As a member of the Canadian rock trio Triumph, Rik Emmett has sold millions of records and toured the world performing for millions more. Since leaving Triumph in 1988, Rik has enjoyed a successful solo recording career and, until recently, spent two decades as a faculty member at Humber College in his hometown of Toronto where he taught Songwriting, Music Business, Creative Development and Directed Studies. Writing has always been a part of Rik’s life whether as a songwriter or as a regular contributor to Guitar Player Magazine. In 2001 he self published Bric-A-Brac, a book of short stories, poems and unreleased lyrics but now he has taken a unique approach to writing a memoir as a book of poetry called Reinvention.
Read MoreHow important is inspiration to creativity? I mean, it’s everything, man! But does that mean you have to sit around and wait for inspiration to hit you before you create something? Sure, if your plan is to put off whatever it is you want to create.
Read MorePretty much anyone who’s ever had a conversation with me about my favourite bands knows that my Mount Rushmore of seventies rock are KISS, Aerosmith, Cheap Trick and Starz. So imagine my surprise when I discovered a new book called They Just Seem A Little Weird that discusses the influence these four bands have had on rock and roll. I mean KISS, Aerosmith and Cheap Trick, okay, but I didn’t think that anyone who wrote about seventies rock would have included Starz.
Read MoreAre you one of those people who have fantasized about changing the course of your life? Of taking control and spending each day doing the one thing that you love the most? If so, then this is the episode for you. Pauline Loctin was a computer programmer in Montreal building and maintaining websites for musicians when she decided to learn the art of paper folding. And now, as Miss Cloudy, Pauline’s work can be found in art galleries and as installations in hotels and shopping malls.
Read MoreHe has been a director and copywriter and has run his own multi award-winning agency as well as having written the books The Age of Persuasion and This I Know. Meanwhile, his Under The Influence podcast has amassed over 30 million downloads. What I’m trying to tell you is that when it comes to advertising, Terry O’Reilly knows what he’s talking about.
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