Two hemispheres, one studio

Hemispheres Music Studio was started by Rebecca Harding and Rob Cutting in Burlington, Ontario in the summer of 2020 — born of a desire to provide online music education while the world dealt with the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Although started in the Northern Hemisphere, the studio has roots that extend south to Canberra, Australia, where Rebecca was raised. At about the same time she sat down at the piano for her first lesson at age 9, Rob was learning his first chords on guitar, across the globe in Ancaster, Ontario.

While Rebecca learned Classical music and sat her exams in Australia, Rob studied at Mohawk College's Applied Music Program, becoming noticed as an up-and-coming guitarist in the Hamilton music scene — both as a lead performer and a sideman.

Their experiences were vastly different, but both were profoundly shaped by music — the joys, frustrations, accomplishments and growth that come from learning an instrument, and the lasting friendships formed through playing.

Rebecca moved to Canada in 2013 and met Rob. Hemispheres began as a musical duo performing live in local venues, and grew into the studio it is today — the result of years of dedication, practice, experience and a deep desire to share the benefits of music with others.