{"id":819,"date":"2018-04-06T12:09:07","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T18:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/?p=819"},"modified":"2018-04-10T10:08:02","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T16:08:02","slug":"spotlight-artist-chandelle-rimmer-and-tom-van-seters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/2018\/04\/06\/spotlight-artist-chandelle-rimmer-and-tom-van-seters\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight Artist: Chandelle Rimmer and Tom Van Seters"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"With the Bent River Records Artist Spotlight coming up, we sat down with Tom Van Seters and Chandelle Rimmer and asked them a few questions regarding the Spotlight and their upcoming record Stillness Falls<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Are you excited for the Spotlight, and what are you looking forward to most?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tom: Really excited! Looking forward to performing this music live for the first time.<\/p>\n

Chandelle: Ditto, Tom stole my answer. But yes, excited to share our work. I am very proud of this project.<\/p>\n

Do you have a favourite tune on your record, if so – why is it your favourite?<\/strong><\/p>\n

T: For me it\u2019s “Cowboy Jazz”. The arrangement came together gradually over a long period of time. Originally there were no lyrics but when Paul heard it, he insisted Chandelle write some words. I think the end result really captures the spirit of a cowboy on the prairies.<\/p>\n

C: I like “Cowboy Jazz” too but I think “Vacant” is one of my favorites. We had a clear vision with this one from the beginning; a simple pop melody and chord progression that we would convert to a contemporary jazz vibe. For me, this song melds my roots as a pop singer and my love for jazz. Plus, while the lyrics are a bit sad, I think that they will resonant with a lot of people.<\/p>\n

What is your process as an artist when writing and\/or performing your music?<\/strong><\/p>\n

T: As collaborators, I don\u2019t think we have one process we always turn to, but we always try to stay true to our gut-instincts about how the music should sound.<\/p>\n

C: I agree with Tom, but it was an exciting process to write as a team – I think we really pushed each other musically and creatively. Most importantly though, as collaborators we were very open-minded, supportive and communicated effectively through the whole process.<\/p>\n

Is there any artist or album that you drew inspiration from while making this record?<\/strong><\/p>\n

T: When I hear Chandelle sing, it sure makes me think of Joni Mitchell sometimes.<\/p>\n

C: Gee Tom, thanks! I found myself looking to Joni Mitchell quite a bit, her singing and lyric writing is nothing short of amazing! We had some ideas but really, we were trying to carve out our own identity as a team in this project. There weren’t a lot of models out there.<\/p>\n

What is your favourite Netflix show to binge watch?<\/strong><\/p>\n

T: Most recently, my wife and I have been watching detective shows from the UK such as Shetland, Broadchurch<\/em>, and The Fall<\/em>. Yes, we\u2019re very boring people.<\/p>\n

C: I really like British period dramas. My latest however have been Shameless, Suits<\/em> (who doesn’t like a good looking suit!), and This is Us<\/em>, but I had to stop that one for a while as I was crying too much.<\/b><\/p>\n

Be sure to see Chandelle Rimmer and Tom Van Seters\u2019 performance at the 2018 Bent River Records Artist Spotlight on April 17th. Reserve your free tickets here: https:\/\/tickets.macewan.ca\/TheatreManager\/1\/tmEvent\/tmEvent21.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the Bent River Records Artist Spotlight coming up, we sat down with Tom Van Seters and Chandelle Rimmer and asked them a few questions regarding the Spotlight and their upcoming record Stillness Falls. Are you excited for the Spotlight, and what are you looking forward to most? Tom: Really excited! Looking forward to performing … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"RoboGalleryMansoryImagesCenter":false,"RoboGalleryPreload":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"menu-87.2793x36":false,"menu-36x36":false,"menu-48x48":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"BRR Team","author_link":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/author\/brr-team\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"With the Bent River Records Artist Spotlight coming up, we sat down with Tom Van Seters and Chandelle Rimmer and asked them a few questions regarding the Spotlight and their upcoming record Stillness Falls. Are you excited for the Spotlight, and what are you looking forward to most? Tom: Really excited! Looking forward to performing…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=819"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":823,"href":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819\/revisions\/823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bentriverrecords.macewan.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}