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I released an EP of progressive electro-pop songs in September 2020. Ace Symmetry features odd time signatures, nonsensical lyrics, inventive beats, and catchy synth solos. It was an interesting and fun challenge to work on a focused project like this. I talked about the project and featured some of the songs twice on Song Talk [...]

Canadian Music Week is always a great time to see artists you're already a fan of, and discover some new talent. On this night, I went to see my friend Arianna Mae perform with her band, and got the pleasure of catching Alex Whorms as well. This was certainly a night of great talent, and [...]

I went to a live music show featuring Toronto-based rocker Marlon Chaplin (check out his stuff, he's great) at the Piston in Toronto. I had my new Panasonic Lumix G85 camera in tow to try out, and used my Zoom H2N recorder to take a signal from the room mixer and capture the room sound, [...]

One year ago, a van mounted the sidewalk in North York on a sunny spring day and plowed through over 25 people, killing 10. The driver was quickly arrested, and the community came together in solidarity to express our collective grief over the incident. During the van attack, I was working from home with a [...]

Singer-songwriter Angela Saini asked me to take photographs and videos of her CD release show with her band. I also got some shots of her opening act, Mikalyn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gI_dH-jnh0

As a member of indie-rock band Beige Shelter, we shared the stage at Sneaky Dee's in Toronto with very talented acts Claire Hunter, Stephanie Paglia, and Wilson and the Castaways. I took some photos of the other artists too. As usual, I used my 85mm F1.8 prime lens on my Nikon D7000 body, which gave me [...]

I had the opportunity to take photos during young adult author Melanie J Fishbane's talk at the Hamilton Public Library. I worked with Melanie last year to design her new author website, and photography was certainly an area where some improvement was needed. Usable event photos were especially lacking. I used a telephoto lens so [...]

Our band Beige Shelter performs gigs in and around Toronto. Sometimes I take my camera with me to practice live music photography and share my photos with the artists to help with their own promo material. I love supporting local music. Lately, I've been trying to capture more subtle moments in performance. I used to [...]

I attended the Song Studio Student Showcase at Hugh's Room in Toronto this year. Song Studio is a week-long songwriting camp in Toronto, hosted by Blair Packham and others. I know several songwriters who have attended and they all say it's an amazing experience. For the week's grand finale, the students put on a show with [...]