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New music Titans Develop Children Show for CBC Youngsters

TORONTO, June 29, 2021 (World NEWSWIRE) — CBC Little ones has greenlit the creation of a new first show identified as Ukulele U, by WOW! Endless Media Inc. (“WOW!” or the “Company”) (TSXV: WOW OTCQX: WOWMF). Ukulele U marks WOW!’s debut into dwell motion generation the inclusive musical wide variety clearly show is built to inspire each individual child’s artistic spirit through track, dance and education.

Ukulele U is the brainchild of globe-course imaginative talents Bob Ezrin, legendary tunes producer of Pink Floyd, U2, Lou Reed, and Andrea Bocelli (to identify a several) and founder of the Nimbus School of Recording Arts and Melanie Doane, Juno Award-successful recording artist and Executive Director of USchool.

Bob Ezrin states, “The strategy at the rear of Ukulele U was to build a magical place for children to engage in and learn by songs.  At our “university” youngsters of all ages get a “degree” in adore, existence and the pleasure of singing, dancing and taking part in together.”  

Bob Ezrin has teamed up with Michael Hirsh, the Emmy and Gemini Award successful founder of Nelvana and WOW! Limitless Media. Hirsh was co-creator of The Doodlebops, the popular preschool present on CBC and Disney Channel, and manufactured a lot of strike children’s exhibits these as Babar, Max and Ruby, Care Bears, The Berenstain Bears, and Inspector Gadget.

“Music is a common language and delivers all youngsters jointly to rejoice joyfully,” suggests WOW! Chairman and CEO Michael Hirsh.

Host and Co-Creator Melanie Doane states, “Our vision is to empower youngsters at residence to sing with us and MAKE tunes, not just hear to it. Our cast is great and I’m so happy of our unique tunes. I’ve cherished building the present with Bob and we’ve received one thing pretty particular.”

The show’s catchy tracks will be introduced to everyday living by Ukulele’s Director and Choreographer, ​David Connolly, whose accolades include things like ​The Moblees,​​ The Doodlebops, Hairspray ​and ​Mamma Mia. The show will be created by Andrea Nevitt, with above 20 many years of manufacturing credits, including The Doodlebops, Ruby Sky P.I, and several selection/comedy/award specials.

Marie McCann, Senior Director of Kid’s Written content at CBC Children suggests, “Ukulele U will encourage young children and family members to sing and transfer alongside to this great assortment of tunes. On prime of all the pleasurable and joy it delivers, audio encourages so many areas of mastering and advancement – from math, language and actual physical expertise to psychological well-staying. We really like that Melanie and Bob are working with pop audio to tap into this time-examined way of training new music.”

As a result of the team’s illustrious market connections, the clearly show has the special ability to element prime musicians as visitor stars and attribute hit tracks ranging from “Dynamite” by BTS, “Diamonds” by Rihanna, “Me” by Taylor Swift to “Best Friend” by Queen and “It Really do not Indicate a Thing” by Duke Ellington.

About WOW! Endless Media

WOW! is a leading animation-concentrated leisure enterprise. By manufacturing top rated-close content material, WOW! builds models and grows audiences on participating media platforms. The Enterprise generates animation in its two recognized studios: Mainframe Studios in Vancouver and Frederator Studios in Los Angeles. The Company’s media offerings consist of Channel Frederator Community on YouTube, as very well as WOW! branded programming on Crave, Canada’s leading streaming entertainment system, owned by Bell Media. The Voting Shares are mentioned on the TSXV (TSXV: WOW) and the OTCQX Ideal Market place (OTCQX: WOWMF).

About CBC/ Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. By our mandate to notify, enlighten and entertain, we perform a central position in strengthening Canadian tradition. As Canada’s trusted information supply, we provide a uniquely Canadian viewpoint on news, present-day affairs and globe affairs. Our distinctively homegrown leisure programming attracts audiences from across the country. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada features assorted material in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We also deliver articles in Spanish, Arabic and Chinese, as nicely as equally official languages, by Radio Canada Global (RCI). We are top the transformation to satisfy the demands of Canadians in a digital globe.

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