A few weeks ago, Marc Belaiche reached out to me to see if I would like to be a speaker at the upcoming Virtual Music Expo being held tomorrow, Saturday May 30th. Yeah, I know. Short notice, but I was busy doing my taxes this week! Anyways, I thought it sounded awesome, so I […]
Yes, I have another Unision Schmoozefest story, this time from 2019. I wanted to get a picture with the amazing Tom Cochrane, and both Darren Throop from eOne and Gary Slaight (on the right) from Slaight Music bounced in on the pic. I didn’t know much about Gary at the time, but what I now […]
I messed up. Not once, but twice. In the summer, Gord Deppe, agreed to answer a few questions for my Interview With The Vampire blog. Gord is one of the founding members of The Spoons and is also currently the lead guitar player for Flock of Seagulls. (You guys know I love my 80’s music, […]
Welcome to the revised Municipal Code Chapter 591, the first since 2002. On Oct 29, 2019, MusicOntario hosted an info session at the Rivoli, led by Rod Jones, Jessica Stanley, and Mike Tanner from City Hall. Here’s what I learned about the new law. And it’s not all bad. The City consulted with local stakeholders, […]
Tips to Help You Make the Best of the CMW Aftermath This was my 5th year volunteering with CMW and my 4th as the unofficial ‘cat herder’ for the B2B meetings in International Marketplace with Kathy Hahn during the Music Summit. It was 4 long days, and I met tons of very cool people, […]
I had no idea how awesome the Toronto Reference Library (TRL) has become! The last time I stepped foot in there was back in my University days to cram for exams in the study cubbies. In April, 2018, I attended a Music Tech Meetup at the library hosted by Alan Cross, and was totally […]
Alanis Morissette’s breakout album Jagged Little Pill, is one of those awesome albums that stands the test of time. Ironic as it may seem, many of the song titles relate to what happened to her. Songs like You Otta Know, Hand in Pocket, Ironic (oops, already said that one), Right Through You, and You Learn. […]