Hello!
If you need a little chill time tonight, come join us for Music To Draw To Session 55! 8pm-10pm EST. You can save your spot at the link above!
You can also replay any previous sessions or Pizza Breaks at crowdcast.io/kidkoala.
Bring something to work on.
See you tonight!
E
2021-04-19 05:26:55 +0000 UTC View PostMany years ago, I was invited to work on some music for a short film by animator Lillian Chan. She had heard some music from the Some Of My Best Friends Are DJs album, and thought that style would be a good fit for a couple cues in her film. You, can see a short clip of her film Jaime Lo, Small and Shy on her vimeo channel. Lillian is one of my favorite people, she's an incredible artist and ...
2021-04-16 16:39:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week I was asked to see if I was interested in developing some ideas and songs for kids in the pre-school age group. It's been a while since I've been in that particular head space as my daughters are a bit older now.
The last time I specifically wrote material for that age was when I wrote some piano pieces for Sesame Street but that was over 15 years ago.
For those of you who don't know, I had studied early childhood education in high school. Following th...
2021-04-12 16:51:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Everyone!
Come join us for some quiet time music at Music To Draw To Session 54. Streaming live from my studio in Montreal at 8pm-10pm EST on Monday. You can save your spot at the link above.
You can also revisit any previous sessions at crowdcast.io/kidkoala.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
E
2021-04-11 12:14:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone!
Been spending some loooong hours in the music studio finishing up the final mixes on the Creatures of the Late Afternoon album. It's been fun but I'll admit the mix is a very time consuming process, chock full of microscopic equalization changes in order to get the balance right on all the various layers and instruments on each track. I'm testing the tracks on multiple speakers and 3 different set of headphones. It's great if the mix is coming together...
2021-04-08 18:45:15 +0000 UTC View PostHey Everyone!
My daughter has designed her first all ages T-shirt! Half of the proceeds will go to her college fund and the other half will be donated to Moisson Montreal, a charitable food bank initiative here in our city.
Sizes available are:
Children's sizes: XS, S, M
Unisex Adult sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL
2021-04-05 16:15:58 +0000 UTC
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Hello Everyone,
Hope this message finds you all well! Just here to let you know you can save your spot for Monday's Music To Draw To Session at the link above!
You can also replay or any previous Music To Draw To sessions or Pizza Breaks at crowdcast.io/kidkoala.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend! And hope to see some of you tomorrow on the live stream! Bring something to work on or just ...
2021-04-04 16:23:30 +0000 UTC View PostHey Everyone,
If you're near your phones at the moment. Go to the IG of my friend Eric Michener's aka Fishboy (@yofishboy). He's doing an acoustic live stream concert right now to celebrate the release of his new album Waitsgiving which was just released today! One of the world's great musical storytellers.
See you there!
e
2021-04-03 23:13:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Everyone,
Wow! 52 weeks! If you need some chill out time on Monday, come join us for Music To Draw To Session 52! You can save your spot at the link above.
You can also replay any previous sessions including today's March Pizza Break at crowdcast.io/kidkoala.
Thank you all!
E
2021-03-28 23:30:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
Just a reminder that our monthly Pizza Break Hangout (for Fun Tier + patrons) is happening on Sunday! Fun times ahead! Bring your own Pizza! Save your spot at the link above!
MARCH PIZZA BREAK
Sunday, March 28th at 2pm EST
This is what's on the agenda!
A nail-bitingly suspenseful story about my first piano recital.
Synthesizers made partly out of cardboard!
Even more new-new chip technology! (the snack type,...
2021-03-26 14:46:42 +0000 UTC View PostWe've got 2 options here for March Pizza Break times. Okay duke it out! LOL. Either way, hope to see you this weekend!
2021-03-24 14:49:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
Hope you're enjoying your weekend so far. Just a reminder you can save your spot for Music To Draw To Session 51.
You can also replay any previous sessions at crowdcast.io/kidkoala.
See you Monday!
E
2021-03-20 21:04:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Dearest patrons,
My favorite thing about this drawing are the expressions on the faces of the two trout in the lab coats on the left.
Just thought I would share another silly drawing from my High School Sketchbook. I still draw fish with that befuddled look on their faces. This drawing is old, but you'll notice the hi-tech console chock full of buttons, dials, VU meters, and Oscilloscopes. &...
2021-03-19 19:56:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Everyone!
If you need a couple hours of calm(er) vibes this Monday, come join us for Music To Draw To Session 50! Your weekly audio brain massage. Save your spot at the link above.
Or you can replay any previous sessions at crowdcast.io/kidkoala.
Bring something to work on and see you tomorrow!
E
2021-03-14 18:07:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Dearest patrons!
I hope this message finds you all well. Just a quick note to thank you all for your continued support here on Patreon.
Here's an update on what I've been up to here in Montreal. The morning hours are spent working on the album artwork. And the after hours are spent in the recording studio adding final touches and refining the mixes of the tracks. The rest of day we're in quarantine hanging with the kids and watching Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. 2021-03-12 22:46:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone,
If you need some chill time this Monday, come join us for Music To Draw To Session 49. You can save your spot at the link above.
You can also revisit previous Music To Draw To sessions at crowdcast.io/kidkoala.
See you tomorrow! Bring something quiet to work on.
E
2021-03-07 19:22:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay percussion fans! Here's a sneak peek of an anemone playing around in the Drum Lab!
For the new patrons and those of you just tuning now, we are treating these Creature Corners as a bit of a proof of concept, testing character designs, set designs, scale, materials, colour, sound, lighting etc. as we proceed to begin populating the apartments from Creatures of the Late Afternoon. In case missed it you could also check out the previous one featuring a 2021-03-05 21:16:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all you New Fun Tierians!
How is it March already??!
Remember that cookie called Koala's March? It comes packaged in some kawaii hexagonal box and the cookies were cut into shapes of cartoon images of koalas doing things like skateboarding and taking a nap. Anyhow, without fail, no matter where I would tour, someone in the audience in every other town would gift me a box of these cookies. I believe the reasoning behind it was that since I was Kid Koala, I must obviously ...
2021-03-03 23:14:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Everyone!
If you need some audio calm, come join us for Music To Draw To Session 48. Monday, March 1st at 8pm EST. Save your spot at the link above!
We just finished the February Pizza Break and it was funnnn! You can replay that or any previous sessions at crowdcast.io/kidkoala
Have a great Sunday everyone!
E
2021-02-28 22:05:35 +0000 UTC View Post
The votes are in and Sunday won this time! So we'll see you Sunday, 3pm EST for February Pizza Break!
On the agenda:
A very ridiculous, but very true story about my short-lived Basketball career (which may or may not have contributed to my earliest DJ gig, sorta)
Bizarre recording devices of the 60s.
Even more new-new chip technology! (the snack type, not the computer-y kind)
2 more work-in-progress previews of tracks from the forthcoming Creatur...
Hey Everyone!
A little synth-y silliness for you today. Another Creature Corner this time with a Coral doing a Theremin sound check.
More R&D for creature/set designs. These were made as part of Canada Council for the Arts digital originals program.
This, and the previous Manta Ray in the Vocal Booth Creature Corner will eventually live on my YouTube ...
2021-02-24 16:37:56 +0000 UTC View PostHey Everyone!
Oh my this month flew by! but we're going to host February's Virtual Pizza Break this weekend! Which of the following 2 options would you prefer?
E
2021-02-23 13:57:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone!
If you need some quiet time music on Monday, come join us for Music To Draw To session 47. You can save your spot at the link above.
You can also replay any previous sessions at crowdcast.io/kidkoala
Have a great Sunday everyone!
E
2021-02-21 14:48:43 +0000 UTC View PostHey Everyone!
Hope your weekend is going great. 2 things!
A couple of patrons in our community (Melissa and Walter) are organizing a surprise gift of some sort... which apparently is for me and Corinne??????!!! I don't know what it is, but Melissa brings little surprise gifts every time she comes to one of our shows and they're always smile making, wonderful things.
This from Melissa and Walter:
"As you now know from the MTDT chat, we've been trying t...
2021-02-20 19:36:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a sneak peek of the first Creature Corner! There's a Manta Ray in the Vocal Booth?! Mic check! Watch the video at the link above.
ICYMI, You can read more about the evolution of this creature in this previous post.
These were created as part of the Digital Originals program from Canada Council for the Arts to support the creation of digital short works that could be disseminated...
2021-02-18 17:58:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
Come join us if you need a little slow work music on Monday. You can save your spot for Music To Draw To Session 46 at the link above!
You can also revisit any previous sessions and Pizza Breaks at crowdcast.io/kidkoala
Hope you're all having a great weekend!
E
2021-02-14 22:02:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Everyone!
Just wanted to share some of the WIP album artwork! This week has mostly been spent painting the inside of the gatefold vinyl sleeve which will also serve as the board game board for Creatures Of The Late Afternoon.
Corinne, the kids and I have been testing the game over the last few weeks. Here you see a modular version of the game. (It won't be this complicated to play, I was using little sheets of paper to add/subtract squares to the game board while...
2021-02-12 23:23:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone!
If you need a little quiet music on Monday, come join us for Music to Draw to Session 45. Save your spot at the link above!
You can also replay previous sessions or last weeks Pizza Break Hangout at crowdcast.io/kidkoala.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
E
2021-02-06 15:56:55 +0000 UTC View PostBrrrrrrrr!
Just a quick message to say hello!
The updated February Store Code open to all tiers this month for Valentine's Day! is: ROSEAGRAM
Back in high school, on Valentine's Day, there was a fundraiser the student council organized called Rose-A-Grams. Essentially, you would pay 10 bucks, and you could send a rose to anyone in the school with a special note.
These Rose-a-Grams would then be hand delivered to the recipient during one of their clas...
2021-02-03 02:32:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone!
If you need some chill time on Monday you can save your spot for Music To Draw To Session 44 at the link above!
Also! We just wrapped up January Pizza Break! ICYMI you can replay it here.
Also a reminder to New Fun Tier patrons to update their shipping info in their profiles on the desktop Patreon app as we are sending out the annual mailbox goodies this week!
Take ...
2021-01-31 20:14:11 +0000 UTC View Post