INDUSTRY TACTICS with FRIENDLY RICH

What a deep discussion with Royal Wood, we discuss his music education, contemplations of leaving music, only to bounce back with one of his finest recordings yet, Dear John. A heartfelt interview with one of Canada's finest recording artists, enjoy!

What an inspiring chat with Pulitzer-prize winning composer and musician, Raven Chacon. We unpack his recent piece, Tiguex, where he worked with hundreds of musicians from Albuquerque New Mexico in performing a piece that took all day, and spanned across various locations in the city, from hot air balloon to volcano! An amazing chat, we talk Guelph, Postcommodity, bird calls, and so much more! Prepare to be dazzled by the great Raven Chacon...

We chat with Dave Bidini of the Rheostatics about their upcoming double vinyl release, The Great Lakes Suite, out later this week! This new recording features 18 tracks of primarily improvised music and spoken word, performed by longtime members Dave Bidini, Dave Clark, Don Kerr, and Tim Vesely, with newer additions Kevin Hearn and Hugh Marsh, alongside legendary guitarist Alex Lifeson of Rush. What a treat to chat with Bidini about baseball, the founding of his community newspaper, The West End Phoenix, and so much more. Said Alex Lifeson to Dave Bidini, "you have to embrace danger" and this new recording is a great reminder that your greatest adventure could be right around the corner, and to keep going...A very inspiring chat, hope you enjoy it!

We get into beard growth, streaming fun, how to last in a band for almost two decades and more. Zach Sutton recently finished an MBA and is putting all his lived experience and knowledge to good use, as the drummer and manager of Jane's Party, he's a loyal, sweet human and he brought the LA sunshine to this delightful interview.

We dig deep into the brain of Lazar Miric, talking everything from video game music to venues and mentorship in music. A wise human, doing it primarily himself and making a real impact on the Canadian music scene. He heads up Lavender Town and Live Video Game Orchestra, and is a working musician in Toronto. A warm welcome to Lazar Miric to Industry Tactics!