock online stores in Germany, U.K., Japan, U.S.A. and Canada.
We can't wait for the reviews to come out in the new year at dozens of webzines, and airplay is growing.
For those of you who don't know, Renegade Sounds is a division of Renegade Productions Inc., a multi-faceted music production company based in Vancouver Canada, with some of the world's best artists using our facilities.
Another few days of organizing renovations and booking bands, and our newest location, Renegade Victoria Drive, will be getting underway for it's new year opening.
The largest company of it's kind in the region, Renegade Productions is opening 30 brand new music production studios, adding to the 25 in our Gastown Studios and Hastings locations for a total of 55 studios.
This has also been a busy year for crew, production, publishing and  all our music-related businesses.
But next year's really going to explode with new bands, new sounds, and a whole lot of great music that we're so proud to be a part of.
So, if you have any inquiries or business to take care of, let's get it done in the next few days, or we'll get it done in the new year.
From all of us at Renegade Sounds, have a great holiday, we all deserve it, and thanks for making this a tremendous year!
www.renegadesounds.com
www.renegadeproductions.net

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Christmas Box Set ends soon!

Our special offer for great melodic rock listening over the holidays and for the new year will end with the year. 4 CD's + a collectible vinyl 45 is on special for $34.99 USD.   Back From the Dead by Renegade   I'll Always Remember by MATREX   Takes Me Back by Vertigo   On the Edge by Renegade                  plus   2 songs by MATREX on vinyl (very rare). Season's Greetings from Renegade Sounds! please visit the band's pages in our top friends list Worldwide shipping $10.00 (Regular price $71.96 incl. shipping and without vinyl). You may place your order here. Immediate delivery . Paypal to sales@renegadesounds.com Have a great holiday filled with music, friends and family!