OffKey

This week on OffKey, we’re looking at our first character in the storyline of the creation of music: the Songwriter. Featured in this episode are the insights of: Kathryn Calder, of The New Pornographers, Frontperson, and Oscar St. Records; Karen Kosowski, songwriter and producer based in Nashville; Mateo Palmisano, composer and producer of Xitmuse; Jonathan Simkin, founder of 604 Records; and Mike McCarty & Holly Fagan from SOCAN. We discussed how the Songwriter starts building a career, connecting with collaborators, sorting out composition credits, and making money. Hope you enjoy our conversations as much as I did and learn something new!

Cover art by Taliya Seidman-Wright

Show notes for this episode: https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-season-3-episode-3-the-songwriter-c64fe6e0e4a9

If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to OffKey and leave us a rating and review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/offkey/id1450403128?mt=2

Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you! Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/membranlabs/

Taliya: https://www.instagram.com/taliyasw/

If you're interested in recording your own podcast, visit us at http://membranlabs.com/for more info.

This week, we're featuring an interview with Mateo Palmisano, a writer, recording and mixing engineer, producer, composer and music production educator who has over a decade of experience working on both the recording side and composition side of music across North America and beyond. Mateo’s commitment to creating accessible educational content aligns so well with the goal of OffKey, so I decided it would be fitting to feature his interview in its own episode. We talked about record deals, composing for other artists, accessible technological tools, and how to build oneself up as a small business in a highly competitive music industry. 

For listeners in Toronto, Mateo will be leading a 6-part workshop series at the Richview Toronto Public Library starting on November 12th, 2019. You'll learn how to use a Digital Audio Workstation as well as how to produce, record, mix and master your own music, and distribute and market your record. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/production-starter-guide-1-the-production-tickets-76087946095

For more information on his work and some handy music production tutorials, check out Mateo's website, YouTube channel, and Instagram:

http://www.xitmuse.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi5vNju36hsTf9Dn06Ezczg

https://www.instagram.com/xitmuse/

If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to OffKey and leave us a rating and review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/offkey/id1450403128?mt=2

Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you! Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/membranlabs/

Taliya: https://www.instagram.com/taliyasw/

If you're interested in recording your own podcast, visit us at http://membranlabs.com/for more info.

OffKey's third season will be turning down a new path, moving on from the “who” question towards the “how-to," with the goal of creating an educational resource for industry newcomers like myself. Join me as I explore the ins-and-outs of the music industry from the perspective of two key players in the creation of music: the Songwriter & Recording Artist. This week, I had the privilege of speaking with and learning from: Götz Bühler, Senior Label and Product Manager at Membran Entertainment Group; Kathryn Calder, member of the Canadian band The New Pornographers and owner of Oscar St Records; and Byron Pascoe, an entertainment lawyer at Edwards Law.  We explored the basics of Songwriters' and Recording Artists' roles, rights, and royalties and set the foundation for what's to follow this season.

Cover art by Taliya Seidman-Wright

Show notes for this episode: https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-season-3-episode-1-the-songwriter-recording-artist-1ea214a760e

If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to OffKey and leave us a rating and review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/offkey/id1450403128?mt=2

Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you! Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/membranlabs/

Taliya: https://www.instagram.com/taliyasw/

If you're interested in recording your own podcast, visit us at http://membranlabs.com/for more info.

This week we're taking a look back at this past season of OffKey, and talking with Taliya Seidman-Wright who will be taking over the project! We're so excited about this next development and the future of the podcast, and I hope that you enjoy our chat as much as I did! It's been a pleasure working on OffKey, and I really appreciate all of your support! -- Linh Sa

Photo for cover art by Danny Zhang

Find Taliya at...

Instagram: https://instagram.com/taliyasw

Find Linh Sa at...

Website: https://www.linhsaarnold.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linhsaarnold/

OffKey episodes are released every Monday on your favourite podcast listening platforms.

If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to OffKey and leave us a rating and review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/offkey/id1450403128?mt=2

Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you!

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/membranlabs/

If you're interested in recording your own podcast, visit us at http://membranlabs.com/ for more info!

We have reached the second season finale of OffKey! While it’s bitter-sweet to see this season come to an end as it also means the end of my time at Membran Labs, I am so excited to announce that I will be passing the project off to my best friend, the ever so talented Taliya Seidman-Wright! Make sure you subscribe to OffKey on your favourite listening platform where I’ll be back on the podcast one last time to pass the mic over to Taliya to chat about her plans for OffKey Season 3!

For the season finale we were lucky enough to chat with Josh Palmer and Ellaya Zampieri of the band The Sunset Kids! We talked about how the two were introduced to music, to each other, and how they eventually created their “Dream Pop” sound. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did!

Cover art photo by Alley Cat PR (http://instagram.com/alleycatpr)

Check out our show notes for more!

https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-season-2-episode-15-finale-the-sunset-kids-music-aaad1b9c4b98

Find The Sunset Kids at...

Website: https://www.thesunsetkidsmusic.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesunsetkidsmusic/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theSunsetKidsMusic/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SunsetKidsMusic

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SunsetKidsMusic

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1IMdzdDlcrP4bMN36IHy2D?si=gJk0cwM_RRa_FCeuxKMq_A

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-sunset-kids/1192897589

OffKey episodes are released every Monday on your favourite podcast listening platforms.

If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to OffKey and leave us a rating and review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/offkey/id1450403128?mt=2

Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you!

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/membranlabs/

If you're interested in recording your own podcast, visit us at http://membranlabs.com/ for more info!

This week on OffKey we're chatting with Racquel Villagante, who is an A&R Rep for SOCAN. We talked about how she arrived at her role at SOCAN from getting a psych degree at UBC to working as a settlement worker to working for Nimbus school of recording and media and everything in between. We also talked about the importance of mentorship and the role that mentors have had in her career. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. 

Check out our show notes for more!

https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-season-2-episode-14-racquel-villagante-socan-ab9f36f3af03 

Find Racquel at...

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yeslioness/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/yesslioness?lang=en

SOCAN...

Website: http://www.socan.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/socanmusic/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SOCANmusic/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOCANmusic

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SOCANmusic

OffKey episodes are released every Monday on your favourite podcast listening platforms.

If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to OffKey and leave us a rating and review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/offkey/id1450403128?mt=2

Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you!

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/membranlabs/

Linh Sa: https://www.instagram.com/linhsaarnold/

If you're interested in recording your own podcast, visit us at http://membranlabs.com/ for more info!

For this week’s episode of OffKey, Victoria musician Fintan was kind enough to stop by the studio to chat about his career! We touched on everything from when he first learned to play the accordion, to busking with his family band, to getting a complete walk through both the story and musical evolution of his EP Then We Fall. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did!

Cover photo by Florence May, episode music by Fintan. 

https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-music-podcast-musician-fintan-obrien-414a744353f7

Find Fintan at...

Website: http://fintanmusic.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fintanmusic/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fintanmusic/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fintanmusic 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fintanmusic

Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/therealfintanob

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1JLB3JYl1p8ob8o5Y35bT6?si=lCecjBkjSj6HWkV-cfbgkQ

Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/fintan/1445715862

Bandcamp: https://fintan.bandcamp.com/

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/fintan-obrien

OffKey episodes are released every Monday on your favourite podcast listening platforms. 

If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to OffKey and leave us a rating and review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/offkey/id1450403128?mt=2

Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you!

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/membranlabs/

Linh Sa: https://www.instagram.com/linhsaarnold/

If you're interested in recording your own podcast, visit us at http://membranlabs.com/for more info!

This week on OffKey we're chatting with Brittany Ayton, who is the City Director of Sofar Sounds Vancouver. Many of our past OffKey guests including Kirsten Ludwig, David Ward, Blonde Diamond, Haley Blais, and Jasper Sloan Yip have played Sofar shows in the past so it was so nice chatting with one of the driving forces behind the Vancouver chapter of the project! I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. 

Check out our show notes for more! 

https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-season-2-episode-12-brittany-britt-ayton-sofar-vancouver-1c1a8bdc8b7d 

Find Brittany at...

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/britt_ayton/?hl=en

Sofar and Sofar Vancouver...

Website: https://www.sofarsounds.com/ ; https://www.sofarsounds.com/vancouver

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sofarsounds/ ; https://www.instagram.com/sofarvancouver/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sofarsounds ; https://www.facebook.com/SofarSoundsVancouver

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sofarsounds ; https://twitter.com/sofarvancouver

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfUfLeZu17Y&list=PL4_SsHNp9R6d8bCF-p5OZ6GrZO4imFSWN

Gracenote Vancouver...

Website: https://www.gracenotevancouver.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracenotevancouver/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg4NtGq7ewnZKRDAnCEVctQ

OffKey episodes are released every Monday on your favourite podcast listening platforms. 

If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to OffKey and leave us a rating and review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/offkey/id1450403128?mt=2

Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you!

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/membranlabs/

Linh Sa: https://www.instagram.com/linhsaarnold/

If you're interested in recording your own podcast, visit us at http://membranlabs.com/ for more info!

For this week’s episode of OffKey, musician Noah Derksen stopped by the studio while on the west coast leg of his Canadian tour for the second part of his album America, Dreaming. We talked about how he got his start in the music industry, the inspirations behind the album, and some of the differences between the Canadian and American music industries. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did!

Cover Image via https://www.noahderksen.com/

Check out our show notes for more! 

https://medium.com/membran-labs/offkey-season-2-episode-11-musician-noah-derksen-c4ff891fb5f6-c4ff891fb5f6

Find Noah at...

Website: https://www.noahderksen.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noahderksen/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noahderksenmusic

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKAzi2ckstIN4fihGPymbg

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/31wEHfLGUKIlJAayR6K936

Apple Music: https://search.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZContentLink.woa/wa/link?path=noahderksen

Bandcamp: https://noahderksen.bandcamp.com/

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noahderksen

OffKey episodes are released every Monday on your favourite podcast listening platforms. 

If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to OffKey and leave us a rating and review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/offkey/id1450403128?mt=2

Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you!

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/membranlabs/

Linh Sa: https://www.instagram.com/linhsaarnold/

If you're interested in recording your own podcast, visit us at http://membranlabs.com/ for more info!

This week on OffKey I’m chatting with Lisa Logutenkow, Vice President of Bedlam Music Management and Dine Alone Records, and the Vice President of The Orchard Canada, a music distribution company. From studying sciences at The University of Toronto to managing artists such as Alexisonfire, Bedouin Soundclash, and City and Colour, Lisa has had such an incredible career in the music industry and so many wonderful stories to share! I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. 

Check out our show notes for more! 

https://medium.com/@l.arnold/offkey-season-2-episode-10-lisa-logutenkow-dine-alone-records-bedlam-music-management-the-orchard-canada-89d2d9389517 

Find Lisa at...

Bedlam Music Management:

Website: http://bedlammusicmgt.com/

Dine Alone Records:

Website: www.dinealonerecords.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dinealonerecords

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dinealonerecords/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dinealonemusic

The Orchard:

Website: www.theorchard.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theorchard/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_orchard_/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/orchtweets?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

OffKey episodes are released every Monday on your favourite podcast listening platforms. 

If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to OffKey and leave us a rating and review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/offkey/id1450403128?mt=2

Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you!

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/membranlabs/

Linh Sa: https://www.instagram.com/linhsaarnold/

If you're interested in recording your own podcast, visit us at http://membranlabs.com/ for more info!