A Calgary musician is strumming his way through the COVID-19 pandemic, launching a new business to bring music to you — at a safe distance.
Matt Masters, owner of Curbside Concerts, came up with the concept in response to the crisis, which has effectively eliminated the ability for musicians to work. “I make my living in the clubs and so I can’t go to the club, so I can’t work,” he said Tuesday. “So I was inspired by photographers, taking telephoto photographs of families on their porch.
So I decided to do a musical version of the same thing.” Masters said he worked hard to find a way to play gigs in this new social climate. “We designed a project that recognizes the reality we’re in: private concerts for a household — or maybe a few