Musica&Mezcal

Emmett Jerome is a singer-song writer and guitar player from the Foothills of Southern Alberta now based in Vancouver. He talks to us about busking all along the states of the Mississippi and what the musical scene in Austin is like. He also tells us about his new band BADMNY and his upcoming projects. You can see Emmett play all around the city. Emmett Jerome es un canta-autor y guitarrista del c...

Georgy Manterola es una pianista y compositora de Monterrey, México radicada en Vancouver. Nos cuenta sobre el reto de estudiar piano clásico bajo una mano muy estricta en Monterrey, empezar su propia agencia, así como las dificultades que se presentaron al inicio al cambiarse de ciudad. También nos contó cómo ha sido trabajar para la Ópera de Vancouver y las diferencias de tocar en eventos en Méx...

Braeden "Pockets" Rangno is a music producer, mixer, sync, and sound engineer based in Vancouver. He is the head of the Vibe Cave Studios which has hosted the work of numerous musicians from Canada. We talked about how he went from playing the sax to getting involved in music as a producer, mixer and sound engineer. We talked about where his studio is headed, past and new projects, as we...

Chris Couto is a drummer, percussionist, producer among other things based in Vancouver. Chris has also been nominated for a Juno in the category of best world album of the Year for "Patria". He talks to us about how he started in music and his new latest single "Baducha", dedicated to his father. Chris can be seen playing all around the city with bands like Mazacote, Los Duend...

Adolfo Ruiz es un venezolano multi-instrumentista, productor y compositor radicado en Vancouver desde hace 9 años. Nos cuenta sobre cómo empezó en la música y sus influencias musicales, así como su nuevo proyecto solista llamado Chico Triste. Puedes ver a Adolfo como tecladista con Wasakaka y en otros proyectos por toda la ciudad. Adolfo Ruiz is a Venezuelan multi-intrumentalist, producer and comp...

Paul Caldwell is an Irish singer-songwriter and guitar player who has the ability to blend the spirit of traditional Irish ballads with the subtle complexities of Canadian folk. He was raised listening to Celtic music, which resonated along Buncrana's rocky shoreline (where he grew up), and traditional Irish songs have left a lasting impression on him. Caldwell also talked to us about when he...

From performing at some of North America’s most prominent music festivals (Coachella, Pemberton, Osheaga) to composing music for award winning filmmakers (Larry Kent, Darcy Turenne) he’s firmly established a presence in the Canadian West coast music scene and earned a reputation as a multi talented composer capable of producing compelling and exciting music in a variety of different genres and sty...

Diego Perez es un baterista Ecuatoriano quien radica en Vancouver desde hace 2 años. Nos cuenta sobre la primera vez que fue a un concierto y decidió tocar batería. También cuenta con su proyecto Minimal Bitz que pueden encontrarlo con su canal de youtube oficial. Diego Perez is a drummer from Ecuador living in Vancouver for the past 2 years. He talks to us about his first concert and why he decid...

Max Zipursky is a key player and talent agent based in Vancouver. He talked to us about how he started in music and came to be the key player for Star Captains. He also talked to us about what it is to balance being a dad, playing gigs, and recruiting talented music composers for the film industry. Max Zipursky es un tecladista y agente de talento radicado en Vancouver. Nos platicó sobre cómo empe...

Charlie Sar es un guitarrista y pianista español radicado en Vancouver dede hace 3 años. Nos cuenta cómo comenzó en la música estudiando piano clásico. Actualmente es el guitarrista principal de una banda rock/pop que se llama Spectra y es productor musical egresado del SAE Institute. Puedes ver a Charlie tocar en diferentes lugares de la ciudad. Charlie Sar is a guitar player and classical pianis...

Born in Vancouver and raised all across Canada, Ian Cromwell has one true home: the stage. A classical violinist by training, Ian has spent more than 20 years performing with classical ensembles, symphonies, quartets, and as a solo performer. Ian’s love of the stage put a guitar in his hands some years later, and he hasn’t looked back since. Over the past 8 years, Ian has been regularly rocking st...

Daniel Avilan, un cantante y guitarrista enérgico, requiere no solo habilidad musical, sino también la capacidad de conectarse y atraer al público y mantener altos niveles de energía para poder ofrecer excelentes actuaciones en grandes escenarios. Actuar frente a grandes audiencias puede ser un desafío, ya que requiere un nivel de confianza y presencia en el escenario que no todos los músicos pose...

Alvin Brendan has been quickly crafting a strong identity for himself as a Jazz musician in Vancouver. Despite his youth, he has been fortunate enough to land many performance and recording opportunities with Vancouver’s best. Alvin attributes his cool and sophisticated sound to his learning from his local heroes Bill Coon and Ron Samworth, as well as having the opportunity to learn from internati...

John Welsh y Los Valientes comenzaron con la creencia que la música tiene el poder de unir a las personas de todas las culturas, idiomas y edades. Cantando en inglés y español, la banda se compone de músicos canadienses y colombianos tocando una mezcla de música latina, canadiense y reggae. De Vancouver, Canadá, John Welsh & Los Valientes Son conocidos por su música vibrante y alegre con diver...

Vancouver soul dynamo Dawn Pemberton has a deep musical foundation rooted in tradition. Dawn spent her formative years surrounded by a family of multi-instrumentalists and developed a true love of music as a young girl. In addition to regularly collaborating on the projects of her peers and having an educated background in jazz voice and piano, Dawn is a talented and passionate songwriter in her o...

Eder Lobo es un cantautor y guitarrista mexicano que radica en Vancouver. Eder comenzó en la música cuando estaba en la preparatoria y nos cuenta que desde pequeño creció escuchando boleros, baladas y música folklórica latina. También nos contó sobre los retos que se enfrentó al grabar su segundo álbum durante covid a distancia y tener a colaboradores en su álbum músicos de Prince y Madonna. Eder...

Kärma Sounds (Karina Morin) is a singer and songwriter from Montreal based in Vancouver. Karma talked to us about her beginnings in music since she was a toddler. Her dad is a musician and noticed in her from a very early age that she had a good voice. She was shy and slowly was pushed into music stages, whether it was a friend that convinced her to go an a music contest in school or a teacher tha...

Dino Dinicolo is a Canadian bass player singer and songwriter based in Vancouver. He chatted with us about how he started playing the organ and hated it. During high school he chose to study and play guitar and didn’t really think about music as a career until he realized he loved it and he was good at it. He also talked to us about people unintentionally listening to his CD and later seeing him p...

Gabriel Medina es un cinematógrafo y empresario en el ámbito del cine quien ha producido videos musicales y trabajado con grandes celebridades como los Black Eyed Peas y Nickelback. Gabriel nos cuenta cómo empezó su camino desde México y venir a Canadá. Hablamos sobre cómo fue abriéndose paso en la industria del cine y la música produciendo videos musicales. Gabriel actualmente es el dueño de Red...

Susana Williams is a singer songwriter, keys and guitar player. She was born in Caracas, Venezuela and moved to Vancouver in the late 90's. She had started her musical career in Venezuela and worked with great South American musicians until there was a major political shift and she decided to come to Canada. She talked to us about her discouragements and disappointments in music, as well as he...

Andrés Zúñiga es un cantante colombiano, intérprete e integrante de Rumba 7. Andrés llegó a Vancouver hace algunos años y nos cuenta sobre cómo, junto con miembros de su familia cuando formaban parte del grupo Aluvión, hicieron gira por Estados Unidos. Nos contó sobre su experiencia de presentarse en festivales de música en Bogotá y otros lugares de Colombia. También hablamos sobre sus inicios en...

Patrycia Arana Vela es originaria de Perú radicada en Vancouver. Es la directora de GPA Entertainment, Inc que producen conciertos Latinos y shows de Stand Up por todo Canadá. Nos platica sobre sus experiencias organizando conciertos y las dificultades que ha tenido que enfrentar con algunos artistas antes de la fecha de los shows o de subirse a los escenarios.   Patrycia Arana Vela is origin...

Scott Verbeek is a Jazz guitar player who grew up un Winnipeg, Manitoba based in Vancouver. He talks to us about why he began playing guitar when he was 8 years old. He started playing Neil Young, later moved into rock, metal, until he decided to study jazz so, he moved to Boston and graduated from Berkley. We talked about 'mind reading' other musicians and having a conversation when playing, not...

Alonso Benavente Fortes es un  baterista y guitarrista nacido en Lima, Perú y criado en Quito, Ecuador. Decidió mudarse a Vancouver para estudiar cine hace 10 años, le gustó y se quedó. Platicamos sobre muchos tipos de música que existen en Latinoamérica y cómo aprendió a tocar por su cuenta, aunque actualmente está estudiando música y le gustaría ser cineaste y compositor. Anteriormente era...

Paul Clark is a drummer from Chilliwack based in Vancouver that plays for numerous bands in the city. He gained an interest in music because of his grandfather. He talks to us about how his grandfather started a band in the 40's to provide the town with some entertainment. Paul also talks to us about the story of how the foundation GroundUp came to be and why they donate to the east-side Vancouver...