Gave away an island showcase Jan 30 Tix and a , Rumpus Feb 1,3 and SALTY HEARTS May 1 tickets this time round. The video is about 7 minutes of talking and then a Rumpus Vid! Thanks to everyone who tuned in, and congrats to all who won! Here's the March 7th show ticket link: https://mteliah.tickit.ca/events/33178 Ps. I think the SKOOL platform needs to adjust its display settings cause my head isn't cut off on the display when we are LIVE, but the recording cuts my head off. Haha See you in two weeks

At the moment I am at a loss for words and full of love. Over the next few days I'll be reaching out to new members and folks on here. For now, just a bit of rest is needed. With love and thanks

Some people may not realize what a keystone creature actually does in an ecosystem. And in many cases, it isn’t intuitive at all. A keystone species isn’t always the biggest, loudest, or most obvious presence. Often, its impact is indirect—shaping systems quietly, over time. You don’t notice the work while it’s happening. You only notice when it stops. In ecology, removing a keystone species doesn’t just reduce diversity—it destabilizes the entire system. - Elephants in Africa don’t just roam the land. They open forests, create migration corridors, dig water access, and prevent landscapes from tipping into imbalance. Entire habitats depend on their movement. - Beavers in Canada don’t just build dams. They regulate water flow, reduce erosion, prevent wildfire spread, recharge aquifers, and create wetlands that support dozens of species. One beaver can reshape a watershed. - Blue whales don’t just move through the ocean. They fertilize phytoplankton—the base of the marine food chain and a major driver of carbon sequestration. Fewer whales means weaker oceans. These species don’t dominate ecosystems. They enable them. Remove the keystone, and the system doesn’t adapt. It degrades. It collapses. Keystone Promoters: Why Small Crews Keep Music Culture Alive Underground nightlife doesn’t survive because of stadium tours, corporate mergers, or dynamic pricing algorithms; it survives because of the wolves, whales, and elephants of the music ecosystem—small promoters. We’re the ones who take the risks nobody else will. We book the weird nights, the risky lineups, the new kid who hasn’t “proven” their market yet. We build the trails that everyone else walks later. Corporate giants extract value. Small promoters circulate it. We aren’t naming names here—you already know which venues went exclusive, which festivals turned into billboards, and which ticket buttons make you want to throw your phone in the ocean. Use your imagination. It won’t be far off. A healthy nightlife ecosystem needs diversity: small rooms, small crews, small festivals. They’re the nutrient flow. The breeding ground. The spaces where culture grows before it’s profitable.