Amplify Featured: Alex Arena Enthralled by the pop icons of her youth, Toronto singer-songwriter Alex Arena parlayed her early love of poetry and singing into an intimate and personal songwriting style that grows more focussed and confessional with each new release. Follow Alex Arena on: Spotify / Apple Music / Bandcamp / Facebook / Instagram Like so many musicians […] Written by @recordingarts 27 November 202019 April 2021
Amplify Featured: NUNNE With an unabashed admiration for sonic experimenters like Thom Yorke and Amy Winehouse, NUNNE creates music that weaves between multiple music genres, creating a sound that is at once familiar but altogether fresh-sounding and hard to pin down. Listen to NUNNE on all platforms Being born into a family of passionate music lovers comes with […] Written by @recordingarts 24 November 202030 August 2022
Amplify Featured: Sir Louie Sir Louie’s influences are eclectic and genre-spanning. From Bob Marley to Kanye West to Erykah Badu and Rage Against the Machine, his admiration for artists who push the envelope is reflected in his fresh take on hip hop. Follow Sir Louie on: Soundcloud / Spotify / Apple Music It’s taken little more than two short years […] Written by @recordingarts 20 November 202019 April 2021
Amplify Eddy : Elevating Nigeria’s music scene Eddy Brarhovwe is a Nigerian songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist, and coach whose passion for music stems from the Gospel Church. Rhythm is woven into the fabric of African culture, and Eddy approaches his music that way – he distinctly plays harmonic instruments like the piano with a percussive feel. Eddy plans to use the skills he acquired at […] Written by @recordingarts 19 September 201919 April 2021
Amplify Pineapple Destruction: The Man Behind The Pineapple Mask Pineapple Destruction, who wishes to conceal his true identity, is a recent graduate of RAC and electronic music DJ; born in Rimouski and raised in Ottawa where he got his start in music creating and experimenting with beats. Knowing that making a living as a DJ is tough sledding these days, Laurier is constantly working […] Written by @recordingarts 6 June 201919 April 2021
Amplify Jordan Duguay: From his recent misfortune to his early beginnings and what the RAC philosophy means to him Despite landing what was arguably one of basketball’s greatest moments this month, Kwahi Leonard from the Toronto Raptors is known for his zen approach to life, detaching himself from all of the highs and lows of working in an emotionally demanding industry. RAC’s philosophy reflects the ideals that Kwahi lives by. Here, we approach our […] Written by @recordingarts 31 May 201927 April 2021
Amplify Grad Profile on Dimitri Marshall On successfully launching a second career in sound design Once a passionate forest firefighter, Dimitri Marshall suddenly felt the need for a change after attending an electronic music festival in his hometown of Nelson, British Columbia. “I remember hearing Dubstep for the first time and was interested in how they made those sounds and wanted […] Written by @recordingarts 21 May 201919 April 2021
Amplify Recording Arts Canada Grads and where they work. Here’s a partial list of Recording Arts Canada grads and the labels, studios, live sound, major media broadcasters, film post production, game design, and many other creative organizations around the world. Want to join this growing list of succes stories? Click here to apply to RAC. RAC Toronto Graduates and Where They Work: Adam Herdman […] Written by @recordingarts 1 January 201827 April 2021
Amplify RAC Grad Luke Leveille’s credits include Drake, Wiley, and other outstanding artists. RAC grad Luke Leveille has worked with artists Drake, Wiley, Ghostface Killah, P. Reign, The Weeknd, Gentlemen Husbands, Majid Jordan, and producers Noah “40” Shebib, Boy1da, Carlos Illangelo, Damon Sharpe, Pro Logic and Gavin Brown, to name a few. Luke discusses the path that led him to working with some world renowned artists and producers. […] Written by @recordingarts 26 October 201727 April 2021
Amplify Astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield w/ RAC grad Luke Leveille RAC Sound and Recording graduate, recording engineer Luke Leveille and Canada’s “singing astronaut” Colonel Chris Hadfield addressed a conference of 500 school counselors this month in Toronto. On November 10, 2014 the Ontario School Counselors Association (OSCA) hosted its annual conference at the International Plaza in Toronto. This OSCA conference was titled Creating Pathways to […] Written by @recordingarts 30 March 201727 April 2021
