Techapalooza 2020 Archives
The Big Byte Swing Orchestra
Shortly after the Roswell incident in 1948, The Big Byte Swing Orchestra was secretly assembled and contracted by the CIA and the RCAF to perform for a private audience of Aliens as part of an orientation program to Earth culture at Area 51. Tests conducted by top American, German and Soviet scientists on one of the many flying saucers in hangers nearby unintentionally created a hole in the space-time continuum directly above the stage where the band was playing propelling them mid-set from Roswell in 1948 to 2020 at Club Regent in Winnipeg.
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Musicians
- Karin Carlson — Trombone, Vocals (Self Employed)
- Don McLean — Guitar, Vocals (Retired, Federal Government)
- Colin Kelly — Bass (Online Business Systems)
- Rick Boughton — Keyboards (Retired)
- Dana Oliver Neal — Trumpet, Vocals, Percussion (Sierra Systems Inc.)
- Vic Arias — Trumpet (Shared Health/Digital Health)
- Craig Holigroski — Trombone (MB Government)
- Boris Gularyin — Tenor Sax, Vocals (City of Winnipeg)
- Rick Strempler — Alto Sax (Online Business Systems)
- Jeff Allston — Baritone Sax (Retired)
- Murray Riddell — Clarinet (Retired)
- Hal Ryckman — Drums (Solvera Solutions)
The Big Byte Swing Orchestra
Performed in 2020
Techapalooza 2020 was held Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Club Regent Event Centre, raising $101,000 for Cancer Care Manitoba.