Lundeen Productions Blog

A Christmas by the Lake Volume IV

2010-11-30T07:43:00.000-08:00

”A Christmas by the Lake Volume IV” has been officially released . The compilation CD of 22 holiday songs recorded by local and regional musicians is available at all local Super One Foods locations as well as Pam’s Hallmark in the Miller Hill Mill. All profits from the CD benefit the Northern Lights Foundation, a local non-profit organization that helps families of children with life threatening illnesses.
A Christmas by the Lake Volume III raised over $3000 for Northern Lights Foundation.
Performers on the CD include: Central-Denfeld H.S. Little Mob and Solid Gold, Hermantown H.S. Vocal Point, Sound of Strings, Thomas Cawcutt Sr., Maxi Childs, Lake City, Bill and Kate Isle, Jim Melde Big Band, Just Friends, Chris Allen, the Superior Singers, Laurie Mattson, Park Ave, Sharry Waldriff, Jane Aas, Ken Ahlberg and Steve McConnell and Jade Ramsey.

Changing Seasons

2010-10-28T19:59:00.000-07:00

The 8th Annual Duluth Senior Expo was a tremendous success! We had a sold out exhibit hall and by all accounts an increase of about 15% in total attendance from 2009! New this year was a performance by old rock favorites Sh-Boom and a fashion show by Coldwater Creek!
Planning is well under way for next years 9th Annual Show.

The Engwall's Corn Maze has been a success beyond imagination. It was a real "hoot" (as Rod would say) working with Engwalls owner Rod Saline and Deb Paaso from LP on this project. It was a great feeling to present Northern Lakes Food Bank with a cash donation that will provide over 20,000 meals for hungry Northlanders this winter. It's so rewarding to present a fun and successful production and to be able to help those that need help at the same time.

Music Music Music.....speaking of annual activities, work is nearly completed on "A Christmas by the Lake-Volume IV." The response this year was overwhelming as we had a record number of songs submitted for the CD! After almost wearing my Bose headphones out I've come up with 21 songs that I think give a pretty good snapshot of our regional talent. From Silver Bells to Silent Night and Santa Baby - there are some pretty awesome performances. The CD Release Party is Thursday November 18th from 6PM to 8:30PM at the Greysolon Plaza Moorish Room. ALL proceeds from the sale of the CD goes to the Northern Lights Foundation, an organization that helps families of children with life threatening illnesses throughout the region. What a wonderful and noble cause.

More Music......The ShowPro Booking Agency Returns! We are working with a great band LAKE CITY (formerly the Lake City Smokin' Section) and also developing some great young high school talent from ROCK THE MALL! This project is particularly exciting as I'm working with entertainment industry veteran Rose Hoene and my oldest son Tylar Lundeen!

The 23rd Annual Duluth Bridal Show is Saturday January 8th! Lots of fresh info at duluthbridalshow.com. More on that next blog.

Tune in to Talk of the Town on KOOL 101.7 every Saturday morning at 7AM. We're having a lot of fun and presenting some pretty interesting people to Northland listeners.

A Christmas by the Lake-Vol IV

2010-09-21T06:34:00.000-07:00

Press Release
For Immediate Release (9-20-2010)

Music Submissions for “A Christmas by the Lake Volume IV” CD Sought

Duluth, MN……..With the Fall season clearly taking hold on the Northland the holidays are not all that far behind. Again, this holiday season, Lundeen Productions-ShowPro will release a CD filled with holiday music recorded by local and regional musical talents. The CD, titled “A Christmas by the Lake-Volume IV” will be released the week of November 15th. All proceeds from the CD will directly benefit the Northern Lights Foundation, a Non Profit organization that helps regional families of children with life threatening illnesses.
“This is a fun project for us and the musicians that contribute the music on the CD. We all donate our time and talent as we know the money is going to help a child or his/her family through a very tough time. This makes it all wonderfully worthwhile” said Tracy Lundeen, Executive Producer and project creator. Last year’s CD included 17 songs. The artists included were: Sound of Strings Ensemble, Just Friends, Denfeld High Schools Solid Gold, Chris Allen, the Jim Melde Big Band, Duluth East H.S. Choralaires, Thomas Cawcutt, Sr., Ripple Effect, Two Harbors High School Jazz Ensemble, Park Avenue and Hermantown High School Vocal Point.

Musicians interested in submitting music for consideration to be on the CD can contact Lundeen at: talundeen@clearwire.net or 218-727-1177. Anyone can submit music for consideration. “We are open to all varieties of music so long as it is holiday music” said Lundeen

Corn Maze Festival

2010-09-21T06:32:00.000-07:00

PRESS RELEASE

For More Information: Tracy Lundeen, 727-1177

CORN MAZE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ENTERTAINMENT LINE UP

September 20, 2010, Hermantown, MN – Music will be in the air at the first Corn Maze Festival on Saturday, October 2, at the Engwall Corn Maze, according to Tracy Lundeen, Festival Producer. “There’s an abundance of young talented artists in our area and we will be showcasing a few at the new Corn Maze Festival,” Lundeen said.
Scheduled to perform are We Are Not the Band, Rachel Hagen, Emily Haapoja, Ruth Yates, Mike and Shane, Niila Wittikko and veteran performer Mark Rubin. Both We Are Not the Band and Mike and Shane had won local talent competitions in the last year and will be appearing together for the first time.
The festival is admission free and open to the public and in addition to the entertainment will feature arts and craft vendors, face painting and food starting at 9 am. A wide array of food offerings will include caramel apples, apple cider, corn dogs, cheese curds, mini donuts, a variety of barbeque items and of course, sweet corn.
In partnership with the Hermantown Historical Society, there will be a static display of Hermantown photos and artifacts from agriculture to housing inside Engwall’s Garden Center building.
Before the festival, a 5K Walk / Run and a 1K family will kick off the day. Entries for both events are available at http://www.midwestevents.us/event/1826. Registration is $20 for the 5K/ $25 day of the race and $15 for the 1K/$20 day of the race.
The cost for the Corn Maze is $6 per person, with $1 of that going to the Second Harvest Food Bank. There are still openings for food and craft vendors, for more information, call 727-1177. Lundeen Productions is serving as co-producer of the Corn Maze in conjunction with Engwall’s.

Duluth Senior Expo

2010-09-21T06:29:00.000-07:00

Free tickets for the 2010 Duluth Senior Expo, October 21st at the DECC in Duluth, are now available from sponsors (Humana, Interim Health, Christie Printing and Minnesota Power), exhibitors and at Perkins Restaurants in Duluth-Superior and Cloquet.For additional information call 218-727-1177 or visit seniorexpoduluth.com.

Fall Rapidly Approaching

2010-08-16T11:04:00.000-07:00

With the approach of fall comes a new season of events from LP. First off we will kick off the "fall" season with the opening of the Engwall's Corn Maze on September 10th. The maze is over 50,000 square feet of corn maze fun! For more info on prices and hours of operation go to www.engwalls.com and click on the corn maze button. The maze will be open thru October 10th and feature a Corn Maze Festival on Saturday October 2nd with vendors and music along with a 1k family run/walk and a 5k run. On Saturday September 18th we will present the 2nd Annual "My Own Biz" a home based business show at the Miller Hill Mall. "My Own Biz" is an opportunity for home based businesses to showcase their products and services at the regions largest and busiest retail center.
October 21st marks the presentation of the 8th Annual Duluth Senior Expo. The expo is the largest annual gathering of seniors, family members and industry professionals in the region. Over 4000 attend the Duluth Senior Expo each year!
For more information contact us at 218-727-1177 or email talundeen@clearwire.net

ROCK THE MALL

2010-07-16T09:57:00.000-07:00

I love doing this stuff! Already a 1000 facebook fans, 10 talented musicians/groups competing and a cool day for teens coming together at the Miller Hill Mall on August 12th.

Businesses, schools, organizations that want to reach out to the teen market (middle school to college) can exhibit at this event. You can join our growing list of participants that include our sponsors maurices and MIX108, Fitz Photo, Schmitt Music, sbarro and GameStop as well as Cosmetology Careers Unlimited, Bridal Elegance by Kay Elizabeth, Knights Formal Wear, About and Beyond Travel, Core Fusion and more!

This is going to be a HUGE day at the Mall. Join us!

It's Already July!

2010-07-08T13:17:00.000-07:00

Here we are, already in July, and we have a "bundle" of events coming up one after another! July 21 an event for Seniors called "Living Well" at the Mall. August 12th we're going to Rock the Mall with a new music event/competition and Back to School event for teens and then in September it's our home based business event at the Mall called "My Own Biz" and then back to the DECC for the big Duluth Senior Expo on October 21st!
It's an ambitious schedule indeed! Anyone interested in becoming an intern? Seriously...we're interested in someone that might want to work on promotions and marketing this fall! Call me at 218-727-1177 if you are interested.

Press Release

2010-06-29T15:30:00.000-07:00

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release (6-29)

BURTON CUMMINGS TO APPEAR ON TALK OF THE TOWN WITH TRACY LUNDEEN THIS SATURDAY MORNING

Duluth, MN ….This Saturday morning Burton Cummings, lead singer of The Guess Who (1965 to 1975) who sang, wrote and co-wrote some of the biggest hits of that era including “American Woman,” “No Time,” “Share the Land,” “Hand Me Down World,” “Undun,” “Laughing,” “Star Baby”, “No Sugar Tonight,” and “These Eyes” will appear on Talk of the Town with Tracy Lundeen.

After a nearly 20 year absence from the recording studio Cummings has released a new album titled “Above the Ground.” Above The Ground, marks 20 years since his last such album was released in the U.S.
Canadian rock royalty, Cummings had enjoyed seven previous solo studio albums from 1976 to 1990. North of the border, four of them went double platinum or better, and two others gold, including 1990's Plus Signs. That album boasted two of his six Top 10 Canadian Adult Contemporary hits in a solo career that has seen 16 Top 40 AC hits -- two #1s among them. The 1994 retrospective The Burton Cummings Collection was subsequently a best-seller. Cummings then toured with a reformed version of The Guess Who from 2000 to 2003, and since 2005 has occasionally performed and recorded with Randy Bachman, co-founder of the original group (and later of Bachman-Turner Overdrive), as the Bachman-Cummings Band, which released a pair of albums and toured with Bon Jovi.
Cummings is revered in his homeland: In 2009 he was named to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honor, given to those with a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to community and service to the nation.

In addition to talking about the new album Lundeen and Cummings will touch on the Guess Who’s early years including regional music influences and their appearances at the Duluth National Guard Armory.

The interview, scheduled to air at 7:30AM this Saturday morning can be heard on KOOL101.7FM or www.kool1017.com.

For additional information contact Tracy Lundeen at 218-727-1177

Burton Cummings on Talk of the Town

2010-06-29T12:32:00.000-07:00

Burton Cummings was the lead singer of The Guess Who from 1965 to 1975. During that time he sang, wrote and co-wrote some of rocks biggest hits including “American Woman,” “No Time,” “Share the Land,” “Hand Me Down World,” “Undun,” “Laughing,” “Star Baby”, “No Sugar Tonight,” and “These Eyes.” Tune in to Talk of the Town this Saturday morning at 7:30AM for my conversation with Burton. 101.7FM in Duluth or kool1017.com on line!

Corn Maze Festival Release

2010-06-22T13:36:00.000-07:00

PRESS RELEASE
For More Information:
Tracy Lundeen, 727-1177
Lundeen Productions

VENDORS NEEDED FOR OCT CORN MAZE FESTIVAL

June 21, 2010, Hermantown, MN – Vendors are being sought for the October 2nd Corn Maze Festival to be held at Engwall’s in Hermantown. There are openings for food, beverage and craft vendors at the festival.

“This is a festival for all ages so we’re looking for vendors that can offer a wide variety of selections both in foods and beverages and crafts” said Tracy Lundeen of Lundeen Productions, co-producers of the first time event. Interested parties should contact Lundeen at 218.727.1177.

The 52,000 square foot “Cornstalk Maze” has been planted and is growing according to the plan with the recent rain helping the project. “Knee high by the 4th of July,” said Rod Saline, Engwall President, is an old saying about corn that will be very accurate for the project. “We have cut the maze already and we’re watching the progress,” Saline added.
The Corn Maze is working with the Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank, with a portion of proceeds going to the Food Bank. In exchange, Second Harvest will assist with providing volunteers for some of the operation at the October 2 festival.
The corn maze will open starting September 10 for about 6 weeks. Lundeen Productions is serving as co-producer of the Corn Maze in conjunction with Engwall’s.

Upcoming Events from Lundeen Productions

2010-06-10T06:31:00.000-07:00

July 21-Living Well, Miller Hill Mall
August 12-Rock the Mall, Miller Hill Mall
September 18-My Own Biz, Miller Hill Mall
October 21-Duluth Senior Expo, DECC
January 8-Duluth Bridal Show, DECC
February 26-27-FunFest, DECC
March 5-Duluth Women's Expo, DECC

more info at www.lundeenproductions.com or 218-727-1177

ShowPro is Back!

2010-06-03T12:42:00.000-07:00

ROCK THE MALL is scheduled for August 12th at the Miller Hill Mall in Duluth. I've been thinking alot about the foundation of Lundeen Productions and everything goes back to ShowPro! For 30 years ShowPro was a name at the forefront of regional entertainment. Whether it was concerts, dances, recordings, radio broadcasts or whatever.....ShowPro was out in front leading the way.

About a half dozen years ago I mothballed the name as we got more and more in to promoting "non music" expo's and rebranded my company "Lundeen Productions." Now, yearning a bit to get back to my roots, I've decided it's time to throw out the mothballs and bring back ShowPro.

Having said that I don't want to confuse anything so it's not my intention to go back into full fledged concert and festival promotion. I think we have enough to do at LP already. My focus, at least for now, with ShowPro will be to help promote younger music talents in the region. Get them some opportunities to perform before audiences and show what they can do.

The first event will be ROCK THE MALL. This will be a big back to school event and party (as we are billing it)on Thursday August 12th at the Miller Hill Mall in Duluth. We are going to turn the food court at the mall into a concert venue and showcase a number of regional talents that will be selected from a social media competition on Facebook. We will ask musician/performers to submit videos of them performing and we'll have people vote on line as to who they like. The top vote getters will be invited to perform at ROCK THE MALL. We will then have live judges, audience voting and a few other "twists" to pick the overall winner.

Ok, we call it ROCK THE MALL but its not just limited to rock music or rock bands. Singles, Duos, Trios, Groups and Bands can participate. Catch? You have to be 18 or under! Many more details coming soon.

Home Based Businesses

2010-06-01T06:36:00.000-07:00

Home Based Businesses are exploding in popularity. From as simple as providing a little extra income such as selling products and services to full time occupations, people are running businesses from home at a record pace and they are finding out there are many advantages to operating a business from home!

On Saturday September 18th we will present our 2nd Annual "My Own Biz" home based business mini expo at the Miller Hill Mall! This is an opportunity to put your home based business front and center at the Miller Hill Mall, the regions busiest shopping center! Whether you are looking for recruits to sell your products and services OR you are looking to find more customers "My Own Biz" gives you an excellent opportunity to meet face to face with thousands of people!

Exhibit space at this event is limited and VERY reasonable. For information give us a call or email.

Meeting the Masses

2010-05-20T07:09:00.000-07:00

Marketing your business in the 21st Century is not as simple as it used to be. Just a decade ago you could buy an ad in the newspaper, yellow pages or on the radio or TV and if you had the right message and product your phone would ring and customers would come in the door. Not necessarily so anymore! Today with the volatile economy and media market saturated with conventional radio, satellite radio, internet, traditional newspaper, television, cable television, satellite television, social media and so much more where does a person turn to market their business?

You can make amazing new connections and bring hundreds of new potential customers to your business by participating in one of our EXPOS. Each of our expos offers a unique opportunity to network with over a hundred other businesses and meet thousands of potential customers FACE to FACE! Targeted marketing at its finest. No guessing, these are businesses and attendees that are at the expo because they are looking for products and services that you have! Mix expo marketing and other guerrilla marketing methods with a smart blend of traditional media and you have the recipe for success provided you have a product or service the public wants!

Northland Senior Resource Guide

2010-05-18T06:16:00.000-07:00

We are presently working on the 2010-11 Northland Senior Resource Guide. This comprehensive 40+ page color magazine features a resource section with contact information on over 500 Northland providers of services for seniors. Listings are FREE. To check your listing or to update it go to: www.seniorexpoduluth.com.

Christmas by the Lake

2010-05-14T06:04:00.000-07:00

While most of you are planning summer camping trips, vacations, gardens and the like, I'm here working on our annual Christmas CD project! A Christmas by the Lake-Vol IV is beginning to take shape with a number of commitments from artists to perform already having been received.
Denfeld/Central H.S., Hermantown H.S., Just Friends, Bing Allen, Bill and Kate Isle and Mark Rubin are just a few that have already offered music for this years project.

We are also working with the Miller Hill Mall to present live concerts throughout the holiday season!

If you would like to contribute please contact me at 218-727-1177 or ta@lundeenproductions.com.

Talk of the Town

2010-05-13T14:39:00.000-07:00

Every Saturday morning we present a one hour radio show called "Talk of the Town with Tracy Lundeen." It's fun, entertaining, topical and informational.........We talk about almost anything imaginable from business to entertainment, finance, sports and well....... you name it.
It's a magazine show, not a political talk radio show. We don't take phone calls but we do have conversations with a lot of very interesting people!
Tune in....KOOL 101.7FM in Duluth or kool1017.com every Saturday morning at 7AM for Talk of the Town.

Talk of the Town's updated broadcast times

2008-08-27T13:01:00.000-07:00

Starting Wednesday September 3 "Talk of the Town with Tracy Lundeen" will be broadcast live every Wednesday night from 7pm to 9pm on WEBC the FAN 560AM. The re-broadcast will be Saturday mornings from 6am to 8am.

A Christmas by the Lake-Volume II

2008-06-05T12:46:00.000-07:00

Several years ago we (ShowCase Records and Duluth Rocked Media) produced a CD called “A Christmas by the Lake.” This is a project that I had wanted to do for many years and it turned out quite nice for a first effort. Many wonderful Duluth talents contributed to the project including: Randy Lee, Bill Bastian, Don Buck, Julie Finkle, Ken Ahlberg, Robin Roh and more.

This summer I am starting the process of creating “A Christmas by the Lake-Volume 2.” I’m planning to “simplify” the process this time. Instead of hiring an orchestra and a producer like we did last time I am going to ask for talented groups and individuals to submit completed recordings for the project. With digital technology as it is I expect that most people have access or availability to do such a recording. We will review the submissions and select 12 songs for the CD.

Of course, these all have to be Christmas songs and part of the selection process will be based on the audio quality.

School choirs, small ensembles, bands, orchestras, church choirs, combos, soloists, etc are all welcome to submit. If you are familiar with Volume One we had every kind of song from “Jingle Bell Rock” to “Silent Night” so I’m very open to variety!

Please spread the word to anyone that might have interest in being involved in this project. We will pick a local charity (last time it was the Boys and Girls Club) and donate a portion of the profits of the sales of the CD’s to them. There are no fees or royalties paid for these performances.

I will need your initial submission on a CD and before August 1. Please feel free to email or call me if you have any questions, suggestions or ideas. 218-727-1177 or talundeen@clearwire.net

Talk of the Town's New Hours and Rebroadcast Schedule

2008-05-06T18:41:00.000-07:00

Talk of the Town with Tracy Lundeen, heard every Saturday morning on WEBC THE FAN 560AM, has new hours! Starting this Saturday (May 10) Talk of the Town will be live from 7AM to 9AM. These hours will continue through August.

In addition, starting Sunday May 18th, Talk of the Town will be rebroadcast every Sunday morning from 9AM to 11AM on The FAN 560!

For updated information on the show and my guests visit: www.tracytalks.com

Exciting Times

2008-04-28T16:38:00.001-07:00

These are exciting times for us. Soon we will be moving into expanded offices in the Piedmont Plaza and we are working on a number of major initiatives.

First of all let me say that we are thrilled to now have a professional association with the Radisson Hotel and Resorts-Harborside Hotel in Duluth. Our exhibitors and special event sponsors will receive reduced rates when staying in conjunction with their participation in any of our events!

Secondly we will be hosting our first "Workin' Late" after work get together at the Radisson very soon. "Workin' Late" was launched at this years Business to Business-B2B Expo at the DECC. This is a forum for our exhibitors and sponsors (over 300!) to get together socially from time to time and talk shop in a relaxed, non work setting.

Thirdly, we are thrilled to announce that Bill Capodagli, author of the best selling book "The Disney Way" has been contracted to be the keynote speaker at the 2009 Business to Business Expo! More info at http://www.duluthbusinessexpo.com/

Last but not least, my radio show "Talk of the Town with Tracy Lundeen" continues to grow with listeners each week. Heard every Saturday morning from 6 to 8AM on the FAN560-WEBC (560AM) I interview a wide variety of interesting guests in the fields of business, politics and entertainment. You can advertise on the show by calling me at 218-727-1177. More announcements coming soon on news regarding the show.

Special Event Updates and Jottings

2008-04-15T10:51:00.000-07:00

The 2009 Duluth Bridal Show is nearly sold out of exhibitor space. For more information go to duluthbridalshow.com or call us at 800-299-7173. Advertising space is still available in the Duluth Bridal Show Magazine. The magazine is distributed to every attendee of the Duluth Bridal Show on January 10th.

The 2008 Northland Senior Resource Guide is the most comprehensive directory of senior service information in the five county area surrounding Duluth. To receive a complimentary listing in the Resource Guide email us at: talundeen@clearwire.net or call our 800 number above. This beautiful 40+ page color magazine is distributed to thousands of seniors, caregivers and family members throughout the region and is given out at the door at the annual Duluth Senior Expo on October 16th.

A limited number of booths remain available for business and agencies interested in exhibiting at the Senior Expo. Contact us for more information.