Musi-Video Explained

Genre:	Music video series
Creator:	Marc Fontaine
Country:	Canada
Language:	English and French
Producer:	Marc Fontaine
Location:	Montreal, Quebec
Runtime:	60 Mins
Channel:	syndicated

Musi-Video was a music video series which ran in Canada between 1980 and 1984, syndicated to community channels across Canada. It was a very early example of the format that later would be adopted by the creation of America's MTV and MuchMusic.

It was the creation of Marc Fontaine, who was also behind the new wave pop group Nudimension. Produced in Montreal, it featured early 1980s music artists playing live in a studio and early music videos.^[1]

In 2008, the Musi-Video brand was revived as a music publishing label by Marc Fontaine.

Presenters

• Richard Berle
  • Erica Ehm Anne Marie Cyr
• Marc Fontaine
• Andy Nulman

Selected artists

The following artists have featured on Musi-Video at the beginning of their careers:

• Men Without Hats
• Simple Minds
• Nudimension
• The 222s
• Martha Ladly

Notes and References

1. Book: KALLMANN, HELMUT . Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. University of Toronto Press. The Impact of the 1980s. 1992. 978-0-8020-2881-5.