
Earlier this month I had the amazing opportunity to work with Rose Cousins and producer, Luke Doucet. I tweeted about it, but I was too busy to keep everything up to date...

Scott Cooper has left Toronto and has moved up to the Midland-Penetaguishene area. He’s still writing and performing music, though not as much as he once did. ...

My first movie. And a song that was never finished. What a perfect combination.The video was shot on a bus ride from Hamilton to Toronto to see a Ministry of the Environment show on July 10, 2009. The song was recorded in October 2008 at Catherine North (see this post)...

Trent Reznor wrote a great post on the Nine Inch Nails forum about what he would do to “make it” as a new artist in the music business as it is today. Here’s a taste: The point is this: music is free whether you want to believe that or not. Ever...

I’ve been working with the Randalls at Catherine North Studios since February recording seven new songs, and tweaking four songs from previous sessions. ...

The Hippy Mafia are back in the studio working on a new release. The Manchester-based group have set up shop at Catherine North Studios for the past few days. Follow the Hippy Mafia on Twitter @thehippymafia. Here’s a short video the group made last time they were in the studio. ...

If you’re in Toronto for NXNE this year, I highly recommend checking out the following showcases. Artists are listed in order of appearance. ...

Sometimes you’re inspired to do something, but the task seems like to too much work. Other times things come together quickly and easily. When it came to redesigning this website, quick and easy was the case. ...

I am happy to have a copy of Mojave’s Crow’s Funeral in my hands. The Vancouver based band made the trip to Hamilton in March to record a follow up to their debut, Stories. The band wanted their second release to have a more organic sound than Stories. Ca...

Spiritsvideo for “For the Love of Money” is circulating the web. I recorded the drums for this song at Catherine North last November (see this post). I love the video. Check it out. [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.]

The Rest are having their record release party for Everyone All At Once tomorrow night at The Tranzac Club (292 Brunswick Ave.)in Toronto. The album was recorded by me and Dan Achen at Catherine North Studios in Hamilton. Opening acts Amanda Zelinaand Ketch Harbour Wolves are not to be missed...

I was first introduced to London-based band The Rakesa couple of years ago when my partnerKathleen downloaded a copy of the song “Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep).” A few weeks ago the band uploaded individual tracks (vocals, guitar, drums, etc.) of the song “1989” from their latest release...

Another one of the projects I’ve been working on is being released in the near future. The Ophelia Syndrome headed into Catherine North last fall to record their debut EP, and now it’s very close to being released. Even the artwork is done! If...












