Before the Tour

On Episode 24, I talk to singer-songwriter, Paige Rutledge! We met at the University of Guelph during our time at the open mics in the historic Bullring venue. I was hosting the open mics when I met …

On Episode 23, the first guest of this podcast comes back! Ty Callan just released his debut single under his new alternative-indie inspired project, Sit Still. Ty has spent the last few years puttin…

On Episode 22, I sit down with Canadian contemporary roots singer-songwriter Mimi O’Bonsawin. Her latest album, Willow (March 3, 2023) is available everywhere now! 

On this episode we discuss: 

• Her so…

On Episode 21 I chat with Matt Lamers, Allison Dyjach, and Rory McLachlin, who are 3 of the 4 members (not including Matt Rappolt) making up Ontario based folk-pop band, I the Mountain. The band is k…

On episode 20 I speak with singer-songwriter, Tania Joy. Tania is a multi-talented artist who played with Serena Ryder and was in The Weeknd’s original backing band and her latest album, I Will Stand…

On episode 19 I jump on a call with Canadian songwriter, John Muirhead, who just returned from Sweden’s Live at Heart festival, so we caught up about his experiences there, and chatted about his new …

On episode 18 I got together with my friend, and Canadian songwriter, Bradon Thomas Dougherty who writes for various artists, and his own projects including, Dakota Mill, and Brother & Son. On this e…

On episode 17 I got together with Mattie Leon to talk about his new single, "Marigold" from his upcoming album, "Backroad Medicine". Mattie took on the process of mixing some of the songs on the reco…

On this very special, first episode of 2023, I sit down with my dad, Kent Sheridan over the holidays during my visit home. On this episode, we talk about his career in the entertainment industry as a…

On episode 15 I speak to singer-songwriter, and producer Nolan Hubbard about the evolution of his music and songwriting, and his new single ("Will I Ever Know"), which he managed to record, produce, …

On episode 14 I speak to Nolan and Kris of the marketing and PR agency, From the Strait. We chat about strategies for independent artists to gain traction, and a buzz around their music. They are als…

I sat down with songwriter and musician, Joey Denbutter to talk about the latest collection of songs ("Nonsense", "SAD", "Better Days") he's released under his band project, Dakota Mill. Joey also ru…

I jumped on a call with Vancouver based musician and songwriter, Wesley Attew, who recently launched his artist management agency, Arcadia Artist Development. Wesley's latest singles ("Courage", and …

Welcome to Episode 11 where I discuss some marketing and playlisting strategies you can use for your music as an independent artist. It is important to have a strategy before you release that new son…

On Episode 10, I speak with singer-songwriter, Lauryn Macfarlane.

In this episode, we will cover:

• Her performances at the Peterborough Folk Festival (2022)
• The SOCAN songwriter house in L.A. 
• FACTOR gra…

On episode 9, I speak with singer-songwriter, Duncan Ivany of The North Coast Band, who just released their debut album, Field to City (September 2022). The band is comprised of brothers Duncan and C…

On Episode 8, I speak with audio engineer and podcaster, Jordan Moore. Jordan runs a studio in Hamilton, Ontario where he records and mixes audio recordings of various genres, and manages his podcast…

On Episode 7, I sit down with poet, Maria Giesbrecht, who just released her first collection of poems titled, ‘peeling oranges’. We discuss the process of writing the collection, where she finds insp…

In episode 6, I speak with singer-songwriter, Mattie Leon about the recording process of his third album with producer Mark Howard (works include The Tragically Hip, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits,…

on Episode 5 I speak with producer and songwriter, Luke Roes on his transition from writing and recording with his band, Ivory Hours, to his solo project and music production. We talk about the proce…