News from 2004
December:
As another year winds to a close, we'd like to thank all our loyal customers for their continued support. We've experienced some tremendous growth this year with the addition of several new staff members. And, in response to customer requests, we have added to the list of products and services that we provide. More »
November:
With more and more DVD players and surround sound systems in homes today, the demand for higher quality recordings and multi-channel sound is growing rapidly. By far, the most popular method of listening to surround sound music to date is on DVD with over 3,500 Music Video titles currently available. More »
October:
Congratulations to Marthie Nel, the winner of our draw at the 2004 WCMA Awards to have 500 CDs replicated for free courtesy of Canada Disc & Tape Inc. The prize includes printing of CD covers, tray cards, pre-press services, film charges and shipping to her home in Regina! More »
September:
All of us at Canada Disc & Tape are proud to be involved with both the CCMA (Canadian Country Music Association) Awards and the WCMA (Western Canadian Music Alliance) Awards this September. The CCMA Awards are part of Country Music Week which runs from September 10 to 13 this year in Edmonton. More »
August:
Our DVD division continues to grow with the addition of Smita Acharyya in the closed captioning department of DVD Masters. Prior to joining our team, Smita produced the film Superhero Wannabe which was selected to screen at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. She also wrote Viva Bengali, a one hour documentary which was nominated for an AMPIA award. More »
July:
We are pleased to welcome Signe Olynk to our DVD division as our new Director of Business Development for DVD Masters. Signe comes to us with a background in writing and producing documentaries, feature films and television series in both Canada and the USA. More »
June:
Canada Disc & Tape is a proud sponsor of "The Ship and Anchor/Calgary Folk Music Festival Songwriting Contest". The inaugural event attracted over 120 entries from aspiring and established songwriters. More »
May:
Always on the leading edge, we've recently added SACD mastering capabilities to our popular audio mastering facility helmed by veteran engineer Richard Harrow. In addition to a Merging Technologies Pyramix system, DSD guru Ed Meitner personally delivered his world reknowned ADC8 MKIV 8-channel A/D and D/D and DAC8 MKIV 8-channel D/A and D/D Converters. More »
April:
Canada Disc & Tape and our sister company DVD Masters are proud sponsors of this year's Ad Rodeo -- a celebration of creative excellence in the Calgary advertising community. At a gala held in the Imperial Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency, our general manager Alex Netelenbos awarded the coveted "Anvil" to Rare Method for the "Best Digital Online Website". More »
March:
Lots of great news this month! Our clients will be happy to know that effective March 1, 2004, prices have dropped across the board on DVD, CD, Mini CD and CD Business card replication! For example 1,000 bulk CDs with 2 color screen printing now only costs 79 cents per unit in Canadian funds! A thousand bulk DVD-5s have dropped in price by over 20 percent to $1.49 per unit. More »
February:
For the retail market, Digipak has becoming increasing popular because it is an attractive and versatile form of alternate packaging. Digipaks can be configured with multiple panels, extra pockets to hold printing and booklets can even be glued directly onto one or more panels. Our CSRs will be happy to discuss the many options that are available. This month, we've highlighted just two examples of recent projects using Digipaks with great success! More »
January:
We'd like to kick off the New Year by introducing some new products from the E3 Works Specialty Label Series. Customized labels for the popular Black Vinyl CD-Rs are now available in an ultra smooth bright white matte stock. More »
