Feature Stories – Artists


#ComposersWhoScore : Medhat Hanbali, The Specialist

A conversation about the trade and how it’s learned

For Fefe Dobson, melody comes first

Returning on a wave of resurgent pop-punk

Rêve: Writing to Make You Dance

“I felt I needed to be taken seriously as a songwriter”

Arielle Soucy : Songs You Can Inhabit

She’s presenting her first album, “Il n’y a rien que j...

Dominique Fils-Aimé, from the roots to the treetops

New trilogy begins with plant life connection to Mother Eart...

Fléau Dicaprio : somewhere between first and second degree

He explodes on the rap Québ scene with “Chien mangé chie...

Engaging storyteller Danny Michel puts it all out on the table

Overcoming isolation, writers’ block to deliver Ghost Town...

La Force : Through Thick and Thin

“Ultimately, no one is protected from death”

Jeremy Dutcher “turns everything up a dial” for sophomore album

First time releasing original songs, singing in English

Salebarbes: Beyond accents, a single language

Acadian quintet releases third album of festive originals

Kevin Drew scores The Movie Man documentary

Working quickly, guided by his love of cinema

Welcome to the era of fast-rising star LU KALA

Hardworking, ambitious singer-songwriter goes pop against st...

How the song happened: “Colonizer,” by Vivek Shraya

Shraya’s work encapsulates love, tension, and humour – f...

How the song happened (in 14 years): “Catchin’ Grasshoppers”

New Kenny Rogers LP includes song written by Laura McCall To...

The Transformation of DawaMafia

Infréquentable album: a telling artifact of the duo’s evo...

Beau Nectar : Joining Forces

“We’re bilingual without being Québécois, so it’s di...

How the Song Happened: TALK’s “Run Away to Mars”

How it was created, how it went viral

Call Security!

Supergroup La Sécurité releases debut album, Stay Safe!

Debby Friday’s Good Luck

A unique musical hybrid for the digital age

Steven Vitali and The Jewels of the Salton Sea

Multi-hyphenate composed soundtrack while directing movie

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