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Could Patreon Be the New Way for Musicians to Earn a Living?
PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2020
The pandemic has ground touring to a halt and streaming services have failed to put money into artists' pockets. Could subscription platfor...
Honey Jam Celebrates 25 Years of Championing Canadian Female Artists
PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2020
Honey Jam founder Ebonnie Rowe started 2020 by crossing a big item off of her bucket list. "There was one big, spectacular thing I was able...
CERB Gave Canadian Musicians a Lifeline During Lockdown — Now, What's Next?
PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2020
The life of a musician is notoriously unstable. There's no insurance, no health benefits. All one can do is try to make ends meet between s...
Burd & Keyz Honours His Partner's Legacy and Keeps an Eye on Toronto Up-and-Comers While Building His Producer Buzz
PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2020
Being a Toronto producer has a ring to it in boardrooms today, but ten years ago, it was all about pushing a few dollars into a dream. "M...
Elephant Stone's Rishi Dhir Started Over After a Fire, Inspiring Sci-Fi Tale 'Hollow'
PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2020
After a fire in 2017 destroyed almost everything his family owned, Elephant Stone's Rishi Dhir got to thinking: "When you lose everything,...
Sylo Nozra Uses Meditation and Good Vibrations to Keep Creativity Alive in His Studio
PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2019
Known for his chill avant-R&B flavoured tracks that rack up multimillion Spotify streams, Sylo Nozra is all about the zen of his bedroom st...
Everything in Its Right Place: Inside David Psutka's Home Studio
PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2019
David Psutka has just delivered a walk-through of all the synths adorning the wall of his Etobicoke, ON studio when things take an abrupt t...
Rooms Like Sonology Don't Make Great Records, People Like Idée Fixe's Jeff McMurrich Do
PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2019
If you were to walk through Bartlett Parkette, a small green space on Geary Avenue in the west end of Toronto, you would likely mistake the...