Kris Barclay (Country Artist/Songwriter/Great Guy to Have A Beer With) joins Al to talk about his experience building his business from the ground up as an original artist. Both Al and Mike have played with him for years and he’s an absolute beauty.

* Getting Started* His new freshly released tune “Right Here” (Available urrywhere)* Transitioning from booking his first few shows to playing at Boots and Hearts* Winning Boots and Hearts Emerging Artist* Working with Warner Music* His thoughts on making a career as an original artist

Song of the Week: “Right Here” by Kris Barclay

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Adam Fair engineer/mixer/owner of Villa Sound (villasound.ca) joins us to talk about his path through the Music Industry! Adam has worked with Juno and Grammy Award Nominated Artists including Valley, Ollie Wride, Shawnee, Kate Todd, Joey Landreth, Eric Schenkman, Parallels, Kim Mitchell, and Pablo Caputto.

* Getting started* Toronto Film School* Interning at PhaseOne in Toronto* Working with Tim Thorney* Starting Villa Sound in Singhampton, Ontario* Working with Matt O’Rourke

Song of the Week: “That Was All Part of Me” by Lance Dobinson

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* Mike’s Cruise Ship experience thus far* Preparation for the gig* Traveling during COVID* The ship’s COVID protocol* Al’s update: Soundbetter.com and Incorporation!

Song of the Week: “Feel” by The Mother Down

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* Mike’s going into isolation!* John Tavares & The New York Islanders, and how that somehow relates to us* Be SCRAPPY* Making sacrifices* Managing money* Side jobs* The work is the reward* Why you shouldn’t have a plan* And more!

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* COVID Check-In* How art is getting us through the pandemic* Justice at Spotify movement* Minimum Wage for Musicians* End of the “Venue Ladder”* New ways to approach the Music Industry* And more!

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* The reverse intro* Al’s engaged!* Running a Music School* The importance of diversification* Matt’s time at Musician’s Institute* Matt’s approach to Producing* Mike and Matt’s high school Metal Band* And more!

Song of the Week: “Sell The Soul” by Anathema’s Blessing

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* How do you learn to become a great songwriter?* The importance of co-writing* YES AND* Consistency* Taking out those little words* Trusting your instincts* And more!

Song of the Week: “THPS2” by The Crease Rule

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* Things we squeezed in our parents’ basements* Should we all be playing lighter guitar strings?* Playing in alternate tunings* Setup for multiple instruments on gigs* Instrument care: The #1 thing we need to do better* David’s pick for the most well-made guitar

Contact Dave at dmchown(at)gmail(dot)com. Dave is a great guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, and an excellent person to take your guitars to when they need some TLC!

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Song of the Week: “Kids of Civil War” by My My Sugar

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* Why does Nickelback get so much hate?* Pat Metheny on Kenny G* How to recognize and combat our own Elitism* The “Yes, and…” approach* Fighting “The Enemy” that wants to stop you from working toward your goals

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Song of the Week: “DÉJÀ VU” by Graham Scott Fleming

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We sat down with Thomas Rhett guitarist Nathan Whitney (@nathanwhitneymusic) to talk all things guitar, gear, and life on the road! Nathan is a Yamaha Guitars and Line6 artist who has become an expert at using direct guitar rigs such as the Line6 Helix.

Song of the Week: “Kerry’s Song” by Eddy Ruyter

* Staying healthy on the road* The story behind getting the Thomas Rhett gig* “Cracking The Code” guitar picking technique* Direct Guitar tone tips* And more!

Nathan’s backing tracks

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