Michael Broadhead

I've been making music in Kingston since I was 7. I began learning the upright bass in the LEAP program at Calvin park and have been in love with playing bass ever since, and had the privilege of studying classical bass with Doug Rooks throughout high school. Since then I have completed 2 years at Humber College studying jazz, and returned to play, learn, teach, and organize. You can see me perform with Princess Towers, Piner, Funeral Lakes, Savannah Shea, Poplar and many more, from jazz to folk to musical theatre. Outside of performing, I am a member of the executive board of the Union of Professional Musicians Local 518, and an advocate for musicians' labour rights. Through advocacy, community building, education, and good music I hope to work towards building a scene free from gate-keeping, unfair pay practices, sexual harassment, addiction and discrimination. Music is care work. Musicians are organizers. Music is for everybody.