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Opening Credits: Daniel Cowans, Musical Director @ The DNA Project

Produced By: Anthony Lewis and Diriki Palmer

Mixed and Edited By: Mat Keselman

Talk amongst men [Real men talk] Dec 12, 2022

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There are no guests today on this short episode, but the guys get into a deep conversation about life, and what matters.

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Opening Credits: Daniel Cowans, Musical Director @ The DNA Project

Produced By: Anthony Lewis and Diriki Palmer

Mixed and Edited By: Mat Keselman

Alan Shiner - Accidentally Impressive Dec 05, 2022

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Canadian musician, songwriter, producer, AND dentist Alan Shiner joined us for today's episode. Alan Shiner has collaborated onstage and in the studio with legendary musicians like Mariah Carey, Drake, Ne-Yo, Baby Face, The Pointer Sisters, Boz Scaggs, Anne Murray, Harry Belafonte, and even George Burns & The Smothers Brothers in Toronto, New York, Nashville, London, Miami, and Los Angeles. For over four decades, he has written and performed keyboards on numerous Top 40 tunes. Alan is the founder and CEO of TOYHOUSE MEDIA CREATIONS. He has written several iconic jingles for companies like "967-11-11" (Pizza Pizza), "Everyone Loves Marineland," "African Lion Safari," "Sleep Country Canada," "Sunwing.CA," "Signature Vacations," "Sleeman's," and "Coca-Cola." In this episode, Alan shares with us his early beginnings with his band, THE NOVA SOUNDS, how some of the iconic jingles came to pass, and many more incredible stories.

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Opening Credits: Daniel Cowans, Musical Director @ The DNA Project

Produced By: Anthony Lewis and Diriki Palmer

Mixed and Edited By: Mat Keselman

ADVANCE the conversation with Keziah Myers Nov 28, 2022

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Keziah Myers returns to the podcast! Since her last appearance, Keziah has continued her incredible work on the business side of the music industry and became the first Executive Director of ADVANCE, Canada's Black Music Business Collective (www.advancemusic.org). In this episode, we dive into what she has been up to since we last spoke. Keziah also speaks about the formation of ADVANCE and the complex challenges Black Canadian professionals encounter in the music industry.

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Opening Credits: Daniel Cowans, Musical Director @ The DNA Project

Produced By: Anthony Lewis and Diriki Palmer

Mixed and Edited By: Mat Keselman

Dwayne Morgan - The spoken word legacy Nov 21, 2022

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Our guest for today's episode is Dwayne Morgan. Two times over, Dwayne Morgan has won the Canadian National Poetry Slam. In 1993, he launched his spoken-word music career. He established Up From The Roots entertainment in 1994 to highlight the valuable contributions made by African Canadian and urban-influenced performers. He now spends his time interacting with audiences across North America, the Caribbean, and Europe, sharing his poetry and the keys to his success. We connected with Dwayne to hear his story and discover the secrets that have helped him remain relevant in the ever-changing entertainment industry.

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Opening Credits: Daniel Cowans, Musical Director @ The DNA Project

Produced By: Anthony Lewis and Diriki Palmer

Mixed and Edited By: Mat Keselman

Steel City Committee Nov 14, 2022

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Gord Carruth joins us for today's episode. Carruth is a Canadian playwright, composer, author, and retired principal at Sir Allan MacNab and Westdale in our hometown of Hamilton, Ontario. Together with fellow retired educator, author, and playwright Bob Knuckle, Carruth penned "I Am Not a Legend," a highly successful drama about the life of football coach Vince Lombardi. His work has won the Canadian ACTRA award for best dramatic writing, the Critics' Commendation at the Edinburgh Festival, and many other stages and television awards. We connected with Gord while he was enjoying Florida to speak about his time in Hamilton, the early beginnings of writing musicals, and the journey that's dubbed him one of the country's most prolific writers of Canadian political /historical musicals.

What is the answer? Nov 07, 2022

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In this episode, the three amigos are back together, and Mat shares about his car being broken into. They also get to talk about the current strike in Ontario with education support workers, plus an update on the Kanye West backlash.

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Opening Credits: Daniel Cowans, Musical Director @ The DNA Project

Produced By: Anthony Lewis and Diriki Palmer

Mixed and Edited By: Mat Keselman

Grammy-winning Producer Keith Harris on Music Industry Success Oct 31, 2022

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Our guest today is Grammy award-winning record producer, songwriter, music director, drummer, programmer, and multi-instrumentalist Keith Harris! Keith earned a degree in Production and Engineering from Berklee College of Music and quickly became one of the hottest drummers in hip-hop. He has produced, composed, and contributed his unique musical style to numerous worldwide hit records and countless live performances by artists, including The Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, John Legend, Mary J. Blige, Earth Wind & Fire, Chris Brown, Usher, Ricky Martin, The Pussycat Dolls, Meghan Trainor, Fifth Harmony, Busta Rhymes, Robin Thicke, Estelle, and a multitude of others. We connected with Keith to speak about his success, the path that led up to his "big break," and much more!

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Opening Credits: Daniel Cowans, Musical Director @ The DNA Project

Produced By: Anthony Lewis and Diriki Palmer

Mixed and Edited By: Mat Keselman

Coffee, Music & Sports Oct 24, 2022

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Two out of three ain't bad, so on today's episode, Anthony and Diriki discuss the importance of sleep, then get into some music news, and make a big announcement as well.

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