The 2-day ‘Business of Animation Conference’ comes to Birmingham, England, May 1-2, offering educational panels, U.K. Animation Industry Marketplace and networking opportunities; discounted tickets on sale through January 31.
RENFREW More Than A Song Studios in Renfrew say they have seen an upswing in new students over the past 14 months, many of them joining to escape the pandemic one way or another. So we’re seeing a lot of retirees take piano lessons; a lot of bucket list type stuff, and guitar students as well, says Danah-Lee Krieger, owner of More Than A Song Studios. The studio provides vocal, piano, percussion, and stringed instrument lessons, and currently serves between 70 and 80 students. Krieger says her reach and the excitement for lessons has only gone up since the pandemic began.
Author of the article: Lynn Saxberg
Publishing date: May 10, 2021 • 5 days ago • 2 minute read • Tiagz. Photo by Sony Music /jpg
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TikTok remix star Tiagz was declared Ottawa’s artist of the year in the second annual Capital Music Awards, which were handed out May 7 during a pre-recorded online show.
The 23-year-old Ottawa-born singer/dancer/musician, whose given name is Tiago Garcia-Arenas, broke onto the world stage over the past year by creating short, catchy rap songs out of viral sound clips. After uploading them to TikTok, the platform’s most popular creators took over, using his clips in their videos and expanding his reach exponentially.