{"id":80628,"date":"2022-09-28T12:34:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T16:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=80628"},"modified":"2022-09-28T12:36:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T16:36:13","slug":"scoop-two-torontos-iconic-venues-launch-demand-ticketing-livestreamimg-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2022\/09\/28\/scoop-two-torontos-iconic-venues-launch-demand-ticketing-livestreamimg-service\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Two Of Toronto\u2019s Iconic Venues Launch On-Demand Ticketing &amp; Livestreamimg Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_80631\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80631\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Massey-Hall-NEWS.jpg\" alt=\"Massey Hall (Photo: Jag Gundu)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-80631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Massey Hall (Photo: Jag Gundu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Live performance is a unique experience, but no one can make it to every show they\u2019d love to see, and for various reasons, access to great shows is often limited. Live concerts and other content at Toronto\u2019s Massey Hall or Roy Thomson Hall can be streamed online anywhere in Canada and beyond via a new free app.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile nothing can ever rival the excitement of attending a live concert, Massey Hall+ brings a new level of connection and intimacy to the incredible art and experiences from our iconic venues,\u201d said <strong>Jesse Kumagai<\/strong> President &amp; CEO, Massey Hall, in a media release. \u201cBreaking down barriers of access, so our programming can reach a wider audience will only increase our impact in the community as we connect more people to the artists and music we love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Music fans will get access to see upcoming ticketed livestream events, as well as view exclusive on-demand content in high quality audio and video. Programming includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Live at Massey Hall film series (previously recorded);<\/li>\n<li>Documentaries;<\/li>\n<li>Acoustic session;<\/li>\n<li>Roy Thomson Hall lobby performances;<\/li>\n<li>Profiles of emerging artists;<\/li>\n<li>Music education programming;<\/li>\n<li>And more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some of the content available via the app includes exclusive access to concert films that have never streamed before, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buffy Sainte-Marie (November 2021);<\/li>\n<li><em>Celebrating Massey Hall<\/em>, a one-hour film featuring Jim Cuddy, Sarah Harmer, July Talk, Sam Roberts and more backed by Whitehorse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>The advantage<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWith the integration of Massey Hall+ into our ticketing platform, we are pleased to offer our customers easy-to-use quick access to live content, without the need for separate registrations and logins,\u201d said <strong>Doug McKendrick<\/strong>, Vice-President Production &amp; Technology. \u201cWith Massey Hall+, we are finally able to tie everything that we do in the live performance and content capture realm, together into one convenient place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The app includes Massey Hall+ and Roy Thomson Hall+, with production ongoing on more content for the app filmed in various spaces throughout the complex.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very pleased to hear about this funding to Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall, both iconic venues that have brought decades of fabulous concerts and other performances to our city,\u201d said <strong>MPP Chris Glover<\/strong>. \u201cThe pandemic has shown us the importance of being able to deliver virtual programming in a variety of ways so that everyone across the country can enjoy the excitement and educational experience of live performances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The streaming service gives artists the potential for international exposure.<\/p>\n<p>The free app can be downloaded <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masseyhallplus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em><b>#LUDWIGVAN<\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\"><em>Get the daily arts news straight to your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em>Sign up for the Ludwig van Daily \u2014 classical music and opera in five minutes or less <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ludwig-van.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4f785cb3f9058f2393ccad035&amp;id=57cdb68eac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>HERE<\/em><\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live concerts and other content at Toronto\u2019s Massey Hall or Roy Thomson Hall can be streamed online anywhere in Canada and beyond via a new free app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":80631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[39907,19,36,39646,39,61,63],"tags":[39420,2135,2881],"yst_prominent_words":[14602,35922,10381,34549,34545,34539,10704,14411,12465,7648,34544,34538,10705,6843,6674,8642,6683],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Massey-Hall-NEWS.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bakr-kYs","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80628"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80628"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80634,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80628\/revisions\/80634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80628"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=80628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}