Sudbury Saturday Night remixed

Music has been a lot of things to Korbin Thibault over the years.

During his youth, it was his voice. Then it became a hobby. Then an inspiration. Now, it's a lifestyle.

The rap musician finds himself completely consumed by his craft.

“I've never seen myself doing anything else,” he said.

The young artist, who now goes by Theorys Given on stage, has been recording since he was 15. Since branching out on his own, he has focused on getting his messages out through music.

“It's all my opinions and what I think,” he said. “It's mostly just about my life — either past tense or what I want to see in the future.”

He did, however, recently make an exception to pay tribute to one of the country's finest musicians. Before Stompin' Tom Connors passed away, Thibault had began piecing together a rap-infused Sudbury Saturday Night remix. He was hanging out with his producer friend Pierre PCP Cook when he heard the news that Connors passed away.

The project that had been sitting on the backburner suddenly jumped into the limelight, and the remix became a tribute.

“I had to finish my last verse, record it that night and release it the next day,” he said.

Even though the song was now in memory of Connors, Thibault wanted to make sure it was still bright.

“I still wanted it to be fun,” he said. “I didn't want it to be a rest-in-peace thing. I still wanted it to be a Sudbury Saturday Night.”

While it may not be his typical musical sound, the Connors memorial project is keeping with the benevolent nature of what the musician wants to accomplish.

“Some days I feel I want to boycott the word 'rapper,'” he said. “I'm just like that jazz musician, that country singer. When people think of the word 'rapper,' they throw the guy under the bus.”

That's not at all the stereotype Thibault wants to be associated with. In fact, he is aiming to become involved with different local charities and community groups, offering his music to them as a means of raising funds and awareness.

“I have songs where the positive message is there,” he said.

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