New School R&B: Creating toplines with Kelsey Vaz

New School R&B: Creating toplines with Kelsey Vaz

R&B singer/songwriter talks about how to work with beats supplied by producers and performing live. AND we announce the RocketMan contest: Win 2 free tickets to the invite only advanced screening of the Elton John biopic, Rocketman, Wednesday, June 29th in...
Pena Hughes-John

Pena Hughes-John

Visiting from the United Kingdom, Pena Hughes-John joined us with two of her original songs. We talked about: Steampunk as a culture, fashion statement, and musical style Writing songs on the ukulele How many chords is too many? Collaborating with others Writing a...
College Radio: How Do I Get My Music Played?

College Radio: How Do I Get My Music Played?

This week SongTalk welcomed Adriel Smiley to our studio. Adriel is the Music Director of CJRU – Ryerson’s Radio station – and Adriel brought a wealth of information about college radio and the best way musicians can get their music played on these stations. On...
How to access Government funding for Songwriters & Musicians

How to access Government funding for Songwriters & Musicians

There are many Government Grants out there that can help you expand your songwriting career. The unstoppable team of Frank and Lisa Horvat stopped by and shared some fantastic tips to get funding for your musical projects. Factor (THE FOUNDATION ASSISTING CANADIAN...