This week, Ash is interviewing J-Bird, a musician from St. Albert, who's also on the Amplify Youth Advisory Committee this year! J-Bird talks about their experiences with song writing, what keeps them motivated with their music and gives some great advice about putting your music out into the world. 

Follow J-Bird on Instagram: @j.bird.music

Learn more about Amplify here! 

Recorded on June 14, 2021

In this episode, Amplify Committee Member Zak Wurtz gets to chatting with photographer Megan Veldhuis about her journey with a camera. From how she got started to tips if you find yourself in front of her camera lens, Megan and Zak talk about all things photography. Megan shares her tricks to avoiding getting crushed in a mosh pit, while still managing to snap incredible pics of the band and reveals some of the stress of shooting engagement photos. 

Follow Megan on Instagram @veldhuisphotography

For this week’s episode, we take a break from our usual style of podcasting to learn more about three of our Amplify committee members. In a round table discussion, the trio sits down to talk about what the future holds in a post-Covid world, what they’ve learned about themselves while the world was put on hold, and just how chaotic each of them are, *especially* when they’re all together.

Recorded June 6, 2021

In this episode Kaden sits down for a cup of coffee (virtually) with Arienette Zak. Ari has been an Amplify artist since year one, and is a poet, photographer, poetry coach and community organizer. She has been a long standing host of various open mics in St. Albert and currently mentors ST.A.R.K. Poets (St. Albert Rose Kane Poets).

Ari shares about everything from her 'cringe-worthy' first time taking the stage to her worst case of stage fright to her dynamic new poetry projects she's working on. She also has some fantastic wisdom to share about getting started on your own writing journey, the challenges of being a poet and the importance of community.

You can find her work on bandcamp, follow her poetry on Instagram @moroseforever and you can learn more about the ST.A.R.K Poets on their Facebook group.

In this episode, Kierra and Laura talk about how many socks are ideal, life as working students in a pandemic and the need to keep moving, Kierra’s bad driving and obscure physics knowledge and so much more! Laura’s IG: @laura.charrois and her super cool club : @stalbertrotaract link to Laura’s music video: https://youtu.be/bxseNzi5ms8

In this episode, Amplify Committee Member, Kaden, sits down with Charles, Shea and Daniel from Laundry Week to learn about some of their most memorable shows, how they construct their sound and where they are looking forward to playing post-Covid (spoiler alert: the answer is basically 'anywhere'). They share their songwriting process, who their big supporters are and, of course, we ask where their band's name comes from!  

Follow them on Instagram, @laundryweek , @sheailesmusic , @daniel_knife , @chchchchchcharles

Recorded: May 13, 2021

In this week’s episode, Amy chats with musical artist, photographer, and Amplify committee member Ange Caroline to discuss the importance of learning from the past and setting goals for the future. From discussing Ange’s secret love for One Direction, Amy’s weird fear of seagulls, and the two’s crazy plan to start a children’s musical tv show, we learn all the secrets and future plans for this iconic duo. Follow Ange on Instagram and Youtube.

Learn more about Amplify here!

Recorded on May 8, 2021