#1 — Don’t Get WastedGive yourself a drink limit at these events, one drink an hour is a good guideline. If you feel you the need to have a drink in your hand, order a club soda with lime, no one will care. It’s so easy to sidle up to someone at the bar, someone […]
Bryan Paul Bell wrote Devil’s Gotta Dance in, get this…2008. I asked Bryan about his experience in synching and how this all came about for him, and how, almost 15 years later, this song is blowing up. How did you come up with this song? I was home one evening, poured myself a scotch, and […]
Canadian Music Week finished on Saturday, June 11th. I saw (and hugged-oh, how I missed hugging) a lot of folks I haven’t seen in a long time and met some new cool and interesting people. I also met some not so cool people. For four days, I took time away from my day gig to […]
I was clearing out a drawer and came across my 2015 Canadian Music Week volunteer shirt. 2020/2021 aside, I have been volunteering with the CMW Conference every year since 2015, as well as a few stints here and there with Indie Week and NXNE. Last spring, it really hit me how much I missed these […]
During Indie Week this year, I attended sessions that focused on helping artists get more income, and here’s some ideas for y’all. Music Licensing. Licensing/synching your tunes can be a lucrative revenue stream. Get yer songs on film, TV and ads. In fact, if you can pull off a “sounds like” song that is similar to big artists, music supervisors prefer that cuz it’s cheaper for them. […]
Ingrid: Mike, you have income from a few different sources. You score movies, play guitar with Simply Saucer, teach music, among other things. How do you keep things straight? Mike: I pretty much keep two lines of business, Mike Trebilcock Music (www.miketrebilcockmusic.com) and Spit Take Films, the film production side. I also get into sound […]
Note: This should make fans of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Galaxy” happy. I’ve decided to substitute “zark” for a certain word that ends with “k”. Given my “day gig” I’ve gotta keep it kinda clean folks! Don’t forget my new ITAM details-Irrelevant Things About Me! Ingrid: When you started out in high school, you were […]
2020 is a weird year for filing taxes. For many, it could be the first time that they owed taxes. Sure, there were a few freebies, like the one-time extra GST/HST credit, but if you collected the max CERB of $14,000, that was handed out pre-tax and it’s a taxable benefit that will get added […]
Ingrid: When I saw you on TV, I was a little amused that we were both doing the same thing by trying to promote financial literacy. What makes a football player decide to embark on this project?Courtney: It was a mix of things. The pandemic, no CFL season, so had some time. I was also […]
You hear these terms all the time, especially in January and February, so what do they mean? RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan)Why? Because you won’t be a musician forever. You need something for down the road and a contribution can reduce the amount of income tax you may need to pay. PLUS, you can use […]
