Songwriting/Composing


Justin Gray on making his historic, Grammy-winning project, Immersed

Composing music with 3D spatial instrument location in mind

How the Song Happened: Breagh Isabel’s “In Another World”

More than 10 million streams for the EJAE hit single

Angine de Poitrine: From Cult Oddity to Global Sensation

Sliding into listeners’ minds like an irresistible earworm

Aquakultre: Bridging Generation Gaps

With a deep look at Black Nova Scotian history

Kid Koala’s Space Cadet: creating music to image, literally

“I have this huge capacity for wonderment that keeps me co...

Five “Queb Rap” Rookies to Watch in 2026

Kinjii00, Mzrabelle, Young Rose, Kamilou, Colin Léo

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

Peter Peter is at the heart of the hit series Heated Rivalry

Original score, and Canadian songs, drive a global televisio...

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...

Murray Foster’s Toronto Songwriting School

Fostering skills for music creators

How SOCAN and classical composer organizations have worked side-by-side

Canadian League of Composers, Canadian Music Centre advocate...

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

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

Marie-Hélène L. Delorme : The Québec composer behind the Wayward score

“It’s my special sauce, added to something mainstream”

How Adam Baldwin’s song became a feature film

As Little Lorraine hits the big screen

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