In Halifax!

04. Aug, 2010 ·3

Hey everyone! I arrived in Halifax! Since I arrived a few days early to the festival, I took the opportunity to hang out with a very good friend I went to film school with in Toronto, who had moved out here last year. I think it’s nicely fitting that I’m chilling with a film school [...]

Categories: Busking, Festivals

Photo of the Weekend: July 18th

18. Jul, 2010 ·1

Sorry for the lateness in this week’s ‘Photo of the Weekend’! I am currently in Winnipeg working on something slightly different, finishing up filming the last part of a project I began for Accountable Development Works in Sierra Leone. From Winnipeg, I will be embarking upon X-Canada Tour 2010!!, which will have me hitting up [...]

Canada Day!

02. Jul, 2010 ·0

Hey everyone! I just got in last night from a marathon 24-hrs up, as I traveled to Ottawa to participate in the Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill. It was a fantastic time performing for lots of amazing people and some of the biggest crowds I’ve had this year to date! Since I had so [...]

Categories: Busking, Commentary

Weird Stuff I Get in my Hat!

19. Jun, 2010 ·0

Hi folks! Since busking season is upon us, I’ve decided to start a new little segment called “Weird Stuff I Get in My Hat”; dedicated to–you guessed it–the wacky things (other than money) that people throw into my hat! I haven’t been out busking much this summer, ’tis true; been on the road quite a [...]

Singapore Arts Festival

04. Jun, 2010 ·0

Hi everyone! I am in cosmopolitan Singapore city, performing as part of the Singapore Arts Festival, an amazing event that runs from mid-May till the 13th of this month. I’m performing at Raffles City Mall, as part of a roving series of spontaneous street art with some wonderfully solid acts. When I took the gig, [...]

Categories: Adventure, Busking, Festivals

“Ask a Busker” has moved!

23. Apr, 2010 ·0

As per a previous post, “Ask a Busker” has a new home!! Check out the latest post, the first in a weekly series for the Burgeoning Busker. Over the past two weeks, my inbox has been flooding with all sorts of questions from beginner buskers, ranging from the well-thought out and the stupid. Expect a hilarious [...]

Categories: Busking, Website News

Busking in T.O

04. Apr, 2010 ·0

Hey folks! Happy holidays, if you celebrate the sacred day of chocolate-eating and the resurrection of Cadbury creme eggs! For the first time in… years, the weather in Toronto has been so good this holiday, that, naturally I have had to take advantage of the warmth and get back to my regular pitch down at Yonge [...]

Categories: Busking

Canada Day

03. Jul, 2009 ·0

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a great Canada Day. I sure did! This year, I was lucky enough to have the day off from gigs to check out the busking on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. I’d never been to Ottawa for our national holiday and found it to be an amazing experience. The crowds [...]

Categories: Busking