Singing and writing as a Duo with Monet & Christian

Monet & Christian are an alternative/folk duo hailing from Toronto and Saint John, New Brunswick. Their music focuses on tight harmonies and thoughtful lyrics about finding your place in the world, and draws influences from as many different sources as possible, from Simon and Garfunkel, to Florence + The Machine, to Led Zeppelin, to even musical theatre (the pair originally met in theatre school in 2016). When not performing around Canada, Monet & Christian take their music to the high seas while performing on cruise ships.

Monet & Christian shared their song Homestead Heart. Download the lyrics to follow along.

We talked about:

• The Function Bar open mic in Toronto
• Our songwriting challenge for 2024, to write a holiday song
• Monet & Christian’s gig to perform on cruise ships
• Writing as a duo, Monet writing lyrics, and Christian writing music and melodies
• Incorporating musical theatre training in their songwriting in terms of harmonies and storytelling
• Performing over 300 cover songs to connect with your audience, and how that can inform your own songwriting