Talking Albums with John McDonald : musicians, their music and favourite albums
CLASSICAL MUSE : Radio veteran David Cavlovic plays music from his personal collection
Host Von Wichert and the legendary KOMODO DRAGON radio show
Ottawa-area musicians - be part of our apt613 x talking albums collaboration. Click link for details
In a nutshell, Talking Albums is musicians, their music and special albums.I started it during lockdown as I wondered what my musician friends were doing since they couldn't play live. And what music were they listening to?These Talking Albums articles appeared on apt613.ca.Now, I'm collaborating with apt613 again. Talking Albums episodes by Ottawa area musicians (individuals or bands) will be posted on the apt613 YouTube channel.If you'd like to tell more people about you and your music, consider doing an episode.You’ll video yourself on your phone / camera (in landscape) and :1) Introduce yourself and your music.
- where you’re based
- a short history
- something you’d want the viewer to know
- future plans2) Speak about six albums
- what is it about the album that you especially like?
- why did you choose this?
- any special memories related to the album?- My go-to album
- The first album I bought
- A Sunday morning album
- An album more people should hear
- The last album I bought
- An album that stands the test of time3) Mention how you can be contacted (socials, website, bandcamp, etc)If you have the album that you’re talking about, feel free to show it. If you don’t, I’ll add the cover in the video.You can send the video and a photo of you / the band to [email protected]. You can use wetransfer or any method that you'd like.I’ll edit the final piece. And if you’d like some of your music included in the video, please send me a song to use.Let me know if you have any questions. Oh, and can we agree no swearing?Thanks!
John
Here are two episodes to give you an idea what it looks like:
