Team

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    Matt is a born and raised Montrealer. Matthew founded his first company in 2005 and has been attached to his phone ever since. Matt loves boating, traveling, and keeping active. He is always thinking up ideas to diversify his portfolio, which is how Live MTL was born.

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    Alma Talbot grew up in Toronto, and moved to Montreal to study Creative Writing at Concordia. Since graduating in 2015 she has been working as a freelance writer and editor. To see more of her “work” follow her on Twitter: @AlmaTalbot.

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    Thomas is from Vancouver Island. He has a journalism degree that he doesn't really use, and spends most of his time making tacos and taco accessories. He also loves reading depressing books, and writing about himself in the third person.

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    Anna is a Montrealer with a large international background. She has worked for the United Nations and taught at the Abo Akademi University in Finland (got awarded Best International Teacher in 2009). Anna has spent years discovering the best restaurants in Montreal. She is active on Social Media, tweeting about culinary experiences, sustainable food systems, travel, wine and coffee. You can always contact her for a restaurant advice in Montreal.

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    He taught himself piano at 10, and learned French by 20. By 30, he’d lived in 6 cities, travelled to 25 countries on 5 continents, and earned 2 degrees in 4 subjects from 6 universities in 2 countries. At 31, Kyle Mooney is in Montreal, as curiously restless, and restlessly curious, as ever.

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    A classical pianist back when I was still wearing braces, now an insomniac sound engineer with a headphone-outline printed in my hair. Also (and mostly): an electro-acoustic-music composer in the midst of an existential crisis, mom to two garden gnomes, and a freelance community manager/scribbler.

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    Rory is a recent graduate of Concordia University where he obtained a Bachelors Degree Specializing in Communication Studies. During his time in school, Rory focused his studies on the medium of sound, analyzing such topics as music production, performance, recording technology and radio. With a passion for arts and culture, Rory loves to experience new books, movies, visual art and music.

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    Alexandra left Quebec city 7 years ago and enjoys her new life in Montreal. Teacher during the day, Alex also works for la Twist and Maitre et Chef catering services. Always looking for the next place to try, she loves keeping up to date on social media about anything happening in Montreal and its surroundings.

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    Anie was born in Poland and lived most of her life in London U.K, then spent a year in Mexico before moving to Montreal. A degree in dance led her to build a career in fitness. Now, as Montreal became her new home, she dove deep into discovering the city which turned into a passion that she now shares on Live MTL.

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    Natasha Victoria is just a human that enjoys a ton of hobbies. Writing is one of them. A lot of her writings mirror the fact that she is fascinated by the human mind; our programming, our habits, our perspectives and what all of this means in regards to our experience. She’s also into everything non-mind; what makes those magic moments of pure presence possible and how to access more of them. Natasha is an entrepreneur. She just birthed a skincare company called HSÜAN. This company combines herbalism and skincare, targeting ailments internally as well as topically, allowing your skin to heal from the (inside) out.

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    Stephanie is currently completing a B.A. in Translation at Concordia University. Previously she completed her B.A in Hispanic Studies. Because she loves languages, she decided to pursue her studies in translation. When she is not studying, Stephanie spends a lot of time with her friends; she loves food and good company

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    Born and raised in Montreal, Matthew is currently majoring in Communications at Concordia University. Always on the lookout for the hottest restaurants and bars, when he’s not binge-watching 80’s romcoms you’ll most likely find him playing the guitar.

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    Marie-Eve, nicknamed Meve, grew up in Montreal. She has her own event company and has collaborated with major foundations such as Jean Lapointe and Maman Dion. You will find her trying out the best restaurants in the city, or on a red carpet for a major event, or simply singing on the karaoke. In addition to LiveMTL, Meve blogs for Montréal.Tv, the Brainstorm and Yulorama.

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    Marie-Christine is born and raised in Montreal. She loves food, wine  and cocktails as well as covering Montreal's cultural beat.

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    William Richardson is a multidisciplinary artist, musician, and writer, haunting the streets of Montreal, seeking interesting people and things to do and see.

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    Kate is a Life Photographer and Observationist. She is currently living, breathing and definitely eating in Montreal. You can see more of her work at katemada.com.

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    Jill is London, Ontario born and bred, but found her home in Montreal. While studying at The University of Western Ontario, Jill learned everything she knows about wine-drinking, Pinterest and red lip stain. When she is not writing, she practices yoga, binge-watches “Say Yes to the Dress,” and scours the Internet for the perfect gluten free recipe.

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    Bowling. Writing. Tea. Whiskey. Trees. Bicycles. Lawn chairs. Thesaurii. Rhubarb. Gin. Yelling at the cats when they wake me up. Also butter. Her writing has appeared in "Descant" and "The Barnstormer", and can be found this fall in "Grain".

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    Britanny is from Canmore, a small mountain town in Alberta, in which cross-country ski boots are worn instead of shoes. She attended Mount Royal University in Calgary, and moved to Montreal to pursue a career as a writer. Brit misses the small town vibes but is in love with the culture and day-to-day life of Montreal. You can usually find her dancing, laughing, reading, painting, doing yoga or talking too much. The other most likely scenario is that she is hanging out with her cat, Edgar Allen Poe.

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    Rory is from Manchester, UK, and didn't know what winter really was until he moved to Montreal. Since then, he's been writing about music, cinema and literature for various online publications while trying to come to terms with snowfall in April. He's still working on it.

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    Max is a Montreal-based writer, musician, and dad joke conniseur. He writes on all things culture for places like "Sound on Sight", "Vague Visages", "MTL Blog", and others. His highly anticipated debut novel will write itself one of these days, he assumes.

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    Fawn Parker is a writer from Toronto, currently living in Montreal. Her collection, Looking Good and Having a Good Time, was published by Metatron Press in 2015. She is the co-founder of Bad Nudes Magazine.

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    Playing tourist in her own city is the way Caroline likes to spend her weekends. Montreal so far has been able to keep up with her need for adventure, which has led her to visit all the coffee shops in town (fine, maybe not all, but still a few). When she is not drinking coffee, Caroline is studying architecture.

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    Jake fell in love with Montreal four years ago when he moved here from a small town in rural Ontario. He is a musician, cook, technology enthusiast and connoisseur of cheap beer. When he’s not at home playing video games, you can find him bumbling around Chinatown or hanging out at Tams.

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    Darlene is a native Maritimer who has called Montreal home for the past 25 years. Her passion is travelling with her family, and she loves cruising and exploring the Caribbean. When not writing, she is busy looking after her menagerie of animals, which includes almost everything found on the ark.

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    Webmaster by day and radical queen by night, Benoît Gorez has an extensive marketing background and a passion for everything food. Lover of his city, he usually goes out every week to try out something new, except in February.

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    Rachel is a born-and-raised Montrealer but has also lived in Banff, Vancouver and London (not the one in Ontario). She writes short and novel-length fiction; at 14, she was published alongside the incomparable Jennifer Love Hewitt in "Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul 2". She is therefore the literary equivalent of the little redheaded girl from 1982's version of "Annie". Rachel has an extensive but reasonably-priced collection of sweaters and believes that everyone should colour-categorize their bookshelves.

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    A born-and-raised Montrealer, Tania started scribbling on paper before she learned how to sit. She still doesn’t really know how to sit. Lover of shiny things, vintage silk, and really scary movies. Worker of 20 different jobs and counting. You can find her other work and ramblings at littlekokomo.com.

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