Musi-Video
Musi-Video was a music video series which ran in Canada between 1980 and 1984, syndicated to community channels across Canada. It was a very early example of the format that later would be adopted by the creation of MTV and MuchMusic.
| Musi-Video | |
|---|---|
 Musi-Video logo 1981 | |
| Genre | Music video series |
| Created by | Marc Fontaine |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English and French |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Marc Fontaine |
| Production location(s) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Running time | 60 Mins |
| Release | |
| Original network | syndicated |
| Original release | 1980 – 1984 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | MuchMusic |
It was the creation of Marc Fontaine, who was also behind the new wave pop group Nudimension. Produced in Montreal, it featured early 1980s music artists playing live in a studio and early music videos.[1]
In 2008 the Musi-Video brand was revived as a Music publishing label by Marc Fontaine.
Presenters
Anne Marie Cyr- The Musi-video show 1982
- Richard Berle
- Erica Ehm
- Anne Marie Cyr
- Marc Fontaine
- Andy Nulman
Selected artists
The following artists have featured on Musi-Video at the beginning of their careers:
gollark: Which means that people just convert them to or from letter grades they can deal with mentally so the only difference is some wasted effort.
gollark: In my country schools and some exams have switched to NUMBER grades for no good reason.
gollark: Join the Army! Be yelled at by people you *don't* know and possibly die for some arbitrary country!
gollark: Are these "CB hollies" that rare?
gollark: Yes, and you can't control it in any way.
References
- KALLMANN, HELMUT (1992). "The Impact of the 1980s". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-2881-5.
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