• Ace Symmetry – songwriting and producing a progressive electro-pop EP

    Ace Symmetry cover and production screenshot

    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 [...]

  • Playing percussion for acoustic funk band Jellyfish Interrupted

    Jellyfish Interrupted band photo, L to R: Neel, Nabil, Sherry, and Paul

    I first met Paul Vos at the Song Talk Meetup, and always dug his approach to writing funky songs with catchy hooks, complex rhythms, and interesting lyrics. Soon afterwards, Paul began collaborating with Sherry Jacoby, another regular member (and now co-host) of the meetup and a fine singer-songwriter in her own right. They recorded several [...]

  • Van Attack One Year Later

    "Love will triumph" written in chalk on Yonge Street

    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 [...]

  • Man of More Words

    Rock band Beige Shelter at the Rivoli in Toronto

    As part of the indie rock band Beige Shelter, I collaborated with our lead singer Adi Aman on a song encouraging men to be more open about their feeling and issues. The song was inspired by Movember’s tagline for their 2018 campaign. The movement asked all men to be “A Man of More Words.” Their [...]

  • Holiday Shopping Spree

    performance of song for video

    Through co-hosting the Songwriter’s Meetup and Song Talk Radio, I get to meet many singer-songwriters in and around Toronto. Some of them have written original Christmas songs, including Carmen Toth’s This Christmas I’m Giving You Love and Melanie Peterson’s Santa’s Sleigh. Themes of peace and love tend to come up, as is typical of many holiday songs. [...]

  • Beige Shelter show at Lee’s Palace

    As part of the band Beige Shelter (drums, percussion), we played our biggest show yet at the historic Lee's Palace. The crowd was receptive, enthusiastic and supportive. Of course, since this was a "real" concert venue, the stage lights made it almost impossible to see anyone in the audience. But we know what we heard. The [...]

  • Is Canada Delivering On The Promises Of Medicare – Presentation

    Is Canada Delivering The Promises Of Medicare?

    I worked closely with Tony Dagnone, the former CEO of London Health Sciences Centre, on his presentation for the 2016 CHES Conference. Tony wanted to see some creative "whiteboard" illustrations to bring some visual interest to his narrative. For these animations, I used a combination of stock drawings and my own illustrations. Most of the [...]

  • LHSC Emergency Department Transformation Slideshow

    For the London Health Sciences Centre's important renovations to the Emergency Departments at their two main campus hospitals, I suggested doing a special "before & after" slideshow, where images of the spaces before the renovations are transformed into the new spaces by laying in elements such as floors, walls, and ceilings. I worked closely with [...]

  • Jam session: I Never Write Her a Song

    The latest Song Talk Radio backup band jam session was for my own song, I Never Write Her a Song. We rehearsed for a couple of hours, and then performed about three takes for the video recording. Thanks to the guys who put their hearts and souls into the performance, especially David St Bernard who took [...]