Canadian Musician - January/February 2019

contents January/February 2019, Vol. XLI, No.1 ARKELLS | ERIN COSTELO | THOMPSON EGBO-EGBO | SAM ROBERTS BAND COMPOSING FOR GAMES GET THE CALL FOR STUDIO & STAGE GIGS INFINITE PATHS, INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OUR 2019 FOCUS ON MUSIC EDUCATION COVER PHOTO: ASH BUCHHOLZ & JASON “HUMAN KEBAB” PARSONS OF USS LIVE IN TORONTO BY SANDRA-LEE PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Coming Full Circle A Decade of USS INDIE INSIDER Get FACTOR Funded ROAD TEST Get in the Game 20 Scoring & Composing for Video Games Steinberg’s Dorico Pro 2 scoring application, Ernie Ball’s Expression Series Tremolo pedal & STL’s Tonality Howard Benson guitar plug-in suite First Take Changes CM Radio Events Hot Gear Advertisers’ Index Tech Tools Classifieds Showcase 30 31 32 58 59 60 62 Brass – Paul Baron Digital Music – DJ Vekked Vocals – Scott Henderson Writing – Erin Costelo Recording – Noah Mintz Live Sound – Jay Thompson Business – Blair Patton COLUMNS 25 26 27 28 29 Guitar – Juan Coronado Keyboards – Allysia Van Betuw Bass – Jason Raso Percussion – Jayson Brinkworth Woodwinds – Daniel Schnee Erin Costelo on genre & identity as a songwriter, Pg. 58 38 By Kevin Young According to our panel of accomplished composers, pushing boundaries is integral to the process of writing music for games, and big success hides in the small details. Brian D’Oliveira & others on composing for video games, Pg.38 Get the Call for Session Gigs 42 Infinite Paths, Infinite Destinations 49 By Ken Kelley There is no shortage of musicians ready and willing to lend their talents supporting known artists – and who enjoy a comfortable living because of it. 09 12 18 19 64 71 74 76 78 34 By Andrew King Speaking to Canadian Musician just hours before leaving for a retreat in Antarctica, Ash Buchholz says he couldn’t be happier, but that wasn’t the case when he and Jason “Human Kebab” Parsons united to make music over a decade ago. Far from it, in fact. 10 DEPARTMENTS PLUS: GET FAMILIAR WITH FACTOR Our 2019 Focus on Music Education By Ken Kelley Successful Canadian artists and industry members weigh in on the subject of continual learning, how it has served them, and how others can benefit from their off- stage studies.

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