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This is the place for Canadian answers! My company runs "The Advisors", a Toronto-based career-power network for performers, producers and entertainment artists of all sorts. I am a performer, and I have not had a joe-job in the last thirty-odd years, so I must be doing something right. I can talk about career moves, self-promotion, self-production, and the business sense that turns your art into a living.
Experience in the area
I am the most published Canadian arts entrepreneur.
The Actor's Survival Kit, Tax Kit 2000+, Tax CD, The Art of Managing Your Career.
Organizations
Canadian Equity, ACTRA, AEA, BAEA
Publications
The Actor's Survival Kit, Tax Kit 2000+, The Agents Book, The Art of Managing Your Career, The Organizer, Equity News, ACTRA newsletters.
Awards and Honors
"Many people in the audience applauded warmly when it was time for him to leave the stage" (Local review of my Bill Walker in "Major Barbara" at the Shaw Festival.
Awards and Honors
"Many people in the audience applauded warmly when it was time for him to leave the stage" (Local review of my Bill Walker in "Major Barbara" at the Shaw Festival.
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
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| melika | 08/21/09 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | Thank you i think you described the ..... |
| Tia | 07/09/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much! I really appreciate ..... |
| Jelena | 07/07/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Amazing! Peter, thank-you so much. Your kind ..... |
| H | 06/25/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Very helpful thank you! |
| Mary | 05/12/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you for your advice. Very good ..... |
Recent Answers from Peter Messaline
2009-11-08 famous:
It's good to have dreams, and necessary if you are aiming at artistic success. But it's necessary to look at the arithmetic: Every year, thousands of young people contact Disney looking for a chance
2009-10-31 Performer career:
Hi Steffi You have a useful school history, and your skills are impressive, but you are a long way from being a professional. Walt Disney does audition young people, but they are generally young professionals
2009-09-09 Acting classes in Ottawa, Canada:
You are very flattering in your knowledge of our work. Don't be worried about asking the same questions -- I hope the answers are always different for each questioner. I will ask you to spend a moment
2009-09-03 Please read and reply. Thank You!:
I don't agent, and I wouldn't be any good getting you work from this far away. I can't think what the Nashville agency thinks it will gain from you! You say 'New York': do you mean Manhattan, NYC or
2009-09-03 Please read and reply. Thank You!:
I was surprised to see how much is going on in Nashville! Your résumé really needs some more up-to-date credits -- well, yes, you say, but that's the whole problem! I suggest getting involved as much
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