“When I perform, my goal is to leave the audience knowing their connection to others, happier than when they entered, empowered with melodies and stories to warm the heart so they return home seeking to be kinder.“

Dave Carroll

When The World Stops Ending

Dave Carroll is a Canadian songwriter, author, social media pioneer and the creator of a one-in-a-billion story, United Breaks Guitars. His $150.00 YouTube music video about his broken instrument and the airline that failed to right their wrong, changed the world and became “one of the most important videos in Googles history”. It empowered consumers and sent ripples across the global business community after it dropped United Airlines stock by $180 million in market value, resulting in invitations to over 30 countries to speak about his adventure. Dave has remained most passionate about music and his 30 year career in the music industry. His work in the East Coast award winning band, Sons of Maxwell, along with his solo work has been fertile ground for a lifetime of stories and characters he weaves into the music he loves to share. With a history of writing deeply impactful songs, the 11 new original cuts on his latest recording, Until One Day, were intentionally penned as an alternative to the prevailing sentiment of polarization in society. What is most impressive about this recording is how “the music, Dave’s voice and his lyrics collaborate to create such a well-crafted sound with subtle hooks that hit the aspirational target, without being preachy”. His down-to-earth sense of humour and insightful experience have made him a masterful teller of stories that unite, motivate and start movements. Mostly though, Dave’s passion and motivation to play music has always come from the simple pleasure of singing songs to people who like to listen.

with JON PARK-WHEELER

Jon Park-Wheeler cannot remember a time in his life when he did not play music.

In recent years, he has been teaching guitar, mandolin, and bass in a variety of styles, as well as doing occasional live performances. He is releasing his first solo CD in the Fall of 2013.

Born in Ottawa, Ontario at some point in the previous millennium, he declines to be more specific on the topic, carbon-14 dating performed on mustache clippings, however, reveals his date of birth to be sometime after the Roaring Twenties, and sometime before the advent of Gangsta Rap. Over the years, Jon has performed live with the following artists on a regular basis: Colin Amey, Susan Aglukark, Tracey Brown, Stephanie Beaumont, the Sons of Maxwell, Caroll Baker, the Family Brown, and Tudjaat, to name a few. has performed throughout Canada, from coast to coast to coast, and as far abroad as Europe and Australia. The last twenty years have seen a steadily growing studio career, first as a musician, and for the last decade as a producer/arranger/songwriter as well.

As an aspect of his musical career, Jon has appeared frequently on television. There have been five "True North" specials for CBC, multiple appearances on each of Dini Petty, Canada AM, and "Open Mike" with Mike Bullard. In addition, he has performed on Canada Day on Parliament Hill, worked as a staff guitarist for a great many telethons, and appeared in a variety of specials. Jon was house guitarist on CTV's "Spirit of the Country" series, and Dominic D'Arcy's musical sidekick on the CHRO series "D'Arcy's Beat". In addition, he was the puppeteer on the popular CTV/YTV children's television show "Marie Soleil" for all one hundred and thirty episodes of it's run.