TORONTO SESSION MUSICIANS

Craig Lapsley - has been a professional recording and touring musician for 14 years.He has played on hundreds of albums and has toured all over the world several times-(over 40 times in North America alone).As a sideman/session player Craig has recorded for Sony,Epic,Universal,A&M,Warner;as well as many indie labels such as Sonic Unyon,Hypnotic,Stomp,Cargo,Union,Mint and Sky (Japan) and Leech (Switzerland).

Ashton Price owner of Morph Productions, is also an accomplished musician who plays guitar, bass and does keyboard/beat programming. He is known for his melodic, dramatic and tasteful approach to playing. While most of his experience is studio based, playing on a lot of his productions, Ashton has also toured with two different bands.

Brownman is one of the most in demand, young jazz studio trumpet players in Canada today. Some accomplishments include being the recipient of the 2002 Canadian National Jazz Award (NJA) for "Jazz Composer of the Year", as well as first runner-up for "Jazz Trumpet Player of the Year". His highly acclaimed Latin-jazz group CRUZAO was also nominated at the NJAs in 2002, 2003 & 2004 for "Electric Jazz Group of the Year".

Nick Czarnogorski's versatility has allowed him to perform in genres ranging from hip hop to rock to country. Nick has performed and/or recorded with artists such as Juno nominee Kazzer (Sony Canada, Linus Entertainment), George Leach, Juno nominee Dayna Manning (EMI), Jason McCoy (Universal), Ian Thornley, Fairfield (Universal/Blacksmith), Johnny Reid, Colin Amey, and Simon Wilcox. Nick currently freelances and teaches in the Toronto area.

John Zytaruk - specializes in dobro, lap steel, mandolin and banjo. His playing can be heard on recordings from such artists as Buck 65, Jenn Grant, Collette Savard, Lea Salomaa, and many others in both Ontario and Quebec. He performs regularly in the Toronto folk scene and has an active roster of music students. He is skilled at utilizing the sounds of folk instruments in non-traditional settings and adeptly adds color and melodic interest to the recordings he plays on.

Timothy Minthorn's performances as a soloist and chamber musician have been heard at Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts and the Glenn Gould Studio to name a few. He has worked with many of Toronto’s most respected artists including many members of the TSO, COC, and The National Ballet of Canada.

Ali Raney - Ali is a versatile violinist and vocalist performing professionally in multiple genres ranging from country to gospel to classical to musical theatre to pop. Ali has performed and/or recorded with artists such as CCMA nominee Alex J. Robinson, CCMA nominee Victoria Banks (Jessica Simpson, Sara Evans, Johnny Reid, Doc Walker), Grammy award winning Brent Mason, CCMA award winning Joel Feeney, and internationally acclaimed tenor Ben Heppner. Ali recently had the pleasure of performing at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.