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Al Tkatch of AHA MEDIA and Rockafellas plays at Grand Union in Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES ) on Welfare Wednesday Sept 23, 2009
April Smith and Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA went to the Grand Union Bar in Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES ) to see Al Tkatch of AHA MEDIA play live music with Sean Michaels in their duo Rockafellas on Welfare Wednesday September 23, 2009
http://www.RockafellasDuo.wordpress.com
The bar was very lively with happy folks who danced the night away in Vancouver Downtown Eastside’s only live music venue with no cover, very cheap drinks , Great Staff -7 nights a week!
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Below is a photo of Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA enjoying the music played by Al Tkatch

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Below is a photo of Al Tkatch of both AHA MEDIA and Rockafellas during a solo

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In this video, Al Tkatch of Rockafellas sings Jumping Jack at Grand Union in Vancouver on Welfare Wednesday September 23, 2009
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms
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In this video, Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch of Rockafellas sing Tush by ZZ Top at Grand Union in Vancouver on Welfare Wednesday September 23, 2009
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms
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In this video, Al Tkatch of Rockafellas sings Pride and Joy at Grand Union Bar in Vancouver on Welfare Wednesday September 23, 2009
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms
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Below is a photo of Al Tkatch and Hendrik Beune together after Al playing a set on stage

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Below is a photo of Al Tkatch, Hendrik Beune and April Smith – Co-Founders of AHA MEDIA, making the letters A H A with their fingers in front of the Grand Unionon Welfare Wednesday in Vancouver Downtown Eastside 🙂
AHA MEDIA love producing mobile media and doing community engagements with handheld technology 🙂

AHA MEDIA hear Rockafellas play Tush by ZZ Top and Every rose has its thorn by Poison at Witch of Endor pub in Maple Ridge on Sept 11, 2009

In this video, Rockafellas – Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch play Tush by ZZ Top at Witch of Endor Pub in Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada on Sept 11, 2009
Rockafellas – http://www.rockafellasduo.wordpress.com <– Available for bookings/gigs
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
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In this video, Rockafellas ( Sean Michaels and Al Tkatch play Every Rose Has Its Thorn at Witch of Endor Pub in Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada on Sept 11, 2009
Rockafellas – http://www.rockafellasduo.wordpress.com
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
Al Tkatch of AHA MEDIA restrings and tunes a guitar for his music partner Sean Michaels of Rockafellas’ child
Al Tkatch, co founder of AHA MEDIA restrings a guitar for his Music partner Sean Michaels’ 9 year old child who is an up and coming Rock star! 🙂

In this video, Al Tkatch of AHA MEDIA and Rockafellas restring a guitar with his music partner Sean Michaels of Rockafellas http://www.Rockafellasduo.wordpress.com
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

In this video, Al Tkatch and Sean Michaels of Rockafellas tune a guitar together.
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter
AHA MEDIA is always glad to help encourage the next generation of musicans – starting with Sean Michaels’ own children 🙂
Rockafellas http://www.rockafellasduo.wordpress.com
Livestream videos of Rockafellas http://www.qik.com/AHAMEDIA
AHA MEDIA visits Jimi Hendrix’s Grandmother’s Restaurant in Vancouver near Chinatown
Following an article in Vancouver Metro News, AHA MEDIA visits Jimi Hendrix’s Grandmother’s Restaurant located in Vancouver near Chinatown.
http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/local/article/264784–experience-where-hendrix-lived-in-vancouver
Experience where Hendrix lived in Vancouver
Jimi Hendrix’s grandmother’s restaurant at 207 Union St., which will be open to the public today.
DANIEL TAM
The grand opening will feature look-a-likes and the CD release of building owner Vincent Fedora.
Fedora discovered the property’s history when he visited the Jimi Hendrix Experience Museum in Seattle. He saw an envelope containing a postcard Jimi Hendrix wrote to his grandmother with the address of his property, 207 Union St., written on it.


In this video, April Smith of AHA MEDIA has a first look at historic Jimi Hendrix’s Grandmother’s restaurant at 207 Union Street ( corner of Main and Union ) near Chinatown in Vancouver.
It is currently owned by Vincent Fedora who has planned a CD release party of his own works and a Jimi Hendrix look a like contest.
He has decorated the restaurant in Jimi Hendrix’s colors of red, orange and purple and plans to make it into a local shrine to Jimi Hendrix.
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of the video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
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In this video, April Smith speaks with Vincent Fedora – current owner of Jimi Hendrix’s Grandmother’s restaurant in Vancouver.
Fedora’s plans are to create a shrine to Jimi Hendrix and make the place more decorative. He mentions a CD release party of his own music and a Jimi Hendrix look a like contest tonight Monday July 20, 2009.
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.
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In this video, April Smith of AHA MEDIA speaks with Vincent Fedora, owner of Jimi Hendrix shrine at Jimi Hendrix’s Grandmother’s restaurant on Main and Union Streets in Vancouver near Chinatown.
There is going to be a grand opening with a Jimi Hendrix’s look alike contest and Vincent Fedora’s CD release party tonight at 8PM Monday July 20, 2009
This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.





