In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest is the Taiwanese-Canadian percussionist Aiyun Huang. Aiyun discusses how her musical journey evolved since winning the First Prize and Audience Prize of the Geneva International Music Competition. Today she enjoys a musical life as soloist, chamber musician, researcher, teacher and producer. She holds the position of Professor of Music at the Faculty of Music of Toronto, Canada.

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest is the Juno award winning Canadian jazz vocalists Ranee Lee. Ranee discusses her long career which started in Ontario Canada where she performed in musical acts and toured with dance troupes. Ranee is equally recognized as an actress, winning a Dora Mavor Moore Award for her musical portrayal of Billie Holiday in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill.

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest is the French percussionist, and composer Frédéric Macarez. Frédéric discusses his journey growing up in Paris and studying under the legendary Jacques Delécluse. He was the principal percussionist of Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (Geneva)and the principal timpanist for the Orchestre de Paris.

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest is George Doxas - a well known educator, composer, recording engineer and producer. George discusses how he first started out teaching music in a high school in Montreal and then went on to open up his own recording studio in the late 1980s "Boutique du Son". George also was named Music Producer at the Segal Centre for the Perfoming Arts in Montreal, Canada for many years. He remains very active today in the Montreal music community performing with his big band and running his recording studio.

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Jeff Smallwood shares his experience growing up in Montreal where he began to be exposed to music by playing in his high school band. He went on to releasing seven albums as a solo singer/guitarist as well as recording with such international artists as Bryan Adams, Lady Gaga, Luba, Roch Voisine, and James Taylor. Jeff has been recoerding and touring with Celine Dion for many years.

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Beverley Johnston speaks of her initial training in percussion in Montreal, Quebec Canada, and then moving to Toronto to continue her studies to becoming a world renown marimba artist and obtaining the Chair of Percussion position at the University of Toronto.

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest Marcus Santos discusses his personal journey from his native country of Brazil to becoming a world class Brazilian rhythms specialist, artist, teacher and motivator.

In this episode of Shaping Your Journey, my special guest, saxophonist Lou Marini, discusses his vast musical journey from Blood, Sweat & Tears, to the Blues Brothers and working with such superstars as James Taylor and a host of others.