Keep Making Music!

You write about all of your feelings. It makes things better and you feel calmer. In 2008, you start a band called Lizzy and the Pretty Boys. You start doing gigs and you become a more confident performer.

At the same time, you meet two amazing women, Alex Tait and Maggie Hopkins. You begin writing songs together and performing funky, danceable, silly songs like “Donnie the Disco Commie” at downtown Toronto venues. You name your new band Spandex Effect, only to realize that the word ‘spandex’ is a copyrighted brand name. Do you re-name the band and keep making disco-funk music?