HOLY SMOKES @alteredbymom breaks the United States of Rockmerica in 2026⦠see us playing near ED SHEE!!
thanks @summerfest for believing in us, and thanks @venuexvenue for providing Canadian artists a showcase stage for international bookers⦠yāall, itās worth shooting your shot, thatās all Iām saying.
With great humility, your lord and king, Devon
Teachers are performers. Every day, they get up at the front of the room and are all āGUYS WEāRE ABOUT TO CRUSH FRACTIONSā even though deep down their Grade 5 fractions trauma is threatening to TAKE THEM DOWNš
Hereās where Iām coming fromš
Iāve been in the studio recording an album w my band @goodnightsunriseband for the past month and guys let me tell you: every single day, I notice more and more how similar music is to math - not in the way we traditionally think the two are related (yes, there are patterns and counting and time signatures etc), but in the way that MUSIC-ING is the same as MATH-ING.
There is SO much problem solving that happens in the studio, so much trying and failing and trying again and being surprised when you exceed your own expectations - and thereās SO much anxiety, fear of messing up, doubt, skepticism, and ⦠imposter syndrome š
So on todayās episode of āØMath Therapy⨠I sat down with our producer @devonlougheed to talk about his strategies for helping musicians work through their anxiety so that they can tap into their true creative nature - because all of the strategies Iāve noticed him using with US over the past month are strategies that can be used IN THE MATH CLASSROOM!
I canāt wait for you guys to hear this one - and I canāt wait for you to realize that you are BOTH a rockstar AND a mathematician, because the two really arenāt that different āØš¤
nerded out on some music production stuff w/ @chippedhip for @exclaimdotca . @kiiveaudio i love your plugs and I hope I didnāt get you into trouble š«„
loved reading what @teachmehow2douglaz@jopassedup@tom_dobrzanski@catpictures and @davidvertesi others are into these days
third slide is vertesi making the face I know heāll make when he sees I put my pic over his for slide 1 (you know, maybe we could all learn a thing or two from those sandwiches)
š we went everywhere, man!
Wow, you never realize how far youāve gone until you take a peek back to see. In the flurry of releasing our debut album we played almost 60 shows this year!! š¤Æ
Thereās too many favourite moments to mention but Japan was a fantastic way to cap off the year. šÆšµ
Huge thanks for sticking around and supporting our little band. We love you for being here and hope you have a wonderful holiday. āļø
See you at Wintersong in 2026!! āļø
Much love, Gina, Devo & Max š
#travel #rockband #tourism
āļøFIRST 2026 FESTāļø
Weāre headed back into the studio to finish our next album but wanted to tell you weāre back š„ @wintersongfest Jan 23rd, opening for @kasadorband
First of many festival announcements coming down the pipe (youāll know first if you join the newsletter š«£).
Wanna hear some new songs?? š.
šø: @iamjustjules_
#winter #festival #stouffville #torontomusicscene