In a time when everything may feel like it's in upheaval, I believe that the world has never needed real beauty and stories more than now.

 

With this in mind, it is my joy to write, sing, speak, compose, teach, and help other artists thrive. I do this while striving to present a unity of being, resistant to the pressures of the market, in all of my work.

 

Listen and watch below to get to know me through my music & words.

Poetic Folk Music:

KAY CLARITY

Since first encountering the great female singer-songwriters of the mid-90s as a child, I fell in love with telling stories in poetic language through gentle folk music.

These songs are intimate sharing of my life and perspective across many years and are the most representative of who I am as a person and artist.

My upcoming albums for this project are You Can't Really Ever Go Back Home and Joni, 50, about Canada, my province, Saskatchewan, and the city where both Joni Mitchell and I hail from, Saskatoon, and are an exploration of a shared personal, artistic, and cultural lineage.

Contemplative & Liturgical Music:

CASSIA & MYRRH

My "labor of love," this music is meant to bring my experience of the peace and beauty of the Catholic faith to a world in need. For the religious and non-religious alike, this project, which regularly reaches millions of listeners, features Gregorian chant, classic hymns, gentle originals, sacred music compositions in Latin, and various collaborations with internationally acclaimed dance DJ, Robbie Rivera.

I have an upcoming sacred music project made up of four of my original compositions in Latin, inspired by the musical heritage given to us by St. Hildegard von Bingen.

Electro-Pop Songs:

PAX PALOMA

Pax Paloma is a constructed voice. The work is maturing into an intertextual one, built from literature, history, and alluded-to existing structures, rather than diary confession.

Grown out of my co-writing and record label days, my academic background, and my increasing awareness of the power of modern pop music, this project is an up-tempo blend of electronic studio sounds, intellectually-influenced lyrics, and my voice in a different light.

"Wrap It All in a Bow," below, which began as a satirical write for an advertisement pitch, was featured in a Christmas movie and has become a holiday favorite.

Home to SONGS FOR THE APOCALYPSE, which came out in late 2024, this year awaits an upcoming literary-based EP release as well as a deluxe version of the album.

Other Creative Expressions and a Unified Body of Work

Although my main tools are my voice and lyrics, I also love photography, poetry, filmmaking, instrumental music, scoring, occasional modelling, and publishing essays on beauty and culture. I'm working on two extended essays as part of the larger body of work encompassing the above music projects, rooted in an exploration of place, formation, artistic lineage, and cultural memory.

I share more intimately about my process, as well as provide inside access to new songs and unique material inside of my membership platform here.