Back in 2013, Daniela Andrade came to Vancouver and performed in a little cafe on Commercial Drive. The place was sold out and packed by the time my friend and I pulled up to the curb, and Daniela’s manager wasn’t letting anybody else in. 

People were standing out on the sidewalk, pacing...

How YouTube changed my life

Three years ago, on Christmas Day, I set up a keyboard in my living room, handed my brother my camera, and told him to hit record.

Somehow, I had convinced him to bare with me for several takes and, half an hour later, I did something that would change my life f...