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Born of the rugged beauty of Canada's west coast, informed by jazz, brought up on rock and all kinds of guitar music. Composed with a complex love of simplicity. Authored from place which is literary and personal.

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Thanks so much to @obscuresoundmusic and Mike Mineo for the review of “Pure Light!”✨ Link in my bio to the article, which in turn has a link to Obscure Sound’s “Best of February 2023” Spotify playlist. Get on that NEW MUSIC! 🎶 #review #blog #blogger #curator #musicreview #newmusic #indierock #alternative https://www.instagram.com/p/CpNaTvNrp0A/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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And for my last look from all these portraits, I give you: the Gaius Baltar (BSG fans anyone?..) PuRE LiGHT 02/15/2023 @sydwoodward_ 📸 #portrait #musician #portraitphotography #newmusic #canadianmusic #victoriamusicscene #originalmusic #indie #indierock #alternative #singersongwriter https://www.instagram.com/p/CokcHCEpatE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I’ve been experimenting with what’s called a “waterfall release” 🌊 Of course ideally I’d love to have a large audience that’s ready to digest every note & word of a completed work... In reality, with no real fan base, or any other way to distribute the music, it makes sense to release songs one at a time (then group them together later) if only to adapt to our new media: the Social. I could expound on the fact that I’ve spent much more time creating “content” in the last year than creating music… but I won’t. What’s more, any professional social media manager would look at what I’ve done and say “not enough.” Part of me thinks it’s the greatest scam in history, getting us all to work for Instagram and Tiktok for free, another part is grateful for the opportunity to share and for the occasional supportive word from strangers. What do you guys think about it: SM in general and how it’s changed the way new artists release music? We might as well have an open forum for discussion while we’re being fed ads constantly, and use the ol’ keyboard once in a while—before all text is written for us by Ai using up-to-the-minute cultural tropes and emoticon hieroglyphics…] Oh yeah the point of this post was to say that REViSiONS EP is now listenable as a proper album on Spotify and Apple, not just a playlist, and that I’m releasing a brand new track Feb. 15! Follow/add me if you would, this actually makes a difference on Spotify (and I think pre-saves are useless so I’m no longer asking for them). PURE LiGHT - February 15th on Meta Universe Records @sydwoodward_ 📸 #newmusic #musicrelease #socialmedia #musicmarketing #spotify #meta #rant #coverart https://www.instagram.com/p/CoKdk3FL0jm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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You might be wondering “What Else?” from this little floating head… I wanted to draw a little more attention to this song (among the 3 that I released together in December, and missing from my studio medley vid) as well as the people that helped me make it — before the next one comes out! “What Else?” is perhaps the most (musically) easy-going song on the whole project. Of course I had to counter that with lyrics about death, loneliness, addiction and depression… Generally, a typically human lack of fulfillment, even in possession of one of the most miraculous and rare gifts: YOU. The song didn’t have too much of an arrangement, other than the 3-stanza/3-part form and “sunset boulevard” guitar solo, but when I started getting these pedal steel backgrounds from @tylerliebinsta and layering them over one another it elevated the track to something special. Tyler took a few solos as well, and I just couldn’t resist making a pedal steel and a guitar composite and having them play off one another for a “double solo.” The result can be a bit chaotic at times, but I think it’s interesting and interactive enough to bear many listens. It also allows me to feature the pedal steel that much more—as I said—a vital, if not anticipated element on the track. 🌊 Otherwise it’s a pretty meat & taters rock trio: the beds were laid down live by @bassphiler🎸, @loui.william🥁, and myself🎸 session/mix: @silversidesound mst: @woodshoprecordingstudios 📸 @sydwoodward_ #indie #indierock #singersongwriter #songbackground #backgrounds #solos #doublesolo #fender #warmoth #telecaster #gibsonpickups #fendertwinreverb #kemper #pedalsteel https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn7QqRkJ1Dh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I created a “PRESS” section on my website! Featuring an unpublished review of the 7-song EP by former English Chair at Dawson, great writer and talented singer-songwriter in his own right, @andrewwilliams9188. Thanks also to @varioussmallflames, @mp3hugger and @nagamagazine! Check it out at —> trevordavies.ca (link in bio) #press #reviews #newmusic #blogs #musicwriter #musicreview #indierock #singersongwriter https://www.instagram.com/p/CnZ36Dyp-_j/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Happy Holidays/Solstice/New Year! I’m still a little sleepy, but getting back into it…☕️ @georgiajohnstonphotography #westcoast #pnw #2023 #vancouverisland #java (at Salish Sea) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmxAuBhS7wN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Thanks to @varioussmallflames for the lovely review of The Stream (Suite)!📝 Touching briefly on all 3 songs and featuring “Glass Bead Game,” the write-up also mentions my wonderful band for the project (with only the omission of @simonmillerdmusic, whose trumpet playing can be heard on “The Stream”): @gilliandrones @zlauck @this.phone.is.a.cloud @tylerliebinsta @anatol.mcginnis @bassphiler @loui.william Link in bio (if this is too small to read!) #review #blog #newrelease #newmusic #indierock #postrock #singersongwriter #albumart #singleartwork https://www.instagram.com/p/CmHxqzdSt4j/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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~ The Stream (Suite) ~ drips/drops tonight at midnight EST/9PM PST! Thanks so much for your support, it feels like it’s been a long-ass journey and I’m only halfway through presenting my album. I’m really proud of the way it sounds track 1 thru 7, and that’s what I encourage everyone to do: listen to the playlist on my Spotify entitled “Revisions EP.” It’s a major preview of the sound and vision… but there’s still more to come! “The Stream” is the title track and one of three songs which bear similar themes, tonalities and inspirations: the Natural World, especially Water and some Buddhist symbolism around it, namely its habit of “seeking the lowest level.” The song is the most impressionistic of the 3, and also the simplest, musically speaking. I wanted to emulate and even use sounds from nature in this piece about water. Aside from Glass Bead Game, which I’ve already talked about, the other song in the suite is called “What Else?”— Based on a series of questions, it’s basically asking: why must we always ask for more than what we’ve got? Presented with nearly unlimited creative energy, we sidetrack ourselves with sensualism and greed, always asking “what else is there?” while staring directly at it. (The Sanskrit “tat tvam asi” — Thou art IT…) What Else? contains this idea along with other modern-day examples of “confusing the menu with the meal.” Hope you enjoy this major chunk of the album, lasting over half an hour as an “EP,” and my little concept of a 3-song suite which makes up over half of it. 🌊 Thanks to: @silversidesound 🎙 @woodshoprecordingstudios 🔬 @loui.william 🥁 @bassphiler 🎸🎻 @tylerliebinsta 🌊 @gilliandrones 🎤 @zlauck 🎤 @simonmillerdmusic 🎺 @anatol.mcginnis 🎻 #singleart #albumart #newmusic #newrelease #canadianmusic #musicbc #castalia #canada #victoriamusicscene #originalmusic #indie #indierock #alternativemusic #postrock #singersongwriter https://www.instagram.com/p/ClpvxTErav8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Glass Bead Game is OUT NOW! Taking a moment to feature this song, before the rest of the “suite” comes out tomorrow—then I’ll be talking about 3 songs at once… “…a proper Glass Bead Game player ought to be drenched in cheerfulness as a ripe fruit is drenched in its sweet juices. He ought above all to possess the cheerful serenity of music, for after all music is nothing but an act of courage, a serene, smiling, striding forward and dancing through the terrors and flames of the world, the festive offering of a sacrifice.” —Hermann Hesse Thanks to everyone involved. @silversidesound 🎙 @woodshoprecordingstudios 🔬 @loui.william 🥁 @bassphiler 🎸🎻 @tylerliebinsta 🌊 @gilliandrones 🎤 @zlauck 🎤 @sydwoodward_ 📸 #portrait #musician #singleart #albumart #portraitphotography #newmusic #newrelease #canadianmusic #musicbc #castalia #glassbeadgame #victoriamusicscene #originalmusic #indie #indierock #alternativemusic #postrock #singersongwriter https://www.instagram.com/p/Clnc3-KOyJW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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~ The Stream ~ 3-song “suite” drops in one week, concluding my releases for the year and bringing the total to a tidy 7, with a runtime of over 33 minutes… Hope you enjoy this introductory EP, before the full album is released in 2023! The first song from the new set I’d like to talk about is Glass Bead Game. Inspired by the Hermann Hesse novel and drawing on other generally Buddhist themes (which are shared by the other two songs in the suite), the tune is the latest in a practice of mine where I write about the lead character, and attempt to crystallize some moments from a great book. I’ll often use actual lines from the story, and pay tribute to their beauty by singing them. I’m not sure if this is considered plagiarism… Probably. Perhaps laziness, perhaps fascination with minds and stories more interesting than my own. I consider it an hommage, as well as a comment on the inter-relationship and reciprocity of the different arts and disciplines (which is also a principal theme of the book). Another example of this approach, where I do the exact same thing, is my tune “Devil’s Chapter,” based on East of Eden. (In fact based on just one chapter, Chapter 33). As for The Glass Bead Game (the book), I could go on and on about what it means to me and what I think it reflects from the world. But for this VERY BRIEF post I’ll just say that literature has played a huge role in my life, and naturally, in my writing... Thanks for listening to my songs, December 2! And thank you for your contribution, Hermann Hesse. 📖 Photo by @sydwoodward_ 📸 Hood by @nayma.creation + @onira.designs 🧷 #portrait #musician #singleart #albumart #portraitphotography #presave #newmusic #newrelease #canadianmusic #musicbc #castalia #victoriamusicscene #originalmusic #indie #indierock #alternativemusic #postrock #singersongwriter https://www.instagram.com/p/ClaIgDGrrEC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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~ The Stream (Suite) 12/02/22 ~ My next release comes with some good and bad news: the good news is I’m dropping 3 songs at once, an indie-rock “suite” if you will (and some of my best). The bad news is I’m delaying the rest of the album until early 2023. Fact is we’re still finishing some of the tunes; I have more music than will actually fit on a vinyl; mastering and pressing turnarounds being what they are, and the cost of it all… I’ve got some decisions to make. So it’s not bad news for me, lol, but technically I did say the project would be wrapped-up in 2022. Just coming clean about that while committing to leaving us with a solid 7 tracks by the end of the year (call it an EP for now)! “The Stream” is a song I’ve been working on for a while—you can go back my home studio version from 2019—but there have never been proper recorded versions of the other two songs, “What Else?” and “Glass Bead Game.” The three have always lived together as a set, sharing some thematic and musical commonalities… now we’ve added a cool transition across the track-line, using the nature sounds I posted about back in March. 🦦 The name and inspiration come from the Buddhist concept of water “seeking the lowest level.” Photo by moi near St-Côme, QC #singleart #albumart #photography #nature #naturephotography #qc #newmusic #westcoastmusic #canadianmusic #musicbc #yvr #victoriamusicscene #originalmusic #indie #indierock #alternative #postrock #singersongwriter https://www.instagram.com/p/CktHIofrigd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The last of this photoset by @sydwoodward_ surrounding my latest single “Can’t Trust Your Eyes” 🙈 Excited to announce my next release, and make a special end-of-the-year statement re: “Revisions” - the full album! Here’s to looking ahead with clarity. 🥂 #portrait #musician #singleart #portraitphotography #suitandtie #newmusic #canadianmusic #musicbc #originalmusic #indie #indierock #alternative #postrock #singersongwriter https://www.instagram.com/p/CkBof0tP8XW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It’s officially spooky season!🧛 (Does it suit me?) @sydwoodward_ 📸 #portrait #musician #singleart #portraitphotography #newmusic #canadianmusic #musicbc #victoriamusicscene #originalmusic #indie #indierock #alternative #singersongwriter #suitandtie https://www.instagram.com/p/CjQUDfYL6Mh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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IT’S OUT TODAY! “Can’t Trust Your Eyes” represents for me a successful marriage between pure rock n’ roll energy, and a heavily lyrical songwriting approach. Whereas a tune like “Give Yourself” has a total of about 25 words, this one has 10 different verses/stanzas, followed by only 1 chorus, at the end. The music is repetitious and rather simple, and it always impresses me how much ppl enjoy hearing the tune live, even though it doesn’t give them a chorus every thirty seconds. I’ve structured some songs as a pyramid, well this one is definitely a ramp: Building anticipation towards a final explosion and calling it a day. No messing around with going to the chorus and coming back, lol. This also sets us up for the lyrical style, which is basically “enumerative” — a list of things. It’s saying: Sure, I perceive all of these elements in life as clear as day… but can I trust what I see? 👀 LINK IN BIO Thanks to: @sydwoodward_ 📸 @silversidesound 🎙 @woodshoprecordingstudios 🔬 @loui.william 🥁 @bassphiler 🎸 @gilliandrones 🎤 @zlauck 🎤 #portrait #portraitphotography #musician #singleart #albumart #recordingartist #newmusic #canadianmusic #musicbc #victoriamusicscene #mtlmusic #yvrmusic #torontomusic #originalmusic #indie #indierock #alternative #postrock #singersongwriter https://www.instagram.com/p/CiNjMJ3LZ5q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Can’t Trust Your Eyes is the 4th track from my upcoming album, Revisions, and it drops tonight at midnight! You can “see” where I’m going with the theme, the previous tunes being Caught in a Trance, Look… 👀 This new song is a center-piece of that concept, and of the album in general. Discussing perception in the broadest sense, it also touches on the minute and the grandiose in daily life: Sleeping, smoking, livin’ in the city, sex, music, religion, blasphemy and reverence. Finding meaning and losing it again… Working with imperfect tools. 🛠 It’s also one of the most energetic and groovy songs from the new project, to end the summer with a bang(er)!💥 Pre-save it now and it will be added to your library tonight! LINK IN BIO🖤 @sydwoodward_ 📸 #portrait #portraitphotography #musician #singleart #albumart #presave #newmusic #canadianmusic #musicbc #victoriamusicscene #mtlmusic #originalmusic #indie #indierock #alternative #postrock #singersongwriter #longhairmen https://www.instagram.com/p/CiLRHfNPOUh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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HOT EARTH SUMMER (pt.1?) 1. Mr. Poe basking in mtl heat @blckvann 2. A-hayin’ in Glenora 3. Going for a cruise out of Cowichan Bay Village 4. Chad Kroeger sighting, downtown Victoria 5. Taking the puppy swimming in the Cowichan River @prawn.wrap 6. Trail riding before and after river dips👌 7. Assisted in a vehicle accident and the girl involved was very appreciative—left this for us upon returning a lent blanket @drummerian I feel a similar gratitude both for this summer, and for surviving this summer… #recap #photodump #videodump #summer #endofsummer #nature #bc #vancouverisland #cowichan #donskoy #australianshepherd https://www.instagram.com/p/CiD94E6PPw0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My new tune “Can’t Trust Your Eyes” is PRE-AVAILABLE starting tonight at midnight! If you’re on the East Coast, that’s NOW! The track drops next Wednesday, Sept. 7 for those of you that prefer to hear a song, not just hear about it… (Link in bio) @sydwoodward_ 📸 #portrait #portraitphotography #musician #singleart #albumart #presave #newmusic #canadianmusic #musicbc #victoriamusicscene #mtlmusic #yvrmusic #torontomusic #originalmusic #indie #indierock #alternative #postrock #singersongwriter https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch8ypAHrunw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=