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Wondering who is thinking of hitting up Nuit Blanche.
I am working with Daniel Lanois. He has a crazy set up in Nathan Phillips square.

Check out this article below.... I highly recommend coming by and checking it out. You will also get to see the new Neil Young film presented at midnight.

Come by and say hello, you will be pleased!!!!!

Danielle and Carney


From Tuesday's Globe and Mail
Published on Monday, Sep. 20, 2010 4:46PM EDT
Last updated on Tuesday, Sep. 21, 2010 11:54AM EDT

The annual Nuit Blanche installation at Nathan Phillips Square has been a centrepiece of sorts for the soir�e, in part by virtue of the site�s architectural gifts. This year figures to be no different with celebrated Canadian music producer Daniel Lanois taking the reins.

Lanois, producer to big-name artists such as U2 and Neil Young, is presenting the immersive multimedia exhibition Later That Night at the Drive-In at Toronto�s annual �all-night contemporary art thing,� from sundown on Oct. 2 to sunrise the next morning. In a departure from the stage shows he�s accustomed to, however, he�s encouraging visitors to do a little exploring.

Lanois and his crew are dotting the square with 24 large speaker towers and 12 video screens of varying sizes. At the heart of it all, Lanois will control a console with a separate input into each tower, so that he �can send sound to any of them in isolation� to produce and perform a soundtrack accompanying films playing on the dozen screens.

�It�s going to be like entering an enchanted forest of sound and picture,� he said Monday at the unveiling of a retrospective exhibition celebrating Nuit Blanche�s first four years.

Lanois has never been to a Nuit Blanche, in Toronto or elsewhere, and says his son Simon, �a big Nuit Blanche supporter,� hooked him up with the organizers. He calls it �the opportunity of a lifetime,� and though he hit some technical snags along the way (initially the sound was to emanate from the screens, until they found the speakers were rattling the projectors), he believes it will be a sight to behold.

Live performances will include some steel-guitar riffs by Lanois and music by his band Black Dub, as well as a dance component. And at �the stroke of midnight,� he�ll mount a series of four songs from Young�s new album Le Noise (to be released Sept. 28 and produced by Lanois), set to film footage of the album�s creation.

Crucially for an event as fluid and unpredictable as Nuit Blanche, Lanois has left wiggle room in the program and plans to gauge the mood of the night.

�We are allowing ourselves a window of flexibility to improvise relative to the demands of our audience,� he said, adding with a chuckle: �If everybody�s high on ecstasy, we�ve got a couple of aces up the sleeve.�

Another article to check out if you wish....
http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/gene...=844&fid1=49801

last year was a disaster.

The iPhone app sucked last year

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Originally posted by Sasha last year was a disaster.

why? what happened?

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Originally posted by Sasha last year was a disaster.

i had a lot of fun last year.

i love nuit blanche.

Thanks for the info Carney. What time are you going to be there?

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Originally posted by Abercrombie The iPhone app sucked last year

well, i am sure Carney will make you a much better app this year.

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Originally posted by Sasha last year was a disaster.

So just come check us out this year

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Originally posted by Sasha last year was a disaster.

why?! Too many ppl? I didn't go last year, but I went the year before and loved every minute of it.

I think the key is to do it LATER in the night, rather than earlier. There's way too many ppl on the streets earlier on. It can get really annoying trying to get anywhere.

im coming!!
everyone who wants to see me fbook me .. i'll be in town less than 24 hours and im dying to see some of you <3 xx

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Originally posted by barbina im coming!! everyone who wants to see me fbook me .. i'll be in town less than 24 hours and im dying to see some of you <3 xx

Barb I'll be @ Nuit Blanche!!! I'd like to see you before you head home.

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Originally posted by ~C~ why?! Too many ppl? I didn't go last year, but I went the year before and loved every minute of it.

I was more impressed with the installations 2 years ago compared to last year...hopefully this year wont disappoint.

definitely going to check it out

we're going this year as well, but I personally find the event over-hyped I think Tara pointed out last year that the key is to good with good group of friends, otherwise it is pretty mediocre

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Originally posted by Sasha last year was a disaster.

+10000

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Originally posted by barbina im coming!! everyone who wants to see me fbook me .. i'll be in town less than 24 hours and im dying to see some of you <3 xx

/ I will be there! For a bit ....

I got wasted before hitting up Nuit Blanche last year. All I remember is laughing at a giant bunny in Eaton Centre and throwing peanuts at people in the street. I will try to remember more this year! I'll probably be spending most of my time in Zones B & C.

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew we're going this year as well, but I personally find the event over-hyped I think Tara pointed out last year that the key is to good with good group of friends, otherwise it is pretty mediocre

This.

Also...I always end up running into some TAs throughout the night... like Margs.. lol.

I found 2008 to be better overall, 2009 was a disappointment. Although, both those years I spent some time enjoying the randomness of an outdoor 'rave' with music blasting from the back of a pickup... located at the southeast corner of Grange Park (Link).

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Originally posted by Swamper This. Also...I always end up running into some TAs throughout the night... like Margs.. lol. I found 2008 to be better overall, 2009 was a disappointment. Although, both those years I spent some time enjoying the randomness of an outdoor 'rave' with music blasting from the back of a pickup... located at the southeast corner of Grange Park (Link).

lol. us running into you was so random. and that rave was pretty fun.

Nuit Blanche 2006 was pretty awesome, since then it's been downhill, gets worse every year.

Drunk people sabotaging live events and destroying the art installations on Queen West has been the lowlight of the event every year.

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess i had a lot of fun last year. i love nuit blanche. Thanks for the info Carney. What time are you going to be there?

I'll be there 7pm to 7 am

looks like I will be checking out nuit blanche


2008 was wayyyy better than 2009. The crowds were awful. I dont expect much better out of this year. But as always its all in the company you keep.

Oooh, think may be going now this year...

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Originally posted by Carney So just come check us out this year

I will

Re: Nuit Blanche

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Originally posted by Carney �If everybody�s high on ecstasy, we�ve got a couple of aces up the sleeve.�

Hahahahaha

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Originally posted by london_ta Barb I'll be @ Nuit Blanche!!! I'd like to see you before you head home.

Im defo gonna see you! Im staying with Miles! plus im having a meet n greet/come say hello party before hand .. which you MUST be at

(anyone else who wants to come is more than welcome.. deets here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?e...80826811&ref=mf )

sooo excited to visit <3

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