INDUSTRY TACTICS with FRIENDLY RICH

Just a magpie with a dream, Olivia Shortt is a freshly shorn master of music! The saxophone phenom and new music champion originally from North Bay, she now pushes Toronto's new music community to new frontiers both on and off the stage. Take a fun stroll with Olivia!

A delightful saunter through the mind of Brooklyn-based guitar guru Myk Freedman. From the Toronto house he grew up in, Myk opens up about practice, shredding, his early years, failure, and much more!

We went all over the map with Sarah Jane Scouten, from Belgium to British Columbia. She shares some deep and difficult life experience with us, and the tactics she's picked up along the way. What a ride, what a voice, enjoy this deep dive with an amazing artist!

Devin Cuddy shares his unique journey, from arena tours opening for Blue Rodeo, to his latest EP "Amy's Dream", this episode unravels much about what he's learned along the way.

Karen Ng walks us through her first three decades and the good people she's worked with along the way. From Broken Social Scene, to Andy Shauf, Karen is an incredible musician wearing many hats. Learn many a tactic, on this our 50th episode!

We talk about his first release "There is Not a Snake", CRA tactics, jazz names, and much more. Dig in to a deep dish pan pizza with the unique and talented Nick Teehan!

We take a good look behind the curtain of the Canadian music industry with James Keast, Editor in Chief at Exclaim Magazine. Digging up angry letters from 20 years ago, we learn about one very important tactic...don't pee in the pool, kids!

A conversation with Myra Davies. She opens up about her early years working in the musical underground with artists such as Skinny Puppy, Einstürzende Neubauten and more. A fascinating adventure that spans over 30 years between Germany and Canada....ENJOY!

A well of knowledge, inspiration and good vibes, Steve Sladkowski talks about his development as a musician, touring/creating in the band PUP and much more. Crack open a fresh bottle of Club-Mate and drink it outta the ding-dong cup...this talk is gonna blow your mind!

A personal trainer of artistic sorts, Maylee Todd unlocks some key tactics for us today on the podcast. Her new release "Acts of Love" is a well-thought, revered recording from a great Canadian polymath. Dig into it!

We're poppin' P's on the podcast today with Guelph's own, Gregory Pepper! We crack open a can of beer and a can of worms, learning all about his new Song a Week Club and more! Dig into this Boxing Day miracle...

Episode 43 unlocks a new level of awesome: JULIA HAMBLETON, Toronto clarinetist and do-it-yourselfer extraordinaire. Unraveling the cabbage, we discuss the vital tactic of RECOUPING, and also walk through the obscure recording "YOU ARE MY FRIEND: Shaun Driver Sings the Classics". Such a generous human, Julia tells us all about her father's record label, and the many musical families she's a part o...

Take a trip through Peterborough via the Cameron House patio...it's a deep dive with "future Canadian legend", Jay Swinnerton. He talks Los Diablos, The Silverhearts, New Grease Revival, and how his existence might be hinged on Canada's boycott of the Russian Olympics!!! Crack open a six pack-o-buttertarts and enjoy the joy of our boy, Swinny.

From Toronto island, a chat with Benjamin Hackman (The Holy Gasp) who discusses his upcoming recording, his influences, and approach to making some seriously demented music. He's a punk rock cabaret beatnik oddball, and we crack open his beautiful pinata skull on this episode. Happy Halloweeny!!!

Tim Posgate is in a great artistic place, just back from a tour with Roney Teper in Europe, and releasing a new So Long Seven recording in November. We sat down in an noisy cafe in Toronto's Little Italy, sharing some cheerful tactics along the way.

She's a card-carrying member of the Woodshed Orchestra, FOG Brass Brand, Brodie West Quintet, and her own quartet. Tania Gills eats a jazz sandwich and takes us through many tactic-filled worm holes. Listen up!

Tom Wilson is a seasoned storyteller, a Hamiltonian of true grit, an artist of epic proportion. He reminisces about early days in Hamilton with Bob and Daniel Lanois, his start in the band Junkhouse, and his upcoming book Beautiful Scars. Enjoy the ride!

Take a sneak-peak into Friendly Rich's 11th studio recording, The Great Blue Heron. Glimpses into the recording, featuring interviews with Hawksley Workman, Kevin Breit, and Greg "Gerg" Dawson. The Great Blue Heron release date is September 14th, with all live dates posted at friendlyrich.com

Selina Martin has released four incredible recordings to date, most recently "Caruso's Brain". With a background in theatre and music, her community spans far and wide. Selina never stops searching for the next great song or project, now based out of France. We caught up in a Toronto parkette, and hammered through several important tactics....ENJOY!

A pleasant chat with producer and composer Eugene Martynec. At 70, he's got an amazing perspective on Toronto in the 60's. He talks about Yorkville and working with folks like Bruce Cockburn, Felix Pappalardi, Kensington Market and others. Dig in to a rich career in music, and learn the new term..."sweetening" courtesy of the generous Mr. Martynec.

A delight to catch up with chanteuse Patricia O'Callaghan. She's released six recordings, toured the world, and never stops learning. We talk stage fright, record company tactics, and more in this episode.

This episode comes to you from the inside of a music box. The tinkerer himself, Mr. Henk Degraauw joins us on the podcast to crank up the organ and grind out some serious tactics. Learn all you need to know about mechanical music, from one of the great suburban mad scientists.

Friendly Rich sits with Kid Koala, the polymathematician to talk about his inspirations, from Jim Henson & Monty Python to working with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band & Mike Patton. Some serious tactics are explored, this guy oozes creativity -- listen up, hook in that aural intravenous and reach your artistic Pluto!

Some fine Toronto music anthropology as seen and told through the lens of photographer Lisa Macintosh in this episode of Industry Tactics. She's shot everybody from Bruce Springsteen to Amanda Palmer, and she's excited to share her story and tales from her upcoming book called Music Makers: Portraits at the Great Hall, coming out this fall. Dig in!

Trombonist, composer, programmer, Artistic Director of the Guelph Jazz Festival...he is a difficult human to classify, and why try? One thing is for sure -- Scott Thomson embodies music from a variety of perspectives. Scott has toured the world with the late Ken Aldcroft and other unique artists, he has composed several pieces of music featured across the country, he even ran his own ground-breaki...