Welcome to the Tranzac's Online Auction, thanks for helping raise money to soundproof the Tranzac and thanks to all the great musicians, painters, filmmakers, boxers and organizations listed below who offered their services to help us!
How it works:
BID: View our items and packages below and click on the BID NOW button to bid on the items you’re interested in. You’ll be taken to a form where you’ll add your contact info and enter your bid.
BID AGAIN: The current highest bid will be updated on our website each day. If you see you’ve been outbid, you can click on the BID NOW button again and make another bid. You can bid as often as you like.
TOP BIDDER: The online auction closes noon Wednesday Feb 13. The top bid is how the auction starts live at the Tranzac at 8pm Thursday Feb 14th. You need to attend the event or send a proxy to finalize the bidding.
If you have any questions, please email Sarah Greene (southerncrossbooking@gmail.com) or call Tranzac Club (416) 923-8137
RAE JOHNSON
Description: Rae Johnson is an extraordinary painter and OCAD professor who once upon a time was a performer at the Tranzac. This is 46cm X 46cm
Value $1200
Starting Bid $250
Bidding increments $50
Buy it Now $850
TOP BID $850 SOLD
MARIPOSA PASSES
Description: The Mariposa Festival is generously donating a pair of weekend passes for their 59th festival July 5-7 in Barrie, On.
Value $300
Bid $80
Bidding increments $20
Buy it Now $220
TOP BID is $220 SOLD
OWEN PALLETT
Description: Polaris prize winner and member of the Blocks Recording Club (whose existence was situated at the Tranzac), has donated a music lesson. Maybe this means a lesson in string arrangement or song ideas..maybe it means he'll play on your record - you work it out with him.
Value $120
Starting Bid $35
Bidding increments $10
TOP BID $80 SOLD
MICAH BARNES
Description: #1 on the Billboard club charts and voice teaching sage in Tim Falconer's book "Bad Singer" - Micah will give you a private session at his studio (www.singersplayground.com)
Value $120
Starting Bid $25
Bidding increments $10
TOP BID was $60
BOB WISEMAN
Description: Bob Wiseman is a board member of the Tranzac and a guy who writes horrible music. He will write horrible string arrangement for your song.
Value $300
Starting Bid $50
Bidding increments $25
Buy it Now $240
TOP BID is $240
CASEY MCGLYNN
Description: Painting entitled Churrascaria Lion
Casey is an amazing painter and musician who has played the Tranzac many times. Sometimes he paints on stage while other people perform music. He has offered this amazing Lion/ Chicken painting.
(apologies: I took this photo with my iPhone and it doesn't do the painting justice)
Value $3000
Starting Bid $250
Bidding increments $40
Buy it Now ($2200)
TOP BID was $300
KATASHA JAMES
Description: Girls Rock Camp singing coach and singer extraordinaire Katasha James will sing on your record, one hour session, background vocals, any style.
Value $120
Starting Bid $25
Bidding increments $10
Buy it Now $80
TOP BID no bids yet, click on PLACE BID to start
BARONESS VON SKETCH's CAROLYN TAYLOR
Description: Carolyn Taylor is one of the creators and stars of Baroness Von Sketch (and someone who studied piano at the Tranzac a bunch of times). She will write a short personalized song about you or your name. "It will be recorded on my iPhone and feature my limited piano skills".
Value (who can say)
Starting Bid $30
Bidding increments $ you decide
TOP BID was $50
MUSIC GALLERY
Description: This iconic Toronto destination for adventurous sonic creations is offering two passes to the Raven Chacon mini festival in April 2019 - presented by Native Women in The Arts, Array Music and The Music Gallery.
Value $110
Starting Bid $30
Bidding increments $5
TOP BID is currently $40
RAVI NAIMPALLY
Description: Absolutely brilliant musician Ravi Naimpally has generously offered a Tabla lesson or credit to have him play on a recording session.
Value $120
Starting Bid $35
Bidding increments $10
Buy it Now $80
TOP BID is $100 SOLD
JOHN ABRAMS
Description: Saw/Clarinet (2019)
Amazing artist John Abrams generously donated this piece just made for the Tranzac auction, it is oil paint on a box saw, dimensions are 16 (high) X 5 (wide) inches.
Value $800
Starting Bid $175
Bidding increments $25
TOP BID was $425
DON PYLE
Description: Musician, producer and barber Don Pyle will give you a haircut at The Town Barber (https://townbarber.ca)
Value $30
Starting Bid $10
Bidding increments $5
TOP BID was $50
LUMINATO ANY THEATRE DANCE OPERA
Description: Two tickets to a Luminato event of your choosing. Theatre, dance, opera and more, festival details announced in March. Reserve tickets with Luminato by April 26.
Value $150
Starting Bid $40
Bidding increments $10
Buy it Now $125
TOP BID is currently $50
OH SUSANNA
Description: Uniquely intense singer songwriter Suzie Ungerleider will spend an hour with you on your songwriting.
Value: $120
Starting Bid $35
Bidding increments $10
Buy it Now $80
TOP BID $80 SOLD
ALAN ZWEIG
Description: Documentary filmmaker and winner of the 2013 TIFF best Canadian Feature Film will place you in a cameo in his latest film to be finished shooting in February. You have 2 weeks from when this auction ends.
Value (who can say)
Starting Bid $40
Bidding increments $10
TOP BID is currently $60
DEB MONTGOMERY
Description: Singer songwriter and therapist Deb Montgomery will supply you two counselling sessions via Skype (she lives in Seattle though has been known to fly into Toronto to play the Tranzac).
Value $320
Starting Bid $30
Bidding increments $15
Buy it Now $160
TOP BID was $100
JESI JELO
Description: Jesi Jordan is an animator, painter, and performance artist. She has made music videos for Katie Stelmanis, Final Fantasy, Brendan Canning, Tasseomancy, Timber Timbre, and Absolutely Free. This 40 X 28 cm painting is entitled Hormonal Harmony and is from her series Magical Thinking
Value $400
Starting Bid $65
Bidding increments $25
Buy it Now $350
TOP BID was $250
DOUG PAISLEY
Description: Alternative country singer songwriter and booked up touring artist Doug Paisley will give you a guitar lesson but cautions it might take up to a year to redeem.
Value $120
Starting Bid $35
Bidding increments $15
Buy it Now (for more) $65
TOP BID was $50
GARY BARWIN
Description: Signed copy of Gary Barwin's book Yiddish For Pirates. Winner of the Stephen Leacock medal for Humour, shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award, Gary Barwin is also an accomplished musician who studied with David Mott, James Tenney, Trichy Sankaran and bpNichol.
Value $21
Starting Bid $10
Bidding increments $you decide
Buy it Now $15
TOP BID was $15 SOLD
JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
Description: Passes to the Jewish Film Festival - Two 1:00 pm subscriptions to the Toronto Jewish Film Society’s 41th season, from April to December 2019. Each film is introduced by a noted speaker.
Value $165
Starting Bid $35
Bidding increments $10
Buy it Now $135
Top bid was $40
COLLEEN ALLEN
Description: Saxophone lesson with brilliant musician Colleen Allen or credit to have her play a saxophone solo on your record.
Value $120
Starting Bid $25
Bidding increments $10
TOP BID was $100
CURE FOR GRAVITY [Web Consultation]
Description: 1 hour consultation and 4 hours production. • Web site design/programming • WordPress customized theme • Print production (posters, t-shirts, album art) design and setup Clients include: • Bob Wiseman • Robert Priest • Stephen Fearing
Value $650
Starting Bid $90
Bidding increments $30
Buy it Now $ 450
TOP BID was $90
AKEEM RAPHAEL
Description: Rapper Akeem Raphael, who has recorded hits like "Let it Fly By" at the Tranzac's secret upstairs studio offers to write a rap with you in it.
Value $120
Starting Bid $30
Bidding increments $10
Buy it Now $80
TOP BID was $30
KRITTY URANOWSKI
Description: Amazing Girls Rock Camp coach Kritty Uranowski is also the director of private music studio Baby Pineapple where songwriting and voice coaching are her speciality. This offer is for 3 hours of lessons.
Value $150
Starting Bid $ 40
Bidding increments $10
TOP BID is currently $40
RENOVATIONS RUTH
Description: Ruth, a Tranzac board member and the Ruth in her renovation business Reno Ruth - offers a consultation: anywhere from talking someone thru the process, helping them manoeuvre through the city zoning and permit process, looking at current work that they have contracted out but are unsure of. http://renovationsruth.com
Value $80
Starting Bid $20
Bidding increments $you decide
TOP BID is currently $50
PRECIOUS CHONG
Description: Precious Chong, writer, actor, stilts-walker, comedienne will let you choose between any of these 3:
a/ session of stand up coaching
b/ a 5 minute spot on her comedy show
c/ a Tommy Chong t-shirt.
Value $80
Starting Bid $25
Bidding increments $you decide
TOP BID currently $30
BRODIE WEST
Value $120
Starting Bid $30
Bidding increments $10
TOP BID no bids yet, click on PLACE BID to start
BRIDGET MELODY ALOI
Value $500
Starting Bid $200
Bidding increments $20
TOP BID no bids yet, click on PLACE BID to start
JONATHAN BOCHNER
Description: Description: Jonathan Bochner, professional, boxing coach is offering a free boxing lesson or coaching session.
Value $100
Starting Bid $25
Bidding increments $10
Buy it Now $60
TOP BID no bids yet, click on PLACE BID to start
DAVE WALL
Description: Legendary Toronto vocalist from the Bourbon Tabernacle Choir and The Flying Burger Klezmer Band, Dave Wall, will give you a voice lesson.
Value $120
Starting Bid $25
Bidding increments $10
Buy it Now $80
TOP BID no bids yet, click on PLACE BID to start
REBECCA CAMPBELL
Value $120
Starting Bid $25
Bidding increments $10
Buy It Now $80
TOP BID no bids yet, click on PLACE BID to start
GOOD FOR HER
Value $150
Starting Bid $25
Bidding increments $you decide
Buy It Now $80
TOP BID was $120
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTRE
Description: 1 month free membership to the JCC (gym bag, water bottle and towel service).
Value $175
Starting Bid $55
Bidding increments $15
Buy it Now $150
TOP BID was $100
GEORGIA WEBBER
Description: Georgia Webber is a comics artist, writer, and editor. She has donated a signed copy of her book DUMB plus an drawing she will make for the winning bidder.
Dumb tells the story of how the book’s author copes with the everyday challenges that come with voicelessness. Webber adroitly uses the comics medium to convey the practical hurdles she faced as well as the fear and dread that accompanied her increasingly lonely journey to regain her life.
Value $ 180
Starting Bid $30
Bidding increments $10
Buy it Now $150
TOP BID was $30
LUMINATO KOERNER HALL CONCERT
Description: Two tickets to Luminato’s 2019 concert at Koerner Hall, featuring many award-winning Canadian artists, including Polaris prize-winner, Jeremy Dutcher.
Value $150
Starting Bid $40
Bidding increments $10
Buy it Now $125
TOP BID was $75