Obviously I didn’t expect Donald Trump to completely lose his mind and start attacking my homeland Canada publically when I was originally making my plans to visit Seattle, although at this point I can’t say it caught me in any way by surprise either. In all honesty I don’t take much of what he says seriously anymore – I know I should, but he’s clearly … Continue reading CF Goes to Seattle (Part 3: Plans)
And we’re back with another sudden addition to our Am I Being Scammed series. This time, we take a look at a recent interaction with a Toronto-based music promoter and invite you to follow along as we spot the red flags. Now, there isn’t much to share here by ways of screenshots or visual evidence since the most damning part of the interaction took place … Continue reading Am I Being Scammed By… A Live Music Promoter?
We’re still coming down from a great weekend at Tranzac Club for the 23rd annual Winterfolk Blues & Roots festival in Toronto. While we could’ve done without the epic snowstorm that barrelled through over the last couple days which hindered the ability for some of the performers from getting into the city, that didn’t stop the good vibes for those that were able to make … Continue reading Winterfolk XXIII Recap
We wanted to quickly turn your attention to this very cool new series we checked out last night. Kensington Unplugged is a brand new original artist series taking place on Tuesday nights at Supermarket in Kensington. Starting at 7PM and running until 11PM, every hour 4 different independent songwriters take the stage and one by one showcase original songs only (covers are forbidden here). Inspired … Continue reading Kensington Unplugged: A New Nashville-Inspired Songwriter’s Round
It’s that time of year again. Here in the Crooked Forest, we know how despite all the work you do all year on your projects, it’s easy to get lost in the woods feeling like you haven’t so much as picked an apple or planted a seed. That’s why we always make a point towards the end of the year to look back on what … Continue reading CF’s 2024 Year in Review
This blog is the final in this series. If you missed part 12, jump back here, or head back to part 1 to start from the beginning. Yesterday as I finished up the part 12 blog, I sent a final e-mail to the producer. In their previous e-mail to me, they stated they were going to copy my agency on their e-mail as well as … Continue reading Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 13 – Aftermath & Takeaways
This blog is part 12 in an ongoing series. If you missed it, jump back to part 11. The next day passed without anything arriving to my inbox. On Sunday morning, October 26th, I was working away at my computer when it came through. It was labeled incorrectly. It was also labeled as a master. I found this odd also. For starters I know I … Continue reading Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 12 – The Mix
This blog is part 11 in an ongoing series. If you missed it, jump back to part 10. It was a little while again before I heard back from the producer about scheduling the vocal workshop. I reached out a couple times and then finally he responded and had changed his tune about it again. We were no longer going to do the vocal workshop … Continue reading Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 11 – The Fifth Session
This blog is part of an ongoing series. If you missed it, jump back to part 9. With my Gibson, Marshall Amp and Bass in tow, the next day I made my way to the session. My understanding leading into this session was that this artist had a song in the works with the producer which I was sent a file of. They needed to … Continue reading Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 10 – The Workshop
This blog is part 9 in an ongoing series. If you missed it, jump back to part 8 now. My next session was scheduled for September 11th which was good because I had a bit of homework. I ran through my song on bass and came up with parts based on what we’d done to that point. Again, a pretty simple song, so a pretty … Continue reading Series: Am I Being Scammed By… My Music Producer? Part 9 – The Fourth Session
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