Hi! I'm Brodie (he/him) - a researcher, project manager, and artist living in Ottawa, ON.

I love to learn and am a ‘forever student’ who is focused on exploring ways to build strong communities and make the world a little more equitable and enjoyable for everyone.

I also love music! HERE is what I’m listening to lately:

Currently, I am the research manager at the Center for Music Ecosystems, working on projects that explore the social, cultural, and economic value generated through music. I also undertake contract research for Water & Music, carrying out projects at the intersection(s) of the music industries and new technology, as well as provide services as a freelance arts project manager, with recent clients including Nick Schofield; Joseph Shabason, Mary Chen and Sean Michaels; Stefan Christoff; Pony Girl; Yolande Laroche; and Christina Bell, among others.

My background is quite diverse, including work in music & tech research; business operations and organizational governance; project management; artist management; community music initiatives; as well as in program and policy development within the Canadian federal government. This diversity reflects my personality as a hyper-generalist, driven by curiosity and a motivation for constant learning and exploration.

Though I think of myself as a generalist, I also have a deep set of specific skills and knowledge including an extensive and nuanced understanding of the music industries (from management to rights & royalties to new tech, and more!), and a love for and understanding of public policy and governance (from policy development to governance systems to specific policy regimes).

I'm particularly interested in supporting organizations and working on projects that are progressive and oriented towards producing more equitable institutional structures. I am a motivated advocate for the independent music community and hope to continue to work on and support new opportunities and knowledge development for emerging and underserved artists.

I have moderated and sat on panels (Music Managers Forum; Canadian Independent Music Association; and more), developed and delivered educational and research presentations and workshops, and acted as a formal mentor in areas including the intersections of music and technology, artist management, grant writing for artists, and more. I am always excited to learn by taking part in workshops and panels, provided they are diverse and representative.

I am the Vice-Chair of the Board-of-Directors for Debaser, one of Ottawa’s leading independent and underground music presenters, best known for its experimental music curation and inclusive events, and am active on the organization’s policy development and programming committees. Likewise, I recently joined the Board of New Feeling, a multi-stakeholder cooperative of Canadian music journalists and community members that provides thoughtful and critical coverage of music in Canada. I am very excited to support both of these wonderful organizations as they seek to grow sustainably. 


Learn more about my work and working with me.

I am also an artist, currently working on multiple musical projects, both solo and collaborative. Learn more about my music. 

I would like to respectfully acknowledge that I live and work on the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people. I will continue to learn the history of the land that I live on and the people to whom it belongs, and encourage others to do the same. There are so many amazing resources for this type of learning – one which I found helpful as a building block to further learning and which I encourage everyone to visit is native-land.ca.