A Triple C session

Downstairs

Artists come down to our basement, play a cover of a song they love and one of their own, and tell us why they chose each.

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How it works

Two songs and the story behind them

1

A cover

A song by someone else that means something to you. Play it your way.

2

One of yours

A song of your own that you want people to hear.

3

The why

We talk about both: why you chose them, what they mean to you, and what shaped you as an artist.

Hearing an artist talk about a song they love is what makes me love music.

Andrew McGrathFounder, Triple C

When someone tells me about a song that matters to them, I feel like I know them a little. Sometimes I learn something about myself, or hear a song I thought I knew in a completely new way.

It makes me care about the artist as a person. Then I want to hear everything they've made, and learn where they come from, their culture and what influenced them.

That's what Downstairs is about, and it's why I want to bring it to Canada, and to you.

On Triple C

Monthly to start, weekly as we grow

Each session becomes part of Triple C's programming. We're starting with one a month, and we hope to make it weekly as the station grows.

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Come play Downstairs

Tell us who you are, the cover you'd play, and the song of yours you'd bring.

  • It's a basement, so smaller setups work best: solo, duo, or a stripped-back band.
  • Same terms as sending us your music, under the Triple C artist licence.
  • If we pick you, we'll get in touch to plan the session.

The cover

One of yours