Eva Everything
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Eva Everything is a Canadian
musician, writer and television producer. Best known as an independent New Wave
music and video artist in the 1980s, she released her debut album Boob Tube in 1984, the No Pleasure EP in 1986, and The Right Thing on the In Demand compilation LP in 1987. She was one of Canada's first independent artists who wrote, performed, produced, manufactured and distributed their own music and videos. She is best known for her singles and videos including Painless, Boob Tube, and Polyester Passion. Her first music video Polyester Passion debuted on The All-Night Show
hosted by Chuck the Security Guard in 1981. The video and song No Pleasure are featured in the 1987 motion picture The Gate. No Pleasure was nominated for Best Video by CFNY-FM
's U-Know Awards in 1985.
In 1986 she began to write, produce, and direct television. Her credits include kid's science series Wonderstruck
, It's Only Rock & Roll
, Vid Kids and CBC Newsworld
. In 1994, she was on the launch team of Discovery Channel Canada's daily science magazine show @discovery.ca, now known as Daily Planet
. Since 2001 she has produced and written the MindBender Quiz for Daily Planet. She has also written two all ages science quiz books for ECW Press
, What Does the Moon Smell Like? and What Does the Earth Sound Like?.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
musician, writer and television producer. Best known as an independent New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
music and video artist in the 1980s, she released her debut album Boob Tube in 1984, the No Pleasure EP in 1986, and The Right Thing on the In Demand compilation LP in 1987. She was one of Canada's first independent artists who wrote, performed, produced, manufactured and distributed their own music and videos. She is best known for her singles and videos including Painless, Boob Tube, and Polyester Passion. Her first music video Polyester Passion debuted on The All-Night Show
The All-Night Show
The All-Night Show was a television series starring Chas Lawther and produced by Jeff Silverman which ran from September 1980 to August 1981 on CFMT-TV in Toronto.The show ran live nightly from the end of other programming until 6 am...
hosted by Chuck the Security Guard in 1981. The video and song No Pleasure are featured in the 1987 motion picture The Gate. No Pleasure was nominated for Best Video by CFNY-FM
CFNY-FM
CFNY-FM, promoted under the branding 102.1 The Edge, is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.1 FM. The station rose to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s due to its freestyle DJing format and unique choice to play alternative music...
's U-Know Awards in 1985.
In 1986 she began to write, produce, and direct television. Her credits include kid's science series Wonderstruck
Wonderstruck
Wonderstruck is a Canadian educational television series which taught science to children, that aired on the CBC between 1986 and 1992. It was hosted by Bob McDonald. Every episode began with McDonald saying I'm curious about things. Why they are the way they are, and why they're not something...
, It's Only Rock & Roll
It's Only Rock & Roll (TV series)
It's Only Rock & Roll was a Canadian television variety show, which aired on CBC Television as a summer series in 1987. Produced by Joe Bodolai and directed by Allan Novak, Henry Sarwer-Foner and Joan Tosoni, the series mixed rock music-themed comedy sketches with live performances by real...
, Vid Kids and CBC Newsworld
CBC Newsworld
CBC News Network is a Canadian English language Category C specialty news channel owned and operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . It broadcasts into over 10 million homes in Canada. It is the world's third-oldest television service of this nature, after CNN in the United States and...
. In 1994, she was on the launch team of Discovery Channel Canada's daily science magazine show @discovery.ca, now known as Daily Planet
Daily Planet (TV series)
Daily Planet is a television program on Discovery Channel Canada which features daily news, discussion and commentary on the scientific aspects of current events and discoveries. The show first aired as @discovery.ca in 1995. It was renamed to Daily Planet in 2002. The show relaunched with in high...
. Since 2001 she has produced and written the MindBender Quiz for Daily Planet. She has also written two all ages science quiz books for ECW Press
ECW Press
ECW Press is a North American small press book publisher located in Toronto, Ontario. It was founded by Jack David and Robert Lecker in 1974 as a Canadian literary magazine named Essays on Canadian Writing. Five years later, ECW published its first books - trade and scholarly titles...
, What Does the Moon Smell Like? and What Does the Earth Sound Like?.