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I love Bandcamp. It’s SOOOO much better than any other platform for artists. Spotify gives us nothing. I don’t even make a penny if I don’t have 1000 listeners a month. The ridiculousness of this makes me crazy. The small income from limited listeners in the west is exactly what the lesser-known artists need. But, when they don’t pay us,…   …read more.

In the first few days of living in our stone farmhouse in Normandy, I got up in the night to go to the bathroom and I hit my head so hard on the door frame between the sections of our house that it nearly knocked me out. Gabriel was behind me, as we’d descended from our “west wing” mezzanine bedroom…   …read more.

White noise spills into my ears like a waterfall. I’ve come up for auditory air by removing my beloved ear plugs on this flight, just before landing, and it’s loud. I’ve just finished a novel and I’m remembering the days when screens weren’t our go-to for entertainment and books were enough. They’re still enough for me. I feel full of…   …read more.

I’m very excited to announce my new single coming out April 30th, 2025! This is the first in a series of new music that will be released slowly across this calendar year. The first one, “Heart On Your Sleeve” is a tribute to all the crooners of yesteryear. Inspired by Patsy Cline, one of the greatest vocalists (IMO), and the…   …read more.

I’m sitting in my studio/office here in Beijing with a space heater at my feet, which are already covered in fluffy slippers because the temperature is below zero and winter is definitely here. Christmas is just around the corner and another year will then unfold before us like white-canvas potential. All we have to do is pick up the brushes….   …read more.

How does an artist build a body of work in the pre-production stage? It’s the end of the Chinese New Year holidays and people keep asking me what I’ve been up to during my time off. My standard answer is the truth: I’ve been focused on the pre-production stage of my new album project. My non-musician friends often follow that…   …read more.

New Year, New Work It’s been awhile since I’ve written in here, but I think there’s a reason for that. In this stupid, self-obsessed social media world in which we live, I just grew weary of thinking that any of the minutiae of my life was worth showcasing or broadcasting, as though any of it matters (which it doesn’t), especially…   …read more.

ORDER NOW MORE INFO   It is with great pleasure that I announce the release of my Mom’s first full-length original album. March 29th, 2022 is her 77th birthday. Catherine Eizabeth Swift is truly an example of the adage: “It’s never too late to do what you love!” Below is the formal press release written by Montreal-based music reviewer, Gerry…   …read more.

The album has been out now, formally, since March 27th, 2021. I am so proud of this baby. The collection of songs, many of which were co-written with Gabriel Beaudoin (my guitarist and musical soulmate) are among the best songs of my career. The title of this album suggests the pandemic. The thing is, it was named in late 2018…   …read more.

I was recently asked to recommend some tracks to people who had never heard my music before. They said, “Maybe 2-3 songs from each album?” So, in less than ten minutes, I was able to go in and create this playlist on Spotify. It kind of shocked me how quickly I knew which songs I wanted to introduce to this…   …read more.