It’s interesting to look back and take note of the experiences that have you standing where you are ...
Cinematographer Artem Mykahailetskyi shares his insights on his creating and filming the visual experience for Rosanne Baker Thornley’s song “Give Me One More Night”.
“Because Of Me” shares the landscape of a relationship I was trying to resolve my feelings around. It took very little coaxing to pull out this song out of me. It wanted to be written. And, I needed to write it.
There are some songs you want to write, and some songs that you need to write. And many ways to write a song. Some are fuelled by melodies that pull you into a steam of inspiration that you willingly swim along in. Others are driven by intense emotions that spill so quickly you can’t capture them fast enough when they’re like trains speeding by on the rails.
Before jumping head on into a new year - I wanted to take a moment to reflect on 2021. Looking back, it was a year packed to the seams!
Read MoreAn exciting day stepping into a new beginning… But before we whip by this moment and jump into the work ahead, I want to exhale and reflect on the work behind. You know, pause and look at what’s been invested into getting us to this moment. Right here.
Read MoreIt’s been twenty-some years since my first Factor-funded album “Courage”. Important to note is that the artist me didn’t end with that album. Rather, I chose to quietly make that part less visible.
Read MoreI was fortunate to have Joey Langlois call me up one day in 2019. Joey, singer, songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist producer, arranger, director, videographer, from Montreal, was in Toronto for Canadian Music Week and some writing dates.
Read MoreAlthough I wrote “DOUBTS” based on my own personal experience, I didn’t feel that I was the right voice to carry the message of this song forward.
Read MoreWhat’s your favourite album? When was the last time you listened - actually listened - to it from start to finish?
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