Feature Stories – Artists


Rick Duff : Picking the Right Horse

“We’re exporting ourselves! I feel very proud of carving...

Marco Ema: Handcrafting Light

“We broke with formality. We asked fewer questions, and we...

Producer Don Mills and the art of the relaxed vibe

Co-writer of Kehlani’s “Folded,” up for two Grammys; h...

Ames Bessada’s path to screen composing success

Musicianship, Mentorship, Residency, Apprenticeship

Jeia: Beat-making producer to Coco Jones, Bryson Tiller, Keke Palmer, Beenie Man

Sending beat packs on request – from airports, grocery sto...

How Justin Fancy became a songwriter, as well as a singer

And learned stagecraft from years playing cover songs in bar...

Ebril’s In Copula: From Solo Creation to Viral Sensation

“I built the world I needed”

Jenson Vaughan’s “Let ‘Em Know” becomes Shaboozey’s NFL Thursday Night Football theme

How did it happen?

Treize miniatures, Joseph Marchand’s New Laboratory

“You place your fingers somewhere, barely thinking, and so...

Vulgaires Machins : We Are Not Alone

“We’re still here, humans together, and interdependent...

The transformation of Soraï

“I’m not trying to boast or brag, I just want to boost p...

Noche: The Irresistible Rise of a Trailer Park Boy

“I’ve done a million things, but always with the goal of...

Pop singer-songwriter Billianne’s crash course in co-writing

Crafting pop gems with collaborators Duncan Hood, Nick Ferra...

How Adam Baldwin’s song became a feature film

As Little Lorraine hits the big screen

R&B/Rap artist RUSSELL! explores love, identity, and cultural pride

Debut album Mother’s Land celebrates his Filipino heritage

Alain Lefèvre: Shadows & Light

“Music can be a great consolation, that re-connects us to ...

Tristan Grant starts first Indigenous-led record label on Canada’s East coast

Castle Records aims to serve and protect First Nations music...

The Hunting Wives with Jeff Danna

Award-winning composer finds rare guitar to score hit TV ser...

Marc Déry’s big, beautiful bonfire

“I wanted something luminous, yet deep”

Jenna Andrews co-writes two songs for KPop Demon Hunters

Behind the process of a 350-million-streams success

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