Studios

Fat Labs - See Vikas Kohli and his stable of talent
Mark Shannon - Co-producer for Bill Wood's new disc "take it"
Tim Abraham - Co-producer of "take it", Peter Katz and others

Stores

Paul's Boutique - Toronto's finest vintage gear shop


Artists

 

Sahra Featherstone - Wow!

The Pale Horses - Need I say more?

Instruments of Lust and Fury Great songwriters and the best bio ever

Jamie Hunter A great songwriter but an even cooler drummer

Marty Smyth A classical organist who rocks with Brubeck and Led Zeppelin

Pat McNeil The Original Paticus Rex. Hear his avantgarde compositions.

Bill Wood Big Bad Bill is Sweet Willam Now!

Jonathan Coulton I laughed my @$$ off. Way too funny!

King Clancy - Wicked bluesy punk


Songwriters -  These are the pros who have inspired me

Hawksley Workman - I buy every disc without question

Mark Shamblin - "I can't make you love me"

Lyle Lovett - "She's no Lady", "Closing Time"

Stan Rogers - "First Christmas", "Barrett's Privateers", "Harris Fetch thy Mare", "Old Maui", "Flowers of Burmuda"

Leonard Cohen - "Hallelujah", "Alexandra Leaving", "I'm Your Man"

Richard Thompson - "King of Bohemia" and "Waltzing's for Dreamers"

Tom Waits - "Martha" and all of the "Closing Time" disc

Randy Newman - The ultimate character writer



Webdesign

Bandzoogle.com - If you are an artist without a site, you need to know these guys!

MC Squared Design Great Flash designer if you need one

Friends

Paul F. Davis - Author of 11 books and heard on Playboy Radio with his new book "Adultery - 101 Reasons Not to Cheat"

grEGORy Simpson - Egor does all the cool stuff... the ultra "renaissance man VST"

Bill Crooks - Now this is a man with a resume! Also check out his production company 360 Entertainment.

The Meeting House The end of religion and the beginning of faith - get podcasts on itunes

Elke Scholz - Author of "Loving Your Life"; a great practical book to keep you creating long-term