Apologue Podcast

Bill has been playing in bands since the 80's. Originally from Sault Sainte Marie, Bill moved to southern Ontario to be in a band. Finding his way to Toronto, He formed NC-17 with Grieg Nori. That band turned into Treble Charger and that band went on to gain an American record deal with RCA and Canadian fame with Gold selling albums. Bill also is the founding member of Broken Social Scene, a pretty important band in Canadian indie rock history. Years of label issues and inter-personal issues drove Bill to leave Treble Charger for over 10 years. After reacquainting his friendship with Grieg, Treble Charger was reborn with a new vision and focus on the love of music over awards and cash grabs.

Brought to you in part by Audible.com. Go to www.audibletrial.com/apologue and sign up to receive a free download from over 180,000 audiobook titles.

Shop with amazon.ca, amazon.com and amazon.co.uk  Bookmark the link and support the show!!

Pledge monthly with Patreon https://www.patreon.com/apologue

Shop Apologue products at http://apologue.ca/shop/

Follow the show on FaceBook and subscribe on iTunes

Check out my new 3D printing store. Go to www.insightrecorders.com/3dprints

Carmelo Lo Porto has worked in Germany's music business for most of his life. He started out in punk rock and is now working for Germany's largest TV station in their A+R department. Carmelo is always gives great conversation and I consider him one of my closest allies in the music business as well as a friend.

Brought to you in part by Audible.com. Go to www.audibletrial.com/apologue and sign up to receive a free download from over 180,000 audiobook titles.

Shop with amazon.ca, amazon.com and amazon.co.uk  Bookmark the link and support the show!!

Pledge monthly with Patreon https://www.patreon.com/apologue

Shop Apologue products at http://apologue.ca/shop/

Follow the show on FaceBook and subscribe on iTunes

Check out my new 3D printing store. Go to www.insightrecorders.com/3dprints

Francesco Marrone is the drummer, producer and recording engineer of the melodic hardcore band GPL. GPL has been a band for over 15 years and Francesco has the experience of not only playing in a band  but is building up his career as a psychologist. Francesco not only has a rabid love for music, but a knowledge of human nature. Put those two characteristics together and that equals awesome conversation!

Check out GPL by going to https://gplhc.bandcamp.com/

Brought to you in part by Audible.com. Go to www.audibletrial.com/apologue and sign up to receive a free download from over 180,000 audiobook titles.

Shop with amazon.ca, amazon.com and amazon.co.uk  Bookmark the link and support the show!!

Pledge monthly with Patreon https://www.patreon.com/apologue

Shop Apologue products at http://apologue.ca/shop/

Follow the show on FaceBook and subscribe on iTunes

Check out my new 3D printing store. Go to www.insightrecorders.com/3dprints

Nick Blais is a lighting/set/costume designer based in Toronto Ontario. Nick has been working in all three aspects of theatre since he was a 14-year-old kid. He always knew where his passion was and has been professionally working for over 15 years now. Nick is also involved in changing certain legal parts of how theatre deals with artistic ownership. For instance if someone takes a picture of a set at show and steals the idea, the designer of the set gets some royalties for the design. There's other parts in all this but you'll have to listen to the podcast to get more information.

Check out more about Nick by going to his website http://www.nblaisdesign.com/ 

Brought to you in part by Audible.com. Go to www.audibletrial.com/apologue and sign up to receive a free download from over 180,000 audiobook titles.

Shop with amazon.ca, amazon.com and amazon.co.uk  Bookmark the link and support the show!!

Pledge monthly with Patreon https://www.patreon.com/apologue

Shop Apologue products at http://apologue.ca/shop/

Follow the show on FaceBook and subscribe on iTunes

Check out my Etsy Store if you want 3D printed things https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Apologue3Dprinting

Andrea Codini is the lead singer, guitar player and principal song writer of Italy's LINEOUT. Living in a northern Italian village, Andrea some great opportunities to travel all over Europe and eastern Canada. He has enthusiasm and drive that you need to succeed in today's music industry. His band LINEOUT has released albums in Europe and tours frequently to Greece, Germany, England and more places to mention. At Home Andrea balances punk rock and normality better than most people I know. In the podcast we talk a bit about life and music and what it means to us.

Check the band out here at https://lineoutrock.bandcamp.com/

Brought to you in part by Audible.com. Go to www.audibletrial.com/apologue and sign up to receive a free download from over 180,000 audiobook titles.

Shop with amazon.ca, amazon.com and amazon.co.uk  Bookmark the link and support the show!!

Pledge monthly with Patreon https://www.patreon.com/apologue

Shop Apologue products at http://apologue.ca/shop/

Follow the show on FaceBook and subscribe on iTunes

Check out my Etsy Store if you want 3D printed things https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Apologue3Dprinting

Gary Begner hails from Oshawa Ontario or lovingly known as the "dirty 'shwa". To be serious, Oshawa was and probably still is the perfect blend of the rough downtown and the rich suburbs that geographically is about 2kms apart from each other. Saying that, suburb kids can go downtown Oshawa and see a show and not have to really bother about getting to Toronto to catch some culture. In the 80's, Oshawa was a little different and a little more rough than it is now. but that's only my opinion. That's when Gary started putting on shows in rented venues as opposed to clubs. the only reason for this was for financial survival as an independent local band. Gary also had a band in the 90's called LAME that received some positive attention in the mid 90's. These days Gary lives in London Ontario running his own screen printing shop out of his house. You can check out the site here at http://www.shirtforbrains.ca/ .

Brought to you in part by Audible.com. Go to www.audibletrial.com/apologue and sign up to receive a free download from over 180,000 audiobook titles.

Shop with amazon.ca, amazon.com and amazon.co.uk  Bookmark the link and support the show!!

Pledge monthly with Patreon https://www.patreon.com/apologue

Shop Apologue products at http://apologue.ca/shop/

Follow the show on FaceBook and subscribe on iTunes

Check out my Etsy Store if you want 3D printed things https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Apologue3Dprinting

It's been two years of podcasting and I'm felling super proud of the great guests I've had on here. I really appreciate all the great support an love I get from everyone from life long friends to complete strangers. I set out doing the podcast as a challenge to myself and I still have a long way to go with many more conversations and laughs. I would like to thanks my wife Spring and my kids Everett and April for putting up with the late night talks and my general neurosis. Thanks to all the listeners out there as well as the Patreon pledges and Amazon shoppers! Thanks to the guests and particularly the guests on this show who were. Amanda Wilkinson, Ben Rispen, Brian Doherty, Conner Lovat Fraser, Darren Dumas, Grieg Nori, Jim Bryson, John Sutton, Jonny Nastor, Micheal Wojewoda, Mina Shum, Oren Amity, Pat Lackenbauer, Stephen Egerton and Steven Rawles. You folks made this episode!

Brought to you in part by Audible.com. Go to www.audibletrial.com/apologue and sign up to receive a free download from over 180,000 audiobook titles.

Shop with amazon.ca, amazon.com and amazon.co.uk  Bookmark the link and support the show!!

Pledge monthly with Patreon https://www.patreon.com/apologue

Shop Apologue products at http://apologue.ca/shop/

Follow the show on FaceBook and subscribe on iTunes

Check out my Etsy Store if you want 3D printed things https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Apologue3Dprinting

Chad Dziewior and I originally met in Minneapolis in the early 90's. He would give the band I played in a couch to sleep on while we stopped through while on tour. Chad's band "threadbare" was known nationally and toured throughout the 90's. He's played in many other bands, too many to name. He mentions some of them in the podcast. In the show we get caught up on what's been going on for the past 15 years (we haven't spoken since the early 2000's) We talk about music and the industry. We talk about Trump and the fear of Trump. All around a great talk and episode!

Brought to you in part by Audible.com. Go to www.audibletrial.com/apologue and sign up to receive a free download from over 180,000 audiobook titles.

Shop with amazon.ca, amazon.com and amazon.co.uk  Bookmark the link and support the show!!

Pledge monthly with Patreon https://www.patreon.com/apologue

Shop Apologue products at http://apologue.ca/shop/

Follow the show on FaceBook and subscribe on iTunes

Check out my Etsy Store if you want 3D printed things https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Apologue3Dprinting

Steve Krecklo is a professional musician and is currently working in the TV world writing music for a cartoon. Steve got his start playing in groups like The Carnations and with solo artists like Kaos. Steve is one of the most talented musicians I know. He's humble and a general all around good guy. We met at his home where he was under a bit of a deadline so I was happy that he could curve out an hour to talk and get caught up.

Brought to you in part by Audible.com. Go to www.audibletrial.com/apologue and sign up to receive a free download from over 180,000 audiobook titles.

Shop with amazon.ca, amazon.com and amazon.co.uk  Bookmark the link and support the show!!

Pledge monthly with Patreon https://www.patreon.com/apologue

Shop Apologue products at http://apologue.ca/shop/

Follow the show on FaceBook and subscribe on iTunes

Check out my Etsy Store if you want 3D printed things https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Apologue3Dprinting

Jason King started promoting shows in Oshawa Ontario when he was 15 years old. He's responsible for some pretty important moments in music for the punk rock scene in his town. Oshawa's distance from Toronto was just far enough to allow a touring band to pick up a show the day before or after the big city. That's what made Oshawa a viable option. There is still a strong scene in "the Shwa" and part of that is because of Jason's early input. Jason also opened one of Oshawa's first skateboard shops called "Alcatraz" and ran it well until the big mall stores opened up. A good hang and a good guy! thanks Jason!

Brought to you in part by Audible.com. Go to www.audibletrial.com/apologue and sign up to receive a free download from over 180,000 audiobook titles.

Shop with amazon.ca, amazon.com and amazon.co.uk  Bookmark the link and support the show!!

Pledge monthly with Patreon https://www.patreon.com/apologue

Shop Apologue products at http://apologue.ca/shop/

Follow the show on FaceBook and subscribe on iTunes

Check out my Etsy Store if you want 3D printed things https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Apologue3Dprinting