The Popular Minority Report

Lena, wanted to do music at a young age but was diverted for many years with other priorities, but now she is on full music mode.

Helen Hitchens gave Alan and I another perspective on music, the idea is that music can help with survival.  

This interview happened live from Tim's parents house and  is honest and  raw... enjoy.

Mark Logan is a local legend he has run Encore Records for almost 40 years and his store is still relevant even to this day.

Brent, is  a Pastor's Son and lived in the West Indies for awhile ... his music and education is wide and varied. Brent is a professor at Wilfred  Laurier University here in Waterloo Region Ontario Canada 

Kevin Perkins was born into a father that was a professional dancer from Trinidad;  and is the Davinci of all things music.

Katy was born into a musical family and her father Jamie Warren is a well known Country Artist in Canada. Katy started writing songs and music at a very young age and had little fear performing in front of people.

Susan never quits, if you want to keep going  forever don't miss this episode.

Lee Willingham is the Director of the Laurier Centre for Music in the Community, it is  a global initiative to bring music from around the world into the academic world and vice versa.   If you love to learn about ground breaking ideas in action in the arts, you don't want to miss this episode.

John Stuart travelled the world through music and at this time  of this podcast he has 38 songs ready for release. Get Into It!

Christen, has built a musical community in the Waterloo Region by singing different styles  and collaborating with others; singing is just a way of life for her.

Ian Cook played in bands early in his  life as a keyboardist with cover bands, but made a decision to do music as a hobby and pursue his career in real estate.    Moving into his retirement years Ian has kindled his love for the great song writers of his time and  has moved from keyboard to being the lead singer and writer of his own band.

Ross grew up in the country and started his interest in music listening to radio stations that spanned a wide variety  of music and gendres. Ross has lived many lives in music and technology and is a member of the AES (Audio Engineering Society) of Toronto, Ontario.

When you watch Ryan on stage playing bass you would swear he is in a musical trance;  he really feels and entrances himself into the groove of every song.  Ryan explains that he has a gift of learning songs quickly and  from there really gets into them in detail. Ryan embraces technology in music but believes the technology should not over take your talent, for example, if you can't really sing bu...

In this episode we trace Brittany to her roots of her grandfather who was influential in music teaching and bands in the Waterloo Region in the 60s and 70s Brittany is a multi-instrumentalist and singer ... but she has re-focused her career  in music marketing and social media  If you are looking for a pro for your business you can reach her at her Instagram Profile.  @brittany.pyatt

Jay Leonard can talk about many subjects including sports; he is the founder/drummer of the famous local band Romeo Sex Fighter. Jay covers the 3 main topics on The Popular Minority Report Music and Education Music and Healing Music and  Technology

Brad here, I went to university with Fred starting in the early 90s. We worked on shows together on campus then onto recording albums and doing live shows.

James Lanbro, was born in  Cape Breton Nova Scotia Canada .. music was just part of growing up and it is where James got his roots in folk music.  In this episode we follow James through his life in music and his transition into technology and passing on his legacy through the arts to his three kids.... very inspirational  :)

Richard Anthony grew up in a house of music; it wasn't till he had lost most of his eye site that he moved to music as a purposeful way of life.

Isabel Cisterna owns a non-profit production company  called 'Neruda Arts' ;  which highlights world artists and advocacy from a global perspective.   Isabel, is a deep humanitarian and full of joy to make the world a better place. You don't want to skip over this episode ... trust me  BradskiBeat  :) www.nerudaarts.ca https://www.instagram.com/nerudaarts.ca/ https://www.facebook.com/NerudaArts

Justin Beiber got his early start in performing in front of people at the Wednesday Night Blues Jam  in downtown Kitchener at Bobby O'Briens  ... this is where George came up with the The Blues Camp at  The Kitchener Blues Fest. George is unique in bringing dads together to build a long lasting teaching camp in the blues... don't want to miss this episode.

At 13 years old, Dan find himself entangled in some trees with a broken foot at the Chicopee Ski Hill in the Waterloo Region; during his down time of healing he found himself drawn to music and playing guitar and wanting to bring music into his life and others. Dan, went on to do the first full documentary of the Rolling Stones and from there his world expanded. Don't miss this podcast, its full o...

At the age of eight years old, Dan went to his first concert at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario Canada. He went to see Elton John and from there he was hooked on music for life. Dan teaches us a valuable lesson on following your passions and how education and  music can make sweeping changes in a young persons life.

James started learning about electronics before the age of 5, he has a life long learning  curve for analog audio equipment. James is passionate about his work ... no doubt about it.

Brad here (BradskiBeat) watched Darryl singing along with Bruce Springsteen  at a concert in Buffalo, NY  on FaceBook. Watching the video I felt that Darry would be  a music lover, and it was true. Darryl gets into music and healing through food ... real interesting interview for sure.