Mubarak Farah is a blind piano player who set up a music school for the disabled called, Ability Through Music. The school aims to help any disabled person, with any disability, learn how to play music. Music is a great tool for those lacking in confidence to gain a new skill, join a fantastic community and gain their confidence! The Ottawa Sound sat down with Mubarak yesterday to have a chat!

We're starting a new thing! You guys can vote on who you think is the best band of the year! The poll will work in two tiers, for one month there will be a nomination poll, you ad the artists you want to see on the list, BUT! They must have played at least one show or released at minimum one song during the year of 2017. It will be broken down by genre and you can add your faves in the comments! Check here  https://www.facebook.com/pg/OTTSoundBlog and vote vote vote! After that month is up, we will post the list of the top 5 artists with the most nomination votes in each genre and for another month, you will be able to vote for those 5 artists! On March 19th voting will close and the winners will be announced on March 31st!

From now until March 1st you can buy an Ottawa Sound T-Shirt and 50% all income will be going to The Canadian Heroes , a foundation that helps support veterans, active duty service members and the families of fallen soldiers. The Ottawa Sound will be choosing one charity each month to donate to. If you have any suggestions feel free to leave us a message on Facebook or email us at theottawasound@gmail.com! Our store is located here:  https://teespring.com/stores/the-ottawa-sound?page=1 Thanks for all your support! Patreon Facebook Instagram

I realize that this is a couple of weeks late but I'd like to say something anyway. We are so grateful for all the support and love you have given us in our first year of business! The business has expanded faster than I ever anticipated and we can't think of the words to describe how much we appreciate your love and support. 2017 was a rollercoaster year for the whole world and we hope that our content helped put some normality and joy in your life. We know that our posts have been inconsistent and we are working to better ourselves. You can expect higher quality articles and YouTube videos in 2018 and we are opening a web gallery for you to see the videos, pictures and art that we have created! We would like to say a massive thank you to Oakeh, our Patron Of The Year! Also starting in 2018, all Patreon Patron's will get 50% off their tickets at any concerts we are promoting (some exclusions may apply i.e a band's contract forbidding it) We've interview

The Ottawa Sound Concert Promotions is proud to present our first #askapunk show! On March 31st, 2018 we'll be hosting Rebel Reload, Lessons In Crime, Unholy Era and a few more bands that are TBD at ASKAPUNK! The doors will open at 7 and show will start at 7:30! BYOB,  NO UNDERAGE DRINKING!  RESPECT THE NEIGHBOURS Anyone caught breaking the rules of the venue will be removed without refund! $10 @ The door, we will be accepting Cash, Debit and Credit via our Square Reader! Receipts will be available via email, text message or written by hand.  Part of the proceeds of this show will go towards The Royal Mental Health Research Foundation  in memory of Carissa Stumpo (August 1, 1991- March 31, 2016) More details to follow!

Lubalin Two Ottawa born artists who now reside in Montreal, have teamed up together to make a longing and regret filled song called Listen, Lubalin's debut track. We here at The Ottawa Sound got a sneak peek and we are impressed. Lubalin's gritty rough vocals and low key production merge well with the smooth voice of Lonely Boy , and the result is a depressing, but a somehow uplifting song that anybody that has been through a rough break up or bad argument can relate too. While we are not big fans of R&B/Hip-Hop we can see that this track has massive potential and is radio friendly. Lonely Boy The song has an easy to follow rhythm and melody with catchy lyrics. The music video is very high quality, but very low key. The video shows the two artists gagged and bound in the back of a red BMW as their captors drive through the city of Montreal and on the highways. The official release date is January 18th so make sure to mark it down on your calendar. R&B/Hip