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The Proof Is in the Pudding-- Especially if It's Mad player and a d r u m m e r . T h u s was the band Mad Pudding. A n d y a n d A m y m a r r i e d in 1990, born conductor. Mad a n d t h e b a n d p l a y e d o n . In 1 9 9 4 , it put o u t their first r e c o r d i n g , a d e m o e n t i t l e d B r u c e ' s V e g e t a b l e Garden. band's popularity The music by Peggy Stortz enjoys singing w i t h M u s i c a Intima, a 12-member a cappella choir with no Pudding t o u r s for a l m o s t six m o n t h s o f t h e y e a r . It h a s p l a y e d f e s tivals a c r o s s C a n a d a and the United increased, and s o o n S t a t e s as w e l l as in S c a n d i n a v i a a n d t h e B r i t i s h Isles. H i l l h o u s e remem- it w a s o n e o f t h e b u s i e s t C e l t i c b a n d s in t o w n . T h i s s p r i n g it r e l e a s e d its f o u r t h C D , Grand Hotel, a collectunes b e r s t h e S h e t l a n d F o l k F e s t i v a l as o n e of highlights of his m u s i c a l c a r e e r . T h i s s u m m e r the band will be touring tion of original and traditional p r o d u c e d by J o h n n y C u n n i n g h a m , a m e m b e r of t h e S c o t t i s h b a n d Silly Wizard. A c c o r d i n g to Hillhouse, the Mad Andy Pudding's Hillhouse secret in B r i t a i n a g a i n , as w e l l as a t v a r i o u s f e s t i v a l s in N o r t h A m e r i c a . Mad P u d d i n g will be playing 20 and at the in Deep WISE 15. o f M a d P u d d i n g ' s s u c c e s s is its c o l l a b o r a t i v e s t y l e . N o o n e is t h e star. main the Cove on August Hall in Vancouver on October web site A His A l t h o u g h H i l l h o u s e is t h e i r ndy Hillhouse's N o r t h roots go back three Shore Visit Mad Pudding's at c o m p o s e r , he invites input f r o m www.webshooter.com/madpudding generations. o t h e r band m e m b e r s , especially for the arrangements.The elements of Peggy and at Stortz is a W e s t Vancouver She is the art writer director parents g r e w up here and, even t h o u g h h e s p e n t s i x y e a r s o f his e a r l y c h i l d h o o d in A u s t r a l i a , f r e q u e n t visits experimentation, communication, and r e s p e c t f o s t e r a c r e a t i v e s y n e r g y in t h e b a n d t h a t is e v i d e n t in its r e c o r d ings a n d e s p e c i a l l y in l i v e performances. W h e n he c o m p o s e s , H i l l h o u s e entertainer. DRAMAWORKS. t o r e l a t i v e s h e r e i n s t i l l e d in h i m a sense of place o n the N o r t h Shore. A t t h e age of eight, H i l l h o u s e j o i n e d t h e s c h o o l b a n d in A u s t r a l i a , and he d e c i d e d t h e n that he w o u l d a musician. After returning to be strives to integrate various styles of music. H e believes that music be a p p r o a c h e d w i t h an o p e n must mind, Canada, An E x c i t i n g Opportunity! h e p l a y e d t h e F r e n c h h o r n in t h e V a n c o u v e r Youth S y m p h o n y and sang in m u s i c a l s a t H i l l s i d e H i g h S c h o o l u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n o f Bill Elliot. A s a teenager, Hillhouse taught not categorized into b o x e s . " T h e spirit and e m o t i o n behind the music is j u s t as i m p o r t a n t as t h e t e c h in n i q u e , " h e e x p l a i n s . " T h e r e is m o r e c o m m o n w i t h different types music than people t h i n k . T h e r e of are h i m s e l f t o play f o l k g u i t a r a n d b e g a n writing songs, poems, and instrumen- t a l c o m p o s i t i o n s . In t i m e , h e l e a r n e d t o play t h e m a n d o l i n a n d b o z o u k i . H e l o v e d all t y p e s o f m u s i c , e s p e c i a l l y traditional folk, classical, jazz, a n d t h e big b a n d s o u n d . H i s i n f l u e n c e s included the p o e t Yeats, D u k e Ellington, the Beatles, and the band Stockton's W i n g . A t the University of British C o l u m b i a , H i l l h o u s e c o n t i n u e d his musical studies. H e focussed on c h o r a l music and played the F r e n c h h o r n in t h e o r c h e s t r a . It w a s there Irish many aesthetics and techniques, but e s s e n t i a l l y it's t h e s a m e a t t h e c o r e . " H i l l h o u s e infuses his w r i t i n g w i t h t h i s p h i l o s o p h y . H e is c o n s t a n t l y experimenting, integrating different Arts Alive TV Producer The North Shore Arts C o m m i s s i o n is s e e k i n g a p r o d u c e r f o r its t e l e v i s i o n m a g a z i n e "Arts A l i v e " , w h i c h appears on Rogers C o m m u n i t y Cable. T h e i n c u m b e n t is r e q u i r e d to put t o g e t h e r a m o n t h l y 30- s t y l e s o f m u s i c i n t o his c o m p o s i t i o n s . For his l y r i c s , h e d r a w s o n his inter- e s t in h i s t o r y a n d t r a d i t i o n a l t h e m e s , a d d i n g his o w n folk contempo- r a r y i n t e r p r e t a t i o n . M o s t l y he enjoys w r i t i n g songs that tell a s t o r y , n o t unlike the ancient Celtic bards. A l t h o u g h his i n v o l v e m e n t Mad P u d d i n g takes up a lot of with time minute program that focuses on the arts c o m m u n i t y arts and entertainment and scene of the N o r t h Shore. Individuals and/or groups should contact the NS Arts C o m m i s s i o n for t h e p r o g r a m s p e c i f i c a t i o n s , at 9 8 0 - 3 5 5 9 or e m a i l : nsarts@istar.ca that he m e t A m y Stephen, also a music student.The t w o of s t a r t e d playing folk tunes them together, a n d e n e r g y , H i l l h o u s e is s t i l l v e r y i n v o l v e d in c h o r a l m u s i c . P r e s e n t l y , h e is t h e d i r e c t o r o f t h e l o c a l l y b a s e d Universal G o s p e l C h o i r . H e also along with another friend. C a m W i l s o n . Eventually they a d d e d a bass