“I felt like I failed because music would no longer be my sole focus. The line “I bought the lie that I told myself, now it's coming back to haunt me” reflects how young musicians can become overconfident, believing their success will never end. But every artist faces ups and downs, and when reality hits, it can be a nightmare. Saying, “I’m getting ahead of it by leaving it all behind,” was the headspace I needed to be in, to move forward as one chapter ended and another began.” – Wayne Petti

“The song is an ode to where I'm from in the Pacific Northwest. It’s about all of the sensations and nostalgia I feel from my upbringing on Vancouver Island and the mixed emotions of leaving them all behind. It's about being there with someone you love in the presence of feeling at home.” - Alistair Blu, Busty and the Bass

“The vision is to embrace the chaos of my differing creative impulses and let them breathe together.” - Dan Mangan

“There are lessons you’re taught and ones you come to know experientially — some are both. The lesson is that ‘there is no better medicine than singing together’. Something I was told from a young age but didn’t truly internalize until the process of creating this last album, Motewolonuwok,” - Jeremy Dutcher

The WICIW Choir is : James Baley, Meghan Jamieson, Teiya Kasahara, Keith Lam, Jonathan MacArthur, Marion Newman, Lydia Persaud, Alex Samaras, Karen Weigold, Alanna Stuart, Katrina Westin.