September 18, 2026
Here on the prairies, it's getting a little colder every day and the leaves are begrudgingly changing colours. Trees show such a beautiful display of resistance to winter before th…
October 26, 2025
I've been listening to podcasts since the days of the iPod, when you had to manually sync the episodes you downloaded from your computer on to your portable music player. In that t…
October 24, 2025
It was a pleasure speaking with Chris Sumner on the Made In Manitoba podcast about my latest releases, songwriting retreats and more. It's also got an exclusive bit of music - a re…
October 22, 2025
Two years after my first appearance on the show, I returned to chat with Sam on Witchpolice Radio about everything I've been doing in music since we chatted last. We discussed co-w…
October 14, 2025
My single "Magic" was named Song of the Week by Manitoba Music and picked up rotation on Power 97's River City Rocks and Made in Manitoba programs. We launched it with a One-Day Ch…
September 28, 2025
Hey friends, I’ve got something really special lined up ahead of my new single Magic coming out on October 14, and I want you to be part of it. On September 29, we’re gathering at…
September 19, 2025
I just released a free album on bandcamp! I was searching through my archives for something when I stumbled on this recording. It's a set of 8 original songs that I played in my ho…
May 23, 2025
Anonymous local music reviewer Bad Gardening Advice posted an article from a mystery guest writer, chronicling my performance of Magic at the Times Change(d) High and Lonesome Club…
May 24, 2024
I'm excited to share my latest with you - check out two new demos, " Magic " and " Lost Weekends ." In the "Lost Weekends" demo, I tried out the new Session Players feature in Logi…
May 06, 2024
Mysterious local music reviewer Bad Gardening Advice took a deep dive into the lyrics and meaning behind Draw the Line, the lead single from my recently-released Draw the Line EP.…
June 11, 2019
Radiohead, one of my all-time favourite bands, has posted over 15 hours of previously unreleased demos and other recordings from the years leading up to the release of their semina…
June 16, 2015
A fan on the Broken Halo facebook page posted the following video from a show (I think it might have been from a show we played in the theatre at the deaf centre here in Winnipeg .…
March 25, 2015
I've been watching Harold Ramis' classic Groundhog Day at least once a year, since I was introduced to it in my film studies class in university. After so many viewings, you'd thin…
June 22, 2014
On June 22, 2014, I sang live backing vocals for Heart at MTS Centre in Winnipeg (now Canada Life Centre), as part of a gospel choir drawn from the World Village Gospel Choir. We j…
October 06, 2010
I'm a songwriter, and I think one of the most interesting things about writing songs, and learning about other people's songs, is finding out the story behind a song's composition.…
September 02, 2010
My new band / side project / whatever is off to a great start. I'm in full writing mode now trying to come up with enough material for a full set of music and dog willing, an album…
August 04, 2010
Last night I met with my buddy Colin to go over a couple new song ideas. After he left I put down this rough idea for a new song called The Flood. I think the inspiration came from…
July 12, 2010
Broken Halo's "Rooftops" won Power 97's River City Rocks Class of 2010, beating out hundreds of entries from local bands. The win meant a summer of radio rotation and opening slots…
May 04, 2010
My first admission, before I get on with what I intend on saying - this is a straight rip of my girlfriend's post of the same topic . Now that that's out of the way and I won't get…
April 24, 2010
I tried my hand at covering Imagine by John Lennon last night, using only GarageBand and my MacBook's built-in microphone. The quality is surprisingly good, aside from a few spurts…
April 10, 2010
I decided to do a simple live recording of my acoustic version of "Control". I changed up the chord progression since we ( Broken Halo ) put it on our latest release, the Stars Ali…
January 23, 2010
I recently spent the week traveling around Saskatchewan for business - I hit up Saskatoon, Watrous, Regina, Yorkton and Melville over four days and saw clients large and small. I t…
August 13, 2009
I'm loving the current sunny weather in Winnipeg, and as such it has inspired me to make a happy summer mix, comprised entirely of songs that are like a musical ear-to-ear smile. W…
July 06, 2009
I've been attempting to ramp up some hype about my band's new album, which we'll be recording in just a few short weeks. In order to do so, I decided that it was time I made the ro…
June 24, 2009
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="230" caption="Broken Halo's self-titled debut album."] [/caption] I don't normally do posts about personal stuff. I'm not sure why. No one e…
October 31, 2008
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="229"] Feist: A beautiful voice and an oblivious tribe leader?[/caption] I've been spending some time listening to the audiobook version of T…