In 2007 I started and operated The Peanut Gallery with help from friends. It was a venue / gallery run out of a basement in downtown Vancouver. Over that time I worked with many artists and musicians to make it an inclusive space where people with ideas could approach me so we could collaborate to make their event a reality. This was a response to the lack of rooms that are available to showcase emerging artists and musicians entering into the scene, and the lack of live music venues in general.