"John Beaudin is all about relationships - in business, on the air, conducting interviews - it's all about forming relationships with John. I have been involved in Smooth Jazz in Canada since the early seventies working for the CTI label in Toronto and I have never met anyone as committed, connected and knowledgeable about Smooth Jazz as John. He is also the one person in this country who has had phenomenal ratings hosting and programming Smooth Jazz first in Edmonton in the mid to late eighties and for CHUM from 1990 to 2001. John invented this format in Canada in its present form. He is Mr. Smooth Jazz in Canada." - Linda Nash, Tidal Wave Records, Toronto

"My basic comment would be that the guy is simply amazing. To be more specific, his knowledge of music, especially within the "Smooth Jazz" format, is as thorough and far reaching as any Smooth Jazz radio personality/music director that I've dealt with in my 35 year career as an Artist Manager. Further more, in my dealings with John I have always found him to be intelligent, articulate, empathetic and expressly polite......even in the most stressful of circumstances. Subsequently I believe he would be a most valuable addition to any management team of any professional music related organization."
- Jack Forchette - Air Tight- Management for Fourplay & Steve Oliver

"As a management and agency specializing in Smooth Jazz, we spent a lot of time dealing with talent buyers, radio stations and websites. Several of the Artists we represent---Kim Waters, Chuck Loeb, Ken Navarro, Jeff Kashiwa and Chieli Minucci were interviewed by John Beaudin at Smooth Jazz Now.com and all of them had very positive and pleasant experiences.

We all found John to be very courteous and caring about the Smooth Jazz format. I strongly recommend to all of our Artists and their managers and record companies to contact John as he is the man in the know about Smooth Jazz in Canada. John spent a great deal of time explaining to me Canadian broadcasting and how the Smooth Jazz format works there."
- Steve Butler Central Entertainment Services Inc

"I have known John for over a decade and I have always been impressed by his knowledge of the music and artists that make up Smooth Jazz. His relationships and rapport with artists is testimony to his passion, dedication and love of not only the music business, but, radio as well. The artists that I have talked with know of John and his website and mirror my sentiments. In music circles, John is known as "Mr. Smooth Jazz". It has been a pleasure knowing and working with John. He is a valuable asset for our industry and a prized addition for anyone in our field."
- Ross Langbell General Manager RCS Canada Ltd.

"John Beaudin is the leading force in Smooth Jazz in Canada. His knowledge of the genre and his commitment to the artists who play it has provided an audience for artists internationally. I am proud to know him." Anne Oakley - Manager Alfie Zappacosta

"This memo is to express my thoughts and perception regarding my business dealings with John Beaudin. His knowledge and perseverance with music has exceeded the standards within the music industry. His endless efforts and commitment to the current music scene has made "Smooth Jazz" well recognized amongst listeners, record labels and entertainment management. He is a forerunner in the business and creates a leadership role in all of his endeavors. I respect and admire John and look forward to working with him on many additional projects." - Devine Taylor, Executive Director Motown Alumni Association

"I fist became aware of John Beaudin while living in Edmonton in the mid-80's. It was startling to hear a show which featured such innovative music, a show that was a combination of New-Age and Jazz. This was even more stunning because of John's mastery of the genre and his rapport with many of the leading artists of the day. Oh, and did I mention that he was doing all of this in Edmonton, not really the most (at the time) progressive of cities. I can say that being born and raised here.

As I continued to listen it became even more apparent that John's smooth on-air style was unlike anything that I had ever heard. The only comparisons available to me were from some Jazz stations that I had the pleasure of hearing from California.

When John decided to move to Vancouver in the 90's to seek a larger market, it was no surprise to me that he quickly became the dominant force on the west coast. In a highly competitive radio market and progressive listener landscape, John started to dominate the nighttime airwave, a position which he holds to this day.

In the mid-90's I had have had the pleasure of getting to know John. His amazing naturalness behind the mic and mastery of smooth Jazz is always a pleasure to observe. I have hired John to do several video voice-overs for my company. His native ability to communicate with his voice has helped one of my clients to sell over 20 million dollars of services. These sales were due in large part to John's ability to influence with integrity.

John's passion for the Smooth Jazz genre inspired him to single-handedly conceptualize and create the website www.smoothjazznow.com several year's ago. This website has become the defacto standard for creating and building a community of Smooth Jazz aficionado's around the world. Look at the interviews and you will see that John is "the man" when his name is spoken in the smooth Jazz marketplace.

While starting out to support and nurture the Canadian Smooth Jazz market, this site has grown into one of the most visited and read websites of it's kind on the planet. The success of the site has pushed John to (reluctantly) widen the name to included the entire Smooth Jazz world, www.smoothjazznow.com. As a true champion of all that is good in Smooth Jazz, John, his shows and website are a true gift to all of those who love the genre.

His knowledge of Smooth Jazz, encyclopedic knowledge of music, industry influence and reputation make him a national treasure." - Wyatt Cavanaugh Writer Producer May 2004 Media Advantage, Edmonton

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