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I was always labelled the “shy one” or the “quiet one” at family gatherings, and even school group activities and other social functions. Being an impressionable child, I just believed what I was told and didn’t actually do anything about it. I don’t think I noticed, as I grew older, that I could carry on one-on-one [...]

The Facilities Management department at London Health Sciences Centre needed to improve its public profile at the hospital, and one strategy was to produce a Year in Review report to deliver key messages and showcase good work. I wrote the content, took many of the photos, and designed the document for the 16-page report. Content [...]

The Facilities Management department at London Health Sciences Centre needed to improve its profile within the hospital's culture. The internal website I developed served to increase transparency and communication, while showcasing the good work done by the department. I was responsible for writing, photography, and management of the intranet site.  A working group arrived at [...]

Often on Song Talk Radio, this question arises.  Sometimes, it’s fun for the hosts to try and guess.  “Your song sounds very cerebral,” or “Your song sounds very intuitive.”  The guests themselves tell us how well considered every decision in their songwriting process is, or tell us “It just came to me.”  This question of [...]

I'm a regular contributor to Song Talk Radio's blog and newsletter, with writing original content on topics of interest to our songwriter audience. Check out my articles at the Song Talk Radio website.

On Song Talk Radio we have a wonderful variety of guests and songwriters, and one way to group them is whether they are professional or amateur songwriters. Often, when we refer to amateur, there’s a negative connotation that implies a less polished, unsophisticated, or otherwise lesser craft. When we talk about being professional, it implies [...]

Layout of a 24-page newsletter for non-profit housing members with advertising, 6 times per year.  Electronic edition included bookmarks and hyperlinked advertisements. Visit onpha.on.ca/qc for complete archives. I was also responsible for research and writing of the “Going Green” section, focused on environmental initiatives and tips for non-profit housing providers. Going Green writing samples: November [...]

I recently purchased a new audio interface for my studio, after the mic inputs on my old one starting giving me static or no signal at all. I thought it would be interesting for others to see how I went about making the choice of which interface to buy, within the framework of the evolution [...]

Let's face it: home studio recording can be a pretty expensive endeavour, whether it's just a hobby or you're doing it professionally. It's also true that it doesn't actually take very much equipment to make a pretty decent recording. It really comes down to skill, attention to detail, and practice. I'm constantly being bombarded with [...]