Author Archives: Chatel Bound, Elena Maystruk, Jamie Bertolini, Ksenia Stassiouk and Melissa Primok

About Chatel Bound, Elena Maystruk, Jamie Bertolini, Ksenia Stassiouk and Melissa Primok

We are a group of Media Studies students that aim to make the lives of Toronto Street Musicians known to the public. Street Buskers are commonly misjudged as people who make music on the streets because it is their only form of possible income. However, Street Musicians, like many others, do what they do simply because they enjoy it. They love making music and they enjoy meeting characters and talking to people. We interviewed a couple Toronto Buskers about their lives and why they choose to perform music on the streets of the city. Project by: Ksenia Stassiouk, Elena Maystruk, Chantel Bound, Melissa Primok, and Jamie Bertolini.

Joseph Reisman. Unedited.

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Watch some our unedited, raw footage of some street performances and our interviews with two very different buskers. Joseph playing in Mel Lastman Square:   Back to main page.

Peter Richards. Unedited.

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Watch some our unedited, raw footage of some street performances and our interviews with two very different buskers.   Peter playing drums in Dundas Square:   Back to main page.

Toronto Buskers: The Who, What, When, Where and Why

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If you are asking yourself “how do I become a street performer?”, or simply want to get more information on becoming a TTC busker, you can find out more here and here. Keep in mind, the laws of performing on the

Street Musician Slideshow

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A collection of still photographs of two Toronto street musicians, Peter and Joseph.   Back to main page.

Behind-the-scenes footage

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The making of the Toronto Street Musician project.   Back to main page.

Toronto Street Musicians

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A video of two very talented Toronto street musicians. One who has been busking for over 20 years and one who is only just beginning. Watch and find out how they got started and why they do it. Visit our

The Lives of Toronto Street Buskers

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His hands were restless.  Drumsticks in hand, silence was not tolerated for more than a few seconds.  This was the case of Peter, the Dundas Street drummer, who has been a Toronto staple for about 3 years, and a performer

Toronto Street Musician Locations

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CLICK FOR INTERACTIVE MAP OF BUSKER LOCATIONS IN TORONTO Street Musician Hot Spots    Back to main page.

Toronto Street Musicians Intro

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Toronto’s landscape wouldn’t be nearly the same without the music we mostly stopped noticing. However, some people base careers on their ability to perform for very little. Ever heard of the Barenaked Ladies? Two guys who got their start busking