New Gig, New Site
It's been a while since I drafted a new post on my personal site and I've also landed a new gig at an amazing company called Auvik. Auvik is…
Jeremy Foster
(18)I’m a Pitmaster, Drummer, Software Engineering Manager, Father to 2 awesome children, Husband to a loving wife, and Weather Enthusiast living and working in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Sonny Emory Drum Solo
Hands down one of the most musical drum solos I've ever watched. I just love how Sonny flows between the different elements (and genres) as he wo…
Tears For Fears Live
KCRW Live from The Village Studios The sound of this performance, live from the floor at The Village Studio, is near perfect. Load this video up on yo…
Certification or Experience?
Many up-and-coming cloud developers and Kubernetes enthusiasts think it’s worth their time from the get-go to dive in and get a bunch of Cloud Certif…
Tell Me a Story
As an engineering manager, it is my job to meet, interview and hire new members to the team, gauging their abilities and alignment to the group’s cult…
Thank-you Jim
I met Jim Button while working at Critical Mass where he showed up one afternoon with flats of beer from Big Rock Brewery, where he was working as VP…
Music Year in Review
2022 was an interesting year that took me through a couple different jobs and music got me through all of it. Being a fan of rock-and-roll, I stayed t…
Competition BBQ
Holy Fire BBQ Competition team is shutting down and we’ll no longer be competing in any more competitions. I’ve made some incredible connections in th…
Ballad of a Poet
I had the pleasure of attending the Oxford Stomp during the Calgary Stampede this year and was able to check off a “bucket list” band for me which was…
Old dogs don't die
I’ve been thinking about Daisy a lot lately and this, fairly well known, passage popped up on my social-media. Accredited to Leigh Curtis, K9 Companio…
That drum solo
I’ve probably watched this video 100 times. The sound, the playing, the tuning and the creativity are all just… epic. If you have good speakers or eve…
Where is Home?
As I sit here writing this watching snow fall in Calgary, a day after it was 23 degrees Celsius, I was thinking about a question a friend of mine fro…