A Musician’s Intuition is a show about contemporary culture from an artist’s perspective. Hosts David Lacalamita and Haley Sheppard discuss music and art they love, art-making as resistance, and how prioritizing art-making in a capitalist society can provide important information about how to navigate the pressures of modern existence. The show is one part discussion, one part music show as the two curate musical voices to bring to the table to weigh in on the night’s topic. Using their intuition as a starting point, Haley and David will bring you on a journey of the mind and ear.
New shows come out the first and third Tuesday of the month.
A Musician’s Intuition is hosted by David Lacalamita and Haley Sheppard and airs the first, third Tuesdays a month on CKMS-FM from 8:00pm to 9:00pm.
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A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 11 – Deep Listening This show aired September 8th 2026 Haley and Dave pick up where they left off last week, talking about the work of Pauline Oliveros on “Deep Listening” and some of the criticisms levelled at R. Murray Schafer by indigenous sound theorist Dylan Robinson, his concept of Hungry Listening. Songs from this episode: 1. THEME MUSIC: … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 11 – Deep Listening A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 8 – Kingston on the mind This show aired Tuesday July 28th Dave was visiting Montreal so Haley pre-recorded a segment about packing up her things and moving to Kingston, which she will be doing before the end of August. And Dave sent a playlist of influential tunes from days gone by. Songs from this episode: 1. THEME MUSIC: Eiyn Sof … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 8 – Kingston on the mind A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 10 – Soundscapes This show aired Tuesday August 25th Haley called in for this show from the fine town of Kingston, Ontario, where she will be living for the next year while completing a program at Queen’s. Haley played a composition she made as part of the Sandhills Lawn Games Club (a Shalaka Jadhav project), an event to … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 10 – Soundscapes A Musician’s Intuition – EPISODE 9 – Indie Labels with Nic Hyatt from Moderna Records This show aired Tuesday August 11th Haley was unavailable for tonight’s show, so Dave invited his long-time friend and collaborator Nic Hyatt into the studio to chat about indie record labels and the music industry from their perspective as the co-owner of Moderna Records, an neo-classical/ambient piano music label based in Montreal, with artists from … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – EPISODE 9 – Indie Labels with Nic Hyatt from Moderna Records A Musician’s Intuition – EPISODE 7 – Tidal’s new AI Policy This show aired Tuesday July 14th On tonight’s show Dave and Haley talk about their decision to sign up for Tidal after the company released an updated AI policy that shows some signs of progress with regard to how streaming platforms approach distributing music. Importantly, they put people first – or at least they say … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – EPISODE 7 – Tidal’s new AI Policy 
A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 6 – House Shows and Magic On tonight’s show Dave and Haley talk about the magic of house shows based on their experience of attending a show at What Now, a concert series/house show venue in Guelph. Music is a collective experience of vulnerability and generosity, and house shows are one of the best examples of that. Songs from this episode: … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 6 – House Shows and Magic A Musician’s Intuition – EPISODE 5 – Pride and Indigenous People’s Month This episode aired on June 2nd 2026 On tonight’s show Dave and Haley celebrate Pride and Indigenous People’s month by playing Indigenous, Two Spirit, queer, and trans artists with a few songs from solidarity compilations for Palestine. Songs from this episode: 1. THEME MUSIC: Eiyn Sof 2. Jeremy Dutcher – Mehcinut (track 1) 3. Gamskimoon … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – EPISODE 5 – Pride and Indigenous People’s Month A Musician’s Intuition – EPISODE 4 – Report from the East On tonight’s show Dave played new music from Sackville, NB and Montreal – souvenirs of his time playing some shows with his band High Grader in both those places. Songs from this episode: 1. THEME MUSIC – Eiyn Sof – Black Thread 2. Jon McKiel – Strands 3. Jon McKiel – Ice Man 4. Richard … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – EPISODE 4 – Report from the East A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 3 – The Ecology of Music On tonight’s show Dave talked music ecology with Haley live from Toronto Island’s Gibraltar Point artist residency, where the cormorants are taking up just a little too much space, just like streaming is taking up a little too much space in the music world. Songs from this episode: 1. THEME MUSIC – Eiyn Sof – … Continue reading A Musician’s Intuition – Episode 3 – The Ecology of Music A Musicians Intuition – Episode 2 – Do We Like Geese? Haley Sheppard and David Lacalamita host A Musician’s Intuition the first and third Tuesday nights a month. Music from this week’s show: 1. Theme Music – Eiyn Sof – Black Thread 2. Great Aunt Ida – Out of Your Light 3. A Horse Named Friday – Smoke Screen 4. Geese – taxes 5. Born at … Continue reading A Musicians Intuition – Episode 2 – Do We Like Geese? 
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