Thursday 24 March 2011

On The Beat and Path in Numbers

On The Beat and Path
Production Blog
Day 119, Mar 25, 2011

As I sit, I am staring out at the South China Sea.  Islands off in the distance once played settings to the first ever Survivor episode.  That seems like a long time ago.

On The Beat and Path are here in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo filming an episode and playing some music of our own.  We have spent time with the Monsopiad folks, descendants of the Kadazan headhunters.  While there is definitely evidence of their one-time savagery, it was their music we were after.  With the information age flying in full speed, there is evidence that once-rich musical cultures are being lost.  The folks at Monsopiad tell the story of their people, and sadly fewer and fewer young people are interested in learning the songs and dance of their ancestors.  Luckily we were there to witness it, film it, and even participate.  I was a quick study but at one point almost tripped over a bamboo pole.  In all fairness, the dancers and musicians were banging the bamboo rhythmically under my feet.

Last night, the ON THE BEAT AND PATH band played a show in KK at a local bar calledFresco's.  Malaysian singer-songwriter Amir Yussof (whom we are also featuring on our program) arranged the gig for us.  Happily we accepted beer and pizza as payment as we rocked for the locals and international teachers that happened to be on the Island for a conference.

Still to come is time with the rappers and perhaps more live performances.  Borneo will be released in July as a finale to Season Two.

Remember, something unbelievable is coming your way in less than a week.  As you wait for April 1st, 2011 to finally arrive, you can check out the preview here:


Gary and I are taking a small vacation once we finish shooting in Borneo.  We feel we deserve a little break on the beach.  Borneo represents the full year cycle for On The Beat and Path and lets go through the numbers a little bit.

2 Seasons
14 Episodes
15 Countries
22 Cities
18 Flights
4 Tuk Tuks
1 Train
4 Buses
4 Boats
1 Full Moon Party
2 Thrown Out Backs
1 Motorcycle Accident
1 Lady Boy Show
5 Songs Recorded
1 Elvis Sighting
10 Stand Up Comedy Shows



We are coming back from more in Season Three. We will be switching our focus to Music Festivals around the world and are looking at great shows in Canada, Singapore, China, Sawarak and more.  Stay up to date by visiting our official site below. 

Apologies for the utter lack of Randall updates as he has applied for and has been granted a holiday as he is gong through the motions of his annual colon cleanse.  I will leave it at that.

As for Vanessa, she is in mourning (and rightfully so) of Elizabeth Taylor's recent passing.  LT was a true fashion icon and her style was embraced by Vanessa who wishes to mimic Taylor's life in every way from jewelry usage to husband usage.

Catch Us Live Somewhere on this Planet.

Peace,
Steve


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What happens in Brazil...is Awesome. The Brazil Blog

On The Beat and Path Episode Blog 
Season Two, Episode Two
Filmed: December 17th – Jan 3rd, 2011
Locations of Shoot: Camburi Beach, Sao Paolo, Brazil

Brazil marked a few firsts for us.  It was the first time the On The Beat and Path crew traveled to South America and it was the first time that we were taking a ‘holiday’ since we started production on the show in July.  Many can argue that our existence is a holiday as we travel far and wide to meet musicians and play music and frolic on the beach and for the most part, I won’t argue.  It has been an extraordinary project and we have been blessed with the generous people we have met and the music we have discovered.  That said, everyone needs a holiday:


If you have never been to Brazil, it is only appropriate to have certain lofty expectations about what awaits you.  For myself it was the bikini, or what I had hoped, the lack there of.  Much has been spoken about the Brazilian string bikini: it’s sexyness, lack of lycra and the spawning of a hair removal system inspired by the look.  Much has been spoken and much has been imagined.  We were to be on the beaches of Camburi and surrounding area for the first few weeks so I was on the cusp of witnessing the fruition of my imagination.

Here’s the deal with imagination: unless you are Tim Burton or High Hefner, they rarely become reality (and even if you are the aforementioned gentlemen, often you reality can achieve a little stink).  While there was nothing whatsoever to complaing about whilst strolling the Brazillian beaches, it did become quickly evident that more material was being used in the manufacture of local swimsuits.  That said, we were there to also witness music and the arts so I have already spent too much time documenting the domestic swimwear.

Our first shoot was with Macadonian born, American raised, Brazil based dancer and movement specialist Paolo Blanton.  Paola helped out a local NGO providing programs for disadvantaged youth.  Projeto Ativo provided art classes, music lessons, sports programs and now dance for the local kids.  Our arrival to the clubhouse was overwhelming.  The kids were milling about, involved in their own activities before we arrived.  Our entrance brought immediate attention as Paola never takes too long to get in to character.  Dressed in her Angel wardrobe, Paola flew throughout the grounds as children chased her, danced with her, hugged her, laughed with her and circled her awaiting their turn to entertain.  When it was the kids’ turn, they created a massive circle decorated the perimimeter of the grounds.  One of the adult volunteers grabbed a beat up guitar while the kids prepared for the Christmas concert.

It was as though they had been waiting for this opportunity for week as their well-timed, choreographed performance was wonderfully produced.  One by one, local Brazilian folk songs were mixed with traditional Christmas carols.  Everyone was given a chance to shine.  It wasn’t as though we had an exclusive engagement and within an hour we were on our way out as it was time for the kids to get their weekly martial arts lesson.  You can see how hard it was for us to leave here:


Our two weeks at the beach provided incredible meals and shirtless dudes in convertible jeeps (think a much more gay, South American Melrose Place).  While it was difficult to leave the coast, it was Sao Paolo, a city of 22 million inhabitants where we were going to get the majority of our footage.
The term Urban Sprawl must have been created from the observed development of Sao Paolo.  The city just seems to go on and on.  A location four kilometers away could take you five minutes or five hours.  One never knows.  Luckily, we were visiting during the holiday season, a time when six million locals traditionally leave the city.  Six million leave!  That is more than the populations of Brunei, Fiji, Malta, Estonia, Trinidad & Tobago, Belize and Guyana combined.

So with 23 days in Brazil, how long do we devote to shooting in Sao Paolo?  Two days.  Yikes.  Talk about pressure, reminiscent of our time in Bangkok shooting our first pilot episode in 48 hours.  So on our first day in Sao Paolo, Gary and I hit the streets.  Firstly it’s impossible not to notice the grafitti that decorates the entire city.  There are a lot of ghetto tags with extremely limited artistic integrity.  But for every poorly thought out scrawl, there is an intricately painted mural demonstrating a myriad of graffiti styles: tags, celebrity graffiti, surreal fiction, elaborate scenic murals, anime, the list goes on.  We tried to capture it all here:


We stopped for lunch at a traditional Fejuada joint.  Fejuada has it’s origins in the favelas.  It is a stew of beans and all the parts of the pig that weren’t used for traditional meals: ears, feet, tongues…you know, the good stuff.  Of course nowadays, many assume that people may not want to eat pig tongue and so they offer Fejuada as a buffet with some of the more traditional parts of swine.  Regardless, it is still delicious.  Gary introduces us to Fejuada here:


When it was my turn to feast, I was approached by a gentleman in line.  This was a treat as not many locals in Brazil speak English so I welcomed the opportunity to speak with someone from Sao Paolo.  “Are you creating a music documentary”, the stranger inquired.  I assumed that he had already spoken with Gary who was already back at his seat.  This was not the case.  

“Yes”, I replied.

My new friend proceeded to tell me a little about himself which was instantly astonishing.  Antonio Pinto was a musician, composer and ran a production studio in Sao Paolo.  “Have you ever seen City of God?”  Of course I have seen City of God.  Great film and one of Brazil’s greatest film exports.  “I composed the music for that film”.  He was humble and it wasn’t until I did some research on him myself that I discovered he also composed music for Hollywood blockbusters such as Collateral and Lord of War (regrettably movies that star my least favourite actors on the planet in Cruise and Cage respectively).

Pinto invited us (well it would be more appropriate to note that we invited ourselves) to his studio where he shared with us some of the incredible projects he has been involved with which includes production of an album starring a Brazilian drug lord and an album of songs by kids for kids with accompanying animated videos.  Brilliant stuff.

Our final stop before our midnight flight back to Malaysia was a stop at a local Carnival Club.  Carnival is a massive festival, Brazil’s largest and is held 40 days before Easter.  The country essentially shuts down as costumed dancers and musicians parade the street celebrating their culture.  Our invitation allowed us to witness the club’s percussion practice.  The enclosed warehouse-like space erupted in a rhythmic succession of beats that easily hypnotized us and kept us amazing as the conductor  brought the band through their set list and kept them in unison throughout their choreographed movement sequence.  As you can probably guess, we filmed it:


Before we hit the airport, we stopped to gorge on limitless meat at a churrascaria.  This is an unimaginable display of carnivorical delight as the most scrumptious cuts of beed, lamb, chicken and pork paraded themselves by our table via exceptionally polite waiters.  A small coaster like device, one side red and one side green, notified our desire for seconds (thirds, fourths, fifths, etc.).

Next trip sees the On The Beat and Path crew traveling to Sumatra and the Volcanic Island of Samosir in Lake Toba.  Not to be missed.

Catch Us Live Somewhere On This Planet.

Peace

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Thursday 17 March 2011

On The Beat and Path Friday Night Live in Malaysia

On The Beat and Path
Production Blog
Day 118, Mar 18, 2011

It is a rare opportunity that the boys of On The Beat and Path get together and play live.  Our schedules rarely allow a rehearsal, let alone time to play a show.  However, the stars have aligned and it appears that we are going to get a 90-minute set live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia tonight (Friday, March 18th). If you happen to be in KL, stop by the Backyard Pub in Sri Hartamas.  We are sharing the stage with local expat darlings, Lif Bomba.  We are going to start early, 8 pm early, as we have another engagement immediately after.  So please do try to stop by.

As a comedian in Kuala Lumpur, I often use the Internet to get my fix of like-minded creative folk around the world.  I came across this video the other day that blew my mind.  It is amazing to see a child (she’s ten years old) with such poise while in an adult world.

arkmusicfactory.com/video/carly-at-the-improv

But there is tons of comedy going on here in Kuala Lumpur as well.  The Comedy Club KL (CCKL) continues their March run of shows tonight and tomorrow and my boys Kavin, Papi and Jason are producing their own show called, Comedians On The Rocks.  Thank you for continuing to support local comedy.

www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=199132206771398
  
Condo living in Kuala Lumpur can be great until they decide to randomly test their alarm systems for a couple of hours every day.  I am not even sure why this is mandatory practice.  If this building goes up inflames, it’s over.  Even with fire station about 300 m away, it won’t get here in less than 60 minutes.

This is the last day for my Johnny Cash appreciation week.  Focusing on the live album from Folsom Prison, it amazes me the attention he has of every inmate, no matter how ‘hardened’ they may be.  Cash’s ability to help the inmates escape from their torturous walls is immeasurable.  The guards are invisible, their crimes momentarily ignored, and the songs (apathetic, sad, funny) appreciated. Cash and June’s chemistry is also unignorable as she walks on stage at the 33 minute mark of the show.  There is not a man in that prison who would rather be anywhere else during the three minutes and twelve seconds of Jackson.

So we have a music show tonight, off to Singapore tomorrow, back on Monday, Borneo on Tuesday,Philippines the week after.  We apologies for any distance you may feel from us.

Remember, something unbelievable is coming your way April 1st, 2011.

Catch Us Live Somewhere on this Planet.

Peace,
Steve

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Blogspot: onthebeatandpath.blogspot.com
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Wednesday 16 March 2011

25 Minutes To Go Day 117, March 17, 2011

On The Beat and Path
Production Blog
Day 117, Mar 17, 2011

Happy St. Patrick's Day.  Welcome to On The Beat and Path.  For first time visitors, feel free to enjoy our FACEBOOK archives or head straight to our official site which gives you access to videos, original music,blogs, podcasts, photos and all sorts of musical/travel goodness:

www.boredofdirectives.com/OBPath_index.html

Gary and I are prepping for our upcoming shoot in Borneo.  We have invited Randall to come and he couldn't be happier.  Vanessa has said she make the trip because she recently learned the Em chord on her new acoustic guitar and feels she is one chord away from writing an epic country song.  She isn't wrong. But she isn't right either.  So with Vanessa's absence, we will need someone to get us coffee and while Randall recently learned what a coffee filter is, he is still better than us waking up ten minutes earlier.  Plus, it is always awesome to see how airport personnel react to people who wear wooden shoes that aren't clogs, nor from Holland while traveling in Humid-rich countries.  He's such a pet.

This week I am listening to Johnny Cash's live at Folsom Prison album as part of our Music Appreciation responsibility.  So many great parts about that concert, it's impossible to not want to write a book about it. There's a quality moment where Cash swears, well…I wouldn't call the word "shit" a swear word but in 1968 it must have been rather taboo to drop what was then perhaps called, The S-Bomb, on a live recording.  Then he turns to Bob Johnston,  a Columbia Records Executive, and doesn't at all apologize for the use of his language.  In fact, uses the moment as an obvious opportunity to "damn the man" in front of the convicts.  At which point Johnny can do no wrong.  It's marvelous.  This song's impact is only outdone by Cash's chilling performance of "25 Minutes To Go", a song about a criminal's eventual face-off with capital punishment.  It's a powerful moment anywhere, but live in a jailhouse?  No one can replace Johnny's ability to connect with the dark souls of a generation.

Brazil's Episodes continue to roll out.  Tomorrow is our last bonus scene.  There is a lot more footage to come from Brazil but we want to save some juicy stuff for when we go on our seasonal hiatus.  In the meantime, episode blogs, songs from Brazil, photos, podcasts and the full episode are all available on our official site (noted above and below).

Reminder, if you are in Kuala Lumpur, the full ON THE BEAT AND PATH BAND with myself (voice/guitar/harp), Gary Blanton (bass), Erik Richardson (drums, vocals) and Brian Morefield (sax) will be performing Friday night at the Backyard Pub in Sri Hartamas (www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=187241961317919).  We will start to rock start to rock promptly at 8:00 pm as we have another engagement to run off to.  Oh the joys of being traveling wanna-be rock stars.

As it is indeed St. Patty's Day and we are all a little Irish, we are cutting out and enjoying a Guinness breakfast.

Catch Us Live Somewhere on this Planet.

Peace,
Steve
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Monday 14 March 2011

Randall Spilled Orange Juice On The Keyboard and He Cried Like a Basketball Player From Miami


On The Beat and Path
Production Blog
Day 115, Mar 15, 2011

No blog on Monday.  Much apologies to those who live and die by the words of the On The Beat and Path crew.  There must be at least three of you, and one of you is responsible for the lack of a Monday blog. 

Here’s the situation:

Randall, ridiculously excited to make fresh orange juice for everyone, forgot to put the lid on the blender when he was juicing the fruit.  Now before you get the visual of that disaster, I want you to picture what it’s like to be in a room with a shiny-shirt loving, wooden shoes wearing, non-ironic-mullet-having academic misfit when he’s excited.  He moves as though he constantly hears Euro-disco and shakes as though there is a strobe light placed strategically in front of his face.  That’s Randall excited and it’s a recipe for absolute disaster.  As such, no blog yesterday.

So keeping in terms of disaster, I have to share this video that was shared with me by the talented and described-by-some-as-handsome, Alfred Loh.  He did issue the following warning before providing the video:

witness the most amazing glorified piece of retardation in the universe”

Now, in the words of the great Bill Hicks, “I can’t not watch it” when such a warning is placed.  That and we produce a series on music.  We would be douchebags if I didn’t give it a look-see. 


 Apparently there is a music production studio in California that does more harm than good.  Their mission is to take large sums of money from rich, over-indulging parents who wish to stroke the all-to-young ego of their precious children, produce hideous over-produced pap, shoot a HD video, throw a rapper in there for good measure (make sure he’s ‘urban’) and make the lyrics so painstakingly bad that you keep wondering if Adam Sandberg is going to make an appearance at any moment to clearly mark that this is a joke.  No such luck.  This is the biggest joke that was never meant to be a joke ever!  It saddens me to know that musicians all over the world work on their craft, are passionate about their culture, their community and this piece of wicker furniture’s contribution to the music landscape is notifying us that Saturday follows Friday.  Bob Dylan is shitting green today.

 















Now there is some good news though.  We continue to release all sorts of Brazil goodness.  If you still haven’t seen the official episode, all three parts are available at:


There you will also find bonus scenes including a video to correspond to our Brazil-inspired song, Todo Dia (Everyday).  Today we released a video showcasing the eye-popping graffiti and street art of Sao Paulo.  Hey Ho, Let’s Go:


I am doubling up on creating the in-house blog as Gary further prepares our most recent project for release.  It is coming on April 1st and it is going to be huge.  But this also means that I get to do another week of music appreciation.  This week I am going to listen to Johnny Cash’s live At Folsom Prison until the paint peels from the wall.  It’s undoubtedly one of the greatest live albums ever produced.  The first track alone provides a musical soundtrack to mimic a train and provides the epic line, “I killed a man in Reno, just to watch him die”.  Who doesn’t like Johnny Cash?  No one, that’s who.

Enjoy some of Gary’s additions to the website as he updates it often with news and videos.  Plus, the podcast from Brazil is also available.

Catch Us Live Somewhere on this Planet.

Peace,
Steve

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A Little Freestylin' On The Beaches of Goa

(March 2011, Malaysia) In our very first shoot ever, Season One Episode One in Goa, India Gary and I created a ritual which would evolve to something we would have never imagined, The Muppet Sessions.

Inspired by our friends Statler and Waldorf from the Muppets, Gary and Steve sit down and talk about their weekly film shoots and laugh at their fortunes and their misfortunes.

In this scene, Steve takes an opportunity and a subtle dare from Gary to write an improvised song about the cleansing powers of fruit.  Steve couldn't resist.

Here's the magic

www.youtube.com/watch?v=snltLXuGrP0



Catch Us Live Somewhere On This Planet

Peace
Steve

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Friday 11 March 2011

Did the MacBook get drafted to become a pro? Or just get paid?


On The Beat and Path
Production Blog
Day 112, Mar 11, 2011

Fridays are of course like every other day in the On The Beat and Path office, which is to say, it feels like a Friday.

Embarrassingly, I didn’t roll out of the wrapper until about 9:00 am this morning.  Which means I didn’t get to work until 9:01.  Ahhh the joys from a home office.  Of course I did walk out of my room to see Randall sitting in my kitchen in his underwear drinking coffee out of a cereal bowl.  I then realized that he poured coffee in to his cereal.  His reasoning?  Trying to be more efficient.

At least Randall showed up.  Vanessa, inspired by the guitar playing of Jerry Garcia, decided to take up guitar lessons and called in sick today to go and but a new guitar.  I tried to explain to here that if she is calling in sick she shouldn’t tell me what she is doing.   While very attractive, Vanessa isn’t very bright.  Which is odd.

We released the music video for our Brazil inspired song, Todo Dia, which is “everyday” in Portuguese.  It’s a great samba-ish groove that is illuminated with the Brazil images in the video.  Check out the part when the drums roll in from the samba school.  If you get a goosebump, let us know.

There are two versions.  One with the full intro:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG8Ke9Cke4k

And one that cuts out the intro so you can watch it over and over again:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=v933h6g3xQM

Back to the Dead and my week of music appreciation, "I Need a Miracle" is a song from the Shakedown Street album. The concept of a "Miracle Ticket" was part of the Deadhead culture. Apparently, every pre-show parking lot scene included some penniless fans looking for a free "miracle" ticket (in addition to acid flashbacks and twinkie eating competitions); and it was not uncommon to see a jubilant hippie dance their grungy-ass way in to a show with one just gifted to them. Gary has been known to give away 2 or 3 extra tickets in his time to such folks, and he has never regretted it.   Of course that is until said jubilant hippie continues to bum rush Blanton every five minutes looking for a few cents to get a beer.  “It got old”, Blanton admitted.

Here's a good clip from 1978 of "I Need a Miracle" from a radio feed. The announcers comments that precede the song are worth hearing alone:


I love that the announcer above drops that the Dead were just on SNL and played three songs (sorry three ‘stellar’ songs).  If the Dead played three songs, was there any time for skits?

I never get sick of hearing songs and projects from the Playing for Change dudes.  If we could somehow team up we would be superheroes that don’t fight crime. 

www.playingforchange.com/episodes/41/Dont_Beat_Me_Around_the_Bush

I just killed a massive mosquito and I am not apologetic at all.  My wife will be extremely happy which might mean good things later.

Blanton has been busy on the site and there are some lovely new additions which include dates when last updated and links to our blogs all over the net.  We have recently begun to post our daily blogs on BLOGGER as well so the folks that are too cool for FACEBOOK can have access to our daily shenanigans.

OK, it’s Friday, I need to get my wife’s new laptop all ready.

Catch Us Live Somewhere on this Planet.

Peace,
Steve

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Todo Dia

(Malaysia) We at On The Beat and Path try to record as much music as we can create throughout our Year On and as such, we have collaborated with some very unique musicians. 

There has been the funkyk hip hop influenced song we recorded in Bali called, Everything Matters with a traditional Gamelon Band.

There was the folksysong, You Could Be Anywhere, recorded in a jungle studio in the heart of Cambodia.  For this song we enlisted the vocal help of some backpackers who were calling Bodhi Villa home for as long as their lack of motivation to move existed.

And now, there's Todo Dia, which is Portuguese for "Everyday".  This is a samba-ish song inspired by our time in Brazil, written during many a lazy rainy days and arranged and recorded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Three of the On The Beat and Path boys, myself, Gary and Brian Morefield (sax) are heading in to the studio once again tomorrow to record one more track.  A mellow groove inspired by the relationships one faced while on the road.  It's a heart tugger.

Catch Us Live Somewhere On This Planet

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Peace,
Steve

Wednesday 9 March 2011

Just How Long Is That Guitar Solo? Day 111, Mar 10, 2011

On The Beat and Path
Production Blog
Day 111, Mar 10, 2011

Vanessa loves the guitar.  She loves it.  She can’t play it, couldn’t tell you how many strings are on one and probably wouldn’t know that an acoustic guitar is hollow.  But she loves the guitar. 

So she claims.

I think she just loves a man holding the guitar.

So I shared my music appreciation video of-the-day, Scarlet Begonias, live by the Dead on April 27th, 1977, with Vanessa.

“That’s like, older than you”, she said.

“I was born in 1976”.

“That’s gross”, Vanessa replied all the while not taking her eyes of Jerry Garcia.

“Is he wearing a wig?” she asked.

“No”.

“Does he read books?”

“I am sure he does.  Why would you ask that?”

“Because he’s wearing glasses”.

“Go play with Randall”.

I have decided that in the future I will fulfill my musical appreciation requirements alone or with Gary.  No more sharing history with unappreciative fishnet lovers.

Some surprising efficiency coming from the Canadian High Commission today and as a result, I will go and pick up my passport. That should only eat up about 6 hours of my time this afternoon.

Don’t forget there is also Twitter: OnTheBeatNPath
  

Catch Us Live Somewhere on this Planet.

Peace,
Steve


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On The Beat and Path: Catch Us Live Somewhere On This Planet

Greetings,

On The Beat and Path is a musical documentary series that follows host Steve Northcott around the world as he explores this planet's musical cultures.

So far, On The Beat and Path is filming and releasing content from Season Two.  All episodes are currently available on their official website where you can also find podcasts, photos, blogs and original recorded music.

www.boredofdirectives.com/OBPath_index.html

Content is added often and new episodes are released monthly.  Currently we are releasing content from our shoot in Bali.

We will use Blogger primarily to release our daily blogs and give you a heads up about special bands or festivals we will be attending.

If you are in a band or are part of something really special musically, please contact us and we'll make efforts to film you and your musical/creative partners.  Understand we are a self-financed creative project and while we do have limited sponsorship partners, we can't make it everywhere and do everything.

So far in our travels, we have been to India, England, Laos, Vietnam, Bali, Singapore, Cambodia, Brazil, Sumatra, Dubai, Macau, and Myanmar and there is still much more to see.

You can keep up with everything we are doing on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/OnTheBeatAndPath

Twitter: OnTheBeatNPath

CBC Radio 3: radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/On-The-Beat-and-Path

Catch Us Live Somewhere On This Planet

Peace

Steve Northcott
Host, On The Beat and Path