Hi-Note is a collection of little vignettes and written notes detailing the day-to-day lives and events of three musicians living on the coast of British Columbia.
The art and writing we make of these characters are created in no specific order. However, this master list endeavors to present all of the material neatly into the chronological order of the narrative: earliest events first, latest events last.

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[and accompanying lore]

Timeline of Major Events:

  • 1980: Rafael is born in Monaco, January 29th.

  • 1984: Rafael receives his first custom-made violin and begins lessons.

  • 1987: Magritte is born in Timmins, Ontario, August 12th

  • 1988: Rafael's uncle, Guillaume, quits his role at Ephrem Records and leaves Monaco.

  • 1992-1997: The peak years following Rafael's rise to becoming an internationally recognized child performer, bringing the Ephrem Records label into popular culture. Raf begins attendance at Juilliard during the autumn of 1997.

  • 1999: Magritte buys her first musical instrument (Yamaha PSS-270).

  • 2001: Rafael graduates Juilliard with a bachelor's of music.

  • 2002: Rafael reaches out to his uncle in Vancouver and moves in with him the same year. Begins his job at Hi-Note Studio as a sound engineer.

  • 2003: Rafael receives his formal diagnosis of (complex)post traumatic stress disorder and paranoid personality disorder. Moves out of his uncle's house and into his own apartment during the winter.

  • 2004: Magritte graduates high school.

  • 2005: Magritte is kicked out of the house.

  • 2006: Magritte starts her "Stampy Ptarmigans" youtube channel with recordings of her street busking sessions.

  • 2008: Magritte and Rafael meet in a downtown Vancouver skytrain station.

  • 2009: Magritte moves in with Rafael and begins working at Hi-Note Studio with him.

  • 2010: Uncle Guillaume passes away, leaving Rafael to inherit the cabin on Cortes Island. Rafael and Magritte move to spend a full year on the island and meet Cortes during the autumn.

  • 2011: The trio return to Vancouver as their main home, electing to spend the late spring months on Cortes island.

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  • 2014: The trio formalize To Be Honest as their band name and release their debut album.

[character-specific QnA posts coming as soon as…I have the energy to put it all here lmao]