Simone Torres is a Multi-Platinum, Grammy Nominated, engineer, vocal producer and vocalist. She was born and raised in Long Island, NY and began singing live with her father at the age of 9.“Because I’m a singer, I tune like a singer and not l

Sisters of Sound - Jenny Reader: Fearless Label President

Dec 9th, 2020 50m 19s

This episode of Sisters Of Sound has us hanging with Jenny Reader, President and CCO of Fearless Records. We Skype her in from Culver City, California, where the alt-rock label is celebrating 25 years.Jenny grew up in England with a love for w

Sisters of Sound - Caroline Sanchez: All-Star Broadcast Audio Tech

Dec 9th, 2020 26m 40s

On Episode 16 of SOS, we Skype with Brooklyn, NY local Caroline Sanchez. She is a freelance musician, audio technician, and technology consultant who’s landed some pretty exciting gigs throughout her career thus far.She’ll tell us how the audi

Sisters of Sound - Lorraine Segato: Canadian Icon and Social Justice Activist

Dec 9th, 2020 40m 57s

Lorraine Segato: is an accomplished pop singer-songwriter, filmmaker, event producer, artist director, lecturer and social justice activist. Her career spans over 3 decades. She’s best known as the lead singer and principal songwriter of the To

Sisters of Sound - Elisabeth Hart: Real-Life Unicorn and Imaging Producer

Dec 9th, 2020 22m 56s

The radio industry is no doubt an exciting place to be. It could be the best fun you could possibly ever have working a job – literally, your job is to make people happy most of the time. At the same time, the working competition is cut-throat,

Sisters of Sound - Ann Jansen: The Wonderful World of Audiobooks

Dec 9th, 2020 31m 26s

Stories are a part of our lives from the very beginning. They come to us in many forms; a daily group-chat, the evening TV news or a perhaps a podcast. Almost half of the US population has listened to a podcast now, and that’s still on the rise

Sisters of Sound - hey! dw, Epic Toronto DJ & Award-winning Director

Dec 9th, 2020 31m 38s

Meet D.W. Waterson, also known as hey! dw. She’s an artist of many talents. To some, she’s hey! dw, a DJ drummer party captain that lead them have the best night ever. To others, she’s the creator and director of their fave binge-watchable You-

Sisters of Sound - Sook-Yin Lee: Sook-Yin From Then to Now

Dec 9th, 2020 1h 10m

Sook-Yin Lee: is an achieved Canadian broadcaster, musician, actor and filmmaker. That’s a whole lot of things. She’s a lover of storytelling at her core, which has lead her to work in a wide variety of mediums, from being a MuchMusic VJ to per

Sisters of Sound - Christine Leslie: TA2's Executive Producer/Director of Licensing

Dec 9th, 2020 41m 34s

Christine Leslie: TA2’s very own Executive Producer/Director of Licensing is a Toronto music power house with over 30 years of experience in sound and advertising.Her career started when she was a teenager, after her aunt hooked her up with a

Sisters of Sound - Rachel Ryan: Mr. Sound Lady

Dec 9th, 2020 23m 39s

A Front of House (FOH) engineer is responsible for making a live show sound good. Mr. Sound Lady aka Rachel Ryan is one of the few female FOH engineers and has toured with bands like the Silversun Pickups and The Strokes. Listen for insider inf

Sisters of Sound - Lori Beckstead: The Importance & Capabilities of Sound

Dec 9th, 2020 25m 51s

Lori Beckstead, Audio + Digital Media Professor at the Ryerson’s School of Media tells us about the fascinating capabilities of sound! Including the purpose of sound design, the importance of considering sound and music earlier on in the creati

Sisters of Sound - Claire Murphy: All Hands on Guitar

Dec 9th, 2020 27m 11s

Backline and Guitar Tech: a concert literally could not happen without those dressed-in-all-black-figures that you always see setting up the stage. Enter Claire Murphy, a woman who claims that anyone can do the job if you know the right techniq

Sisters of Sound - Clara Venice: Toronto's Theremin-Pop Musician

Dec 9th, 2020 53m 4s

Have you ever wondered where those creepy alien sounds in sci-fi movies come from? Clara Venice tells us all about the Theremin, an instrument that you play by “waving your hands around 2 antennas”. It’s the pioneering instrument of electronic

Sisters of Sound - Susan Rogers: Prince and Music Cognition

Dec 9th, 2020 22m 11s

Have you ever wondered if babies can hear music in the womb? I spoke with Professor/Director of the Berkeley Music Perception & Cognition Lab Susan Rogers – the same woman who engineered some of Prince’s records including Purple Rain.“No one

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