Dan Savoie

Dan Savoie
Born Daniel Paul Savoie
January 18, 1968
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Residence Prescott, Ontario
Education St. Lawrence College, Ontario
Occupation Journalist, Editor, Actor
Known for Editor-in-chief of Rockstar Weekly magazine
Home town Brockville, Ontario
Spouse(s) April Savoie (2006–present)

Dan Savoie (born in 1968, Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian music journalist, award-winning marketing professional, photographer and actor. He is best known for his work with the website and magazine Rockstar Weekly.

Writing

Savoie first came to the attention of music fans with his self-published fan club and fanzine KISS Emergency Task Force throughout the band's non-makeup era, which was created while he was still in high school. The club and its magazine was mentioned in the liner notes of the KISS (band) album Hot In The Shade.[1] Savoie's KISS fan club story has been featured in the 2009 Phoenix Books hardcover publication Kiss Army Worldwide: The Ultimate Fanzine Phenomenon 1976–2009.[2] His work has also appeared in Rock Scene in the 1980s. He has interviewed some of the top entertainers in rock music, including KISS, Metallica, Aerosmith, Poison, Mötley Crüe, Hedley and Disturbed.

Broadcasting

Savoie has been on the air as a disc jockey at CJPT-FM when it was known as XL103.7FM and CHET-FM where he also served as the station's second general manager.[3] was on the air for two years at several stations across the country. He has also worked at the Global Television Network affiliate in Regina, Saskatchewan as an audio producer.

Rockstar Weekly

In 2009, Savoie, in partnership with his wife, April Savoie, launched Rockstar Weekly, a Canadian rock music website, which intended to become an online version of a heavy metal radio show.[4] The website was eventually turned into a pop culture, rock and roll magazine (while maintaining coverage of heavy metal bands) and published a special edition magazine for fans of the popular American Idol Season 8 contestant Adam Lambert.[5] The magazine, which featured articles about the fans rather than Lambert himself, sold out quickly and RSW reported that $1 from each issue would be donated in memory of Lambert fan Terri Sanvicente,[6] who was murdered in her house at Christmas 2009. The website closed in early 2014 and now posts the message "RockStar Weekly is now closed. Thank you for five amazing years of rock and roll."

Rockstar Magazine

In 2011, Savoie announced the creation of RockStar Magazine.[7] The magazine is said to be a quarterly print publication and a digital monthly starting on October 31, 2011. The magazine has featured Karina Smirnoff, Sam Roberts, William Shatner and Michael Bublé on the cover in 2012. The summer edition featured a Top 20 list of Coolest Canadians with Shatner at the top of the list. RockStar Magazine ceased publishing in 2013.

Rockstar Weekly Radio Program

In October 2011, Savoie launched a once-a-week RockStar Weekly radio program on four radio stations in Canada. Initial stations as part of the first broadcasts were LU Radio 102.7 FM in Thunder Bay, ON, Canoe FM 100.9 FM in Haliburton, ON, 104.9 FM CKCL in Crranbrook, BC and The Arrow 107.1 FM in Nakusp, BC.[8] The show remains a popular program in those markets.

Controversy

On July 30, 2010, in a Vancouver concert review of The 100 Monkeys posted on RockStar Weekly, Savoie edited and published a poor concert review written by one of RSW's reporters Mhellanni Gorre. Fans of the band posted on the website and sent the magazine protest letters stating the review was unfair. He would not apologize for the review, stating that he felt his reporters had a right to voice their opinion in reviews, both good and bad.[9] Both supporting and opposing views were written on the site, but have been removed, leaving the original review and editorial only. The following message was posted on the site: "At the request of several fans and in the best interest of the band, all comments have been unpublished and the ability to leave a comment has been disabled. All past comments will be kept on record."[10]

Acting

Savoie has appeared in episodes of the television programs Due South, Crime Stories, Disasters Of The Century and Reaper.[11] He has also starred in the short films Asterix, Vadsz and Project Projection.[12]

List of Published Works

References

  1. ↑ KISS "Hot In The Shade" liner notes http://www.kissfaq.com/mcs_digital_booklets/24_HITS.pdf
  2. ↑ "Kiss Army Worldwide: The Ultimate Fanzine Phenomenon Book Out Now". October 6, 2009. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  3. ↑ RockStar Weekly Radio Show http://www.rockstarweekly.com/radio/about-rockstar-weekly-radio.html
  4. ↑ Broadcaster Magazine http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000334090,
  5. ↑ Adam Lambert Fan Site http://adamlambertsite.wordpress.com/2009/12/21/rockstar-weekly-adam-lambert-fan-magazine
  6. ↑ KHOU http://www.khou.com/home/Police--Mother-of-three-dies-after-beaten-with-tire-iron--80120867.html
  7. ↑ RockStar Magazine http://www.rockstarsweekly.com/rockstar-magazine.html
  8. ↑ RockStar Weekly Radio Show http://www.rockstarweekly.com/radio/about-rockstar-weekly-radio.html
  9. ↑ RockStar Weekly - 100 Monkeys Fans Get Angry With RockStar Weekly. Retrieved from http://www.rockstarweekly.com/100-monkeys-fans-get-angry-with-rockstar-weekly.html
  10. ↑ RockStar Weekly - 100 Monkeys Nothing More Than A Twilight Cash Cow. Retrieved from http://www.rockstarweekly.com/100-monkeys-nothing-more-than-a-twilight-cash-cow.html
  11. ↑ Acting Website http://actor.dansavoie.com/actingresume.html,
  12. ↑ Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3265581