2004 saw our biggest jump on the promotion side of the company. We began booking bigger and bigger bands. We were getting into bigger venues. We no longer had to rely on our personal money to fund our shows. The company was actually making money. In august of that year we produced our biggest show yet - Modest Mouse at the Rialto, over 1500 people. It was quite a milestone for us.

In 2005 the company continued to grow. We hired a Media Relations person, Dounia Mikou, and things were going great. While the promotion side was doing great the label was all but dead until we met Dirty Tricks. We had heard their name but had never actually seen them nor had we booked them. Passing us a demo of songs that were meant for a split release we were amazed by what we heard. It was the best demo we had heard in a long time. The split fell through and we agreed to release those songs as an EP.

So in September 2005 we released 2 new records - the Dirty Tricks EP and the long awaited Les Angles Morts full length CD. While the label was actually in better shape than it had ever been (i.e.: better distribution) it shocked many people to learn we had a label. With most of the bands broken up or changing directions in sound (Kiss Me Deadly who had also switched labels to Alien 8) it seemed that the promotion part of the company was all people knew.

2006 continued much the same way as 2005 did. Shows continued to grow and we found ourselves sometimes promoting up to 25 shows a month! Again we only released 2 records this year - The Darling Arms CDEP (featuring our good friend Chrissy who used to front One Candle Power) and the Thundrah 12" (local bad boys and girl who rock our world).

While we were really happy with this there was a downside. 2006 saw some of the lowest attendances for some of our smaller shows. While we could sell out venues of 700-1200 people easy we were struggling to fill rooms whose capacity was 100. As the year winds down we began to talk and discuss what we could do to ensure all our shows get the attention they deserve.

2007 will be what we hope is a fresh start for Blue Skies Turn Black. Our new website is finally done and we couldn't be happier with the results. A huge thanks goes out to Ali Q. for taken on this project! His hard work has finally made this possible; also we are excited to announce that come January Andre Guerette will be joining the company. Andre has several years experience promoting show with his own company, Mandatory Moustache, as well as being a member of Aids Wolf. Andre brings with him a strong work ethic and with his help we hope to rebuild the foundation part of the company.

Finally, will the label continue? The answer is yes. In a world where less and less people actually buy physical records and the idea of a label seems ancient; we are committed to keep releasing records by these bands. 2007 will see the release of the first Dirty Tricks full length - Sauf Qui Peut! We are looking to move into the digital age and make our whole catalogue available for digital downloads. Blue Skies Turn Black will continue to be a Concert Promotions company AND a record label as long as it continues to be fun for us.

A BIG thanks to:
Marc Lucas - For helping us at the gate.
Gary @ Alien 8 - For pushing us to work with Casa Del Popolo / Sala Rossa which has turned into a long lasting working relationship.
Mauro and Kiva @ Casa / Sala - For listening to Gary and letting us book shows with them. For helping us in too many ways to count.
Dounia - For getting the Word out there.
Ali - For the new website.
All the bands we've put our records for.
All the bands we promoted shows for.
CJLO Radio
Alien 8 Records
Constellation Records
Montreal Shows
Mahmood Shaikh and Robin Taylor - For being the first booking agents to take a chance on us.
And finally all the people who have come out to our shows or bought one of our releases. Your continued support is what allows Blue Skies Turn Black to keep living.
Meyer and Brian
November 30, 2006


1st Event - Fugazi Instrument screening - Concordia University - March 16 2000

1st concert - Sweep The Leg Johnny + North of America - Barfly - Sept 2000.

1st release - Yul Landing Space Cdr - Spring 2000.