Made You A Mixtape

On the heels of his new album, “Jonathan Chandler & the Bandwagoneers”, Jonathan hops on the show to talk about the new release, all things Amos The Transparent/Silent Winters/The Andy Kaufmans…as well as how important Muchmusic was to Canadian music lovers in its heyday.

Guitar slinger, mobile stage entrepreneur and owner of more pedals than a bicycle shop, Leo Gray has been entertaining music lovers in Ontario for years. Now, I get a chance to sit down with him, find out about the most obscene pedal on his board and discover who put a 1-800 number on their guitar pick!

From sportscaster to producer to children’s book author, Lisa Bowes has been informing and entertaining us for years. In this episode, she talks about her Lucy Tries Sports book series, how she translated writing for sports television to writing books and the importance of sports being for everybody.

You’ve heard him on the radio, on television and in arenas. Now, get to know Simon Bennett as he talks about announcing in arenas during the pandemic, the challenges of broadcasting from home and what it takes to make a career behind the mic.

Imagine recording an album with over 40 musicians…none of whom were ever in the same room. That’s exactly what Ken Tizzard (The Watchmen, Thornley, Music For Goats) did, and the end result is his new album All Together Now. Listen in as Ken talks about the recording process, how he chose the songs and much more!

Where can cello take you? As Erika Nielsen proves, it can take you everywhere from chamber ensembles to performing entire classic rock albums to advising movie stars on set to writing an award-winning book and many places in between. Listen in as this renowned cellist tells us her story from stage to page.

She creates art, she evokes emotion from the viewer and she’s the one who makes the shows you’ve watched amazing. Listen in as Emmy-winning editor Mary DeChambres, ACE talks about the editing process, how much music plays a role in the edit and gain some insight into what it takes to make the best reality shows on TV today.

Former Raptors Dance Pak member, co-director of Runway Dance Connection and all-around charcuterie of awesome Holly Nimens drops by the show to talk to us about the upcoming virtual dance competition she and her sisters are organizing, the mindset of a dancer when listening to music and the overall effects of the pandemic on those in the performing arts.

From radio broadcaster to official scorer for the Toronto Blue Jays to one of the Teammates, Roger Lajoie has lived his life one dream at a time. In this episode, Roger joins me to talk about his new book, The Power Of Teammates, doles out some positive advice, and lets us know which Billy Joel song would be his unofficial anthem.

Robin Black is a man who has been many things…an Intergalactic Rock Star, a cage combatant and a pugilistic prognosticator. In this episode, listen as I chat with the Baron Of Bink about his journey from rock star to one of the leading analyst voices of MMA about everything from the psychology behind picking your entrance music to the absolute genius of Bob Ezrin.