Canadian Musician Podcast

Latest Episodes
Menno Versteeg on How Royal Mountain Records Accidentally Became the Best Indie Label
Menno Versteeg on the creation of Royal Mountain Records (Alvvays, Orville Peck, PUP, Mac DeMarco) & how it stumbled into becoming Canada's best indie label
Velveteen Music's Brad Simons on a Modern Approach to Creation for Musicians & Producers
Brad Simons, musician, producer, fonder and CEO of Edmonton-based Velveteen Music on his mission of creating a new, multi-faceted approach to creation for independent artists
Sound Royalties Brings Its Funding Solutions to Canadian Indie Artists
Music industry veteran Vanessa Thomas on her new job as the Canadian lead for music finance company Sound Royalties
Sakamoto Agency President Paul Biro’s Approach to Business & Relationships in Live Music
A wide-ranging conversation with award-winning agent Paul Biro, the co-founder, president & operating partner at the Sakamoto Agency
Bands on the Rise: Goodnight Sunrise & Les Shirley
Chatting about the music business with Vanessa Vakharia and David Kochberg of Goodnight Sunrise and Les Shirley's Raphalle Chouinard & Sarah Dion
4KORNERS on Being the Toronto Raptors’ Official DJ & Throwing the World’s Greatest Party
4KORNERS, producer and official DJ of the Toronto Raptors, on the secrets of this unique gig, plus how he went from journalism student to DJing A-list events around the world & making his new album
David Strickland’s Pioneering Life in Hip-Hop Production
A career-spanning conversation with David "Gordo" Strickland, one of the pioneers of hip-hop production and recording in Canada, who's worked with Drake, Kardinal Offishall, Jully Black, Choclair, Red
Thompson Egbo-Egbo Has the World at His Finger Tips
Celebrated pianist and composer Thompson Egbo-Egbo on his childhood, music education, the industry & honing his gift
Roblox, The Metaverse & A New Frontier in Music
Melon President Josh Neuman on Roblox and the pros and cons of music events & audience engagement in the metaverse
Music Canada CEO Patrick Rogers on Bill C-11 & Why Bringing CanCon to Streaming is So Close, Yet So Far
Music Canada CEO Patrick Rogers on Bill C-11 (The Online Streaming Act) and the major challenge of bringing CanCon to streaming