Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
basics
Artist/Band Name: Todd Donald
Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Genre: Alternative / Pop / Rock
Label: none
Label Type: Independant
blurbs
Bulletin/Greeting: Woohoo!
DemoPages Session Experience: I'm in a mix of figuring it out as I go, and taking lessons and experience from over two decades of hosting & interviewing. One of these days I'll be great at it!
DemoPages Session: #000
DemoPages Session Date: Saturday, June 13th, 2026
about me
Band Members:
Todd Donald - Acoustic Guitar & Vocals and more
Influences: AOC, Amanda Woods, Amme, Amy MacDonald, Anna Ternheim, Anthony Sweet, Arielle Campion, Austin Gray, Brent Meidinger, Britton Allison, Cherry Blossom, Christen Latahm, Danny Michel, The Five Mile Road, Glenna Garramone, Heather O’Neill, Ian Simpson, Ian Smith, James Nunes, Jeremy Rice, Jonah Ray Rodrigues, Jonathan Convoy, Kaden, Lauren Stein, Lisa Hoffman, Living in Polaroids, Matt Lees, Mo Pair, Peter Katz, Quetango, Rachelle, Rob Szabo, Scott Cooper, Scott Orr, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Simon Lewis, Tara MacKenzie.
Sounds Like: Music of mine has been compared to Beach Boys, The Beatles, Franz Ferdinand, ELO, Elvis Costello, (depending on the song), plus I’ve been told I look like Ed from BNL (depending on the year).
Listens to: (see influences), plus AC/DC, Anoushka Shankar, The Beatles, Black Star, Blur, Damon Albarn (any project), Diana Krall, Doormat Records (anything), Dragonette, early-’90s Mariah Carey, Elliot Smith, Elvis Costello, Feist, Frank Sinatra, Franz Ferdinand, Haim, Huey Lewis, Indie music 2000s, Indie music from Waterloo Region, Jeff Lynne (any project), KT Tunstall, Ladytron, Lana Del Rey, LCD Soundsystem, Louis Prima, Metric, Michelle Branch, N*E*R*D, Sarah MacLachlan, Snoop Dogg, Warpaint, The White Stripes, Yacht Rock.
Bio: Todd Donald is a Canadian singer/songwriter - based in Kitchener, Ontario - who spent from 1999-2014 playing hundreds of gigs and recording three studio albums. He’s had the fortune of working with some of his favourite musicians and producers in the studio, and sharing the stage with many amazing artists. Featured in Community Edition, Echo, WR Record, Snap’d WR & Velvet Rope Magazine.
In addition to music, radio days on 88.3 CJIQ FM (2006-2009) lead to Todd becoming an influential local podcaster (2008-2024), and later a podcast editor, film & tv sound editor, sound designer and composer. Some of Todd’s 400+ guests (musicians, actors, directors, painters, models, photographers, editors, fellow podcasters, even an influencer or two) have included: Kitchener music legends like Ian Smith, Rob Szabo & Danny Michel, Comedian/Mystery Science Theatre 3000’s Jonah Ray & Mickey Mouse Club icon Lindsay Alley.
Currently Todd works in post-production audio for clients in Los Angeles, and continues to write songs, play at the odd open-mic, and now does DemoPages! He enjoys a coffee or diet coke, non-American foods, listening to CDs, walking and going through odd bouts of voracious reading or Assassin’s Creed.
extras
Discography:
Todd’s First Record - 2005
Todd’s Second Record - 2007
IAM5AM - 2015
Awards:
Entrepreneurship Award, Kitchener Youth Action Council Awards - 2008
Leading Edge Award, KW Arts Awards - 2008
Various Freque Awards - 2021, 2022, 2023
Best Sound Design, Idyllwild International Film Festival - 2025
Highlights:
every podcast record, recording project or live gig - 1999-now
Closing Waddlefest in Kitchener with a 7-piece band - 2007
Closing Waddlefest in Kitchener with a 7-piece band - 2007
Todd’s Second Record release concert - 2007
3rd place, Maxwell’s Singer/Songwriter Competition - 2009
1st place, Bean’s Got Talent Songwriting Competition - 2011/2012
Receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Channies/Freques - 2023
Receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Channies/Freques - 2023
