“As a professional film composer and recording artist, I have extensive experience with producers and engineers. Connory, more than any other producer I have worked with, is my secret weapon. Connory is unequivocally a world-class producer- he is technically gifted but is never lured by the siren song of complex production for its own sake. Rather, he is a master storyteller whose medium happens to be musical, and his vast technical vocabulary is merely a toolkit to aid the narrative. Connory understands the album format like no one I've ever met and he views records as a cohesive whole- the way a director might envisage a film. Connory is an artist, he is critical, skilled, and understands how to communicate about life outside of music through the medium. I cannot stress how rare it is to find an artist like this in a sea of musicians. Although he would blush at me saying this, Connory single-handedly unified and elevated a small but potent music community in Barrie. During my time in Ontario, any cool act from the province always seemed to be tied in some way to Connory's Epoch Tapes label. To me, that is the mark of a true producer. As someone working with increasingly large-scale projects, I have to be extremely particular when it comes to who I hire. To be blunt, I reject about 80 to 90 percent of potential collaborators due to their lack of technical proficiency. Connory undoubtedly makes this cut. He is not only one of my most trusted collaborators, but I often feel I cannot responsibly make artistic choices without him.”