My name is Phil and I endorse this webpage
I’m the owner of a boutique marketing agency, Focused Creative, the founder of a new shaving product (that’s pretty awesome, actually) The Original PreShave Bar, co-host of The Song Talk Radio Podcast as well as other projects.
You can find links to the other stuff I do here as well.
Focused Creative : Toronto | St. John's
A small, boutique agency that helps small and medium-sized non-profits, B2B and B2C companies build their brand and boost their bottom-line.
The Song Talk Radio Podcast
An “inside-baseball” format weekly podcast where songwriters talk about all the fidgety-bits of writing songs. Also, have theme shows where we talk about songwriting-related movies and tips and junk.
The Original PreShave Bar
A new preshave treatment for blade shavers. Eliminates nicks, cuts and rashes that come from shaving with a blade – pretty great stuff, if I do say so myself.
Writing
- Music / songwriting competition tips to help you stand out from the pack
- (Jan 31 only) Get David Bryne’s “How Music Works” for $1.99 !
- The STR Gang and winners had a blast at the Rocketman Movie PreScreeing on Wednesday!
- Creating Lyric Sheets that Don’t Suck
- How to get noticed: Promotional Artist Tips: Photography
- The Strange, Strange World of “Sound Alike” Songs
Music and other links
The Song Talk Radio Meetup
(Formerly The Songwriters Cafe, The Songwriters Meetup). I first went to this about a decade ago. I started hosting not too long after. The podcast grew out of this.
Songwriters meet once a month in a bar to present songs in progress and get supportive but useful feedback from other songwriters. Now being held alternatively in person in Toronto and via Zoom.
Original Music at SoundCloud
You can find some of my original songs at my SoundCloud page.
The Parkdale Hookers
I played bass and shared songwriting and vocal responsibilities with the very talented Mark Jeftovic. Kinda power-pop punk stuff with a corporate edge.
Playing Guitar with Mumbo Jumbo Shrimp
These awesome people asked me to join them for a fun show:
USA Slot Car Racing Tracks
A free and open listing of Slot Car Racing tracks in the US. All scales and types are welcome: 1:32, 1:24, HO, Drag, and Wing Racing. Both commercial tracks, clubs and home tracks.
You can add your track via a form on the site.
Slot Car Racing Tracks in Canada
An open listing of Slot Car Racing tracks of all scales you can find in Canada; HO, 1:32, 1:24, Drag racing, and Wing Car racing. Tracks and clubs are located in commercial storefronts or in people’s homes or community centers.
https://canadaslotcarracing.ca/
If you’d like your track added to the listing, there is a form on the site you can send us your info.