Tag: indie music

The songwriting process behind my answer to the Song Studio songwriting challenge, to write a song based on the word "Shadow"

It's a fun time hanging out at the Function Bar in Toronto. Lately I've been getting to know the regulars there, and I love being able to snap great photos of them and share them with the performers. This is, when I'm not drumming on stage. [...]

Jessica Stuart is a talented artist, guitarist, and Koto player who actively supports the Toronto music community. She recently started hosting a bi-weekly open mic at the Rose and Crown, providing a new stage for local artists.I had the pleasure of performing there with my bandmate Adi and my friend The Great Infinite, on my [...]

I frequent the open mic events at the Function Bar in Toronto. It's a great vibe, and an good way to meet fellow musicians, jam with them, and often times I'll take my camera in tow for when I'm not on stage. Here's my latest collection of snaps of the performers on July 27, 2025. [...]

As part of the band Beige Shelter, we often share a stage with other awesome artists and bands. On May 30 at the Supermarket, organizer A-Minor invited us to share a night of indie folk and rock with Edward Sayers, Just Amsterdam, and The Willow Shade. I had my camera in tow, shot some pics [...]

I heard about the awesome Kensington Unplugged series of shows where songwriters perform in the round, Nashville-style. One of my favourite artists, Alex Whorms was performing and I decided to attend that night with my camera in tow. I shared the photos I took with the artists and booked some of them on our songwriting [...]

In 2017, I wrote a song as a response to many of my female friends sharing their "Me Too" stories on social media, in the wake of powerful men in Hollywood and elsewhere behaving abhorrently. The song was called The Countless Few, and I recorded and released it on my Soundcloud page. The emotional content [...]

I met Chad through the cross-pollination of our respective Meetup groups, Song Talk Meetup, and Chad's own group, At Home Songwriting. I highly recommend Chad's online workshops, he's a fantastic teacher with a great presentation style and knows how to engage his participants in a meaningful and effective way. He's also the Education Director at [...]

I’m inviting rap artists to collaborate on a new project. I created these beats for my progressive electro-pop EP, Ace Symmetry. I challenged myself to only use odd time signatures, so every beat is 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, or 13 beats to a bar. If you’re up to the task, I’d love to hear [...]