Category: Updates

If this winter has taught us anything, it’s how to shovel. We’ve had a record-breaking amount of snow this season — the kind where you clear the driveway and by morning it looks like you never touched it. And just when it feels like we might be turning a corner, there’s another storm forecast for mid-March. Classic. March is supposed to signal the shift toward spring. Instead, we’re still digging out. And in a funny…

January has a way of forcing reflection. Short days. Long nights. Enough quiet to hear what’s actually been building. This month we are releasing Manifestation—an album that now feels less like a destination and more like a turning point. Manifestation was written and recorded in late 2022 and early 2023, when we were still operating under the name Return to Zero. Somewhere in that process during the writing, recording, listening back we realizing what we were no…

As the year draws to a close, we want to take a moment to extend a simple, heartfelt thank you from Sly, Lote, and myself JawnyB. December naturally invites both celebration and reflection. It’s a time when we pause to enjoy moments with family, friends and community, to celebrate and just be together. Wherever you find yourself this season, we hope it brings connection, warmth, and some space to appreciate the rhythms of your own year….

November brought a meaningful upgrade to the SixFootStilts website. Not just a sleeker look, but a smarter way for listeners to dive into our catalogue. The highlight of the refresh is the brand-new Featured Song section on the homepage. This rotating spotlight lets us showcase one track at a time from anywhere in our discography, paired with a short write-up on how it came to be, the theme behind it, the story that sparked it,…

We rolled into the Highlands late morning, the sun still clinging to the tree line as if reluctant to rise. By noon, a chill had already settled in. The kind of northern cold that hints the season’s about to turn for good. Fox’s Den stood quiet on the lake’s edge, its reflection rippling in the grey water like something watching itself dream.Sly was already there, gear dialed in, the studio warmed by the wood burning…

Let me start out by saying that I am not against the use of A.I. It has multiple uses in the real world. What I am opposed to is the use of it in the arts. And not simply because musicians and writers will be out of work, but because our humanity is defined by the art we produce. Great art is born from struggle and tragedy. A life altering experience that creates emotions unique…

🎭 Velvet Sundown: A Band That Isn’t a Band? AI continues to shake up the creative world… and not just in theory. Recently, a band called Velvet Sundown made headlines. With over 1.5 million Spotify listeners and a polished aesthetic, it looked like a breakout indie band. But here’s the twist: it’s fully AI-generated. Music, vocals, visuals… the whole thing. Launched as a self-described “art hoax,” the project was designed to question authorship, identity, and…

We just wrapped another Six Foot Stilts summit at Fox’s Den Studio in the Algonquin Highlands—our home base for album finalizations, bad coffee, and great ideas. This time, the focus wasn’t just on music.Sure, we did the usual: Reviewed every track on Occult Renaissance Made final arrangement tweaks Let Sly work his magic on the mixes (and fire off demo copies to Lote and me) But the real conversation we had?It wasn’t about tempo, tuning,…

*Inside the Totally Real, Definitely Not Made-Up Wookiee Workout™ by SixFootStilts* Every May 4th, Star Wars fans across the galaxy reach for their lightsabers. We reach for our ankle weights, fur vests, and the sacred stilt poles of destiny.Because here at SixFootStilts, we don’t just celebrate May the 4th… We sweat it.Welcome to the Wookiee Workout™—our absolutely real, deeply scientific, definitely not made-up training program designed to channel the Force, awaken your groove, and condition…

Let’s be honest: music consumption today is all about the quick hit. Algorithms—those psychologically-tuned shuffle buttons—serve up instant dopamine. Singles rule. Playlists splice together moods like digital patchwork quilts. And yet… here we are. Still making albums. Not because we’re stuck in the past. Not to be contrarian for the sake of it. We do it because for us, the album is the only format that lets us do what we’re here to do: explore…