Tribute to Frank Sinatra: 3rd October – 1PM SLT
It’s a sad day – the last of the summer concerts on Tribute Island. But we’re going to end on a high note – with a tribute to Frank Sinatra.
In a change to our published schedule, the tribute will be made by Brixton Canning, who we are delighted to have joining us for this great show.
Together with Radio Riel, lastingtribute.co.uk and Associated Northcliffe Digital (the online version of the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), Prim Perfect has presented a series of live music concerts on Tribute Island, featuring the very best musical artists of the Second Life world, paying tribute to the artists who have inspired them.
Each concert (held on Fridays during the summer and autumn months) has featured a live performance of an hour to an hour and a half, together with at least 2 – 3 hours of music from Radio Riel – and today’s concert will be no exception!
Brixton Canning
Brixton began show business at the age of ten in an elementary school talent show. The stage bug bit and bit hard. He has been performing in one way or another ever since. High School years brought awards and accolades for theatre as well as music. College added layers with study of philosophy & theology on top of music & theatre.
Brixton’s vocal stylings have been honed on the musical theatre stage as well as jazz and rock clubs across the Midwest of the US. Called to present and offer more than mere music, his style is romantic, soulful and truly inspirational. Brixton is a musical storyteller, spinning yarns and weaving tales with his dramatic voice. In the end, he believes that music is a powerful vehicle that can take us many places …
His hope is that his music can take people toward inspiration … inspiration to change and inspire others … that can change the world!
Why Tribute Island?
It’s been created as what it says – a Tribute. And that means it combines a place to both remember and reflect, and to salute those who have gone before and given us knowledge, and beauty and even sheer unadulterated fun.
So, you can enjoy your Fay Wray fantasies, or visit the cinema complex to remember your favourite films (and those who created them) – or even visit the film studios and play a part in their making. You can pay tribute to your favourite poets or dance under the benevolent gaze of favourite musical luminaries such as John Lennon, Elvis and Dudley Moore (a noted jazz pianist).
But you can also visit memorials to ordinary people caught up in the horror of war, or terrorism, or sheer ghastly accidents.
And there’s emphasis on commemorating ordinary people, throughout the island. Every exhibit contains a link – sometimes leading you to discover more about the individual or the event that is commemorated, but also supplying links to the website Lasting Tribute, an amazing UK site where you can leave a tribute to well-known people you have admired, or create or join a tribute to people who may be less well-known in the wider world, but have nevertheless touched your life in important ways.
Tribute Island was built during October ’07 by Associated Northcliffe Digital (part of the DMGT Group), with the senior design consultants and master builders of Wind Meta Works.
It’s UK-centric, reflecting the nationality of its main creator, Nikk Huet, although many of the tributes reference international figures – such as the stepping stones which salute a variety of American musicians, including Nina Simone, Tupac Shakur and Barry White. And, despite its corporate input, it’s also a very personal choice by Nick as to what to feature – which is no bad thing. At the very least, you will find yourself learning a variety of new and fascinating facts about people and events you may know well – and some that you’ve never heard of. And – especially if you visit with friends – you may well find yourself in the sort of ‘lists’ discussion, in which you can decide who and what YOU would put on your own personal Tribute Island.
Actually, you could find them commemorated on Tribute Island itself – Nikk has asked that if anyone has an idea for a tribute they should contact Nikk Huet inworld.
And you can also see a video on the Island here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qugPEjEfdsU.
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