For more than thirty years, Bruce Allen has been a cornerstone in the Canadian entertainment industry, guiding the careers of musicians, producers, and sports figures. Due to Bruce s shrewd judgment of talent, Bruce Allen Talent has become one of the most powerful management agencies in Canada. A native of Vancouver s Dunbar neighbourhood, Allen attended the University of British Columbia, where he studied labour relations and considered a career as a union organizer. His love of music however, took precedent, and in 1966 he formed a booking agency and proceeded to build a company that controlled most of the live music in clubs, high schools and universities by the early 1970 s. The company was the forerunner of Sam Feldman and Associates, the partner Bruce brought into the company when his focus turned to management. In 1973 at the request of Randy Bachman, he took an interest in the fledgling band Brave Belt, which morphed into Bachman-Turner Overdrive, beginning his notable career in artist management. With Allen at the helm, BTO became one of the most successful bands of the 1970 s topping the charts in the U.S. and the UK, and setting attendance records in Canada, the U.S. and Japan. Allen repeated this feat in the 1980 s with the pop-rock band Loverboy, who sold ten million records and earned eight Juno awards under his tutelage. At the same time, he brought the talented and energetic Bryan Adams into his fold. Following the simple formula of hard work and endless touring, Allen continues to guide Bryan through an enormously successful career that includes six albums in the U.S. and UK top ten and more than a dozen chart-topping singles, with total sales exceeding 60 million worldwide. Adams single "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" still holds the record for the longest streak atop the UK charts at 24 weeks. As country music skyrocketed in popularity in the 1990 s, Allen turned his sights toward Nashville taking on a young Kansas native named Martina McBride. With Allen on her team, McBride would become a major country artist, scoring six #1 singles and winning the Country Music Association s Female Vocalist of the Year award a record four times. In 1996 Allen took over management of Canadian legend Anne Murray, breathing new life into her career and returning her to the U.S. and Canadian charts. In 2003 he added Michael Bublé, a Burnaby native, to his roster. A mere one year later, Bublé won a Juno for Best New Artist and saw his self-titled debut album nominated for Album of the Year. In the six years since, Bublé has won a Grammy, six more Junos and sold more than 20 million albums worldwide. His 2007 release "Call Me Irresponsible", charted in the top five in over a dozen countries. This year, Allen added award-winning songstress Jann Arden to his management roster. In her 17-year career to date, Arden has had 17 top ten singles, recorded 8 albums and received 8 Juno Awards. Allen also guides the career of renowned record producer Bob Rock (Metallica, The Cult, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Michael Bublé, 311) His enthusiasm for sports has also brought about relationships with Canadian Olympic boxing medalist Dale Walters; NASCAR Rookie of the Year driver Chad Little and the 2004 Olympic Bronze Medalists for women s curling, Team Law. In 2006, Bruce served as a board member for the World Junior Hockey Championships and now sits on the creative team for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games to be held in Vancouver. However Allen s success in the entertainment industry is only part of the story. Well-known in his home city of Vancouver for his civic engagement, Allen has raised money for a variety of causes. Allen s entry for Vancouver s "Orcas in the City" project - "Orca Presley" - helped raise over $400,000 for the BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities and the Canucks for Kids Fund. In 1998, he took part in a climb of the 5,895-metre Mount Kilimanjaro, in a fundraising effort for the Alzheimer Society of BC. His efforts paid off by bringing in more than two-thirds of the $80,000 raised by the charity climb. Although his heart belongs in Vancouver, Allen has contributed his time and talents to international causes as well. In 1985, he spearheaded Canada s response to the Ethiopian famine crisis, bringing 52 famous Canadians together for Northern Lights for Africa, a recording project that raised millions with the song "Tears Are Not Enough." His charity efforts earned him praise from the artistic and civic communities. In 1985, he was named Manager of the Year by two top music industry publications The Record and Billboard. In 1986, Vancouver s Brotherhood Inter-Faith Society named Allen "Man of the Year," and Mayor Mike Harcourt proclaimed February 4th, 1986 "Bruce Allen Day." In 2008, he was only the second Canadian manager to be awarded the prestigious Honour Roll for Canadian Managers. Allen is also well known in Vancouver through an established radio presence. For 16 years he was the host of "Sound Off with Bruce Allen" on CFOX Radio, and he currently hosts the weekly "Bruce Break" on JACK-FM along with his popular and controversial daily "Reality Check" commentary on CKNW. Now in his early sixties, Allen is the proud father of two, Claire and Quinn and continues his music management and radio programs in the city he is proud to call home. 2008 -- Honour Roll award from The Music Managers Forum - Canada 2006 -- CCMA Leonard T. Rambeau International Award 1995 to present -- Country Music Association Board of Directors 2001-2008 -- Jewish Community Centre Sportsman Dinner Board of Directors 2002-2003 -- 2010 Winter Olympic Bid Committee Board of Directors 2002 -- Queen s Golden Jubilee Medal 2001 -- Canadian Country Music Association s Manager of the Year 2000 - -Inducted into the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame "Starwalk" 1997 -- Pacific Music Industry Award - Industry Builder 1996 --BC Business Magazine - Entrepreneur of the Year - Pacific Canada - Services Category 1992 -- Performance Magazine - International Achievement Award 1991 -- Industry Hall of Fame Award - The Record 1987 -- Manager of the Year - The Record 1987 -- Walt Grealis Hall of Fame Award for outstanding achievement in the music industry (CARAS) 1986 -- Man of the Year - Vancouver s Brotherhood Inter-Faith Society 1986 -- February 4th - Bruce Allen Day - proclaimed by Vancouver Mayor Mike Harcourt 1985 -- Manager of the Year - Billboard Magazine 1985 -- Manager of the Year - The Record Most producers of Bob Rock s caliber can, though somewhat sheepishly, trace their musical roots back to a time, some years ago, when they played in a band or a bar. While Bob Rock is no exception to that rule, his first foray in music in the late seventies with The Payola$, was an impressive beginning. Evolving into one of Canada s most innovative and coveted acts during the eighties, The Payola$ recorded four successful albums: "In a Place Like This", "No Stranger to Danger" (featuring the single Eyes of A Stranger) "Hammer On A Drum" and "Here s The World For Ya". In 1987 the band changed their name to Rock & Hyde and recorded one final album "Under the Volcano". Rock s innate skill for production was obvious from the very beginning. During any time off from writing, recording or touring with The Payola$, Bob could be found in the studio engineering projects alongside the now late producer, Bruce Fairbairn. The pair were responsible for numerous hit albums including Loverboy s "Loverboy" and "Wildside", Bon Jovi s "Slippery When Wet" and "New Jersey" and Aerosmith s "Permanent Vacation". In 1988, Rock produced the debut album from Germany s Kingdom Come. The record put Bob into the production spotlight and by 1990 Rock had secured production gigs with Blue Murder, Loverboy, The Cult, Motley Crue, David Lee Roth and Cher. The collaboration between Motley Crue and Rock, titled "Dr. Feelgood", resulted in a No. 1 album - the first for both Rock and the band. "Dr. Feelgood" has sold well over 7 million copies worldwide, and remained on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart for more than two years. In 1991, Rock teamed up with Metallica. This union, the first of many, resulted in one of the most successful rock discs ever. Untitled, but known worldwide as "The Black Album", this record debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Top Albums chart in September 1991. "The Black Album" was on Billboard s Top 100 for more than 5 years and has sold over 16 million copies worldwide and continues to be one of the top albums on Billboard s catalogue chart. The Cult, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi and Metallica have all requisitioned the talented producer for subsequent discs. The second time round with Bon Jovi resulted in "Keep The Faith" which debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard charts in the fall of 1992. Successive Metallica albums "Load", "Reload" and "Garage Incorporated" have gone on to be three of the most successful rock albums of the century. "Load" debuted at No. 1 in 22 countries and has sold 9 million copies worldwide while "Reload" which debuted in the No. 1 position on Soundscan and has sold over 7 million copies since its release in December 1997, while "Garage Incorporated" has been certified 5 times platinum (5 million) for sales in the U.S. Wanting to mix things up a bit, in 1996 Bob imparted his musical expertise on to Veruca Salt, producing the critically acclaimed "Eight Arms to Hold You" featuring the hit single Volcano Girls. In recent years Rock has spent more time away from his home studio than he s accustomed to; after producing the debut effort by Sony recording artist Tal Bachman in Maui, Rock went to work in Jamaica on the 11th release by A&M recording artist Bryan Adams, "On A Day Like Today". Next up was a return to California with Metallica for their project with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra entitled "S&M". Then it was back home to Maui to work with Nina Gordon, putting together her first solo effort, the critically acclaimed "Tonight and the Rest of Your Life" which was followed by Bob producing the self-titled release for American Hi Fi which included the hit single "Flavour of the Weak". Bob was behind the console with Universal Records artists Tonic working on their release entitled "Head on Straight" which garnered the band two Grammy nominations including "Best Rock Album". During a hiatus while recording Metallica, Bob went back home to his Plantation Studios in Maui to work with fellow Canadians Our Lady Peace on their sixth release "Gravity". Metallica s "St. Anger", (their sixth together) was released in 2003. Three years in the making, the CD preceded the release of the critically acclaimed documentary Some Kind of Monster that chronicled the making of the album. St. Anger debuted at #1 in 30 countries. Rock was also behind the console for the recording of Simple Plan s "Still Not Getting Any" and in 2005 Our Lady Peace s Gravity. In 2006, he produced a track for Michael Buble s Call Me Irresponsible and finished work on the acclaimed "World Container" with the Tragically Hip. In 2007, Bob was honoured by the Canadian music industry when he was inducted into the Juno Hall of Fame and last year he was commissioned to help with the selection and recording of a new music theme for Hockey Night in Canada. CD s for Gavin Rossdale, Offspring, DOA, 311 and Tragically Hip were completed and released in the past year, and currently Rock is in the studio with Michael Bublé, the Rolling Stone s Ron Wood and American Bang 311 - Uplifter Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation (engineer) American HiFi - American HiFi Blue Murder - Blue Murder Bon Jovi - Keep the Faith Bon Jovi - New Jersey (engineer) Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet (engineer) Bryan Adams - On A Day Like Today Cher - Love Hurts (Track 2) David Lee Roth - S Little Ain t Enough DOA - Northern Avenger Electric Boys - Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride Kingdom Come - Kingdom Come Lost Prophets - Liberation Transmission Metallica - Garage Metallica - Load Metallica - Metallica - The Black Album Metallica - Reload Metallica/SanFrancisco Symphony - S & M Metallica - St. Anger Michael Bublé - Call Me Irresponsible (1 track) Motley Crue - Decadence - Greatest Hits Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood Motley Crue - Motley Crue Motley Crue - Red, White and Crue Motley Crue - Carnival of Sin - Live Nina Gordon - Tonight & the Rest of My Life Nina Gordon - Bleeding Heart Graffiti Offspring - Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace Our Lady Peace - Gravity Our Lady Peace - Healthy in Paranoid Times Paul Hyde - Living Off the Radar Quireboys - Bitter, Sweet and Twisted Simple Plan - Still Not Getting Any Skid Row - Subhuman Race Tal Bachman - Tal Bachman The Cult - Beyond Good and Evil The Cult - Sonic Temple The Cult - The Cult The Moffatts - Submodalities The Tragically Hip - World Container The Tragically Hip - We Are The Same Tonic - Head On Straight Veruca Salt - Eight Arms to Hold You Gavin Rossdale - Wanderlust To be released: Michale Bublé American Bang Ronnie Wood BRUCE ALLEN TALENT #520
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