Tim Posgate is in a great artistic place, just back from a tour with Roney Teper in Europe, and releasing a new So Long Seven recording in November. We sat down in an noisy cafe in Toronto's Little Italy, sharing some cheerful tactics along the way.

She's a card-carrying member of the Woodshed Orchestra, FOG Brass Brand, Brodie West Quintet, and her own quartet. Tania Gills eats a jazz sandwich and takes us through many tactic-filled worm holes. Listen up!

Tom Wilson is a seasoned storyteller, a Hamiltonian of true grit, an artist of epic proportion. He reminisces about early days in Hamilton with Bob and Daniel Lanois, his start in the band Junkhouse, and his upcoming book Beautiful Scars. Enjoy the ride!

Take a sneak-peak into Friendly Rich's 11th studio recording, The Great Blue Heron. Glimpses into the recording, featuring interviews with Hawksley Workman, Kevin Breit, and Greg "Gerg" Dawson. The Great Blue Heron release date is September 14th, with all live dates posted at friendlyrich.com

Selina Martin has released four incredible recordings to date, most recently "Caruso's Brain". With a background in theatre and music, her community spans far and wide. Selina never stops searching for the next great song or project, now based out of France. We caught up in a Toronto parkette, and hammered through several important tactics....ENJOY!

A pleasant chat with producer and composer Eugene Martynec. At 70, he's got an amazing perspective on Toronto in the 60's. He talks about Yorkville and working with folks like Bruce Cockburn, Felix Pappalardi, Kensington Market and others. Dig in to a rich career in music, and learn the new term..."sweetening" courtesy of the generous Mr. Martynec.

A delight to catch up with chanteuse Patricia O'Callaghan. She's released six recordings, toured the world, and never stops learning. We talk stage fright, record company tactics, and more in this episode.

This episode comes to you from the inside of a music box. The tinkerer himself, Mr. Henk Degraauw joins us on the podcast to crank up the organ and grind out some serious tactics. Learn all you need to know about mechanical music, from one of the great suburban mad scientists.

Friendly Rich sits with Kid Koala, the polymathematician to talk about his inspirations, from Jim Henson & Monty Python to working with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Mike Patton. Some serious tactics are explored, this guy oozes creativity -- listen up, hook in that aural intravenous and reach your artistic Pluto!

Some fine Toronto music anthropology as seen and told through the lens of photographer Lisa Macintosh in this episode of Industry Tactics. She's shot everybody from Bruce Springsteen to Amanda Palmer, and she's excited to share her story and tales from her upcoming book called Music Makers: Portraits at the Great Hall, coming out this fall. Dig in!