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At most family concerts I sell CDs after the show, and parents sometimes asked me, "Which of your three kids' CDs do you recommend?" I'm biased: I like them all, each one for a different reason.

Click a CD and I'll tell you more about it:

FAQ: Do you like making CDs?

I love it! To quote the Bare Naked Ladies, 'if I had a million dollars' I'd most certainly blow a good portion of it in the studio. Recording is an exciting, creative process, but for a solo act like me who doesn't work in a band, it ain't exactly cheap. I hire everyone: the musicians, the producer, the engineer, the designer, the photographer, and then the studio time and manufacturing.

FAQ: What did it cost to make your CDs?

Lots. It's different for every solo artist and every band, and it depends how big a name you are. Well known artists who are signed to big record labels will spend hundreds of thousands of dollars, hoping to make millions. In my case, I hope to sell enough CDs to break even, or even to make some money for all the otherwise unpaid time I put into the project.

I like to tell students what each CD cost to produce:

• Megamunch: $13,0000
• Looking For Grandma's Teeth: $25,000
• The Old Elephant's Christmas: $22,000

plus my CDs for adults:

• Self-titled: $25,000
• Daughter of Double-Dare: $30,000

for a grand total of $115,000!!!

And, of course, when you have to manufacture more, which is a good thing because it means you are selling them, there's additional expense. So, that's what it cost me to make CDs. Thankfully, thousands of people have bought them, and yes, surprise, surprise, I have actually made a small profit as an indie artist.

FAQ: Where do you sell your kids' CDs?

You can order them through my web site, but in Saskatchewan I like to recommend the stores that have carried them FOREVER it seems.I'm ever-so-happy to have you pick them up there because I'm extremely grateful for all the sales these places give me.

Saskatoon East Side: McNally Robinson Book Sellers
Saskatoon West Side: Saskatchewan Made, Confederation Park Mall
Regina: Royal Saskatchewan Museum Gift Shop, Bach and Beyond