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What's In My Toolbox Part 3 Social Media Tools April 05, 2025

I was chatting with another musician recently about our relationship with social media and how I’ve come to really enjoy the way I’m able to find so many different ways to share my music while making new friends all over the world through social media. I can safely say I’ve spent the last couple years figuring out the best tools to use to make and share things to multiple platforms and I thought I’d do a little rundown here.

One is my 3 month laminated reusable wall planner, which I use for the broad overview of what types of things... (more)

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Women's History Month March 29, 2025

This month was Woman’s History Month and I took part in two events related to it. A few years back I found myself exhausted because there were so many events for International Women’s Day that I was invited to or signed up to take part in. I swore off doing things for IWD for a little while because I felt that why should I have to do all this work, it’s my day! Maybe my tweet about it got round because now it’s Women’s History Month and the events are more manageable.

One of the glorious parts of being a... (more)

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RPM 2025 February 08, 2025

I like the RPM challenge. The idea is to record and release something in February. I’ve got FAI this month, which is a big chunk of my February time, not just the travel time, but also the prep time so I knew I couldn’t sign on for a full album or EP. I figured I’d do a single with a b-side. In discussion for what this could be (I was thinking Graham Crackers) the two song idea grew into a 3-4 song EP. I scheduled some extra streams in order to do the recording. Day one and two I... (more)

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The Importance of Having Fun February 07, 2025

One of my goals for this year is to have fun creating things. After the recording of the Bloom & Grow album I noticed that I was not having fun when recording. It had become a chore, which is not the way you record good stuff that folks want to listen to. Be the seeker of joy is one of our mantras around here and I needed to put it towards recording. Last year when I recorded the Spring! single I decided to put Seeds on as a b-side. I decided to just be silly and to remember to have... (more)

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Entertainment Roundup January 28, 2025

I’ll just pull this next line from my last entertainment roundup, which I think I did in 2020.

The enjoyment of art is integral to the making of art, and I’m a firm believer in the adage that what comes out is only as good as what goes in.

Live Music: When I lived in Montreal I went to multiple concerts a week. Now that I live in a small town on a remote island in the North Atlantic, I go to far fewer concerts. A lot of my live music experiences since moving back have come from my attendance... (more)

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