ON-FOOT Gaybourhood Music Tour
Organization: Pop Sandbox Inc.
Project Website: http://www.on-foot.com
Date of Release: June 24, 2021
The ON-FOOT: ‘Gaybourhood’ Music Tour showcases some of the Toronto’s most iconic 2SLGBTQ+ music venues and landmarks of past and present. These stories are told through a podcast-style immersive experience that blends compelling audio narration with songs, archival images, concert memorabilia and other artifacts, transporting users to key moments in the city’s rich 2SLGBTQ+ music history.
The tour highlights venues located in or near Toronto’s traditional gay neighbourhood, affectionately referred to by many as ‘The Gaybourhood.’ During the 1970s, Yonge Street was the main artery of Toronto’s gay social life. It shifted to Church Street in the mid-1980s. The tour takes participants to pioneering dance clubs and live music venues in the area to share the stories and songs of the queer and queer-positive vocalists, DJs, producers, and bands who performed at them.
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Additional Contributors:
Accountant: Aucoin Enterprises
Art Director: Craig Small
Atmospheric Music: Blitz//Berlin
Audio Director & Story Editor: Garvia Bailey
Audio Studio Technician: Lionel Pedro and Trench Recordings
Audit: Kudlow Ye
Composer: Martin Macphail
Credits and Attributions: Developed by Pop Sandbox
Developer (CMS): Ian Zamojc
Developers (Mobile): James Essex and Sonal Ranjit
Exhibition Assistance: Andrea Nesbitt
Insurance: Kase Insurance
Legal: Dentons LLP
Marketing Manager: Edward Kanerva
Marketing Design: Jason Gilmore
Music: Barry Harris, Cozmic Cat, Greek Buck, The Hidden Cameras, Jackie Shane, Owen Pallett, Regina Gently, Rough Trade, Stratavarious, Vivek Shraya & Queer Songbook Orchestra, andWitch Prophet.
Music Licensing Coordinator: Wendy Basian
Photographers: Mitchel Raphael, David Hawe, Gokche Erkan, Terry Robson, Tristan Tiggeloven, Patrick Cummins, Wendy Peacock, Gerald Hannon, Nancy Kim, Vince Carlucci, John Wulff, Andrew Davidson, and David Figueiredo
Producer & Creative Director: Tristan Tiggeloven and Alex Jansen
Research, Writer & Voice Performance: Denise Benson
Support: Canada Media Fund and FACTOR & The Government of Canada
Technical Project Manager: Ernest Yap
UI Designers: Adam Freeborn, Fusun Uzun, and Rui Jie Wang
Visual Researcher: Tristan Tiggeloven
Special Thanks: The 519 Community Centre, ArQuives, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Canada Media Fund, City of Toronto Archives, FACTOR & The Government of Canada, Gary Topp, Shawn Riker, Steve Ireson, Daryl Gomm, Mark Scaife, and Toronto Public Library.
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