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Jan 30, 2024 · A new documentary called 299 Queen Street West tells the story of MuchMusic through the eyes of their video jockeys, also known as VJs.
299 Queen Street West, also known as Bell Media Queen Street or Bell Media Studios, is the headquarters of the television/radio broadcast hub of Bell Canada's media unit, Bell Media, and is located at the intersection of Queen Street West and John Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
With unprecedented access to the MuchMusic archives, “299 Queen Street West” tells the story of a scrappy television upstart from the perspective of the VJ’s. At the time, they had no prior TV hosting experience, were given no scripts, no direction and went live to air across the country.
Feb 28, 2023 · The film showcases how MuchMusic’s rise in popularity intersected with rap music entering the mainstream, the birth of grunge and alternative rock, and pop stars caused teenage hysteria at the iconic street level studio.
Nov 8, 2023 · Director Sean Menard's documentary on MuchMusic, 299 Queen Street West, is currently touring across Canada for special screening events that include Q&A sessions with the beloved VJs featured in...
Mar 16, 2023 · Sean Menard's new film 299 Queen Street West, premiering this week at SXSW, takes viewers back in time to the heyday of "the Nation's Music Station."
Mar 13, 2023 · With Steve Anthony, Rick Campanelli, Monika Deol, Denise Donlon. During the rise of the music video era in the 80s, Canada launched "MuchMusic", a low budget TV network that revolutionized how the world's biggest stars connected with their fans and influenced the culture for the next three decades.
Tracing the channel's history from its slipshod DIY origins as a homegrown alternative to MTV in the early 1980s to its cultural zenith in the 1990s and sudden decline in the 2000s, 299 Queen...
Mar 10, 2022 · Bell Media has told staff of its plan to relocate studios from its headquarters at 299 Queen Street West, a heritage landmark and longtime hub for entertainment and news in Toronto.
Mar 13, 2023 · At the height of its popularity, MuchMusic was the global home for artists of all genres. SXSW doc '299 Queen Street West' details its rise and fall.
