Devin Townsend & other rock
guitarists sound off , Pg. 49
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25 Guitar – Paul Kinman
26 Keyboards – Alfred’s Premier
Piano Express
27 Bass – Jordan Vlasschaert
28 Percussion – Jeff Stewart
29 Woodwinds – Jenn Garrison
30 Brass – Paul Baron
31 Digital Music – FutureDJs
32 Vocals – Cayley Thomas
58 Writing – Katherine Ross
59 Recording – Dom Morley
60 Live Sound – Paul Klimson
62 Business – Alayna Kolodziechuk
contents
May/June 2020, Vol. XLII, No. 2
FEATURES
Downtime Is a Fine Time to
34
Alessia Cara
Conquers the Stage,
Stereo & Screen
By Andrew King
A gifted songwriter, performer, and one of Canada’s
most prominent and impressive musical exports,
Alessia Cara’s international profi le is ballooning
beyond just music…
38
“It’s Impossible
to Imagine”
Behind the Scenes of an
Unprecedented Crisis
By Michael Raine
No one saw it coming. Not like this, at least. In
late April, we spoke with fi ve prominent people in
diff erent segments of the Canadian music industry
to get a behind-the-scenes snapshot of the
COVID-19 crisis.
Sharpen Your Social
Media Skills
44
By Ori Dagan
Many of us now have an opportunity to play catch
up, and maybe even develop some good new
habits. What better place to start than where many
of us are spending time these days…
Six Strings from the Edge
Canadian Musician’s 2020
Guitar Special
49
By Adam Kovac
Need more proof of the guitar’s continued vitality?
Here are fi ve of the country’s fi nest players,
explaining what it is they still fi nd exciting about
tuning up, plugging in, and rocking out.
SIX STRINGS
FROM THE EDGE
Our 2020 Focus on Guitar
with Devin Townsend, July
Talk, Silverstein, Cancer
Bats & More!
COVER PHOTO:
ALESSIA CARA BY BRICK HOWZE
GE,
S THE STA N
REE
CO NQUER
& BIG SC
STEREO
SHARPEN
YOUR SOCIAL
MEDIA SKILLS
OVERCOMING
COVID-19
Behind the Scenes as the
Industry Deals with the
Crisis
SIX STRINGS
FROM THE EDGE
Our 2020 Focus on Guitar with
Devin Townsend, July Talk,
Silverstein, Cancer Bats & More!
How Lights & other musicians are using social
media to their advantage, Pg. 44