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10,000 Hours - Peter Carruthers

Beyond 10,000 Hours Feat: Peter Carruthers

“And what would you say to your younger self?” I grew up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, a city at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It’s Canada’s ‘oil central’, and my dad worked in that industry. My earliest memory of music is my dad playing guitar, which was his hobby, though I think he would […]

Beyond 10,000 hours feat john gaenzler

Beyond 10,000 Hours Featuring: John Gaenzler

“Flaming youth, our flag is flying ”  I grew up in Rochester, NY, and have always loved music. When I was three or four I got a little acoustic guitar, but once I discovered the band KISS, I needed to rock. I took guitar lessons and begged for an electric guitar, which I eventually got […]

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Punching Above Our Weight

For a relatively sparsely populated country, Canada is often lauded for having an outsized cultural footprint in comedy, film, and, of course, music. Essentially – a reputation for punching above our weight creatively. There’s evidence that our cultural footprint has been growing for some time now – some based on metrics such as royalties, which […]

The Keys To Your Home Office – How To Work It While Working From Home

“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems” – James Clear – Atomic Habits   Depending on your point of view and circumstances, the shift to working from home may be a bonus, a burden, or a bit of both. While many people have found […]