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Wednesday January 14th, 2015 with Dick Altavista
Celebrating the Life & Sounds of Mark Valcour 1954-2015

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Mark Valcour was my favourite sound man. Enjoy some of my favourite recordings Mark engineered.

We're All Gonna die
Forgettables - Live at The Elmdale Tavern

Different Drum
Jehan Khoorshed - Live at LPF

4th Of July
Vapourizer - Live At Barnstorm

Old Song
Lone Pig - Live At LPF

Maryjane
deaf peds - Valcour Demo

Clem
Turkey Baster - Live At Barnstorm

Half-Open Door
FOUR'N'GIV'R - Live At LPF

Paradise By The Dashboard Light
90 lbs Of Ugly - Live At LPF

Right On Beaver
deaf peds - Valcour Demo

We Did The Best We Could
Slo' Tom - Live At LPF

Cash
Chops & The Holics - demo

Mountains And valleys
Sleepy & The Noise - demosode 1

Going Home
James Leclaire - Live in Studio

Of What Is Left
James Leclaire - Live in Studio

Cold River
James Leclaire - Live in Studio

I'm Not Tired Yet
Steve Fai - Live At LPF

Wild Nights
No Fly List - Live At The Elmdale Tavern

Two Birds
Trevor Alguire - Live At LPF

Somewhere Along The Line
Mark Ripp - Live At LPF

I'm Shakin'
Dang Guilty - Live At The Elmdale

Famous Flames
G. Rogers & The Capital Dominion Radiators - Live At The Elmdale

Honey, Honey
Steve Stacey - Live At LPF

Good Girl
deaf peds - Live At LPF

Interactive CKCU

Matthew Saint Clare
When I was talking to my wife about Mark the other day I said "he's the only reason The Shakey Aches ever sounded good live" and I honestly believe it's true - all our best shows had Mark behind the boards at the Dom. Best soundman I ever met and all around great dude. Still rocked he's gone. RIP Valcour.

1:42 PM, January 14th, 2015

Dick Altavista
Thanks Matt! Mark was a true genius behind the sound board!

1:48 PM, January 14th, 2015

Chops
Back in the early 90's Mark seemed to be doing sound every weekend at The Saw Gallery for all the teenage punx bands. I believe he really influenced the Ottawa scene with his professionalism, and his non judgmental attitude. He taught a lot of us how to interact with a soundman by being an example. Very sad to here he's gone.

1:54 PM, January 14th, 2015

Dick Altavista
Thanks Chops. Mark always was professional no matter how amateur the band might be. He made then sound as good as was humanly possible

1:57 PM, January 14th, 2015

Dave Aardvark (host)
...and Richard, you're right, even Turkey Baster didn't sound that bad once recorded by Mark ;)

2:05 PM, January 14th, 2015

Dick Altavista
Dave: "no matter how amateur the band..." Fine drummer though!

2:08 PM, January 14th, 2015

Jeb
I can't even get my head around what Barnstorm will be like next year without Mark. Even though a lot of his work there was behind closed doors recording, he was, to me, as much a part of the experience as the Odditorium and tic. He was always incredibly gracious to all the musicians. One could tell he absolutely loved what he was doing. My condolences to all the CKCU folks who knew him so well and lost a dear friend.

2:09 PM, January 14th, 2015

Dick Altavista
Thanks Jeb. You are so right Mark was such an important part of Barnstorm. I always associate his voice with "the sound of god" coming through the talkback.

2:12 PM, January 14th, 2015

Dave
Mark was a scholar and a gentleman through and through - and very funny too. A huge influence on my musical life and many others'. LPF would not have been the same without him. Thanks for everything Mark

2:27 PM, January 14th, 2015

dick Altavista
Thanks Dave! Yes without Mark LPF would never have sounded as good!

2:44 PM, January 14th, 2015

Janis
Listening from the future via CKCU On Demand. Thanks for doing this difficult show, Dick. So many memories of Mark. He was a true professional. He was also a great giggler and an all-around good guy with a huge heart and a fondness for cars with big tail fins. It's still hard to believe he's gone.

5:39 PM, January 14th, 2015

Dick Alta Vista (host)
Thanks Janis. I will truly miss hearing Mark laugh.

6:42 PM, January 14th, 2015

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