69 seconds with ... Marlee Walchuk and Tully Callender of Sugarbeach |
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| Friday, 17 December 2010 | ||
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Two for the price of one! Spend 69 seconds with Marlee Walchuk and Tully Callender of Sugarbeach. 01Your first job. 02The job you wanted as a child. 03Your hero. 04One thing no one knows about you (and you are willing to share). 05Your biggest indulgence. 06The three things you would want with you on a deserted island. 07Complete this sentence: I first kissed a girl ... 08The musician that inspires you the most. 09 One word your best friend would use to describe you. 10 The one thing any visitor to Vancouver simply cannot miss. MEET Marlee Walchuk and Tully Callender of Sugarbeach
Currently living in Vancouver, Canada, Marlee and Tully of Sugarbeach garnered the number one spot on the OutVoice Top 40 chart in the U.S. for a total of 5 months with each of their albums. In 2009, they won two Pride in the Arts Awards including “Favourite Group of the Year” and in 2010 are nominated for five PITA awards including the MOJO award for the creation and hosting of RightOut TV, the internet’s first LGBT music video TV channel streaming 24/7. “Mama I Love Her”, their irresistible pumping dance song with a Middle Eastern flavor and a big message, was recently nominated for ”Outstanding International Song of The Year” with the Outmusic Awards in New York. In 2008, they wrote the 30th Anniversary theme song for Vancouver Pride, “Living Out Proud” which was also used by 14 cities all over the world for their Pride celebrations. Recently remixed by La Chapelle Records in Montreal and added to their “Out and Proud” compilation CD for 2009 of the years’ biggest gay anthems. Sugarbeach were proud to make history by performing “Living out Proud” at the official openings of Pride House Whistler and Vancouver at the 2010 Winter Olympics. “I Just Love Girls”, their first CD was the catalyst for their many Pride appearances in North America which included the New York City Pride Rally. Marlee & Tully have recently returned from their 2010 North American & UK tour, and are currently planning the first RightOut TV music video awards and writing new Sugarbeach songs to release in 2011. |