Ebony & Ivory will be attending the re-scheduled NEPAC conference in conjunction with the Southern Arts Exchange Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, October 3-7, 2001. Visitors to the conference are invited to visit the Ebony & Ivory booth (#315) in the Kentucky International Convention Center for free coffee and dessert, plus a special gift!

The Ebony & Ivory Showcase will take place on Friday, October 5th from 5:45-6:00 p.m. in the KICC Cascade C Ballroom and everyone is invited to come and hear this exciting sampling of an Ebony & Ivory concert.

Andrew Gilpin (a.k.a. "Ivory") was interviewed by the Barrie Examiner, just prior to his planned attendance at the NEPAC conference in September. Andrew was taken for a photo shoot with staff photographer Ian and posed with his Roland AX-1 for the article. An afternoon of incisive questions resulted in a comprehensive article by staff reporter Susan Doolan. The article was featured on the front page of the newspaper's Entertainment Section on Friday, September 14th.

Ebony & Ivory will be taping eight selections from their concert repertoire for nationwide broadcast on the CTV television network. The duo will be featured musicians on the weekend morning lifestyles show which is taped in Kitchener and distributed nationally for broadcast on Saturday and Sunday.

Ebony & Ivory will be in Hanover, Indiana on October 20th for a concert performance at Hanover College, thanks to Walt Morrill, Chair of the Community Artist Series. Hanover College is a private, independent, residential liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.,) located on 650 wooded acres overlooking the Ohio River in southeastern Indiana. Established in 1827, Hanover is the oldest private college in the state.

Ben Fronzcek from "Roundabout Madison" interviewed David Veilleux (Ebony) and Andrew Gilpin (Ivory) for an article to be published in the newspaper in conjunction with the duo's concert in Hanover, Indiana. Check out this monthly newspaper on the Net at their home page, www.roundaboutmadison.com.

Agent/Manager Robert Baird attended the annual general meeting of Community Concert Impresarios held in Toronto in late September. Community Concert Impresarios includes Presenters and Artist/Manager affiliates throughout Ontario. Exciting plans for the future expansion of the organization were unveiled and fruitful discussions were held on a number of relevant topics. The organization is becoming more active in block booking of artists and is interested in offering a number of incentives for affiliate membership. Robert intends to become more involved in helping to achieve the organization's goals.

The revised Ebony & Ivory website continues to attract a substantial number of "hits" each week. Of special interest is the amazing recording of Flight of the Bumblebee, which can be heard on the site or downloaded. David claims that soon he will achieve a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for the fastest recording of this favourite piece.

Using a technique called "circular breathing," David is able to play the composition in virtually one breath-an amazing feat in itself. He continues to increase his playing speed and will soon break the one-minute mark! Stay tuned!