Clinics
Clinics at The Academy @ Asylum for Art

Jory Kinjo Clinic
- Constructing simple bass lines
- Using Bass notes/lines in guitar comping
- Comping reggae & ska on the guitar
- Singing and playing at the same time
- Industry related artist stuff: Booking, net working, social media, etc
Jory Kinjo brings a unique history to his music and draws from his experiences playing and performing Soul, Ska, Reggae and Rhythm & Blues all over the world.
Kinjo grew up in Calgary, AB. playing old-school soul music with long-standing soul band, ...
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Tim Williams FingerPickin’ the Blues
Tim Williams, a 40 year veteran of the roots music scene in North America, is a blues-based singer/ songwriter/ multi- instrumentalist, and is in constant demand. Inspired by the Hillbilly and Western Swing music he heard as a child, Tim absorbed late Fifties Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll, Hawaiian and Mexican music, early Sixties Folk, and Bluegrass “like a sponge” before discovering a passion for traditional blues styles which was fueled by seing many first generation blues musicians ...
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Nikko Forsberg Clinic
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Bryson Waind SongWriting Clinic
Bryson Waind is a folk and country singer who was born and bred in Canada’s Niagara Region. He spent 15 vintages working in the wine industry, running tractors up and down the vineyard rows. Years on the farm gave him the opportunity to develop the genuine Canadian folk and country style that he plays today. On the guitar or mandolin you can hear the deep roots and love of home that are his trademarks. Now living in Calgary, his style ...
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Tim Williams FingerPickin’ the Blues
Tim Williams, a 40 year veteran of the roots music scene in North America, is a blues-based singer/ songwriter/ multi- instrumentalist, and is in constant demand. Inspired by the Hillbilly and Western Swing music he heard as a child, Tim absorbed late Fifties Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll, Hawaiian and Mexican music, early Sixties Folk, and Bluegrass “like a sponge” before discovering a passion for traditional blues styles which was fueled by seing many first generation blues musicians ...
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Jory Kinjo Clinic
- Constructing simple bass lines
- Using Bass notes/lines in guitar comping
- Comping reggae & ska on the guitar
- Singing and playing at the same time
- Industry related artist stuff: Booking, net working, social media, etc
Jory Kinjo brings a unique history to his music and draws from his experiences playing and performing Soul, Ska, Reggae and Rhythm & Blues all over the world.
Kinjo grew up in Calgary, AB. playing old-school soul music with long-standing soul band, ...
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Nikko Forsberg Clinic

Looping in the Loop Clinic
This is workshop to introduce you to the art of looping. You can use this skill to easily expand your sound to sound like a full band or use it as a valuable practicing tool to develop your skills in improvising, alternate chord voicings or singing.
Looper required
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Guitar Maintenance 101 Clinic
Learn what to look for in a second hand guitar and how to best maintain and care for your guitar with Scott Arnold, founder and self-committed member of Scott Asylum for Art & Music.
Participants will be provided with the supplies they will need to clean, restring and set up their guitar and deal with Calgary’s dry climate.
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