My blogs

Blogs I follow

Gender	Male
Industry	Publishing
Location	Ottawa, ON, Canada
Introduction	•Ashley Newall & The Raging Suburbanites (live performance; 4 CD’s released) •High profile gigs @ Ottawa Bluesfest (2011); Club Vinyl & E-Bar (Guelph); Reverb & Clintons (Toronto); Zaphod’s, Irene's & Mavericks (Ottawa) •Multi-instrumentalist; bass, percussion, back-up vocals & keyboards; Lisa Fowler & the Prowlers (Bluesfest 2015), Danielle Allard (Jazzfest 2015), Shannon Rose & the Thorns (NxNE 2012); Dave Norris & Local Ivan (Junofest 2012); Liam Lloyd & Co. (LiVE 88.5 Big Money Shot 2012); The Big Bend (nominated “Best New Group” Ottawa Xpress' “Best of ‘09”) •Original song placed on nationally broadcast CBC TV show •Several original songs placed on indie film soundtrack •Hosted “Village Idioms” & “Wake the Folk Up” on CKCU fm; Created & hosted the “Ottawa Indie ½ Hour” on CKCU fm •Weekly host of Open Mics at the Georgetown Pub, Quinn’s Pub, Lunenburg Pub, etc. •Cover-song performer •Emcee Play for the Pot concert series; emceed Ottawa Folk Festival Acoustic Waves concert @ GCTC •Executive Produced “Sounds of Spring: Gallery Studio’s Concert Series” compilation CD featuring many high profile local (Ottawa) artists
Interests	Music, Photography, Canadian History
Favorite music	Beatles, Jellyfish, Ben Folds, Shannon Rose, Dave Norris, White Rabbits, Supergrass, Daniel Lanois, Neil Young, Bob Marley, John Lennon, Odds, Kate Rogers Band