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Canada, Country, Folk, Music Industry (Trade), Producer, Songwriter, Toronto January 21, 2013

Corin Raymond paid for new album with stacks of Canadian Tire money

Canadian folksinger raised $6,200 in the funny money toward production of new album. Paper Nickels, the new album from Corin Raymond, above, and The Sundowners, was paid for with 32,000 Canadian Tire bills weighing approximately 60 pounds (27 kilograms). By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Mon Jan 21 2013 At first glance, the dozens of bundles of banknotes covering folksinger Corin Raymond’s kitchen table might lead you…

Arranger, Canada, Cinema, Composer, Experimental, Film Scores, India, Los Angeles, Oscar, Producer, Toronto, United States, World Music January 2, 2013

Canadian composer Mychael Danna scores another hit with Life of Pi

Toronto composer takes no shortcuts when writing music for movies Canadian Mychael Danna is nominated for a Golden Globe for best original score for his work on Ang Lee film Life of Pi. “There’s something really wonderful about being the musical interpreter of a film,” he says. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Wed Jan 02 2013   When it comes to writing music for movies, Mychael…

Canada, Music Industry (Trade), Songwriter, Toronto November 13, 2012

Beyond Grateful

NEWS Melissa Etheridge, Kevin Hearn and Justin Hines are three of the many artists overcoming obstacles to share the gift of music NICK KREWEN GRAMMYS   MAY 15, 2017 GRAMMY.com (In the spirit of the holiday season, The Recording Academy invites you to consider making a donation to support musicians in need through its MusiCares Foundation or music education programs through its GRAMMY Foundation.) In 1998, when he was recording Stunt…

Canada, Concert reviews, Indie pop, JUNO, Producer, Rock, Songwriter, Toronto November 5, 2012

Metric at ACC: concert review

Metric was so concerned with the business of execution that for a while they ignored one of the key aspects of showmanship: acknowledging the crowd. By: Nick Krewen Special To The Star, Published on Sun Nov 25 2012 Metric forgot hometown factor — briefly — while playing ACC   There is little doubt that Emily Haines is a star. All she had to do, within moments of taking the Air…

Alberta, Americana, Canada, Country Blues, Early Urban Blues, Guitar, Songwriter, Toronto, Voice October 17, 2012

Toronto’s Lindi Ortega a rising alt-country star in Nashville

Lindi Ortega brings her blues-infused songs opening for Social Distortion at Toronto’s Sound Academy. “I like evolving and learning and exploring what I’m interested in, and I wanted to show that musically,” says Lindi Ortega of her new disc, Cigarettes & Truckstops.   By: Nick Krewen Published on Wed Oct 17 2012 If Lindi Ortega’s star is rising so rapidly, then why is she singing the blues? The answer can…