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Bryon Tosoff
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10/13/2026 4:29:02 PM
Blue Voodoo bassist is playing with the stars in the heavens
Gerry Berg passed away last month, there was a memorial last Monday Oct 5th
Gerry was a awesome human very humble kind and generous. Gerry was a groove master on the Bass, I gigged with him and the blue voodoo on numerous occasion's. Sharp smart and funny, he always came prepared at gigs , He always came to the gigs in style.
He was in number of other bands one which was Bowser Moon a local band back in the 70s 80s he was guitar tech at I believe commercial electronics in Vancouver and toured with Bryan Adam’s in the 80s as his guitar tech guy.
He worked on the Gretsch guitar that is in my updated profile photo, it is my wife's guitar which she inherited , pretty cool sweet guitar
Gerry will be missed but not forgotten
take care friends, life flashes by like time ticks quicker every day, every day I wake up is a bonus
bryon
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Larree
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10/13/2026 4:40:26 PM
I am sorry for your loss. So much loss lately. Hugs, brother.
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Bob Elliott
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10/14/2026 6:50:35 PM
That is sad news, Bryon. He sounds great. Anyone doing any one of those roles would be golden.
Very good to see you here, though it is sad occasion.
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Father Time
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10/27/2026 8:31:02 AM
So sorry to hear, Bryon. I remember Blue Voodoo were one of IAC's first artists.
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Phlegm
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10/28/2026 2:30:00 AM
Always dug Blue Voodoo on IAC & Indie Music People -- may he rest in peace & love.
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Bryon Tosoff
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10/28/2026 6:59:29 PM
---- Updated 10/28/2026 8:39:45 PM
Thanks all
Scott I remember my brother asking me to get their songs (the bluevoodoo band)up here in 2003 0r was it 2004 and the followup phone calls from the ladies a couple months later, I was promoting the blue voodoo who got significant airplay and I would send out hundreds of their cds to stations in the US Canada Europe NZ Australia etc , then I discovered musicrypt listening to a program of how to send music via wave or mp3 to that place which eventually became DMDS over time , the president called me in around 2004 or 05s after I heard him on CKNW radio vancouver on an interview pitching this way of doing things, sent an email and he got in touch right away that night. Told me to check it out , gave me some code and the link and it was a revelation. amazing, saving thousands of dollars in cds and mailouts cost to all these stations who I had made inroads with over the years. then came radio submit , they heard bout me since I would send stuff to roots music and bluevoodoo and other artists I promoted would be featured there numerous times
I had a slew of people who would call or email me to promote them and I get their tunes listen and evaluate and many I took on under my prmootions company voodoohead productions
Yeah, it changed the whole way of doing things with mp3s and pdf files sending those out of producers , radio djs around the world. I had a big group I promoted and pitched and many are here, a lot I could name. anyways
This is a great place and thankful to have had the opportunity to learn much here and through my own research
cheers to all and take care
love to you all my friends
bryon
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Chandra Moon
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10/29/2026 12:27:09 PM
Oh Bryan I'm sad to read this - the passing of any friend, and especially a music friend - is always very difficult.
Sending love your way.
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Bryon Tosoff
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10/31/2026 8:00:08 PM
Gerry was a great bassist,a groove master,a good person and band mate
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